The queer community revels in excess. It wants more fun, more muscles, more lovers, and even more summers. The LGBTQ+ enclave of Provincetown may be best known as a warm weather destination, but after Labor Day, it gears up for its “Second Summer,” with a slate of queer events to heat up its crisp autumn months. When it comes to P-Town, more is more.
SEPTEMBER
Provincetown Tennessee Williams Theater Festival
Pack your bags, we’re going on an adventure
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September 26-29
Celebrating its 19th season, this festival explores the playwright’s connection to Cape Cod through a series of live performances. P-Town has always depended on the kindness of strangers.
OCTOBER
Mates Leather Weekend XXVII
October 3-7
P-Town lets its freak flag fly for this long weekend of leather-kink camaraderie.
Town Crier Competition
October 7
Hear ye, hear ye! Do you have what it takes to be P-Town’s next top crier? Provincetown is one of four towns in Massachusetts that still has a town crier, a position currently held by Daniel Gomez Llata, who will host this competition to see who will wear the three-cornered hat next.
Ptown Soccer Classic XXVII
October 11-13
Who’s ready to handle some balls? Presented by the Boston Strikers Soccer Club, the weekend includes the Welcome Party, Wigs & Heels Tea Dance, a full day of soccer, and a Dinner Banquet. Here’s hoping you score, by every definition of the word.
Women’s Week
Oct 14- 20
Celebrating its 40th year and featuring over 300 events, this week showcases the best female-focused talent in the queer comedy community.
Trans Week – The Original Fantasia Fair
October 20 – 27
This year marks the 50th anniversary of Trans Week, an immersive social experience. Attendees are encouraged to spend the entire week 24/7 presenting their gender as they identify. You be you, boo!
NOVEMBER
Spooky Bear Halloween Weekend
October 31- November 3
This fur-raising weekend features parties, dances, a haunted house, and a costume ball for Daddy BEars and Baby Bruins alike.
Provincetown Food & Wine Festival
November 7- 10
P-Town is fine like wine with this weekend of tasting events, a pie competition, and a Sunday tea dance.
New England Leather Weekend
November 22-24
This weekend of fetish fun culminates in the announcement of this year’s New England Leather 2024 title.
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