☀️ Family Week: Announcing the Grand Marshalls of the Family Pride Parade, New Events, and MORE!
You asked, we delivered! We’re bringing back old and new events to our schedule of events! What do you need to do ahead of our fun week? Please make sure you’re registered for Family Week 2025!
Registration isn’t just about logistics. It’s how we tell the powerful story of who shows up in Provincetown each year. When you register, you help us capture the full scope and diversity of LGBTQ+ families who gather, making it possible to show funders, sponsors, and the broader world the true impact of our community. Your presence matters, and your registration helps ensure this movement continues to grow.
Included in your pay-what-you-can Family Week registration:
Family Week favorites: Beach Bash, Drag Story Time with Tara Hoot, and the Family Pride Parade 🏳️🌈 🏳️⚧️
Family Week Pool Party and Family Dance Party 🏊♂️ 💃
Community building activities: Daily Littles’ Gathering, daily yoga for parents and families, and affinity meetups (BIPOC, trans/nonbinary, single parents, moms & dads) shaking hands 💬
Educational panels
Regional meet-up 🌎 👋
Movie Night 🎥 🌌
Gay Sons and Mothers 🫂 📺
And MORE!
The suggested registration fee is $150 per adult and $100 per child under 18 years old. We also offer a pay-what-you-can option to ensure our activities are more accessible. Any fees collected help offset the costs of Family Week for Family Equality.
Announcing the Grand Marshalls of our 2025 Family Pride Parade
Comedian and proud queer mom Judy Gold and beloved drag queen Tara Hoot! Celebrate your family’s pride in this joyful, high-energy parade through the heart of Provincetown (1/2 mile route). Bring your rainbows, smiles, and your new Family Week friends as we sing, dance, and march together, sharing our pride with the entire community. We’ll assemble and wrap up at Bas Relief Park. Don’t miss this unforgettable celebration of love, visibility, and family!
NEW Family Week Events Added!
Children’s Book Reading and Signing with Roxie Munroe
Sunday, July 27 | 1pm - 4pm
Meet the artist, explore her creative process, and get your favorite books signed in the heart of Provincetown’s art scene. Roxie’s beloved children’s titles will be available for purchase!
Meet the Author: David Ambroz
Monday, July 28 | 4pm - 5pm
Following the reading, there will be a Q&A where attendees can engage directly with David Ambroz and learn more about his experiences and his life as a foster parent. Pre-registration is required!
Disclaimer: This event is intended for adults only.
Alec Mapa in “HA! PENIS” Ptown
July 28 at 8:30pm & July 29 at 10pm
During his worldwide comedy tour, actor and comedian ALEC MAPA (Ugly Betty, Doom Patrol, Frasier, RuPaul’s Drag Race) was diagnosed with an aggressive form of cancer. In HA! PENIS!, Alec recounts in hilarious, graphic and inappropriate detail his treatment and full recovery, the power of denial and what happens when you decide to go on no matter what. Purchase tickets here.
Disclaimer: This event is intended for adults only.
Judy Gold: What the FU Tour 2025
July 27, 29 & 31 at 7pm
Longtime Family Equality supporter, Judy Gold, brings the laughs to the Post Office Cafe & Cabaret three times during Family Week in her new show “What the FU Tour 2025.” Don’t miss it! Purchase tickets here.
Disclaimer: This event is intended for adults only.
Regional Family Meet Up - East, Midwest, South, West, and International
Wednesday, July 30 | 12pm - 1pm
Connect with families from around the world and build community across borders. Whether you're coming from the West Coast, Midwest, East Coast, South — or beyond — you’ll find opportunities to learn, share, and grow alongside others in your region and across the globe.
Movie Night Under the Stars
Wednesday, July 30 | 9pm - 10:30pm
Bring a beach chair or a blanket and enjoy a movie under the stars on the lawn next to the Provincetown Inn pool. Food and beverages will be available for purchase at the pool bar! We'll share the name of the movie soon.
Elusive Calm Class
Thursday, July 31 | 11am - 12pm
Join us for a one-hour, trauma-informed somatic space where you can soften, rest, and come home to yourself. Through gentle, grounding movement, we’ll tend to the parts of us that are always holding, always scanning, always bracing. Registration is required.
For LGBTQIA+ adults of all identities and experiences.
Gay Sons and Mothers Documentary Screening
Thursday, July 31 | 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Join us for a powerful evening exploring identity, family, and belonging through a special screening of Mom, I Have Something to Tell You. This moving documentary highlights the unique bond between gay sons and their mothers, with insights into how these relationships shape—and are shaped by intersectional LGBTQ+ experiences.
Register today to get access to our events and receive updates!
P.S. A few things to note about today! 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.