SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2026

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8:30AM–1 PM | A FAREWELL BREAKFAST OR LUNCH AT CHACH’S
Chach’s, 73 Shank Painter Road. Chach
Join Chach’s for breakfast or lunch during their final Women’s Week. Enjoy a favorite meal and help give this beloved Provincetown restaurant a warm send-off!

11-4PM | WOMEN’S WEEK HEADQUARTERS & SOUVENIRS
256 Commercial Street (Between Big Vin’s and Iris Photography)
Your first stop! Pick up your Women’s Week Program Book/Schedule. Get your official commemorative Women’s Week T-shirts, sweatshirts, hats, mugs and more. Ask any questions you may have and buy raffle tickets to help support the continuation of Women’s Week!

1-3PM | WOMEN’S WEEK TOWN HALL EVENTS BOX OFFICE 
Inside main entrance to Town Hall, 260 Commercial Street

10AM-7PM | STOP BY WOMENCRAFTS, CELEBRATING ITS 50th ANNIVERSARY! 
Womencrafts, 376 Commercial Street
Iconic institution, Lesbian landmark, Feminist crafts & bookstore, 2025 La Culturistas Award Winner!, and the heart & soul of Provincetown’s Women’s & Queer Community.

8:30AM | SOUND BATH MEDITATION CLASS – Cancelled

9:15AM | RESTORATIVE THAI YOGA – Cancelled

9AM DAILY | SINGLE MINGLE BREAKFAST

Coffee & breakfast for purchase
Start your day with other singles and solo travelers! Grab coffee or breakfast, make new friends, and plan your Women’s Week day together. Icebreaker games begin at 10AM.

10AM-4PM | 38TH ANNUAL WOMEN’S WEEK ARTS, CRAFTS, ANTIQUES, COLLECTIBLES & GIFTS SALE
UU Meeting House, 236 Commercial Street • Free

10AM & 2PM (3+ hours) | GO WHALE WATCHING!  
Dolphin Fleet on MacMillan Pier • $65-$75  Get Tickets! or call 833-910-4211
Don’t miss some of the best whale watching in the world! “BEST WHALE WATCH: FLUKES DOWN, THE DOLPHIN FLEET.” – Rolling Stone Magazine

10-11AM | BOLD STROKES BOOKS AUTHOR PANEL

Provincetown Library, 356 Commercial Street • Free Event
Dangerous Liaisons: The Fun of Angsty Romance with Morgan Adams, Claire Donniere, Sarah G. Levine, Melissa Sky, Emily Smith Moderator: Ruth Sternglantz

11AM & 1PM |  BRUNCH
Crown & Anchor, 247 Commercial Street 

11AM-12PM | ROMANTIC BLEND SAPPHIC AUTHOR PANEL
Provincetown Commons, 46 Bradford
Sapphic authors talk about genre-bending and -blending with Alexis Westmore, Jules Revel, Sandy Bailey, Ally North, and Anna Burke

11AM-12PM | RESTORATIVE THAI YOGA – Cancelled

11AM-5PM | TRURO VINEYARDS & SOUTH HOLLOW SPIRITS TASTING
11 Shore Road (Route 6A), Truro
Member of the Cape Cod Craft Beverage Trail, locally produced white and red wines, along with rums and gin. Tastings every half hour. A quick, 10-minute drive from Ptown.

11AM-3PM | SPOON BEAR

In front of Town Hall, 260 Commercial Street
Woodworking artist Spoon Bear will be on the benches daily with her handcrafted wooden spoons and gem keepers.

Women’s Week Film Fest
11AM | AT NIGHT
Waters Edge Cinema, 237 Commercial Street • $12/$13/$15  Get tickets!
Follows six women as they navigate the neon-lit streets, bars, and metro of Paris over a single night, blending dreams, fiction, and reality.

