Wellfleet Makers Market sponsored by the Wellfleet Oyster Alliance

Shop handmade goods from local artisans!

The Makers Market will run at Mayo Beach each Thursday from June 25 to August 27, 2026, from 9 AM to 3:30 PM.

Rain/Wind date - Fridays

Payomet Cirque By The Sea at WHAT

Summer In The City - The Circus That Never Sleeps

This summer, Payomet's Cirque by the Sea brings another original circus theater production to the Big Top at Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theater. Written, designed, and performed entirely in-house, the show plunges audiences into a colorful, fast-paced city bursting with acrobats, aerialists, jugglers, and at least a few city-dwelling critters. Funny, heartfelt, and packed with an urban energy and people who come together to support the city they love.

June 25-September 6, Tuesdays & Thursdays at 6pm, Sundays at 4pm

TICKETS

Wicked Oyster

Enjoy live acoustic music on the patio at The Wicked Oyster with Salt Marsh Jazz Quartet. Pair fresh local seafood, oysters, and cocktails with an evening of laid-back Cape Cod entertainment. Reservations are not required, but are recommended and can be made via OpenTable: https://www.opentable.com/r/wicked-oyster-wellfleet. 

More Information: https://thewickedo.com/events

Wellfleet Recreation

Riptide

Jan Rutz Harbor Bandstand at the Wellfleet Marina

FOOD TRUCK (AT MOST SHOWS)

FAMILY FRIENDLY

Free - Donations Welcome

Outer Cape Voices at Preservation Hall

Join us on Thursday, July 23rd at 7pm for an evening of community building through storytelling and song!

Outer Cape Voices invites storytellers and musicians to share their stories with the theme of, "I remember the summer when..." Hosted by Deb Felix and Lisa Brown, with music by David Sutherland, and storytelling by you, the audience! Bring your stories.

This event is free with donations via cash, check, or Venmo encouraged. Proceeds will go to Mass Appeal and Wellfleet Preservation Hall.

Wellfleet Historical Society & Museum

Is Wellfleet haunted? Be brave and join one of our lantern-lit walking tours. See places where people say they’ve encountered ghosts, and hear your guide tell stories of other local hauntings past and present. This eerie, one-hour tour departs promptly at 9 pm from the Wellfleet Historical Society & Museum.

This tour includes under one mile of walking with some uneven ground.

Cost is $20 per person. Space is limited to 15, including children. Private tours may be scheduled upon request for $300.

Monday nights at 9:00 pm (Sept and Oct at 8:00 pm)

Thursday nights at 9:00 pm (Sept and Oct at 8:00 pm)

Wellfleet Historical Society & Museum

One of the best ways to see Wellfleet is to walk the village with a local historian. Beginning and ending at WHS&M, these 90-minute guided tours provide an overview of the town’s history, simple identification of architecture, and anecdotal accounts of long-ago local characters. Participants learn about historic buildings, pass beautiful landmarks, and explore charming hidden lanes.

The tour of moderate exertion includes 1 mile of walking with occasional uneven ground.

Cost is $20, children get free admission (accompanied by an adult)

Fridays at 10:30 am

Wellfleet Adult Community Center At Mass Audubon

Come join us for a special program at Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary as we explore the fascinating freshwater habitats of Cape Cod. Led by Mass Audubon's naturalists, this presentation takes a close look at the ponds, streams, and vernal pools that support an incredible variety of life. This event is sponsored by the Friends of the Wellfleet Council on Aging. Space is limited.

Please call 774-801-8119 to sign up!

Please wear comfortable walking shoes, bring water, get hydrated beforehand and be prepared to walk up to 1-2 miles on sand and uneven terrain.

Cost is $5.00

Wellfleet Preservation Hall

Join us on Friday, July 24th at 5pm to celebrate the work of fine artist, painter and potter Paul Suggs. Paul will be our resident artist, with work displayed in the conference room on the main floor, for the next year. There will be bites, bevs and good cheer as we unveil the new exhibit. The reception is free, and all are welcome!

Wellfleet Recreation

Digney Fingus

Baker’s Field Pavilion, 70 Kendrick Ave, across from Mayo Beach

Food Trucks at most shows - Family Friendly

Free - Donations Welcome

AMZehnder Gallery

Elemental - Nancy Jenner

Opening Reception: Saturday, July 18th, 5 -7 PM

Artist Talk: Saturday, July 25th, 5 PM

Galleries Throughout the Cultural District

Many galleries within the District have Artist Receptions and extended hours on Saturdays. Look for signs throughout the Cultural District for those galleries participating in the Saturday evening art stroll.

A great way to see new, exciting art, support your local businesses, and meet up with friends and neighbors.

Free.

Farm Projects

Gary Kuehn

Opening Reception: July 25, 6:00-8:00 PM

On Exhibit: July 25 - August 10

Lille Gallery

Robin Herr - “Balston Beach Dunes”

Artist Reception - July 25, 6 - 8 pm

95 Commercial St, Wellfleet, MA

Cove Gallery

Larry Horowitz leads the Cove Jazz in an evening of smooth jazz amongst incredible art during the Saturday Gallery Stroll.

Free

Wellfleet Preservation Hall

Performing for decades across Cape Cod, The CapeCod Kingfish (formerly Steve Morgan & the Kingfish) delivers a high-energy blend of popular covers and Original songs that have defined their sound for years. Their broad repertoire includes legendary icons such as The Beatles, Bruce Springsteen, Greg Allman, and The Neville Brothers to soulful luminaries like Bonnie Raitt, Amy Winehouse, and Lucinda Williams. Staying at the forefront of contemporary music, they also perform hits by Billie Eilish, Lorde, and Lola Young.

It's a night of music not to be missed!

Wellfleet Preservation Hall

Sundays: Zumba with Alissa - 9:00 am

Tuesdays: Yoga with Jen Shannon - 9:00 am

Wednesdays: Zumba with Erin - 8:00 am

Thursdays: Shake Your Soul, Guided Somatic Dance - 10:00 am

Fridays: Yoga with Jen Shannon - 9:00 am

To confirm class schedule, more details, pricing, and contact info, visit HERE

Wellfleet Historical Society

JULY 26, 2026 | 11 AM - 4 PM

More Info Coming Soon

Payomet Cirque By The Sea at WHAT

Summer In The City - The Circus That Never Sleeps

This summer, Payomet's Cirque by the Sea brings another original circus theater production to the Big Top at Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theater. Written, designed, and performed entirely in-house, the show plunges audiences into a colorful, fast-paced city bursting with acrobats, aerialists, jugglers, and at least a few city-dwelling critters. Funny, heartfelt, and packed with an urban energy and people who come together to support the city they love.

