Provincetown Pride 2023 Roundup

PROVINCETOWN, MA — Though Boston may lay claim to the biggest Pride month event in Massachusetts, no community is more important to LGBTQ+ culture in the Commonwealth than Provincetown.

Each June during Pride month for the last six years, the Provincetown Business Guild and many local businesses have hosted events, art shows, parties and more to highlight LGBTQ+ culture.

This year includes an addition to the usual collection of parties and events, with PTown's first annual Pride Festival on the east lawn of Provincetown Town Hall.

Though this year marks the formal six-year mark for Provincetown Pride, officials with the Business Guild made sure to note that there have been plenty of instances of Pride celebrations and demonstrations on Commercial Street before 2018.

On the one-year anniversary of the Stonewall Uprising — the landmark moment for the modern LGBTQ+ rights movement — Provincetown hosted a gay and lesbian liberation march, likely the first pride march in the town's history.

By keeping Pride an annual event in PTown, officials hope to expand on the legacy started by early LGBTQ+ activists and leaders.

Here are some highlight events happening in Provincetown this weekend and month. For more information on the events, click the individual link:

• “Flag In The Map” Pride Exhibition Opening
• 30th Annual A Night at the Chef’s Table
• Pride Bingo with Roxy & Lakia at The Governor Bradford
• Pride Weekend Tea Dance
• ‘Pride Queen’ Debut Party
• First Look Provincetown
• Special Pride-Edition Crossing with Bay State Cruise Co.
• DINA MARTINA
• Full Spectrum Pride Kickoff Party @ Red Room
• Provincetown Pride Dune Tour
• Provincetown Pride Festival
• Drag Story Hour with Carnival Grand Marshal Monica Moore
• The Global Impact of Right-Wing Political Strategies on LGBTQ+ Communities
• Pride Rally at Town Hall & ‘Sashay’ to Tea
• Tennessee Williams Festival – Spring Performance Gala
• Queer Comedy Showcase @ Provincetown Town Hall
• Pride Underwear Party
• Official Pride Dance Party @ A-House
• Feet Over Front Street 5K – Pride Run / Walk
• Pride Pool Party at The Crown
• Babes & Bois – Strawberry Moon Celebration for the Queer & Sapphically Inclined
• Frolic – Men of Color Weekend