☀️ Family Week Day 1: Agenda and Reminders

Are you ready for our first SUNday in Provincetown?! We can’t wait to see all of you in just a few short hours! Registration and check-in will be located at Crown & Anchor Inn!

Registration and check-in notes

  • Registration is on Sunday, July 28 at the Crown & Anchor Inn from 10AM - 4PM. Even if you registered for Family Equality’s programming online, you must come to our in-person registration so we can check you in for the week. PLUS, we have welcome bags filled with goodies from our generous sponsors — so be sure to stop by!

  • If you can’t make it to Sunday’s registration, you can register or check in at Bas Relief Park from 9AM - 12PM Monday - Thursday.

  • After you check-in on Sunday, join us for a Pool Party at Crown & Anchor! We’ll be celebrating the start of Family Week with a DJ, pool party, and beach relaxation from 10AM - 4PM! AND from 2:30PM - 3:30PM, we’re kicking off Family Week with brief welcome remarks.

  • Special Kick-Off Party Giveaway: In case you need even more of a reason to join us at our pool party and kick-off: Our friends at OurShelves, a diverse children’s book subscription service, will be running a GIVEAWAY! Raffle tickets will be handed out at registration, and the winner will be announced at the end of the kickoff party, around 3:15. You don’t want to miss it!

  • This year, our Executive Vice President of External Affairs, Kim Simes and Executive Vice President of Operations, Brandon Gill will share remarks from the steps of Provincetown Town Hall to officially open the 30th anniversary of Family Week at 6:30pm - 7:00pm!!!

  • Don’t forget: Some of our events require additional tickets and registration. Be sure to check our online schedule and plan ahead!

  • Reading is FUNdamental! Stop at the Provincetown Bookshop’s events on Tuesday, July 30 at 2pm for a reading of a Dolly Dives Deep by Andrew Jordan Nance! And on Thursday, August 1 at 2pm Caldecott Prize winner Doug Salati will be signing copies of his blockbuster children's book HOT DOG! It's one of our most popular picture books. Stop by at 229 Commerical St and enjoy! No registration is required!

On today’s agenda

  • 10AM - 4PM: Family Week Registration & Check-in at Crown & Anchor

  • 10AM - 4PM: Pool Party at Crown & Anchor

  • 2:30PM - 3:30PM: 30th Anniversary Kick-off Event at Crown & Anchor Pool and Beach Area

  • 6:30PM - 7PM:  Official Welcome Ceremony with our Executive Vice President of External Affairs, Kim Simes and Executive Vice President of Operations, Brandon Gill

  • 7PM - 8PM: Payoment Circus Mix Variety Show at Provincetown Town Hall*


*Requires additional registration. See full schedule for additional details.

Don’t Miss These Special Family Week Events!

Family Week T-shirt Sales

During Registration | 10am - 4pm | Crown & Anchor

Grab your 30th anniversary Family Week merch and get your swag on during the resource fair located at Crown & Anchor during registration! We have the goods you want. Commemorate your week in Provincetown with Family Week and Family Equality branded gear.

Family Equity Justice Project: Reaching more LGBTQ+ Families

Tomorrow | 2:30 - 3:30pm | Crown & Anchor Inn

Join Family Equality team members Luce Remy, VP, Public Policy, and Lee Means, Director of Family Equity + Justice, and hear about our Family Equity Justice Project, an initiative that seeks to understand and document the lived experiences of LGBTQ+ families.

Rocky Horror Show Musical

Tomorrow | 7 - 9pm | Provincetown Theater

The Rocky Horror Show Musical is coming to Ptown! The show will be held at The Provincetown Theater so be sure to get your spook on! It’s never too early to get in the spooky spirit. Summerween anyone? Purchase tickets here

Register for Family Night: 90’s Edition

Family Night: 1990’s edition: Get ready to party like it’s the 90s! To celebrate our 30th anniversary and support the year-round work of Family Equality, we’re throwin’ a totally tubular 90s-themed community fundraiser that’s gonna be all that and a bag of chips on Wednesday, July 31* from 5:30-7:30PM at, like, Motta Field.

Wear your best 90s gear. We're talkin' flannel shirts (although the weather may be too hot for that!), overalls, neon windbreakers, snapback caps, and fanny packs. And don't forget those slap bracelets and butterfly clips! If you're feelin' fly, rock some JNCO jeans or your freshest pair of Air Jordans.

*Rain date: Thursday, August 1

Note: Family Night is free to attend, but we ask that you consider making a donation on behalf of your family in support of Family Equality and the vital work we are doing year-round.

P.S. Did you know that Family Equality works all year-round to protect and support our families? That’s right! In addition to hosting Family Week every year, we work hard to ensure that everyone has the freedom to form, create and sustain their families through advocacy, programming and policy work. Learn more about how we’re protecting and supporting families like yours here.

Alexis Corona