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Winter Visitors Guide: Lodging, Restaurants, Shopping, Things To Do, Pamper Yourself…
Snowy Cape Cod National Seashore Park
JANUARY 2021
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FREE parking in our municipal parking lots
Soup Kitchen in Provincetown November through April, Provincetown United Methodist Church, 10 Shank Painter Road, Mon-Fri, 12:30-1:30 SkipFood.org
Provincetown Public Library books, movies, special events, computers, free WIFI ProvincetownLibrary.org
Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown readings, art openings FAWC.org
Provincetown Art Association and Museum exhibitions, life drawing, workshops, movies PAAM.org
Provincetown Theater – ProvincetownTheater.org
Water Edge Cinema a non-profit arthouse cinema at Whalers Wharf, open year-round ProvincetownFilm.org/Cinema
Castle Hill Truro Center for the Arts workshops, life drawing CastleHill.org
Martin Luther King Jr.
Jan. 15-18 Martin Luther King Weekend
Jan. 13 Helping Our Women (HOW) — Walk in the New Year with Helping Our Women. Starting on Wednesday, January 13, 2021, Helping Our Women will be taking Nature Walks and we invite you to join us. Our VISTA, Katie Brandon, will meet you at 12:00 PM in the parking lot at Beech Forest Trail, off of Race Point Road in Provincetown, for an approximately 1-mile Nature Walk. Call HOW today at (508) 487-4357 to reserve your spot for this Nature Walk or for additional information. Transportation is available for HOW clients. – HelpingOurWomen.org
Provincetown Dance Festival presents an exclusive online festival celebrating fifteen years of dance in Provincetown.
Jan. 17 The Provincetown Dance Festival A Special Winter Online Celebration – CastleHill.org
Always beautiful MacMillan Pier
Jan. 18-Feb. 28 Winter Wednesdays — Whenever, Wherever virtual classes, January 18, 8:00 am – February 28, 8:00 am – WinterWednesdays.org
Winter Auction Jan 29-Feb 7, 2021
Jan. 29-Feb 7 Provincetown Film Society’s Winter Auction – ProvincetownFilm.org
Say “I Love You” in Provincetown
Winter Visitors Guide: Lodging, Restaurants, Shopping, Things To Do, Pamper Yourself…
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February
FEBRUARY 2021
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FREE parking in our municipal parking lots
Soup Kitchen in Provincetown November through April, Provincetown United Methodist Church, 10 Shank Painter Road, Mon-Fri, 12:30-1:30 SkipFood.org
Provincetown Public Library books, movies, special events, computers, free WIFI ProvincetownLibrary.org
Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown readings, art openings FAWC.org
Provincetown Art Association and Museum exhibitions, life drawing, workshops, movies PAAM.org
Provincetown Theater – ProvincetownTheater.org
Water Edge Cinema a non-profit arthouse cinema at Whalers Wharf, open year-round ProvincetownFilm.org/Cinema
Castle Hill Truro Center for the Arts workshops, life drawing CastleHill.org
Jan. 18-Feb. 28 Winter Wednesdays — Whenever, Wherever virtual classes, January 18, 8:00 am – February 28, 8:00 am – WinterWednesdays.org
Feb 3, 10, 17 UUMH Winter Spirituality Series 2021, Story Time with Char, Wednesdays 2-3:30pm. Every life is a collection of stories. This will be just an old-fashioned reading and sharing of stories, including some Chicken Soup for the Soul, some Did You Know … informational stories,chapters of Anne LaMott’s Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life, and even some stories of people we know. To sign up please contact Char Priolo at [email protected]
Feb. 12-14 Valentine’s Weekend & President’s Weekend
Feb. 19-21 Mates’ Snowbound Leather Weekend – MatesLeatherWeekend.com/Snowbound/
Winter Visitors Guide: Lodging, Restaurants, Shopping, Things To Do, Pamper Yourself…
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March
MARCH 2021
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FREE parking in our municipal parking lots
Soup Kitchen in Provincetown November through April, Provincetown United Methodist Church, 10 Shank Painter Road, Mon-Fri, 12:30-1:30 SkipFood.org
Provincetown Public Library books, movies, special events, computers, free WIFI ProvincetownLibrary.org
Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown readings, art openings FAWC.org
Provincetown Art Association and Museum exhibitions, life drawing, workshops, movies PAAM.org
Provincetown Theater – ProvincetownTheater.org
Water Edge Cinema a non-profit arthouse cinema at Whalers Wharf, open year-round ProvincetownFilm.org/Cinema
Castle Hill Truro Center for the Arts workshops, life drawing CastleHill.org
Soup Kitchen in Provincetown November through April, Provincetown United Methodist Church, 10 Shank Painter Road, Mon-Fri, 12:30-1:30 SkipFood.org
Provincetown Public Library books, movies, special events, computers, free WIFI ProvincetownLibrary.org
Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown readings, art openings FAWC.org
Provincetown Art Association and Museum exhibitions, life drawing, workshops, movies PAAM.org
Provincetown Theater – ProvincetownTheater.org
Water Edge Cinema a non-profit arthouse cinema at Whalers Wharf, open year-round ProvincetownFilm.org/Cinema
Castle Hill Truro Center for the Arts workshops, life drawing CastleHill.org
March 14 Daylight Savings Time
March 17 St. Patrick’s Day
March 20 Spring Equinox
March 28 Passover & Palm Sunday
April
Humpback whales feeding. Photo courtesy of the Center for Coastal Studies CoastalStudies.org
Center for Coastal Studies under NOAA permit # 16325
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APRIL 2021
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FREE parking in our municipal parking lots
Soup Kitchen in Provincetown November through April, Provincetown United Methodist Church, 10 Shank Painter Road, Mon-Fri, 12:30-1:30 SkipFood.org
Provincetown Public Library books, movies, special events, computers, free WIFI ProvincetownLibrary.org
Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown readings, art openings FAWC.org
Provincetown Art Association and Museum exhibitions, life drawing, workshops, movies PAAM.org
Provincetown Theater – ProvincetownTheater.org
Water Edge Cinema a non-profit arthouse cinema at Whalers Wharf, open year-round ProvincetownFilm.org/Cinema
Castle Hill Truro Center for the Arts workshops, life drawing CastleHill.org
Early April Pilgrim Monument & Museum open – Pilgrim-Monument.org
Mid April Captain John Boats Provincetown Whale Watch – CaptJohn.com
Mid April Dolphin Fleet Whale Watch – WhaleWatch.com
Mid April Sea Salt Charters – SeaSaltCharters.om
April 3-4 Easter Weekend
April 13 Ramadan
Herman Melville, “Moby Dick” book cover
TBD Provincetown Library, Annual Moby-Dick Marathon. Listen to 2020 Provincetown Public Library’s Virtual Moby-Dick Marathon – ProvincetownLibrary.org
April 22 Earth Day
April 23-25 Gays for Patsy Provincetown Town Hall – GaysForPatsy.org
May
Don’t drive to Provincetown! Take a ferry!
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MAY 2021
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Ferry Services – Bay State Cruise, Boston Harbor Cruises, Captain John Boats Fast Ferry
Visitors Center at Province Lands – NPS.gov/caco
Highland Museum and Lighthouse – Highlandlighthouse.org
Pilgrim Monument and Provincetown Museum Pilgrim-Monument.org
Provincetown Public Library – ProvincetownLibrary.org
The Cape School of Art in Provincetown – CapeSchoolOfArt.org
Fine Art Work Center FAWC – FAWC.org
Provincetown Art Association and Museum PAAM – PAAM.org
Provincetown Theater – ProvincetownTheater.org
Water Edge Cinema – ProvincetownFilm.org/Cinema
Truro Center for the Art at Castle Hill – CastleHill.org
TWENTY SUMMERS at Hawthorne Barn – 20Summers.org
May 5 Cinco de Mayo
May 9 Mother’s Day
May 10 + 11 Monumental Yard Sale Weekend – Ptown.org
Mid May Fast Ferry Service Begins: Bay State Cruise Company, Boston Harbor Cruises, Captain John Boats Fast Ferry
May 14-15 Outer Cape Chorale Concert
May 14-16 Broto Conference: Art & Science Collaborations – Broto.eco
Wkends Twenty Summers – 20summers.org
May 21-22 Single Women’s Weekend – ProvincetownForWomen.com/single-womens-weekend
May 28-31 Memorial Day Weekend
May 29-June 2 Cabaret Fest – ProvincetownCabaretFest.com
June
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JUNE 2021
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Pilgrim Monument and Provincetown Museum Pilgrim-Monument.org