June 25-September 6, Tuesdays & Thursdays at 6pm, Sundays at 4pm

First Congregational Church of Wellfleet

Visitors and locals alike join us for a fun time and delicious local scallops!

We are pleased to announce the return of our Summer Scallop Dinner, on Sunday July 26th, starting at 5pm. Once again Denice and Chris from Poor Boy Fisheries will be providing a delicious dinner of grilled scallops.

Please pre-order to reserve your meal!!

• Scallop Skewer with Mediterranean pasta salad OR
  Mac & Cheese (GF) & dessert ADULTS $25 / KIDS $10

• Garden Salad (GF) topped with scallops & dessert $25

• Garden Salad (GF) & dessert $10

(Salad meals MUST be preordered using QR Code)

Non-Seafood option $10 • Hot Dog with Mediterranean pasta salad OR Mac & Cheese (GF) & dessert

Take-out Available

Outdoor Event (inside if raining)

TICKETS

Reserve your spot in advance! Purchase tickets at the Church office Monday thru Friday, 9 - 12 508-349-6877 ~ wellfleetchurch.org

Left Bank Gallery

Debbie Mueller

Opening: July 26, 6:00-8:00 PM

On View: July 26 - August 1

Mass Audubon Wellfleet Bay

Gather around a glowing fire as the sun sinks over Wellfleet Bay and rousing songs and stories unfold. Award-winning performer Jackson Gillman—known as The Stand-Up Chameleon—takes audiences on a theatrical journey through the science and wonder of ocean life, weaving together song, storytelling, comedy, dance, and mime, into a one-of-a-kind experience for adults and teens. Whales, octopi, sharks, and more leap to life through Jackson's intimate, boundary-defying style of theatre. Sweet and savory s'mores and non-alcoholic beverages are included with registration, and guests are welcome to bring their own beer or wine to enjoy alongside the show.

Register Link

Wellfleet Adult Community Center

Visit HERE for the most up-to-date weekly class schedule.

Free for residents/taxpayers, $5 for non-residents. A hold harmless form must be on file.

More information and full schedule: www.wellfleetcoa.org • 508-349-2800

Mass Audubon Wellfleet Bay

There’s a lot happening at Mass Audubon this month! Please visit HERE for the complete schedule of the many events and programs offered at Wellfleet Bay this week.

July:

Tyke Hike, July 1, 10, 15, 24, & 31 - 9:30-10:30 am

Take an age-appropriate adventure through the sanctuary, exploring outdoor spaces alive with wildlife.

Turtle Patrol - July 1 & 8 4:30-6:00 pm

Search for signs of nesting activity and learn about the unique life history of Diamondback Terrapins.

Fireflies After Dark July 3, 8:15-9:15 pm

Decode the secret language of firefly flashes, revealing how different species communicate, and, even deceive one another.

Creature Feature - July 17 & 28, 2:00-3:00 pm

Meet a live animal before heading outside to explore the habitat where that creature actually lives.

Early Bird Walk - July 1, 3, 8, 10, 15, 17, 22, 24, 29, & 31, 8:00-10:00 am

Immerse yourself in the sounds of morning birdsong while searching for songbirds, shorebirds, and wading birds.

Shorebirds of Cape Cod - July 7, 16, 23, & 30, Various times

Make your way out to the beach and tidal flats, scanning the marsh edges and mudflats for the remarkable birds that pass through.

Accessible Summer Birding - July 9 & 23, 9:30-10:30 am

Explore the sanctuary’s accessible All Persons Trail while learning how to identify bird species.

Fish Printing - July 28, 4:00-5:00 pm

Meet live fish up close, then paint a fish replica, pressing it onto paper or your own white t-shirt.

Kayaking Cape Cod - July 1, 11, 15, 16, 25, 28, & 29 - Various times

Explore stunning locations across the Outer Cape by kayak, with every turn revealing something new.

Marine Life Cruise

July 11 - 6:00-8:00 pm

Set sail for an evening of marine discovery. Get an up close look as sampling nets are used to pull up ocean creatures.

Seashore Ramble - July 2, 8, 10, 17, 22, & 24, Various times

Use dip nets and magnifiers to search for the crabs, fish, turtles, and other marine animals that live in the intertidal zone.

Special Events

Campfire Songs and Stories - July 26, 6:30-8:00 pm

Gather around a glowing fire, enjoying s’mores as rousing songs and stories unfold.

www.massaudubon.org

Farm Projects

PRINT NIGHT: MEGAN HINTON

A casual evening of looking and discussing Megan Hinton's current works on paper. We hope to see you!

Monday, July 27 6рm

farm projects 355 main street wellfleet farmprojectspace.org

Wellfleet Recreation

Troubadour with Desmond Curran

HIP-HOP & RAP • SPOKEN WORD • ICONIC MOVIE SCENES • SHAKESPEARE • ORIGINAL ACOUSTIC MUSIC

Mondays and Tuesdays through July

Two, one-hour shows per night: 6:45 & 8:00

Wellfleet Historical Society & Museum

Weekly Schedule:

GHOST TOUR - Mondays and Thursdays 9 pm (Sept and Oct 8 pm)

$20 per person (even kids)

CEMETERY TOURS -

• 90 min tour of Pleasant Hill and Oakdale cemeteries - Tuesdays at 4:30 pm

• 75 min tour of Duck Creek cemetery - Wednesdays at 4:30 pm

Each are $20 per person /free admission for kids

HISTORIC DISTRICT TOUR - Fridays at 10:30 am

$20 per person / free admission for kids

WELLFLEET'S OYSTER HISTORY - 1st and 3rd Tuesday in July and August at 10:00 am

$20 per person / free admission for kids

TICKETS

Wellfleet Historical Society & Museum

Is Wellfleet haunted? Be brave and join one of our lantern-lit walking tours. See places where people say they’ve encountered ghosts, and hear your guide tell stories of other local hauntings past and present. This eerie, one-hour tour departs promptly at 9 pm from the Wellfleet Historical Society & Museum.

This tour includes under one mile of walking with some uneven ground.

Cost is $20 per person. Space is limited to 15, including children. Private tours may be scheduled upon request for $300.

Monday nights at 9:00 pm (Sept and Oct at 8:00 pm)

Thursday nights at 9:00 pm (Sept and Oct at 8:00 pm)

Wellfleet Preservation Hall

Join us on Tuesday, July 21 & 28 and September 1, 8, & 15 for a nature, art, and mindfulness workshop with watercolors!

