Women's Week Provincetown

Women's Week Provincetown (formerly Women's Weekend) is an annual LGBT festival founded in 1984 that primarily serves lesbians.[1] Held in mid-October in Provincetown, Massachusetts on Cape Cod, it is attended by almost 2,000 women and is "the longest running lesbian cultural event in the Northeast."[2][3][4][5]

Organized by Women Innkeepers of Provincetown, the week hosts over 300 events, including film screenings, author readings, dune tours, concerts, dance parties, stand-up comedy, ceremonies, and community clambake.[3][4][6][7]

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References
  1. Krahulik, Karen Christel (2005). Provincetown: From Pilgrim Landing to Gay Resort (1st ed.). New York University Press. pp. 179–181. ISBN 0-8147-4761-2.
  2. Desroches, Steve (October 8, 2014). "Women's Week Celebrates a 30-year Herstory". Provincetown Magazine. Archived from the original on February 28, 2017. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
  3. Chauvin, Kelsy (April 11, 2014). "30 Years of Provincetown Women´s Week". GO. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
  4. "Provincetown Blows the Candles Out on 30 Years of Celebrating Women in 2014". Provincetown Office of Tourism. October 7, 2014. Archived from the original on February 28, 2017. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
  5. Costa, Daniela (December 28, 2015). ""Clambake" pays homage to 30 years of Women's Week in Provincetown". AfterEllen. Archived from the original on December 31, 2015. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
  6. Hammond, Candace (October 9, 2019). "Women's Week kicks off in Provincetown, celebrates 35 years". Wicked Local Provincetown. Gannett. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
  7. "Women's Week". Provincetown Office of Tourism. 2020. Retrieved 23 April 2020.


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