Women's Week Provincetown

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Women's Week Provincetown (formerly Women's Weekend) is an annual LGBT festival founded in 1984 that primarily serves lesbians. [1] Held in mid-October in Provincetown, Massachusetts on Cape Cod, it is attended by almost 2,000 women and is "the longest running lesbian cultural event in the Northeast." [2] [3] [4] [5]

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Organized by Women Innkeepers of Provincetown, the week hosts over 300 events, including film screenings, author readings, dune tours, concerts, dance parties, stand-up comedy, ceremonies, and community clambake. [3] [4] [6] [7]

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