PROVINCETOWN, MA – The 44th Provincetown Carnival kicks off this weekend and, despite the city’s recent infrastructure issues, it looks like most of the events won’t be affected. This year’s theme is “Monsters, Myths and Legends”.
Provincetown officials are currently working to fix a sewage problem that forced them to close restaurants and ask residents to drastically reduce their water use, including a plea to wash and do less shower.
However, officials appear hopeful that they are making serious progress and, if their original 48-hour time frame remains intact, Sunday’s events should not need to change.
Feet on the front road 5K
This 5K run or walk starts at the Harbor Hotel and ends at the Provincetown Inn on Sunday. The race begins at 8:30 a.m. A registration fee of $55 is set for runners, while walkers have a fee of $35. Anyone $25 and under will have to pay a $25 entry fee.
Carnival parade
The parade will march down Commercial Street from the Harbor Hotel to the Coast Guard station starting at 3pm on Thursday, August 18.
Perhaps the highlight of the week, here’s what the business community has to say about the parade:
Since the founding of the Provincetown Business Guild in 1978, PBG has produced the Parade and Carnival Party as a way to introduce new LGBTQ+ visitors to Provincetown, welcoming our queer community and our allies—making their summer vacations in Ptown a part of all our annual. traditions.
Grand Marshal
Mx Justin Vivian Bond will serve as Grand Marshal for this year’s carnival parade, which, it should be noted, returns for the first time since the coronavirus pandemic this year. In addition to serving as Grand Marshal for the parade, Mx Bond will perform a one-night-only show, “Oh Mary, It’s Carnival Week!”, at Provincetown Town Hall on August 17 at 8:30 p.m.
To read more about Mx Bond, click here.
Featured Artist
Eric Lesh is not a person you can describe with one word, or even just a hyphen. Lesh, a portrait and figurative artist, LGBTQ rights advocate, and most recently, Provincetown art gallery owner, was selected as this year’s featured artist and poster designer.
According to the Business Guild, “His artwork depicts queer subjects, capturing form and expression in as few lines as possible. He recently celebrated the opening of his new gallery in Provincetown’s Whaler’s Wharf.”
In addition to his recent success in the art world, Lesh was recognized as one of the Top 40 LGBTQ+ Advocates Under 40 by the National LGBT Bar.
For more on Fur, click here.
