Provincetown Portuguese Festival

The annual Portuguese Festival is hitting the shores of Provincetown Thursday June 23 to Sunday the 26th. Provincetown is always lively - so you can imagine the celebratory hoopla that evades the streets during this special event. Each day is jam packed with activities and entertainment. Here's what caught our eye:



We have a long list of Ptown restaurants we'd like to visit. Unfortunately, there is never enough time in the day or room in our stomachs to try them all. Thursday night offers a solution to our culinary woes as Compartilhe Na Nossa Mesa, meaning "Share Our Table," kicks of the festival with a showcase of Provincetown's best restaurants. Accompanied by a cash bar and a night of dancing, this opening ceremony is sure to be wild! Dinner reservations are required. Call the Portuguese Festival Hotline 508-246-9080


Friday morning, shake the kids out of bed and grab your bait and tackle for Capt. Manny Phillip's Fishing Derby (for 10-12 am.) Who knows, maybe you'll catch that larger than life tuna! Stay for lunch (12-3pm) and check out the Portuguese Soup Tasting with entertainment by the Dory Bar Blues Band. This tasty soup, comprised of kale and chorizo is one of my favorites. If you don't make it to Ptown, you can always honor the Portuguese culture at home by making your own batch. Try this savory recipe from Gourmet magazine.
If you're trying to decide when to saunter up to Ptown, Saturday might be day. The day is chalk full of events including the 1:00 pm Judging of decorated boats and the
Portuguese Festival Parade (On Commercial St. from Cape Inn to Franklin St. at 3 pm). There's sure to be a lot of dancing in the streets!

And Sunday is yet another day full of food sampling, music and fun. It's hard to choose. Visit the Portuguese Festival website for a full schedule of events and more information.




pictures courtsey of Narragansett Beer Company, South Coast Today, this flickr, Portuguese Festival website, Wellfleetian