Provincetown 2012 Calendar of Events

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January

January

JANUARY 2012


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1 New Year’s Day

14-16 Martin Luther King Jr. Weekend in Provincetown

27-29 GLSEN Educator Retreat GLSEN.org

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February

February

FEBRUARY 2012


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3 Chinese New Year

11 2nd Annual Fire & Ice Ball at Seashore Point – SeashorePoint.org

14 Valentine’s Day – Bring your love to Provincetown!

17 Say I Love You With Art! – GalleryEhva.com

17-20 President’s Day Weekend

24-26 Snowbound Leather Weekend – MatesLeatherWeekend.com

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March

March

MARCH 2012


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10 Monte Carlo Night with the Lions Club. Info The Crown & Anchor

17 St. Patrick’s Day

24 Concert at Provincetown Town Hall featuring “Blind Boys of Alabama” – Info & tickets: Payomet.org

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April

April

APRIL 2012


Whale Watching season beginswww.whalewatch.com, www.ptownwhalewatch.com

Pilgrim Monument and Provincetown Museum Reopenswww.pilgrim-monument.org

13-15 Provincetown Cabaret Festwww.ptown.org

14-16 Patriot’s Day Weekend

19 Provincetown Center for Coastal Studies Homeport Banquetwww.coastalstudies.org

20-29 Appearances Green Art Festivalwww.provincetownconservationtrust.org

27-29 Spiritual Awakening Seminar and Workshopwww.ahundredwaysoflight.com/

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May

May

MAY 2012


Visitors Center at Province Lands reopenswww.nps.gov/caco

Highland Lighthouse reopenswww.capecodlight.org

1 Artists United! – GalleryEhva.com

1-31 Annual Cape Cod Maritime Dayswww.CapeCodMaritimeDays.com

18-19 Concertwww.outercapechorale.org

18-20 Single Women’s Weekendwww.womeninnkeepers.com

18-24 Spring Restaurant Week & Gallery Strollwww.provincetowntourismoffice.org

19-20 Monumental Yard Sale – www.ptown.org

28 Memorial Day Weekend

26 Ocean to Bay Run/Walkwww.capecodlight.org

31-June 3 Women of Color & Allies Weekendwww.womenofcolorweekend.com

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June

June

JUNE 2012


1-8 International Encaustic Conference and Post Conference Workshops at Castle Hilwww.castlehill.org

7 ASGCC Night at Chef’s Tablewww.asgcc.org

9 Veterans and Their Families Fishing Eventwww.vetsfishptown.com

14-15 Provincetown Heritage Daywww.ptownlib.com

16 PAAM Annual Secret Garden Tourwww.paam.org

13-17 Annual Provincetown International Film festivalwww.ptownfilmfest.org, 508-487-FILM

16 Spring Consignment Art Auctionwww.paam.org

17 – August 24 Fine Arts Work Center Workshop Programwww.fawc.org

18 Castle Hill, First week of Summer Workshopswww.castlehill.org

21-24 Provincetown Portuguese Festival & Blessing of the Fleetwww.provincetownportuguesefestival.com

27 Summer Jazz with Bart Weisman @ PAAMwww.paam.org

30 Provincetown Center for Coastal Studies Sunset Whale-watch Benefitwww.coastalstudies.org


July

July


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JULY 2012


June 29 – July 8 4th of July Celebrations - www.onlyatthecrown.com

4 Parade starts at 11am, begins East End, Harbor Hotel (formerly Cape Inn) and proceeds up Commercial to Franklin Street. Fireworks start at dusk (view from any bayside beach)

7 Fine Arts Work Center Summer Awards Celebrationwww.fawc.org

7-15 Bear Week in Provincetownwww.ptownbears.org

11 Summer Jazz with Bart Weisman @ PAAMwww.paam.org

17-21 Girl Splashwww.girl-splash.com

23 – 28 Provincetown Center for Coastal Studies presents WHALE WEEK, a Celebration of the Sea! Sunset Whale-watch Benefit on July 28.www.coastalstudies.org