This will be a guided creative exploration of the natural world using watercolor as a tool for discovery. This experiential process-oriented workshop welcomes all levels and abilities. Beginners will be offered an introduction to the medium and experienced watercolorists can begin exploring. Our time together will include gentle stretches, simple breathing exercises, sensory nature observation and watercolor experimentation. The class will be held in Preservation Hall’s peaceful green backyard space. On rainy days we will migrate to a spacious hall with a view of green space and trees and a supply of sources from nature. The workshop is led by Rebecca Arnoldi- teaching artist, naturalist, certified mindful outdoor guide and yoga instructor. Drop in for any one session or come to all! Bring your own materials, or you can use what we’ve got: some basic watercolor materials will be available with a suggested donation of $5/class.

Register at the door, $36 per student.

Wellfleet Historical Society & Museum

Cemetery Walking Tours - Forever Here

Tuesday nights at 4:30 pm  

Participants meet at the main gate to the cemetery on Gross Hill Road (opposite the police station) where they join a local WHS&M historian for a 90-minute look at Pleasant Hill and Oakdale Cemeteries.

Come hear fascinating stories about those inhabitants who shaped and were shaped by this exceptional town. Sea captains, writers, inventors, privateers and more are awaiting your visit.

The tour includes one-half mile of walking on uneven ground.    

Cost is $20, children get free admission (accompanied by an adult)

TICKETS

Payomet Cirque By The Sea at WHAT

Summer In The City - The Circus That Never Sleeps

This summer, Payomet's Cirque by the Sea brings another original circus theater production to the Big Top at Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theater. Written, designed, and performed entirely in-house, the show plunges audiences into a colorful, fast-paced city bursting with acrobats, aerialists, jugglers, and at least a few city-dwelling critters. Funny, heartfelt, and packed with an urban energy and people who come together to support the city they love.

June 25-September 6, Tuesdays & Thursdays at 6pm, Sundays at 4pm

TICKETS

Wellfleet Recreation

Troubadour with Desmond Curran

HIP-HOP & RAP • SPOKEN WORD • ICONIC MOVIE SCENES • SHAKESPEARE • ORIGINAL ACOUSTIC MUSIC

Mondays and Tuesdays through July

Two, one-hour shows per night: 6:45 & 8:00

Wellfleet Adult Community Center

* note time change *

Discover breathing techniques to soothe your nervous system

Gently alleviate physical and emotional tension

Reestablish a connection with your body and inner tranquility

Foster a sense of grounding, clarity, and balance Depart feeling lighter, more centered, and rejuvenated

Please Call 774-801-8119 to RSVP

Wellfleet Preservation Hall

Mosquito Story Slams are an opportunity for audience members to tell a 5-minute true, personal story based on a theme! Sign Up at 6:30pm

The Mosquito is a live storytelling event on the Outer Cape, fueled by YOU, our audience!

Mosquito Story Slams are an opportunity-for audience members to participate by telling a 5-minute true, personal story based on a theme. Stories are told, not read - no notes or props allowed, just you, a mic, and your story!

Our mission is to celebrate and honor the diversity and commonality of our human experiences through the art and craft of live storytelling. The Mosquito has presented thousands of stories to live audiences and podcast subscribers. Each show features special guest storytellers and audience favorites.

Wellfleet Public Library

Did you know that today, women earn more than 40% of all doctoral degrees in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics? It's a remarkable change trom generations past-yet the story is far trom simple. In this talk with Catherine A. Roberts, professor of mathematics, computer science, and environmental studies at Colleg of the Holy Cross, we'll take a triendly and accessible look at how women's roles in science and technology have evolved over time. Well explore the social changes, cultural shifts, and personal stories that have shaped these journeys-no technical background required. Whether you've always loved science or simply enjoy learning how society changes over time, you'll find something to spark your curiosity. Come join the conversation as we reflect on where we've been, where we are now, and what the future might hold.

Wellfleet Recreation

Danceshak - the workout that feels like a summer dance party!

Join us for DANCESHAK'S signature workout — JOY 45 — A curated, guided 45-minute dance workout designed to shift how you feel—in your body and in your life.

Wednesdays at 7:00 and 8:00 am at Mayo Beach

$20 in advance, $25 drop in. Register here: www.danceshak.com

Wellfleet Farmers Market

Every Wednesday: June 3 - September 30, 2026

Come delight your senses in fresh local produce, plant starts, coffee, baked goods, local meat, fresh fish, mushrooms, lots o' eggs, cheese, local fruits, cut flowers & herbs, garlic & onions, fantastic greens, honey, teas & tinctures, market merch & more!

Wellfleet Preservation Hall

FREE: Mah Jongg returns to the Hall! Wednesdays, through September 2.

Lessons: 10:00 am - 11:15 am

Open Play: 11:15 am-1:00 pm

Please bring a set and cards for open play.

Wellfleet Historical Society & Museum

Revolutionary Wellfleet

Wednesday nights at 4:30

Participants meet at the Duck Creek Cemetery sign in front of the cemetery. Against the backdrop of historic Duck Creek Cemetery, hear about Wellfleet’s participation in events leading up to and during the Revolutionary War. This tour covers not only the who and where, but also the why, of locals’ involvement in the revolution.

This tour includes roughly one-half mile of walking on uneven, hilly terrain.

Cost is $20, children get free admission (accompanied by an adult).

Duck Creek Cemetery is located at Rt 6 and Cahoon Hollow

TICKETS

Wellfleet Recreation

FAMILY FUN DANCE NIGHT

Every Wednesday July & August

7:30 - 10:00 pm

Fun for all ages and experience levels!

Led by Amy Lemorande

WELLFLEETREC.COM

Wellfleet Makers Market sponsored by the Wellfleet Oyster Alliance

Shop handmade goods from local artisans!

The Makers Market will run at Mayo Beach each Thursday from June 25 to August 27, 2026, from 9 AM to 3:30 PM.

Rain/Wind date - Fridays

Farm Projects

A conversation between GARY KUEHN + RJ SUPA

thursday, july 30, 6pm

Payomet Cirque By The Sea at WHAT

Summer In The City - The Circus That Never Sleeps

This summer, Payomet's Cirque by the Sea brings another original circus theater production to the Big Top at Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theater. Written, designed, and performed entirely in-house, the show plunges audiences into a colorful, fast-paced city bursting with acrobats, aerialists, jugglers, and at least a few city-dwelling critters. Funny, heartfelt, and packed with an urban energy and people who come together to support the city they love.