Women’s Week Film Fest
11:30AM | KAREN WILLIAMS: I HAD TO LAUGH
Waters Edge Cinema, 237 Commercial Street • $12/$13/$15  Get tickets!
See comedy trailblazer Karen Williams on screen in Karen Williams: I Had to Laugh. The first openly lesbian Black comic to perform specifically lesbian material, Karen broke barriers while building a career rooted in sharp humor, activism, and community. Award-winning filmmaker Andrea Meyerson brings her story to the screen through rare vintage performance footage and interviews with Karen, her family, and fellow comedians including Kate Clinton, Marga Gomez, and Diane Amos. Karen Williams and director Andrea Meyerson in person for Q&A

11:30AM-12:30PM | BOLD STROKES BOOKS READINGS & Q&A

Provincetown Library, 356 Commercial Street • Free Event
Hot Off the Press with Morgan Adams, Cassandra Bell, Aurora Rey, Melissa Sky Moderator: Jackie Fein-Zachary

Women’s Week Presents…
12-2PM | WOMEN’S WEEK LESBO BINGO!
Crown & Anchor, 247 Commercial Street • $30/$40  Get tickets!
A Women’s Week favorite! Get ready to daub some numbers, laugh out loud, and win fun prizes! Experience the thrill of traditional bingo with a gay old-time twist! Proceeds support the production and continuation of Women’s Week.

12-1PM | I ONLY LOVE SAPPHIC AUTHOR PANEL 
Provincetown Commons, 46 Bradford
Authors Melissa Brayden, Rachel Spangler, Rachel Lacey, and Alaina Erdell chat about writing and publishing sapphic romance.

12:30-2:30PM | CRISP AUTUMN SAILING
The Bay Lady II, 9 MacMillan Pier • $60 Get Tickets!
Join the captain & crew for a memorable sail across Provincetown Harbor and Cape Cod Bay.

12:34PM | DAILY MOMENT OF QUEER JOY
Womencrafts, 376 Commercial Street
Come to Womencrafts to hear and share in a daily dose of Queer Joy at 12:34PM. Follow Womencrafts on FB/Instagram for daily highlights, and reach out in advance if you have a joy you’d like to share. A feel good moment each day that honors there is joy in the resistance.

1-2PM | BOLD STROKES BOOKS AUTHOR Q&A

Provincetown Library, 356 Commercial Street • Free Event
Characters Who Leave the Rat Race of Hustle Culture with Cassandra Bell, Kris Bryant, CF Frizzell, Aurora Rey, Krystina Rivers Moderator: Sarah G. Levine

Women’s Week Film Fest
1:30PM | JEWEL’S CATCH ONE
Waters Edge Cinema, 237 Commercial Street • $12/$13/$15  Get tickets!
Jewel Thais-Williams ran America’s oldest Black-owned disco for 42 years, fighting discrimination. Her club, “The Catch,” united LGBT and Black communities, helped AIDS patients, and became the West Coast’s Studio 54 equivalent. Director C. Fitz in person for Q&A.

2-3PM | BOLD STROKES BOOKS READINGS & Q&A

Provincetown Library, 356 Commercial Street • Free Event
Coming Attractions with Kris Bryant, Claire Donniere, Sarah G. Levine, Chelsey Lynford, Renee Roman Moderator: Ruth Sternglantz

2-3 PM | DAILY CONNECTION CIRCLE
265 Commercial St • Free
A circle of care and emotional support offering a safe space to share and connect. Whether you’re alone, single, partnered, newly lesbian, seeking new friends, or simply curious, you’re welcome! Facilitated by Ilu.

2-3:30PM | SAPPHIC BOOK SIGNING
Womencrafts, 376 Commercial Street
Sapphic indie authors sign their books and chat with readers. Alexis Westmore, Jules Revel, Sandy Bailey, Ally North, and Anna Burke start first, with Melissa Brayden, Rachel Spangler, Rachel Lacy, and Alaina Erdell at 2:45.

3-6PM | SPARKLETOWN STUDIOS POP UP
265 Commercial St

3-4PM | LISA KOCH: CARRY ON, WAYWARD NUN
Red Room, 258 Commercial Street • $40/$50  Get Tickets!
“Tina Fey meets Randy Rainbow with Joan Jett guitar chops…” — that’s comedian-singer Lisa Koch (Dos Fallopia, Venus Envy). Lisa’s twisted songs, demented nuns and lusty singalongs will delight you. She brings the funny, with velvet pipes and razor-sharp social satire. Recharge your sanity with a hit of Koch.

