Something special happens in Provincetown nearly every weekend of the year, all year long. Search for events using the calendar below. Remember, event specifics can change, so recheck the event's website or call ahead to confirm all the details.
JANUARY 2012
14-16 Martin Luther King Weekend
27-29 GLSEN Educator Retreat
FEBRUARY 2012
14 Valentines Day
17-20 President's Day Weekend
24-26 Snowbound Leather Weekend V www.MatesLeatherWeekend.com
MARCH 2012
17 St. Patrick's Day
APRIL 2012
Whale Watching season begins – www.whalewatch.com, www.ptownwhalewatch.com
1 Pilgrim Monument and Provincetown Museum Reopens www.pilgrim-monument.org
8 Easter
13-15 Cabaret Fest – www.ptown.org
14-16 Patriot’s Day Weekend
14-16 Chocolate Festival & Easter Egg Hunt – wwwthepurplefeather.com
15-16 Miss Gay Massachusetts US of A – www.OnlyAtTheCrown.com
19 Homeport Banquet – www.coastalstudies.org
20-21 First Annual N.E. Transgender Film Festival www.netff.org
20-29 “Appearances” Green Art Festival – www.provincetownconservationtrust.org
MAY 2012
1 Visitors Center at Province Lands reopens – www.nps.gov/caco
11-12 Concert – www.Outercapechorale.org
13-6/10 Annual Cape Cod Maritime Days – www.CapeCodMaritimeDays.com
19 Highland Lighthouse reopens – www.capecodlight.org
18-20 Single Women’s Weekend – www.SingleWomensWeekend.com
18-24 Spring Restaurant Week & Gallery Stroll – www.provincetowntourismoffice.org
19-20 Monumental Yard Sale Weekend
25-28 Memorial Day Weekend – join the fun
26 Ocean to Bay Run/Walk – www.capecodlight.org
27 Piano & Organ Celebration – www.ptownmusic.com
31-6/3 National Women of Color Weekend – www.womenofcolorweekend.com
JUNE 2012
7 Night at Chef’s Table - www.asgcc.org
9 Vets Fish Ptown – www.vetsfishptown.com
9 Wine & Whales – www.coastalstudies.org
13-17 Annual Provincetown International Film Festival – www.ptownfilmfest.org, 508-487-FILM
14 Provincetown Heritage Day – www.ptownlib.com
16 Spring Consignment Art Auction – www.paam.org
20 Annual Quahog Day – www.capecodchamber.org/quahogday
21-24 Provincetown Portuguese Festival & Blessing of the Fleet – www.provincetownportuguesefestival.com
JULY 2012
1-6 4th of July Celebrations
4 Parade, Fireworks
7-15 Bear Week in Provincetown – www.ptownbears.org
8 PAAM Annual Secret Garden Tour – www.paam.org
18-23 Girl Splash – www.girl-splash.com
22 ASGCC Third Annual 5k Run/Walk – www.asgcc.org
23-28 Whale Week: A Celebration of the Sea ~ Marine themed educational activities for adults and children. – www.coastalstudies.org
28-8/6 Family Pride Week – www.familyequality.org/familyweek
AUGUST 2012
4-5 Pan-Massachusetts Challenge – www.pmc.org
11&13 Provincetown Jazz Festival – www.ProvincetownJazzFestival.org
12-18 Carnival Week - www.ptown.org
16 Carnival Parade – www.ptown.org
25 Taste of Provincetown
30-9/2 Labor Day Weekend in Provincetown
SEPTEMBER 2012
1 ASGCC Annual Art Auction – www.asgcc.org
1-8 The Great Provincetown Schooner Regatta – www.provincetownschoonerrace.com
7 Celebration of Life Concert – www.swim4life.org
8 Swim for Life & Paddler Flotilla – www.swim4life.org
8 Yankee Lambda Car Club Show and Parade – www.yankeelcc.com and Classic Car Club “Ticket to Ride” – www.asgcc.org
8 Castle Hill Paints the Race – www.castlehill.org
14-16 International Women's Flag Football Assoc. Kate Clinton Classic – www.IWFFA.com
14-23 “Ten Days of Art” – www.10daysofart.org
14–16 Gay Pilots Association – www.ngpa.org
15 Harbor to the Bay Bike Ride – www.harbortothebay.org, www.asgcc.org
20-23 Tennessee Williams Festival – www.twptown.org
22 Annual House Tour – Pilgrim Monument & Provincetown Museum, 508-487-1310 – www.pilgrim-monument.org
28-30 Pet Appreciation Weekend (PAW) CASAS – www.casasanimalshelter.org 508-487-4243
27-30 Mates Leather Weekend www.matesleatherweekend.com
OCTOBER 2012
TBA Women's Health Benefit www.provincetowncares.com
6-8 Columbus Day Weekend
6-8 Town-wide Fall Yard Sale
8-14 Annual Women’s Week – www.womeninnkeepers.com
14–21 Fantasia Fair – www.fantasiafair.org
17-21 Provincetown Round Up Weekend – www.provincetownroundup.org
26-28 Halloween Weekend
TBA Town Hall Beaux Arts Ball
NOVEMBER 2012
Free parking in our municipal parking lots
4 Daylight Savings Time Ends
6 Election Day
11 Veteran’s Day
TBA Lighting of the Lobster Pot Tree Lopes Square
TBA Benefit Evening for HOW at Lobster Pot – www.helpingourwomen.org
21 Lighting of the Monument, 5-7pm – www.pilgrim-monument.org
22–25 Thanksgiving Weekend with Craft Fairs and Great Shopping
23 PBG Casino Night – www.ptown.org
23–12/9 Christmas on Cape Cod – www.CapeCodChamber.org
30-12/2 PBG Holly Folly Weekend – www.ptown.org
DECEMBER 2012
Free parking in our municipal parking lots.
TBA Outer Cape Chorale Concerts – www.outercapechorale.org
1 World AIDS Day – www.asgcc.org
22 PAAM Holiday Jazz Concert – www.paam.org
25 Christmas Day
31 New Year’s Eve Begin the year in Provincetown! Reservations a must! Call your favorite Restaurant and Accommodation.