June 25-September 6, Tuesdays & Thursdays at 6pm, Sundays at 4pm

TICKETS

Wellfleet Recreation

Million Dollar Day

Baker’s Field Pavilion, 70 Kendrick Ave, across from Mayo Beach

Food Trucks at most shows - Family Friendly

Free - Donations Welcome

Wellfleet Public Library

“The Narrow Land” - a film by Jaiden van Bork

Thursday, July 30, 7pm

Wellfleet Historical Society & Museum

Is Wellfleet haunted? Be brave and join one of our lantern-lit walking tours. See places where people say they’ve encountered ghosts, and hear your guide tell stories of other local hauntings past and present. This eerie, one-hour tour departs promptly at 9 pm from the Wellfleet Historical Society & Museum.

This tour includes under one mile of walking with some uneven ground.

Cost is $20 per person. Space is limited to 15, including children. Private tours may be scheduled upon request for $300.

Monday nights at 9:00 pm (Sept and Oct at 8:00 pm)

Thursday nights at 9:00 pm (Sept and Oct at 8:00 pm)

Wellfleet Historical Society & Museum

One of the best ways to see Wellfleet is to walk the village with a local historian. Beginning and ending at WHS&M, these 90-minute guided tours provide an overview of the town’s history, simple identification of architecture, and anecdotal accounts of long-ago local characters. Participants learn about historic buildings, pass beautiful landmarks, and explore charming hidden lanes.

The tour of moderate exertion includes 1 mile of walking with occasional uneven ground.

Cost is $20, children get free admission (accompanied by an adult)

Fridays at 10:30 am

Wellfleet Public Library

"I need a volunteer!" That's your invitation to join Science Heroes as we experiment with the colorful science that's all around us - while exploring ways we can use S.T.E.M. to make our world better!

Cape Cod Chamber Music Festival

Danish String Quartet: Listen Up!

Friday, July 31, 2026 at 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
First Congregational Church of Wellfleet, 200 Main Street, Wellfleet, 02667

Danish String Quartet

●      Frederik Øland, violin

●      Rune Tonsgaard Sørensen, violin

●      Asbjørn Nørgaard, viola

●      Fredrik Schøyen Sjölin, cello

The Cape Cod Chamber Music Festival is pleased to present a special performance by the prestigious Danish String Quartet, “one of the best quartets before the public today” (The Washington Post). The in-demand GRAMMY®-nominated ensemble performs classical repertoire as well as sophisticated arrangements of traditional Nordic folk tunes, which they have explored for over a decade; they’ve released three albums of this work, the last two both chosen as one of the top classical albums of the year by NPR and The New York Times.

The Boston Globe said, “Even by today’s high standards, [the Danish String Quartet] offers something very special.” These “excitingly aggressive rockers” (Los Angeles Times) with “rampaging energy” “seemed to sing, dance, strut, and glide their way through the music” (The New Yorker). In addition to Maurice Ravel’s String Quartet, the Danish String Quartet will perform original works based on Nordic folk music composed and arranged for them.

General Admission: $55 / Students: $20. Children 14 and under: Free.

Wellfleet Recreation

Doghouse Tenants

Baker’s Field Pavilion, 70 Kendrick Ave, across from Mayo Beach

Food Trucks at most shows - Family Friendly

Free - Donations Welcome

Wellfleet Public Library

Conversational French Club With Cecile Serrano

Looking for a fun way to improve or strengthen your conversational French? Maybe you want to learn a bit more about French culture? Or maybe you are looking for opportunities to socialize with other francophiles? Whatever your reason, our Conversational French Club is the perfect place for you! Led by Cecile Serrano, our Conversational French Club will meet twice a month. With your library card, you can gain access to free French-language movies on Kanopy, which we will use to inspire conversation.

We hope you will join us!

Cecile is a native from Toulouse in south France. She lived in Toulouse, Paris and Montpellier and has been in the US for 28 years. She lives year-round with her husband and two sons in Wellfleet, a town she loves very much!

Recommended for Intermediate-to-Expert French speakers.

1st and 3rd Saturday of the month

2:30 PM-4:00

Wellfleet Preservation Hall

Experience the spellbinding artistry of Hiroya Tsukamoto, a Japanese-born master of fingerstyle guitar and evocative storytelling, as he returns to Wellfleet to perform songs from his new album Rainshadow. Website: https://hiroyatsukamoto.com

Opener is an experienced singer songwriter and guitarist John Silliman Dodge based in Portland, Oregon. John will share eclectic original music and stories. Website: https://johndogemusic.com

Galleries Throughout the Cultural District

Many galleries within the District have Artist Receptions and extended hours on Saturdays. Look for signs throughout the Cultural District for those galleries participating in the Saturday evening art stroll.

A great way to see new, exciting art, support your local businesses, and meet up with friends and neighbors.

Free.

Cove Gallery

Art Opening and Reception

Larry Horowitz - New Works

Saturday, July 18, 6:30 - 8:00

Cove Gallery

FREE

Left Bank Gallery

Group Show

Opening: August 1, 6:00-8:00

On View: August 1 - August 14

Wellfleet Oyster Alliance

On the famed flats of Cape Cod Bay, within the tranquil waters of Wellfleet Harbor, lives Wellfleet’s storied shellfish industry. From late June through mid-September, WOA hosts farm visits to some of the 108 aquaculture operations that call our local waters home. These low-tide walking adventures offer an up-close look at what exactly goes into growing and harvesting a variety of local shellfish. If you like shucking and slurping, you are sure to love a visit to the special place that makes it all possible.

BUY TICKETS

Important tour info:

• Children 12 and under are FREE and do not need a ticket. As an alternative, please consider making a donation to Wellfleet Oyster Alliance.

• Boots or shoes that can get wet are essential. Please do not wear sandals or flip-flops. Shellfish shells are very sharp and could cut bare feet!

• Instructions and tour details will be sent to ticket holders 48 hours before scheduled tour.

Wellfleet Preservation Hall

Sundays: Zumba with Alissa - 9:00 am

Tuesdays: Yoga with Jen Shannon - 9:00 am

Wednesdays: Zumba with Erin - 8:00 am

Thursdays: Shake Your Soul, Guided Somatic Dance - 10:00 am

Fridays: Yoga with Jen Shannon - 9:00 am

To confirm class schedule, more details, pricing, and contact info, visit HERE

Wellfleet Adult Community Center

Ellyn Weiss - there will still be joy

On exhibit: August 2 - 28

Opening Reception Sunday, August 2, 4-6 pm

ARTIST’S STATEMENT: JULY 2026        

At this point in my life, my motivation to make art comes from an impulse to speak to what I see and feel in the world around me, whether it’s an eruption of rage when the Supreme Court struck down a woman’s right to control her body or the deep sorrow caused by seeing the damage that we have caused and are continuing to cause to the planet and all its living things, including our fellow humans. I am always striving to evoke the feelings and sharpen awareness without preaching. 