3PM | WNBA FINALS WATCH PARTY
Wave Bar at Crown & Anchor, 247 Commercial Street • Free!
Catch all the action of the WNBA Finals! Grab a drink, get some food, and cheer on the women making history on the court. Weather permitting, the party will expand outdoors to Tryst Beach Club, with the game on the BIG SCREEN! Food and drinks available. Bring your friends and let’s go, WNBA!

3-4PM | BOLD STROKES BOOKS BOOK SIGNING

Provincetown Library, 356 Commercial Street • Free Event
All Bold Strokes Books authors attending.

3PM DAILY | DOG PARK MEET-UP
Pilgrim Bark Park, Route 6 & Shank Painter Road • Free

3:30PM | OLIVIA TRAVEL WNBA FINALS WATCH PARTY
Bay Cafe, 177 Commercial Street
Watch the game with the women of Olivia.  Fun prizes and give-aways!

4-5PM | THE PLAYMATES – “CALLING ALL COWGIRLS”
Gifford House, 9 Carver Street • $20 & $45  Get tickets!
The Playmates Nashville-based female acoustic duo blending rich harmonies, folk-rock, country roots, and original music. Featuring award-winning songwriter Jess Leary and seasoned performer Lisa Smith—musical friends whose story began over 35 years ago, performing in Provincetown.

4-5PM | BETTY: SOUND THE SIRENS!  
Post Office Cabaret, 303 Commercial Street • $30/$40  Get Tickets!
Ready to be lured with lush harmonies, spell-binding beats and hilarious high-jinks, the indie band from The L Word returns with irresistible beats, wicked humor, and 40 years of fearless activism. Award-winning, critically acclaimed, and utterly entertaining, BETTY never stops singing out for equal rights and representation—and you can dance to it!

4-7PM | WOMEN’S WEEK HEATED RIVAL- TEA DANCE
The Boatslip, 161 Commercial Street • $10 cover
Wear your Fav Team Jerseys. DJ Maryalice

4:15-6:15PM | SUNSET SAIL ON THE BAY LADY II
The Bay Lady II, 9 MacMillan Pier • $60 Get Tickets!
Join the captain & crew for a sunset sail across Provincetown Harbor and Cape Cod Bay.

4:30 PM | SISTER FUNK: AFTERNOON DELIGHTS & HIGH-OCTANE GROOVES
Red Room, 258 Commercial St • $20

4:30PM | SOUND BATH MEDITATION CLASS  Cancelled
Sole Luna, 140 Commercial Street • $25   

4:30PM | PRE-TEA SINGLES & SOLOS MEET-UP  
Boatslip, front patio (to the left), 161 Commercial Street
Meet up, mingle for a few minutes, and head into Tea Dance together. Let’s dance!

5-6:15PM | VICKIE SHAW & KAREN WILLIAMS ARE DOUBLE TROUBLE!
Crown & Anchor, Paramount, 247 Commercial Street •  Get tickets!
Get ready to laugh yourself silly! Beloved lesbian comedians Karen & Vickie team up for FUNNY DOUBLE TROUBLE – a side-splitting performance. Don’t miss this rare chance to see the duo together on one stage! It’s going to be off the charts!

5:30-6:30PM | HEY BITCH!  
Post Office Cabaret, 303 Commercial Street • $35/$45  Get Tickets!
A funny, touching dynamic electric violin-laced pop treatise on patriarchy, self-actualization and triumph.  A wild musical broomstick ride!

