☀️ Family Week Day 5: Agenda, Updates, and Reminders
Happy Thursday! Today is the day: It’s time to partay at our third annual Family Night! We’re throwing’ a dope 90s-themed party so let’s have a blast - it is our 30th anniversary after all!!! We’re so excited to see all the flannel shirts, overalls, neon windbreakers, snapback caps, fanny packs, and your freshest pair of sneakers! We are going to get it crackin’ tonight at 5:30pm at Motta Field. This event is free to attend, and there’s still time to register.
PLUS! Looking to sprinkle a little more drag into your Family Week experience? Don’t miss the upcoming drag shows at Red Room today and tomorrow!
We’ve got two shows TONIGHT at 7:00PM and 8:30PM (Adults Only). The perfect way to end a perfect day!
Registration and check-in notes
Late check-in/registration and 30th Anniversary Family Week T-shirts available at Bas Relief Park from 9AM - 12PM!
Don’t forget: Some of our events require additional tickets and registration. Be sure to check our online schedule and plan ahead!
Stop at the Provincetown Bookshop on 229 Commerical St. TODAY at 2pm for an in-store signing with Caldecott Prize winnerDoug Salati, author of the children's book Hot Dog.
Stop by Sniffs of Adventure at 368B Commercial St. for a special Family Equality Family Week candle especially crafted and designed for our families! A portion of the sales comes back to us. They are open 7 days a week from 11AM - 8PM.
Family Week Merch Available Online!
Looking to rep’ Family Week all year-round? For those whose t-shirt sizes have sold out in-person — or those looking for more swag like fanny packs, muscle tees, tote bags, and waterbottles — you can always shop Family Week merch online at our Family Equality store!
On today’s agenda
8AM - 10AM: Littles Gathering at Provincetown Town Hall Lawn
9AM - 10AM: Daily Yoga for Parents at Outermost Yoga
9AM - 12PM: Family Week Registration & Check-in at Bas Relief Park
9:30AM - 12PM: Dolphin Fleet Whale Watch at 307 Commercial Street*
10AM - 12PM: Nature is Cool at the Provincetown Public Library* - SOLD OUT
11AM - 12PM: Back to School Q&A: Advocate for your Family in the Classroom at Crown & Anchor
11AM - 12PM: Family Yoga at Bas Relief Park
2PM - 4PM: Camp Highlight at Provincetown Town Hall* SOLD OUT
4PM - 5PM: Ants on a Log Musical at Crown & Anchor
5:30PM - 7:30PM: Family Night: 90s Part at Motta Field (NEW DAY, SAME TIME!)
7PM: Drag Show at Red Room*
8:30PM: Drag Show at Red Room (Adult Only)*
*Requires additional registration. See full schedule for additional details.
Coming Up
Back to School Q&A: Advocate for your Family in the Classroom
Today | 11am - 12pm | Crown & Anchor
Join our amazing panelists for an important discussion about the current legal landscape in schools, including:
Dr. Robin Fox, Professor Emerita, University of Wisconsin - Whitewater
Alexis Kantor, Interim President & CEO, Family Equality
Jim & Eric Rubin-Perez, parents who filed a Title IX complaint
Family Pride Parade
Tomorrow | 1pm - 2pm | Starts at Bas Relief Park
Celebrate your family's pride in an energetic parade with the friends you've made this week! Join us as we sing, dance, and march through the streets of Provincetown and share our pride with the community. We will assemble and end at Bas Relief Park. A group photo will be taken just before the Parade, at 12:45pm.
You’re also welcome to join us for Parade Prep at Bas Relief Park from 12PM - 1PM! Or join in at any point along the parade route (Bas Relief Park > Ryder St. > Court St > Bradford St. > Bas Relief Park)
Thank you to Rockland Trust for supporting this event!
Support Our Work
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. Help us protect and support families like yours with a donation today.
Friend of Family Week Shoutout: Authentic Selves
Peggy Gillespie, Director of Family Diversity Projects and author of Love Makes a Family: Portraits of LGBT People and their Families, is here at Family Week showcasing her newest book and traveling exhibit, Authentic Selves: Celebrating Trans and Nonbinary People and Their Families. The book and exhibit share the lives of 35 remarkable people and their families. Purchase copies of the book and learn how to bring the exhibit to your community today!