In the past 5 years, I have made a lot of angry art. Right now, I find it it particularly challenging to see clearly without falling into despair.

We are a species capable of astonishing achievements, from Beethoven to the scientists in the Chilean desert now building instruments capable of seeing back through space and time, perhaps to the beginning. That’s why this show is called “there will still be joy.” The human urge to find beauty and feel joy cannot be ceded to despair. I believe it is this that preserves hope and feeds resolve. 

I hope you enjoy the work.

ARTIST”S BIO

Ellyn Weiss is a Washington DC-based visual artist and independent curator who has shown widely in over 25 solo and many group for more than 25 years. She is committed to engagement with the most pressing issues we face, notably global climate change and the rights of women.

Ellyn has mounted collaborative installations on the melting of the polar icecaps, the destruction of coral reefs; and the movement of tropical diseases northward - all caused by climate change. The American University Museum in Washington, DC, showed her most ambitious collaborative installation,The Human Flood, in 2024. It focuses on the climate catastrophes that have forced millions of people to leave behind home regions made uninhabitable by climate catastrophes.

She co-founded an artists’ collective in 2017 called ArtWatchDC, to resist attacks on fundamental democratic ideals. The One House Project, produced by ArtWatchDC, included 300 artists building a house structure covered with 300 individual panels celebrating the journeys of their ancestors to a new world. Houses were built and shown in Washington, DC and Germantown, MD.

Payomet Cirque By The Sea at WHAT

Summer In The City - The Circus That Never Sleeps

This summer, Payomet's Cirque by the Sea brings another original circus theater production to the Big Top at Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theater. Written, designed, and performed entirely in-house, the show plunges audiences into a colorful, fast-paced city bursting with acrobats, aerialists, jugglers, and at least a few city-dwelling critters. Funny, heartfelt, and packed with an urban energy and people who come together to support the city they love.

June 25-September 6, Tuesdays & Thursdays at 6pm, Sundays at 4pm

Wellfleet Preservation Hall

THE BATTLE FOR BOSTON

Join us on Sunday, August 2nd at 7 pm when author Don Gillis will be in conversation with acclaimed author James Carroll about the book and how progressive cities are resisting the Trump anti-urban agenda. Former Ambassador and Mayor Ray Flynn is expected to attend.

This event is free and open to the public! Registration link below.

Don Gillis, PhD, is a community organizer and longtime activist in Boston. He has advised mayors of several cities and led economic and workforce development agencies. He holds a PhD in urban sociology and the sociology of education and an MA in community sociology from Boston University. He has taught sociology courses such as Boston’s People and Neighborhoods, Race and Ethnicity, Occupations and the Workplace, Racial and Social Inequality in Schools, and the Sociology of HBO’s The Wire.

James Carroll is the author of eleven novels and eight works of non-fiction. He contributed a weekly column to The Boston Globe for 23 years. Across six decades, he has made his home in Boston, where he lives with his wife, the writer Alexandra Marshall.

FREE: Register HERE

Wellfleet Preservation Hall

Who Are We? 
We are Outermost Toast Toastmasters Club #1329712. 

Our club meets twice a month to practice our public speaking skills in a relaxed, supportive, and fun environment.

All members are encouraged to participate at every meeting. This may be giving a speech, evaluating another club member's speech, or answering an impromptu question.

We strive to provide valuable, effective and supportive feedback that will help all of our members grow as speakers and as confident individuals.

But most important, we have FUN! Anyone is welcome to attend any of our meetings as a guest. In fact, it's encouraged!

We Meet: The 1st and 3rd Monday of EVERY Month at 7:00pm - 8:30pm

Questions?Email Martha at megorman57@comcast.net for more information or visit 
Outermost Toast Toastmasters Club (toastmastersclubs.org)

Wellfleet Recreation

Knighthorse Theater presents William Shakespeare’s HAMLET starring Declan Lemerande

Every Monday in August

Donation

Wellfleet Public Library

E is for Edward

For more than seven decades, Edward Gorey's work has delighted fans of all ages and inspired artists across multiple disciplines. Els for Edward celebrates Edward Gorey as author, illustrator, humorist, playwright, printmaker, fabric artist, and stage designer, showcasing the vast array of material he created between 1953 and his death in 2000. Curated by Gregory Hischak, Director of The Edward Gorey House, the book is organized by major themes and topics that characterize Goreys work including hapless children, mutant menageries, the murder mystery, the ballet, sartorial elegance, stylized decor, and the many recurring motifs and latent symbolism that underlie these subjects. Illustrated with hundreds of original pieces of art and archival material, Els for Edward is a must-have for every fan and the most comprehensive, in-depth exploration of Gorey's art in more than a decade.

Gregory Hischak is a playwright, poet, and performer based in Yarmouth Port, Massachusetts. He has curated and designed exhibits at The Edward Gorey House, which serves to preserve Gorey’s life and legacy, since 2014, and has been its Director since 2020.

Wellfleet Historical Society & Museum

Weekly Schedule:

GHOST TOUR - Mondays and Thursdays 9 pm (Sept and Oct 8 pm)

$20 per person (even kids)

CEMETERY TOURS -

• 90 min tour of Pleasant Hill and Oakdale cemeteries - Tuesdays at 4:30 pm

• 75 min tour of Duck Creek cemetery - Wednesdays at 4:30 pm

Each are $20 per person /free admission for kids

HISTORIC DISTRICT TOUR - Fridays at 10:30 am

$20 per person / free admission for kids

WELLFLEET'S OYSTER HISTORY - 1st and 3rd Tuesday in July and August at 10:00 am

$20 per person / free admission for kids

TICKETS

Wellfleet Historical Society & Museum

Is Wellfleet haunted? Be brave and join one of our lantern-lit walking tours. See places where people say they’ve encountered ghosts, and hear your guide tell stories of other local hauntings past and present. This eerie, one-hour tour departs promptly at 9 pm from the Wellfleet Historical Society & Museum.

This tour includes under one mile of walking with some uneven ground.

Cost is $20 per person. Space is limited to 15, including children. Private tours may be scheduled upon request for $300.