Visitors Center at Province Lands – NPS.gov/caco
Highland Museum and Lighthouse – Highlandlighthouse.org
Provincetown Public Library – ProvincetownLibrary.org
The Cape School of Art in Provincetown – CapeSchoolOfArt.org
Fine Art Work Center FAWC – FAWC.org
Provincetown Art Association and Museum PAAM – PAAM.org
Provincetown Theater – ProvincetownTheater.org
Water Edge Cinema – ProvincetownFilm.org/Cinema
Truro Center for the Art at Castle Hill – CastleHill.org
TWENTY SUMMERS at Hawthorne Barn – 20Summers.org
TBD Heritage Day Celebration – ProvincetownLibrary.org
June 13-Sept 26 Great Music on Sundays @5 – Facebook page
Wkends 3-11 Twenty Summers – 20summers.org
June 5-6 14th International Encaustic Conference – CastleHill.org
June 4-6 Provincetown Pride – Ptown.org
June 4-6 Provincetown Coastal Rowing – RegattaCentral.com
June 4-7 Women of Color Weekend – WOCW.org
June 16-25 Provincetown Film Festival – ProvincetownFilm.org/festival/
June 20 Father’s Day
June 21 Provincetown Dance Festival – ProvincetownDanceFestival.com
June 21 Summer Solstice
June 24-27 Provincetown Portuguese Festival – ProvincetownPortugueseFestival.com
July
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JULY 2021
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Pilgrim Monument and Provincetown Museum Pilgrim-Monument.org
Visitors Center at Province Lands – NPS.gov/caco
Highland Museum and Lighthouse – Highlandlighthouse.org
Provincetown Public Library – ProvincetownLibrary.org
The Cape School of Art in Provincetown – CapeSchoolOfArt.org
Fine Art Work Center FAWC – FAWC.org
Provincetown Art Association and Museum PAAM – PAAM.org
Provincetown Theater – ProvincetownTheater.org
Water Edge Cinema – ProvincetownFilm.org/Cinema
Jazz with Bart Weisman – BartWeisman.com
Truro Center for the Art at Castle Hill – CastleHill.org
TWENTY SUMMERS at Hawthorne Barn – 20Summers.org
TBD Annual Secret Garden Tour – PAAM.org
TBD Annual 5KRun/Walk – ASGCC.org
TBD GLAD’S Annual Summer Party
July 4th Independence Day Parade & Fireworks
July 10-18 Bear Week – PtownBears.org
July 21-24 Girl Splash – ProvincetownForWomen.com
July 24-31 Family Week – PtownFamilyWeek.com
August
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AUGUST 2021
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Pilgrim Monument and Provincetown Museum Pilgrim-Monument.org
Visitors Center at Province Lands – NPS.gov/caco
Highland Museum and Lighthouse – Highlandlighthouse.org
Provincetown Public Library – ProvincetownLibrary.org
The Cape School of Art in Provincetown – CapeSchoolOfArt.org
Fine Art Work Center FAWC – FAWC.org
Provincetown Art Association and Museum PAAM – PAAM.org
Provincetown Theater – ProvincetownTheater.org
Water Edge Cinema – ProvincetownFilm.org/Cinema
Jazz with Bart Weisman – BartWeisman.com
Truro Center for the Art at Castle Hill – CastleHill.org
TWENTY SUMMERS at Hawthorne Barn – 20Summers.org
TBD Trails for Whales – CoastalStudies.org
TBD Whale Week – CoastalStudies.org
TBD Home Made Boat Race – CoastalStudies.org
TBD Provincetown Jazz Festival – ProvincetownJazzFestival.org
Aug. 15-21 Carnival 2021 Somewhere over the Rainbow – Ptown.org/calendar/carnival/
Aug. 19 Carnival Parade – – Ptown.org/calendar/carnival/
September
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SEPTEMBER 2021
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Pilgrim Monument and Provincetown Museum Pilgrim-Monument.org
Visitors Center at Province Lands – NPS.gov/caco
Highland Museum and Lighthouse – Highlandlighthouse.org
Provincetown Public Library – ProvincetownLibrary.org
The Cape School of Art in Provincetown – CapeSchoolOfArt.org
Fine Art Work Center FAWC – FAWC.org
Provincetown Art Association and Museum PAAM – PAAM.org
Provincetown Theater – ProvincetownTheater.org
Water Edge Cinema – ProvincetownFilm.org/Cinema
Truro Center for the Art at Castle Hill – CastleHill.org
TBD Afterglow Festival – AfterglowFestival.org
TBD PAW Pet Appreciation Week – CasasAnimalShelter.org
TBD Harbor to the Bay Bike Ride – ASGCC.org
TBD PAAM Annual Consignment Auction – PAAM.org
Sept. 3-6 Labor Day Weekend
Sept. 7 Rosh Hashanah
Sept. 10 25th Celebration Of Life Concert, UU Church – UUMH.org
Sept. 11 31st Annual Swim for Life & Paddler Flotilla – Swim4Life.org
