Provincetown Tourism

Single Women's WeekendMay 18-20, 2012Provincetown's 2012 season of annual women's events kicks off next weekend with Single Women's Weekend, May 18 -20.  Single Women's Weekend, the only event of its kind in the world, brings gay women from around the country for a unique opportunity to meet. The Single Women’s Weekend schedule of events is packed full of easy ways for registrants to get to know each other that includes everything from speed meeting to dine-arounds.  Registration...

Provincetown is surrounded by an abundance of natural resources that are available to the Town and its visitors. More than half of Provincetown is comprised of the National Seashore, federally protected animal and bird life, and miles of trails for walking and biking. Furthermore, Provincetown offers: authentic and unique experience (quintessential New England Experience and GLBT experience) history (we have the Pilgrim story and the Dozen Distinctive Destinations award)nature (nature...

Race Point Lighthouse - Provincetown"Content in Provincetown" It won't be long will soon be thereThis place we love so muchIn Provincetown you more than seeYou breathe, you taste, you touch. We live each day to reach our goalTo be there once againFor nothing brings us inner peaceThe way that P-Town can. The time it seems to go so slowWe gaze on line each dayThen suddenly we're almost thereSweet P-Town by the bay. Each year we run into old friendsEach year new friends...

Appearances: April 20-29Appearances- Provincetown's 2nd Annual Green Arts Festival- will take place between April 20th and 29th. "Appearances" is a "Green Arts Festival", bringing awareness to our community and visitors of the majesty and fragility of our environment, as well as showing the strengths of the naturally occurring energies that can be harnessed - such as wind, sun and water - by creating kinetic artworks, recyclable artworks and works that will be transformed by the elements during...

Lobster Pot Tree and Pilgrim MonumentMe and You and ProvincetownAdore the spring in ProvincetownLove winter, summer, fall.When I am there feel safe againThe seasons, love them all. The only time I'm so at peaceCan actually be "me"Is when I'm home in ProvincetownI smile, feel good, feel free. I'll talk a lot in ProvincetownI feel so different thereYou laugh sometimes at how I changeFall in ProvincetownMy thoughts I freely share. When I brought you to ProvincetownWas sure true...

Provincetown attended the 19th Original GLBT Expo at the Jacob Javits Center in New York City this past weekend. Ptown had, as usual, one of the most visited booths and we were, again, lucky to have wonderful volunteers helping out throughout the show. From left to right: Erin, Betsy, Michelle, TerryThe Provincetown Tourism Office and the Provincetown Business Guild co-ordinated efforts prior and during the show to represent and promote Ptown during the two-day show.  Erin in front of the Provincetown...

Bow-Wow ProvincetownBy Laura ShabottMarch 6th, 2012 When the Mayflower set anchor in Provincetown’s harbor on that fateful day in 1610, a Mastiff and a Springer Spaniel, both English, were on board, bringing to shore a canine’s sensibility that is still gloriously celebrated today. As the #1 friendliest Dog Town in America, there are an abundance of amenities: Pilgrim Bark Park with two separate areas for big and small hounds, pet portraiture, welcoming accommodations and even...

Provincetown participated in the annual AAA Marketplace Trade Show this weekend. The show took place in the Putnam Club area at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough between March 2-4.   This was a good opportunity to advertise Provincetown to the New England market and also network with other companies and DMOs (Destination Marketing Organizations) in the region.   The royal blue Provincetown beach bags with a zipper were the most popular items.  Royal Blue Provincetown Tote Bag Dan...

Offseason – The Television SeriesBy Laura Shabott February 21st, 2012 Nathan Butera and Jake FinkWhen I heard that locals were making a television series about Provincetown’s offseason, my first thought was: “I’m living it so why would I want to see a show about it, right?”That was until I watched the OFFSEASON YouTube sizzler reel. NYU Film School MFA graduate (2005) Nathan Butera has created a winner of a show. He deserves a round of advanced applause for the professionalism and production...

Stanley Kunitz, provincetown.com Provincetown's Poets WAX about LoveBy Laura ShabottFebruary 14th, 2012 Provincetown is rich with works of ardor written by authors and playwrights who call our beloved town their muse. Let’s begin this Valentines Day online poetry slam with a brilliant jewel by former Poet Laureate and Fine Arts Work Center co-founder Stanley Kunitz:Tennessee Williams, courtesy of Nola.comYOUNG LOVEAt his incipient sunThe ice of twenty winters broke,Crackling, in her eyes.Her...

Mark Your Calendar! Provincetown's Most Anticipated Summer EventsBy Laura Shabott February 7th, 2012Carnival - courtesy of Sue HarringtonWhen I worked at the front desk of the Boatslip Resort, callers were surprised to find out that we were already sold out for their favorite Provincetown week. Don’t let this happen to you! Here are the 2012 dates for some of the town’s most spirited high-season holidays.1. May 28 Memorial Day Weekend -provincetownforwomen.comPortuguese Festival -...