Monday nights at 9:00 pm (Sept and Oct at 8:00 pm)

Thursday nights at 9:00 pm (Sept and Oct at 8:00 pm)

Wellfleet Historical Society & Museum

What makes the Wellfleet oyster special and desired worldwide? Against the backdrop of Wellfleet Harbor, participants learn the history of the famous Wellfleet oyster, from its use by Native Americans to what you see on your plate today. We meet at the L-Pier (the wooden pier to the left of Mac’s on the Pier) to join former WHS&M president and commercial oysterman Dwight Estey for an entertaining and informative look at an industry that is synonymous with Wellfleet.

This 60–90-minute tour covers areas of the town pier and is wheelchair friendly.

Cost is $20, children get free admission (accompanied by an adult).

1st and 3rd Tuesday monthly at 10 am until Labor Day

REGISTER

Wellfleet Police and Fire Departments

National Night Out enhances the relationship between neighbors and law enforcement while bringing back a true sense of community. Furthermore, it provides a great opportunity to bring police and neighbors together under positive circumstances.

We will have Free food, Bouncy Houses, First Responder Vehicles and more! Come join us for an evening of fun with your local first responders.

Wellfleet Public Library

Unmothered Women - A New Support Group

If you were deprived of the mother you needed, be it due to neglect, narcissism, emotional withholding, manipulation, abandonment or abuse, please know - you are not alone. We aim to come together in this new support group to share our experiences in a safe and confidential space and find healing as we create a sense of chosen community.

Tuesdays 4pm-5:30pm - 7/21, 8/4, 8/18

Wellfleet Historical Society & Museum

Cemetery Walking Tours - Forever Here

Tuesday nights at 4:30 pm  

Participants meet at the main gate to the cemetery on Gross Hill Road (opposite the police station) where they join a local WHS&M historian for a 90-minute look at Pleasant Hill and Oakdale Cemeteries.

Come hear fascinating stories about those inhabitants who shaped and were shaped by this exceptional town. Sea captains, writers, inventors, privateers and more are awaiting your visit.

The tour includes one-half mile of walking on uneven ground.    

Cost is $20, children get free admission (accompanied by an adult)

TICKETS

Payomet Cirque By The Sea at WHAT

Summer In The City - The Circus That Never Sleeps

This summer, Payomet's Cirque by the Sea brings another original circus theater production to the Big Top at Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theater. Written, designed, and performed entirely in-house, the show plunges audiences into a colorful, fast-paced city bursting with acrobats, aerialists, jugglers, and at least a few city-dwelling critters. Funny, heartfelt, and packed with an urban energy and people who come together to support the city they love.

June 25-September 6, Tuesdays & Thursdays at 6pm, Sundays at 4pm

TICKETS

Pond Hill School

Open Music Session, all instruments, and listeners, welcome.

July 7 and 21, August 4 and 18, September 1 and 15

1st and 3rd Tuesdays of the month 7-9pm

Pond Hill School, South Wellfleet, 65 Old Paine Hollow Road (access from Route 6)

Irish, Scottish, French, Old Time, Folk, Country.

Bring Your Own Refreshments - Sharing Encouraged! No Cover • Donations Welcome

Many thanks to Narrowland Music and the South Wellfleet Neighborhood Association and Social Union

Denya LeVine, Host denya1@verizon.net

Wellfleet Recreation

Knighthorse Theater presents “Shakespeare’s On Demand”

Every Tuesday in August

Donation

Wellfleet Recreation

Danceshak - the workout that feels like a summer dance party!

Join us for DANCESHAK'S signature workout — JOY 45 — A curated, guided 45-minute dance workout designed to shift how you feel—in your body and in your life.

Wednesdays at 7:00 and 8:00 am at Mayo Beach

$20 in advance, $25 drop in. Register here: www.danceshak.com

Wellfleet Farmers Market

Every Wednesday: June 3 - September 30, 2026

Come delight your senses in fresh local produce, plant starts, coffee, baked goods, local meat, fresh fish, mushrooms, lots o' eggs, cheese, local fruits, cut flowers & herbs, garlic & onions, fantastic greens, honey, teas & tinctures, market merch & more!

Wellfleet Preservation Hall

FREE: Mah Jongg returns to the Hall! Wednesdays, through September 2.

Lessons: 10:00 am - 11:15 am

Open Play: 11:15 am-1:00 pm

Please bring a set and cards for open play.

Wellfleet Public Library

This is an open invitation to all women 80+ who would like to gather, have a cup of tea and a light snack, and share an hour or so with each other. It's a chance to celebrate being 80+ and share our thoughts, delights, challenges, and companionship.

This is not limited to Wellfleet. Please come join us!

Meet an old friend or create a new one!

Facilitated by Linda Schwarz.

Wellfleet Public Library

Wednesday, August 5: 3:30 - 5:00

Wellfleet Historical Society & Museum

Revolutionary Wellfleet

Wednesday nights at 4:30

Participants meet at the Duck Creek Cemetery sign in front of the cemetery. Against the backdrop of historic Duck Creek Cemetery, hear about Wellfleet’s participation in events leading up to and during the Revolutionary War. This tour covers not only the who and where, but also the why, of locals’ involvement in the revolution.

This tour includes roughly one-half mile of walking on uneven, hilly terrain.

Cost is $20, children get free admission (accompanied by an adult).

Duck Creek Cemetery is located at Rt 6 and Cahoon Hollow

TICKETS

Wellfleet Public Library

Issues of race exist on Cape Cod as they do in the rest of the country. Ne gather in a collegial, supportive environment with Panchetc Peterson and others as tacilitators to read and discuss seminal books (Waking Up White, Under the Skin, Just Mercy, The Color of Law, The Warmth of Other Suns, among others and articles (Letter from a Birmingham Jail), to discuss current events, and to offer personal experiences in a wide-ranging discussion that goes where it will.

All are welcome!

Wellfleet Public Library

In conversation with Mo Ogrodnik

In a remarkable variety of forms and masterful prose, Suzanne McConnell's long-awaited short story collection If You Think Your Heart Can Take It traces people's lives caught on the brink of life-changing moments. Most of the stories in If You Think Your Heart Can Take It are realistic, some surrealistic, and a few are funny. Several protagonists are women struggling artistically while negotiating difficult relationships or trauma. Some are women striving to find love, balance, and selfhood in a male-dominated culture, the wildest of which uncovers the protagonist's rage as well as her voice. Three stories are darkly humorous short-shorts about writing. Other main characters include a child coming to grips with slaughtering on a small farm in San Diego, a vocation-less Puerto Rican man in Vieques, a bereaved Polish family in Brooklyn, a retiree post-Covid seeking connection, a homeless Black man in Manhattan, all striving to find their footing. Throughout this collection, McConnell focuses on those grappling with the courage to speak up and act from the heart, an inquiry delivered with an assured mastery of the short form.