Sept. 16-19 Gay Pilots Cape Cod Classic – NGPA.org
Sept. 17-19 Yankee Lambda Antique Car Show – YankeeLCC.com
Sept. 16 Yom Kippur
Sept. 17-19 Provincetown Book Festival – ProvincetownLibrary.org
Sept. 17-20 Provincetown Classic Women’s Flag Football – IWFFA.com
Sept. 22 Fall Equinox
Sept. 23-26 14th Annual Provincetown Tennessee Williams Theater Festival – TWPtown.org
Sept. 25-Oct. 2-9 Provincetown Wellness Week
October
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OCTOBER 2021
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Pilgrim Monument and Provincetown Museum Pilgrim-Monument.org
Visitors Center at Province Lands – NPS.gov/caco
Highland Museum and Lighthouse – Highlandlighthouse.org
Provincetown Public Library – ProvincetownLibrary.org
The Cape School of Art in Provincetown – CapeSchoolOfArt.org
Fine Art Work Center FAWC – FAWC.org
Provincetown Art Association and Museum PAAM – PAAM.org
Provincetown Theater – ProvincetownTheater.org
Water Edge Cinema – ProvincetownFilm.org/Cinema
Truro Center for the Art at Castle Hill – CastleHill.org
Provincetown Ghost Tours The 90-minute walking tours explores old Provincetown buildings and cemeteries and provides a taste of the town’s long history and reported ghost stories. The Coffee Pot, 315 commercial street, Lopes Square, Provincetown Center ProvincetownGhostTours.com
TBD Rose Dorothea Award Ceremony – ProvincetownLibrary.org
TBD PAAM Annual Gala – PAAM.org
TBD TedxProvincetown – TED.com
TBD Spooky Bear Weekend – Ptown.org
Oct. 2-9 Provincetown Wellness Week
Oct. 8-10 Fall Monumental Yard Sale Weekend – Ptown.org
Oct. 8-11 Washashore Music and Arts Festival
Oct. 9-11 Columbus Day Weekend
Oct. 11-17 Women’s Week Provincetown – WomensWeekProvincetown.com
Oct. 17-24 Fantasia Fair The Original Transgender Week – FantasiaFair.org
Oct. 29-31 Halloween Weekend – Ptown.org
November
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NOVEMBER 2021
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FREE parking in our municipal parking lots
Soup Kitchen in Provincetown November through April, Provincetown United Methodist Church, 10 Shank Painter Road, Mon-Fri, 12:30-1:30pm SkipFood.org
Pilgrim Monument and Provincetown Museum Pilgrim-Monument.org
Visitors Center at Province Lands – NPS.gov/caco
Highland Museum and Lighthouse – Highlandlighthouse.org
Provincetown Public Library – ProvincetownLibrary.org
The Cape School of Art in Provincetown – CapeSchoolOfArt.org
Fine Art Work Center FAWC – FAWC.org
Provincetown Art Association and Museum PAAM – PAAM.org
Provincetown Theater – ProvincetownTheater.org
Water Edge Cinema – ProvincetownFilm.org/Cinema
Truro Center for the Art at Castle Hill – CastleHill.org
Nov. 4-7 Provincetown Wine and Food Festival
Nov. 11 Veterans Day
Nov. 11 Lighting of the Pilgrim Monument – Pilgrim-Monument.org
Nov. 25-28 Thanksgiving Weekend
Nov. 25 Annual Pilgrim 5k Trot
Nov. 27 Annual Lighting of the Lobster Pot Tree – Facebook page
Nov. 29 Hanukkah
December
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DECEMBER 2021
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Wishing you a Season filled with beautiful moments and cherished memories!
FREE parking in our municipal parking lots
Soup Kitchen in Provincetown November through April, Provincetown United Methodist Church, 10 Shank Painter Road, Mon-Fri, 12:30-1:30 SkipFood.org
Pilgrim Monument and Provincetown Museum Pilgrim-Monument.org
Visitors Center at Province Lands – NPS.gov/caco
Highland Museum and Lighthouse – Highlandlighthouse.org
Provincetown Public Library – ProvincetownLibrary.org
The Cape School of Art in Provincetown – CapeSchoolOfArt.org
Fine Art Work Center FAWC – FAWC.org
Provincetown Art Association and Museum PAAM – PAAM.org
Provincetown Theater – ProvincetownTheater.org
Water Edge Cinema – ProvincetownFilm.org/Cinema
Truro Center for the Art at Castle Hill – CastleHill.org
Dec. 1 World Aids Day – ASGCC.org
Dec. 3-5 Holly Folly – Ptown.org
Dec. 4 Souper Saturday Fundraise for Soup Kitchen Provincetown – PtownSoup.org
Dec. 10-11 Outer cape Chorale Concert – OuterCapeChorale.org
Dec. 24-26 Christmas Weekend
Dec. 31- Jan. 2 New Year’s Eve & Weekend
12/30–1/5/2022 First Light Provincetown – Ptown.org
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