25 Summer Jazz with Bart Weisman @ PAAMwww.paam.org

28 Cruise for Lifewww.cruiseforlife.org

28 – August 4 Family Pride Week www.familypride.org

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August

August

AUGUST 2012


4-5 Pan-Massachusetts Challengewww.pmc.org

11 Summer Jazz with Bart Weisman @ PAAMwww.paam.org

11 Castle Hill Benefit Art Auctionwww.castlehill.org

11 & 13 Provincetown Jazz Festivalwww.ProvincetownJazzFestival.org

12-18 Carnival Week: “P-town: A Space Odyssey” - www.ptown.org

16 Carnival Parade: “P-town: A Space Odyssey” starts at 3pmwww.ptown.org

18 FAWC Annual Auction, festivities and silent auction start at 4:30pm, live auction starts at 6:30pm – www.fawc.org

22 Summer Jazz with Bart Weisman @ PAAMwww.paam.org

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September

September

SEPTEMBER 2012


1-3 Labor Day Weekend in Provincetown

1 25th ASGCC Annual Art Auctionwww.asgcc.org

1-7 The Great Provincetown Schooner Regattawww.provincetownschoonerrace.com

7 Celebration of Life Concertwww.swim4life.org

7 Castle Hill Paints the Townwww.castlehill.org

8 Swim for Life & Paddler Flotillawww.swim4life.org

8 Yankee Lambda Car Club Show and Paradewww.yankeelcc.com and Classic Car Club Ticket to Ridewww.asgcc.org

14-23 10 Days of Art Festivalwww.10DaysOfArt.org

15 Harbor to the Bay Bike Ridewww.harbortothebay.org, www.asgcc.org

21-23 2nd Annual Parent’s Weekend at Seashore Pointwww.seashorepoint.org

20-23 Tennessee Williams Festivalwww.twptown.org

22 PAAM Fall Consignment Auctionwww.paam.org

23-25 Pet Appreciation Weekend (PAW) CASAS – www.casasanimalshelter.org 508-487-4243

23-25 Parent’s Weekend at Seashore Pointwww.seashorepoint.org

22 Annual House Tour – Pilgrim Monument & Provincetown Museum, 508-487-1310 – www.pilgrim-monument.org

28-30 Mates Leather Weekendwww.matesleatherweekend.com

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October

October

OCTOBER 2012


6-8 Columbus Day Weekend

8-14 Annual Women’s Weekwww.womeninnkeepers.com

6-8 Monumental Yard Sale

14-21 Fantasia Fairwww.fantasiafair.org

17-21 Provincetown Round Up Weekendwww.provincetownroundup.org

27-31 Halloween Festival

27-28 Spooky Bear Weekendwww.ne-ursamen.org

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November

November

NOVEMBER 2012


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6 Election Day

3 Daylight Savings Time Ends

11 Veteran’s Day

21 Festival of Lights: Provincetown starts lighting up for the Holiday!

24 Lighting of the Lobster Pot Tree Lopes Square

21 Lighting of the Monument, 5-7pm – www.pilgrim-monument.org

21-25 Thanksgiving Weekend with Craft Fairs and Great Shopping

Nov. 30-Dec. 2 PBG Holly Folly Weekendwww.ptown.org

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December

December

DECEMBER 2012


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1 World AIDS Daywww.asgcc.org

Nov. 30-Dec. 2 PBG Holly Folly Weekendwww.ptown.org

9 David Asher Senior Dinner at the VFW

13 Provincetown Center for Coastal Studies Holiday Open Housewww.coastalstudies.org

22 Winter Jazz with Bart Weismanwww.paam.org

25 Christmas Day

31 New Year’s Eve Begin the year in Provincetown! Reservations a must! Call your favorite Restaurant and Accommodation.

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