Wellfleet Recreation

FAMILY FUN DANCE NIGHT

Every Wednesday July & August

7:30 - 10:00 pm

Fun for all ages and experience levels!

Led by Amy Lemorande

WELLFLEETREC.COM

Wellfleet Makers Market sponsored by the Wellfleet Oyster Alliance

Shop handmade goods from local artisans!

The Makers Market will run at Mayo Beach each Thursday from June 25 to August 27, 2026, from 9 AM to 3:30 PM.

Rain/Wind date - Fridays

Payomet Cirque By The Sea at WHAT

Summer In The City - The Circus That Never Sleeps

This summer, Payomet's Cirque by the Sea brings another original circus theater production to the Big Top at Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theater. Written, designed, and performed entirely in-house, the show plunges audiences into a colorful, fast-paced city bursting with acrobats, aerialists, jugglers, and at least a few city-dwelling critters. Funny, heartfelt, and packed with an urban energy and people who come together to support the city they love.

June 25-September 6, Tuesdays & Thursdays at 6pm, Sundays at 4pm

TICKETS

Wellfleet Recreation

Jordan Renzi

Baker’s Field Pavilion, 70 Kendrick Ave, across from Mayo Beach

Food Trucks at most shows - Family Friendly

Free - Donations Welcome

Wellfleet Preservation Hall

Movimento - “Somewhere Forward” Part of the Outer Cape Dance Festival

“Somewhere Forward” is a new concert exploring the intersection of movement, memory, and hope. Choreographed by Leda Muhana and the talented artists of Movimento Project, this concert invites audiences to embark on a journey through shifting landscapes—both physical, psychological and emotional—capturing the spirit of resilience and innovation that defines contemporary dance today.

This work has been generously supported by the Mass Cultural Council thru grants from the Wellfleet, Orleans, Chatham and Harwich local cultural councils.

Friends of the Wellfleet Public Library

Kate Zernike has been a reporter for the New York Times since 2000, where she has covered education, politics, health care, sports and styles. She was a member of the team that won the 2002 Pulitzer Prize for Explanatory Reporting for stories about Al Qaeda before and after the 9/11 terror attacks.

Kate was previously a reporter for the Boston Globe, where she broke the story of MIT's admission that it had discriminated against women on its faculty. She is the author of 2010's Boiling_Mad: Inside Tea Party America and 2023's The Exceptions: Nancy Hopkins, MIT, and the Fight for Women in Science. Kate is a graduate of Trinity College at the University of Toronto and the Graduate School of Journalism at Columbia University. She lives in New Jersey with her husband and sons.

$20 - Tickets on sale July 1 at the Library & also at the event

Wellfleet Historical Society & Museum

Is Wellfleet haunted? Be brave and join one of our lantern-lit walking tours. See places where people say they’ve encountered ghosts, and hear your guide tell stories of other local hauntings past and present. This eerie, one-hour tour departs promptly at 9 pm from the Wellfleet Historical Society & Museum.

This tour includes under one mile of walking with some uneven ground.

Cost is $20 per person. Space is limited to 15, including children. Private tours may be scheduled upon request for $300.

Monday nights at 9:00 pm (Sept and Oct at 8:00 pm)

Thursday nights at 9:00 pm (Sept and Oct at 8:00 pm)

Wellfleet Historical Society & Museum

One of the best ways to see Wellfleet is to walk the village with a local historian. Beginning and ending at WHS&M, these 90-minute guided tours provide an overview of the town’s history, simple identification of architecture, and anecdotal accounts of long-ago local characters. Participants learn about historic buildings, pass beautiful landmarks, and explore charming hidden lanes.

The tour of moderate exertion includes 1 mile of walking with occasional uneven ground.

Cost is $20, children get free admission (accompanied by an adult)

Fridays at 10:30 am

Wellfleet Public Library

This hands-on workshop invites community members to explore the relaxing art of surface design by hand-painting their own ceramic trinket dishes. Perfect for holding jewelry, keys, or small treasures, these dishes make beautiful personalized keepsakes or gifts. Participants will learn basic ceramic painting techniques, color mixing, and pattern design using high-quality, air-dry gloss finishes. No prior artistic experience is required.

For ages 13+.

Space is limited, please call (508) 349-0310 or stop by the circulation desk to register.

Cape Cod Chamber Music Festival

The Borromeo: Luminous Beauty

Friday, August 7, 2026 at 5:30 PM

First Congregational Church of Wellfleet, 200 Main Street, Wellfleet, 02667

Borromeo String Quartet

●      Nicholas Kitchen, violin

●      Kristopher Tong, violin

●      Melissa Reardon, viola

●      Yeesun Kim, cello

One of the most important ensembles of our time, the award-winning Borromeo String Quartet has been hailed for its “edge-of-the-seat performances” by The Boston Globe, which called it “simply the best.” A fan favorite and pillar of the Cape Cod Chamber Music Festival for many years, the Borromeo is admired and sought after for both its fresh interpretations of the classical music canon and its championing of works by 20th and 21st century composers. The Chicago Tribune praised the Borromeo as “a remarkably accomplished string quartet, not simply for its high technical polish and refined tone, but more importantly for the searching musical insights it brings.” The San Diego Reader described the ensemble’s performance as “a musical experience of luminous beauty.”

Performances in Hyannis and Wellfleet will feature Ludwig van Beethoven’s String Quartet in F Major, Op. 59, No. 1 and Antonín Dvořák’s String Quartet No. 14 in A-flat Major.

Following the performance of The Borromeo: Luminous Beauty at the First Congregational Church of Wellfleet, join the musicians for a private post-concert dinner hosted by a Festival board member at Chapel in the Pines in Eastham. This special opportunity is available for an additional donation of $100. Seating is limited.

General Admission: $40 / Students: $20. Children 14 and under: Free.

Wellfleet Preservation Hall

Movimento - “Somewhere Forward” Part of the Outer Cape Dance Festival

“Somewhere Forward” is a new concert exploring the intersection of movement, memory, and hope. Choreographed by Leda Muhana and the talented artists of Movimento Project, this concert invites audiences to embark on a journey through shifting landscapes—both physical, psychological and emotional—capturing the spirit of resilience and innovation that defines contemporary dance today.

This work has been generously supported by the Mass Cultural Council thru grants from the Wellfleet, Orleans, Chatham and Harwich local cultural councils.

