For those who follow the gay travel and event circuit, Provincetown is currently a destination of choice during the week surrounding the July 4th holiday. The town is successful enough to now offer 2 full series of events that compete during "Circuit Week" for the best boat cruise, most elaborate dance event and most famous DJ.
Notable festivals during the year include:
Carnival Week
Mid-August
Portuguese Festival
Late-June
"Holly Folly"
Nov 21-Jan 2
"Bear Week"
July 12-19
"Mate's Leather Weekend"
Oct 3-5
"Women's Week"
Oct 10-19
"Family Week"
July 26-Aug 2
"Single Men's Weekend"
Nov 3-7
"Provincetown Film Festival"
June
"Provincetown Jazz Festival"
August
Provincetown is also home to three contemporary resident theater companies:
The New Provincetown Players
Shakespeare on the Cape
The Gold Dust Orphans
Norman Miller's novel, "Tough Guys Don't Dance" and Annie Dillard's novel, "The Maytrees" are primarily based in Provincetown.
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