Please note, this event is ONLY for COLAGE program registrants and General admission youth who attended the Monday COLAGE 101 workshop:

Let’s celebrate! Tonight we will close out family week with a dance party for 11+ youth! This is an opportunity for older COLAGERs to cut loose and shake their groove things on the dance floor! 11-13 year old youth will be dismissed at 9 PM, and the dance will end for 13+ youth at 9:30 PM.

Lights! Camera! Action! It’s time for our annual community variety show!  The youth will be presenting different projects they worked on during the “Do Somethings” workshops. This is an all COLAGE family event showcasing our youth’s creative talents and ability to shine!

Back by popular demand, COLAGE mentors will host afternoon identity discussions. Discussions happen after COLAGE’s day program for COLAGE participants ages 13+. Youth will be able to sit down with adult COLAGE mentors in separate groups and talk about their identity.

Friday’s Topics: Straight youth in LGBTQ+ families and LGBTQ+ youth in LGBTQ+ families

Animal World Experience will visit the Provincetown Public Library to provide a fun, interactive, and educational animal presentation to audiences of all ages. The program will focus on local and exotic wildlife, the importance of protecting endangered special, and responsible pet ownership. Founder Matt Gabriel creates an animal presentation that is entertaining and also helps the audience to develop respect and awareness for animals of all kinds.

Join us as LGBTQ+ families fill a boat for spectacular whale watching. Reserve tickets for the 9:00 am trip on Friday, August 2nd by calling 1-800-826-9300 and mentioning “Family Week.” Payment taken with reservation to help with delays. It is recommended that families go to the office ahead of time to pick up tickets to avoid delays and lines.

Reserve ahead to make sure you have space on the boat! Special Family Week rate of $48pp for ages 13+, $33pp for ages 5 – 12, and free for everyone under 4 years old.

Each year at Family Week, we host Clambake, a family celebration for members of our Protectors Circle — a group of loyal supporters who make our work possible with a personal commitment of at least $100 monthly or $1,200 annually — to express our gratitude and to encourage new families to join this remarkable group! Clambake is open to all Protectors Circle members, anyone who plans to join the Protectors Circle during the event, and all other major contributors to Family Equality’s work. With an old-fashioned feast of steamed lobsters, remarks by some very special guests, and a sunset family dance overlooking all of Provincetown, Clambake is one of our most beloved events. To RSVP, please contact Kim Simes, ksimes@familyequality.org.

Build and race a "boat" made of marine debris or other found objects. The boat race encourages creativity, highlights the issue of plastic pollution in the ocean, and raises money for CCS's education programs. Prizes awarded. Visit the website to download a registration and pledge form.

Camp Highlight, an annual summer camp for youth with LGBTQ+ parents, is offering a special program during Family Week. Youth will enjoy traditional summer camp games, crafts, and activities.

Registration is closed. Monday to Thursday, 2 - 4 pm.

Age: 8 – 12

Cost: $135/youth

IMPROVincetown is offering an improv workshop for youth. What is improv? Improv teaches you to think on your toes, follow the fun and play until you laugh, snort, and ugly cry. Youth will learn improv games, gain confidence while making new friends, and create fun characters to bring to life on stage. This class is for all—new performers are encouraged to attend!

Registration is closed. Monday to Thursday, 2 - 4 pm.

Age: 8 – 12

Cost: $80/youth

The Provincetown Art Association Museum is hosting a new afternoon Art Time! Don’t miss this fiber arts and puppet making workshop with artist H. Gene Thompson. Students will build a deeper understanding of relating to puppets—as an artist, as a creator, and as a puppeteer. They will collaborate to develop characters who will interact in a performance space and with other sculptural elements. Using a range of materials including papier mâché, foam, paint, and fabric dye, they will create puppets who come to life through innovation and creativity.

Registration is closed. Monday to Thursday, 2 - 4 pm.

Age: 8 – 12

Cost: $100/child

Youth ages 18+ with one or more LGBTQIA+ are invited to join COLAGE mentors to learn how to be a future facilitator at Family Week! Please send a lunch with your youth if they plan to attend this optional event and please keep all food nut-free.

HBO Kids and The Provincetown Film Society are offering a youth program for the fourth year. Children will alternate between watching educational short videos in the theater and enjoying creative projects and games. Activities organized by Cape Cod Children's Place early childhood education professionals. Thanks to HBO Kids, this program is free but registration is required. If you register for this program, your child will be guaranteed a spot during Family Week. All children must be potty-trained to attend.

Registration is closed. Monday to Thursday, 1:30 - 3:00 pm.

Ages: 3 - 5

Cost: Free

Sponsored by HBO. Everyone is invited to come out and have fun with our friends from HBO! Whether diving into the pool or jumping into the snackbar, make sure not to miss what is sure to be an AWESOME summer beach and pool party at the Provincetown Inn. FREE lunch basket options provided. The pool will be open but here will be no lifeguard on duty.

Back by popular demand, COLAGE mentors will host afternoon identity discussions. Discussions happen after COLAGE’s morning program for COLAGE participants ages 13+. Youth will be able to sit down with adult COLAGE mentors in separate groups and talk about their identity.

Thursday’s Topics: Joining the COLAGE Youth Action Board and Growing up with differently gendered parent(s). Please send a lunch with your youth if they plan to attend this optional event and please keep all food nut-free.

Big Ryan’s Tall Tales, an annual Family Week favorite, will return to the Library Children’s Area. The program features Big Ryan’s original stories, puppet play, a bit of music and movement and a whole lot of fun! Big Ryan’s programs are appropriate for preschool all the way to 5th grade. The program runs about 45 minutes but has been known to sometimes go a full hour!

Fishermen Hall is offering a theater program for kids for a second year. Led by professional theater and music instructors, this program will take youth through the steps for a show and end with a performance up on stage! Theater Time participants will break into small groups to rotate through workshops on music, acting, and dance.

Registration is closed. Monday to Thursday, 10:30 am - 12 pm

Ages: 5 - 8

Cost: $100/youth

HBO Kids and The Provincetown Film Society are offering a youth program for the fourth year. Children will alternate between watching educational short videos in the theater and enjoying creative projects and games. Activities organized by Cape Cod Children's Place early childhood education professionals. Thanks to HBO Kids, this program is free but registration is required. If you register for this program, your child will be guaranteed a spot during Family Week. All children must be potty-trained to attend.

Registration is closed. Monday to Thursday, 10:30 am - 12 pm.

Ages: 3 - 5

Cost: Free

Sponsored by Barry’s Bootcamp. Jane Barber will lead an hour-long workshop that builds on Tuesday’s Parent Time. Today will focus on restorative mindful movement. Towels provided or you can bring your own yoga mat.

Dedicated to empowering mindful lifestyles, join a local favorite, Outermost Yoga and HBO, for a 50 min yoga session set on the tranquil front lawn of the Stowaway House. Events are free and first come, first served. Complimentary food and drinks will be served. Yoga starts at 10:30am.

The Provincetown Art Association and Museum is hosting Art Time for a second year! Join Michael Gillane for a week of fun, hands-on projects. Each day brings a new project to explore and experiment with! Begin the week with 2D drawing, painting, and printmaking, getting inspiration from both observation and imagination. Close out the week with 3D sculpting projects. Freedom of expression will be emphasized! There will be helpers in the room to aid with varying degrees of complexity in the projects.

Registration is closed. Monday to Thursday, 10 am - 12 pm.

Ages: 5 -8

Cost: $100/child