Washashore Festival
Provincetown 2023

Washashore Festival Provincetown 2023

Washashore Festival Provincetown is a 3-day, town-wide, genre-bending queer music festival celebrating the freedom, breadth, and power of Queer expression.

• Are you visiting Ptown for a gay event? Book your stay at the Carpe Diem Guest House, rated “Superb” by our readers and located right by Commercial St, close to all the gay bars and clubs.

The Festival

• Historically, Provincetown has never been for the straight and narrow, and it has been a haven for artists and the queer community for over a century.
• During the roaring ’20s, the town was considered “the most artistic place in the world”. Tennessee Williams wrote A Streetcar Named Desire in the Atlantic House.
• In 1965, Nina Simone performed in town during a visit with her friend Bob Thompson (a short-lived yet accomplished black painter.)
• A riot broke out in front of Spiritus Pizza in 1990 over the arrest of a local drag queen, Vanilla. Let’s just say it involved…. flying pizzas, ice-cream cones, a golden plunger, and stilettos going through the back window of a cop car.
• Washashore embraces this history and presents a music and arts festival like nothing you’ve attended!
• Check out The Provincetown Hotel at Gabriel’s for a “Fabulous” stay during a fabulous event with charming and spacious rooms, delicious breakfast options, charming hosts and excellent location.

The Lineup

• Washashore Festival 2023 will feature headliner performances by emerging pop superstars, emerging national acts and some of Provincetown’s most popular local talent.
• Awaiting lineup for the 2023 event.

The Venues

• The festival will feature performances and parties across the three stages for an immersive Provincetown experience.
• Attendees are encouraged to move between venues, experience all that Provincetown has to offer and create their own custom, queer, performing arts experience. The Washashore Festival will take place at:

• Crown & Anchor 247 Commercial St – Entertainment complex at the centre of gay life and home to some of the biggest parties in PTown.
• Provincetown Brewing Co. 141 Bradford St – Provincetown’s First brewery focused on promoting progressive causes.
• Red Room at Velvet Lounge 258 Commercial St – One of P-Town’s busier nightclubs and hosts several theme nights, including the exceptional Underwear party. Located at 258 Commercial St.

Provincetown Hotels

The following hotels are currently trending with our readers. All are close to the bars and clubs along Commercial Street and close to the festival performances and shows:

Gabriel’s,    Anchor Inn,    Beaconlight,   Inn at Cook Street.