WOMEN’S WEEK TOWN HALL SERIES EVENT!   
7-8PM | AN EVENING WITH KATE MOENIG: ON LIFE, LOVE, THE L WORD AND “SHANE”  THE L PARTY
Provincetown Town Hall, 260 Commercial Street • $45–$175  Get Tickets!
DON’T MISS! For her Provincetown debut, critically acclaimed actor and executive producer Kate Moennig joins award-winning author and speaker Felice Cohen for an intimate conversation about her life, career, The L Word, and the iconic character Shane McCutcheon. Women’s Week will honor Kate with the Women’s Week ICON Award, celebrating her lasting impact on queer television, culture, and generations of LGBTQ+ audiences.  THE L PARTY to follow at Crown & Anchor with Kate in attendance! Separate cover.

7-8PM | SUZANNE WESTENHOEFER: LAUGH OR DIE CRYING
The Red Room, 258 Commercial Street • $40/$50  Get Tickets!
Subtle, she is not. After 25 years of groundbreaking, stereotype-shattering and brutally honest comedy, she’s not about to start pulling punches now.

7-8PM | JUDY GOLD – CALL OF JUDY
Post Office Cabaret, 303 Commercial Street • $35/$45  Get Tickets!
A hilarious, cathartic collision of comedy, free speech, democracy, relationships, and the 24/7 dumpster fire called the news cycle. HBO, Netflix, Comedy Central, Colbert, – you name it, she’s done it. Fearless, sharp, and gloriously unfiltered, she says what you’re thinking.

7PM | PLAY: SMALL MOUTH SOUNDS
Provincetown Theater, 238 Bradford St • Get special $40 tickets with code WWeek
A comedy by Pulitzer Prize- and Tony Award-winning playwright Bess Wohl, whose play Liberation earned both honors in 2026. With a lesbian couple at the center of the story, six super-stressed urbanites gather at a silent retreat to unplug from their chaotic lives and search for inner peace.

7PM | SAMANTHA RUDDY
Back Room, 265 Commercial St • $30

7-8PM | THE BEST OF LEA DELARIA
Paramount, Crown & Anchor • $45/$65 •  Get Tickets!
Lea DeLaria returns to Women’s Week with an hour of slick jazz and outrageous comedy and “Zero F*cks”.  The Lord of the Lesbians is back!

8-11PM | THE L PARTY
Paramount at Crown & Anchor, 247 Commercial Street
With appearance by Kate Moenning, aka Shane!

7:30-8:30 PM | FOXY: A QUEER CABARET

Cabaret/Crown & Anchor, 247 Commercial Street • $35/$45
  Get tickets!
Hosted by Kristen Becker, Foxy brings together the original artists who make Provincetown beautifully weird. Expect comedy, cabaret, gender-bending performances, and a rotating cast of local legends and surprise guests.

8PM | ZOË LEWIS & BARBARA HIGBIE IN CONCERT!
UU Meeting House, 236 Commercial Street • $40  Get Tickets!
Fierce and Fabulous Women in Music Series! This is going to be a thrilling double bill! Barbara Higbie is a jazz pianist, singer-songwriter and prize-winning folk fiddler whose energetic performances have been likened by the L.A. Times to “a jolt of bright sunlight.” Singer-songwriter extraordinaire Zoë Lewis opens the evening with her poignant and uplifting originals. Come see what all the fuss is about — and get ready for one helluva jam!

8PM | PAULA COLE
 IN CONCERT
Mayflower Room, Provincetown Inn • $85/$125/$200  Get Tickets!
The Grammy-winning artist behind “Where Have All the Cowboys Gone?” and “I Don’t Want to Wait” brings her remarkable voice and decades of music to Women’s Week.

8:30PM | GOOD VIBES GATHERING: POETRY AND STORYTELLING
265 Commercial St • $30
Hosted by Tamora Israel.

9-10PM | POPPY CHAMPLIN Puts The FUH In FUNNY
Red Room, 258 Commercial Street • $40/$50  Get Tickets!
You’ve seen her on Showtime, Comics Unleashed, Oprah, Joan Rivers, A&E, and Olivia cruises. An inductee into the Rhode Island Comedy Hall of Fame and winner of Ladies of Laughter 2024, Red Room’s resident funny lady Poppy Champlin will have you cracking up ’til the cows come home!

10PM | DJ KT
265 Commercial St