11/22/2025
Holly Folly in Provincetown 2024 photos. Also, Thank You! for following me (scenicshopping reached 500 followers!) 🙏
Here are pics from my trip to Provincetown last year, 2024 during Holly Folly. This year’s holiday celebration is from December 5-21, 2026 on the weekends. Later in December, First Light Provincetown and the First Annual Drone Show take place Dec. 26, 2025 to Jan. 1, 2026.
See the Provincetown Business Guild and website, ptown.org for the calendar and lots of information about what’s in store this year.
The Provincetown Office of Tourism also has lots of info, including about The Canteen
Restaurant and its Holiday Market.
The Canteen Restaurant hosts a festive holiday market on weekends, Nov. 28-Dec. 31, 2025 in a cozy area in back of the restaurant with local vendor booths, gas fire pits, warm beverages and seating. You can walk out onto the sand and take in great views of Provincetown Harbor.
Many LGBTQ+ holiday events, activities and performances are scheduled during Holly Folly. Shops and restaurants are open, though some are closed for the season. Also the inclined elevator cab from downtown up to the Pilgrim Monument is closed as well as the monument itself. However, there is an Annual Lighting of the Pilgrim Monument on Thanksgiving Eve, Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2025. The monument is adorned with long strands of lights for the holiday season. The Provincetown Lobster Pot Tree in Lopes Square downtown is set to be lit on Saturday, Nov. 29, 2025 this year.
The town sparkles with lights and decorations. It’s a fun, uncrowded Christmas getaway with easier parking, unique shops, great restaurants and beautiful galleries.
Also, see our Provincetown link in bio for more pictures, and lists of shops, inns and restaurants to help you plan your visit.