The Cape's festivals, markets, arts, and marquee events. Fairs, theater, culture, and the big-ticket shows — from Bourne to Provincetown, next ninety days.
Every listing below is hand-picked and vetted by our editors. Real locals. Real picks. Looking for nightly live music? That lives on the Music page.
Our picks
15
JUL
Cape Playhouse
Hairspray
Jul 15 – Aug 8 · 7:30 PM
05
AUG
Payomet Performing Arts Center
DakhaBrakha
6:00 PM · Tickets
06
AUG
Marine Park, Falmouth
Falmouth Farmers Market
11:00 AM
Wednesday, August 5
Thursday, August 6
06
AUG
Cape Cod Melody Tent
The String Cheese Incident: Just Keep Spinning Tour
6:45 PM · Tickets
06
AUG
Payomet Performing Arts Center
Ella Mae Dixon presents Swingin’ Showtunes!
7:00 PM · Tickets
Friday, August 7
07
AUG
Osterville Historical Museum
Osterville Farmers Market
9:00 AM
07
AUG
Harwich Community Center
Cape Harmony
7:00 PM
07
AUG
Cape Cod Melody Tent
Dirty Deeds: The AC/DC Experience
8:00 PM · Tickets
Saturday, August 8
08
AUG
Ryder Street, Provincetown
Provincetown Farmers Market
9:00 AM
08
AUG
19 Old Colony Way, Orleans
Orleans Farmers Market
9:00 AM
08
AUG
Payomet Performing Arts Center
Adam Ezra Group
7:00 PM · Tickets
08
AUG
Cape Cod Melody Tent
Three Dog Night
8:00 PM · Tickets
Sunday, August 9
09
AUG
Mashpee Commons
Mashpee Farmers Market
11:00 AM
09
AUG
Payomet Performing Arts Center
Patty Larkin & Lucy Kaplansky
7:00 PM · Tickets
09
AUG
Cape Cod Melody Tent
Lake Street Dive with Maggie Rose
7:30 PM · Tickets
Tuesday, August 11
11
AUG
The Sagamore, Bourne
Sandwich-Bourne Farmers Market
10:00 AM
11
AUG
Our Lady of Grace Church, South Chatham
Chatham Farmers Market
3:00 PM
11
AUG
Provincetown Art Association and Museum
Provincetown Jazz Festival
7:00 PM · Tickets
Coming up
The next few months, at a glanceAugust
12
AUG
Main Street, Wellfleet
Wellfleet Farmers Market
8:00 AM
12
AUG
Cape Playhouse
Mean Girls
7:30 PM · Tickets
13
AUG
Marine Park, Falmouth
Falmouth Farmers Market
11:00 AM
13
AUG
Cape Cod Melody Tent
The Wallflowers with Early James
8:00 PM · Tickets
14
AUG
Osterville Historical Museum
Osterville Farmers Market
9:00 AM
14
AUG
Cape Cod Melody Tent
KC and The Sunshine Band
7:30 PM · Tickets
15
AUG
Ryder Street, Provincetown
Provincetown Farmers Market
9:00 AM
15
AUG
19 Old Colony Way, Orleans
Orleans Farmers Market
9:00 AM
15
AUG
Cape Cod Melody Tent
Bob Marley
5:00 PM · Tickets
15
AUG
Payomet Performing Arts Center
Jon Cleary & The Absolute Monster Gentlemen
7:00 PM · Tickets
16
AUG
Mashpee Commons
Mashpee Farmers Market
11:00 AM
16
AUG
Cape Cod Melody Tent
Face 2 Face: A Tribute to Elton John & Billy Joel
8:00 PM · Tickets
18
AUG
The Sagamore, Bourne
Sandwich-Bourne Farmers Market
10:00 AM
18
AUG
Our Lady of Grace Church, South Chatham
Chatham Farmers Market
3:00 PM
18
AUG
Payomet Performing Arts Center
Larry McCray
7:00 PM · Tickets
19
AUG
Main Street, Wellfleet
Wellfleet Farmers Market
8:00 AM
19
AUG
Payomet Performing Arts Center
The Golden Hours
7:00 PM · Tickets
19
AUG
Cape Cod Melody Tent
Russell Dickerson
8:00 PM · Tickets
20
AUG
Marine Park, Falmouth
Falmouth Farmers Market
11:00 AM
20
AUG
Wellfleet Preservation Hall
Kris Adams Trio
7:00 PM · Tickets
20
AUG
Cape Cod Melody Tent
Ripe with Seven Suns
8:00 PM · Tickets
21
AUG
Osterville Historical Museum
Osterville Farmers Market
9:00 AM
21
AUG
Wellfleet Preservation Hall
Zoë Lewis with Roxanne Layton
7:00 PM · Tickets
22
AUG
19 Old Colony Way, Orleans
Orleans Farmers Market
9:00 AM
22
AUG
Ryder Street, Provincetown
Provincetown Farmers Market
9:00 AM