Michaela Chesin, Banner Staff
PROVINCETOWN – Visitors appear to be venturing out and heading to Provincetown, with the COVID-19 virus threat abating and as advertising ramps up for the town’s themed weeks. But there could very well be no room at the inn, according to local lodging owners.
"We’re three weeks out from Memorial Day weekend, which is the unofficial start of the summer season,” state Sen. Julian Cyr said Thursday, May 6, at a regional media event. “We already are seeing an influx of both seasonal residents, returning workers and visitors.”
Upcoming themed weeks and weekends include Ptown Pride from June 4 to June 6, Fourth of July, Bear Week from July 10 to July 17, Family Week in late July and Carnival Week on mid-August, according to an email Monday from the Provincetown Business Guild. The Select Board on April 29 banned Fourth of July fireworks and the Carnival parade. The Provincetown Portuguese Festival on June 25-27 is substantially scaled back, with no procession to MacMillan Pier and no live music or food events, due to the COVID-19 virus threat, according to organizers.