Jeff Soderbergh Sustainable Furnishings & Fine Art Gallery

Please join us in Wellfleet for our 15th Annual Summer Soiree!

Saturday, Aug 8th 4-8pm

Featured Artists:

Lisa Barsumian • Kate Barber • Karen J. Covey • Gillian Christy • Dan Denton • Bernhard Dessecker • Carl Dimitri • Bettina Egli Sennhauser • Jemison Faust • David Gonville • Mike Hansel • Duncan Johnson • Rob Lorenson • Paul Meneses • Arran Paskauskas • Josh Ruder •Gene Schmidt • Jeff Soderbergh

11b West Main St. Wellfleet, Cape Cod

508-214-0538 JEFFSODERBERGH.COM/Artists

Wellfleet Presevation Hall

Join us on Saturday, August 8th at 5pm for our first ever Beyond the Buoys fundraiser event in collaboration with the Center for Coastal Studies!

Wellfleet Preservation Hall is very excited to partner with the Center for Coastal Studies for a new arts fundraiser, Beyond the Buoys. The center has graciously donated buoys recovered from beaches all across Massachusetts by Laura Ludwig and her beach cleanup volunteers, and artists from across the Outer Cape have repurposed them into beautiful pieces of art to be auctioned off at our event.

Join us for drinks, apps, raw bar, live music from Jordan Renzi and friends, a live and silent auction, a talk on art and conservation by Laura Ludwig, and an arts and crafts table! All proceeds benefit Wellfleet Preservation Hall. We hope to see you there!

Tickets

Galleries Throughout the Cultural District

Many galleries within the District have Artist Receptions and extended hours on Saturdays. Look for signs throughout the Cultural District for those galleries participating in the Saturday evening art stroll.

A great way to see new, exciting art, support your local businesses, and meet up with friends and neighbors.

Free.

Farm Projects

PRINT (BOOK) NIGHT: JAN MOSCOWITZ

thursday, august 06, 6pm

a casual evening of looking and discussing artist/designer Jan Moscowitz's current book projects. we hope to see you!

farm projects 355 main street wellfleet farmprojectspace.org

Wellfleet Recreation

Kingfish

Jan Rutz Harbor Bandstand at the Wellfleet Marina

FOOD TRUCK (AT MOST SHOWS)

FAMILY FRIENDLY

Free - Donations Welcome

Wellfleet Recreation

rescheduled from July 18

Funktapuss

Jan Rutz Harbor Bandstand at the Wellfleet Marina

FOOD TRUCK (AT MOST SHOWS)

FAMILY FRIENDLY

Free - Donations Welcome

Wellfleet Preservation Hall

Sundays: Zumba with Alissa - 9:00 am

Tuesdays: Yoga with Jen Shannon - 9:00 am

Wednesdays: Zumba with Erin - 8:00 am

Thursdays: Shake Your Soul, Guided Somatic Dance - 10:00 am

Fridays: Yoga with Jen Shannon - 9:00 am

To confirm class schedule, more details, pricing, and contact info, visit HERE

Payomet Cirque By The Sea at WHAT

Summer In The City - The Circus That Never Sleeps

This summer, Payomet's Cirque by the Sea brings another original circus theater production to the Big Top at Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theater. Written, designed, and performed entirely in-house, the show plunges audiences into a colorful, fast-paced city bursting with acrobats, aerialists, jugglers, and at least a few city-dwelling critters. Funny, heartfelt, and packed with an urban energy and people who come together to support the city they love.

June 25-September 6, Tuesdays & Thursdays at 6pm, Sundays at 4pm

Wellfleet Preservation Hall

Join us August 10th-14th and August 17th-21st, 10am-3pm for a ten day long film summer camp for youth ages 10-18 as part of our 2026 Wellfleet Youth Film Festival!

This summer camp is free to participate in, but pre-registration is required.

Participants can expect to learn about the filmmaking process from first ideas through first screenings. This ten-day, hands-on summer camp will be divided into two weeks. In Week 1, we will cover topics including screenwriting, script development, production design, post production, blocking, lighting, sound, editing, and more. Students will also look at different forms that films can take and study some examples of different genres. In Week 2, students will apply the knowledge and skills they learned in Week 1 to choose a particular topic of interest to work on and help create an actual film.

REGISTER HERE

Hosted by Barnstable County Commissioner Sheila Lyons, Mike and Kathy Schell, and Judy Wood

This is not a Hall sponsored event.

Hosted by Barnstable County Commissioner Sheila Lyons, Mike and Kathy Schell, and Judy Wood.

Come spend an evening with Congressman Jamie Raskin on Monday, August 10th fro 4-6pm.

RSVP at: secure.actblue.com/donate/8.10.26wellfleet

For more information, please contact Maddie Jordan: (770) 362-3951 or Maddie@HMConsultingDC.com

Wellfleet Public Library

The Fantasy and Necessity of Solidarity

For those who seek to combat injustice, solidarity with the oppressed is one of the highest ideals, yet it does not come without complication. In Ihe Fantasy_ ot Necessity_ot Solidarity, Sarah Schulman examines a range of case studies, from the fight for abortion rights in post-Franco Spain, to NYC's AIDS activism in the 1990s, to the current wave of campus protest movements against Israel's war on Gaza, and her own experience growing up as a queer female artist in male-dominated culture industries. Drawing parallels between queer, Palestinian, feminist, and artistic struggles for justice, Schulman challenges the traditional notion of true solidarity as a simple union of equals, arguing that in today's world of globalized power structures, solidarity requires the collaboration of bystanders and conflicted perpetrators with the excluded and oppressed. That action comes at a cost, and is not always effective. And yet withoutit we sentence ourselves to a world without progressive change towards visions of liberation. By turns challenging, inspiring, pragmatic, and poetic, The Fantasy and Necessity of Solidarity provides a much-needed path for how we can work together to create a more just, more equitable present and future.

Wellfleet Recreation

Knighthorse Theater presents William Shakespeare’s HAMLET starring Declan Lemerande

Every Monday in August

Donation

Wellfleet Historical Society & Museum

Weekly Schedule:

GHOST TOUR - Mondays and Thursdays 9 pm (Sept and Oct 8 pm)

$20 per person (even kids)

CEMETERY TOURS -

• 90 min tour of Pleasant Hill and Oakdale cemeteries - Tuesdays at 4:30 pm

• 75 min tour of Duck Creek cemetery - Wednesdays at 4:30 pm

Each are $20 per person /free admission for kids

HISTORIC DISTRICT TOUR - Fridays at 10:30 am

$20 per person / free admission for kids

WELLFLEET'S OYSTER HISTORY - 1st and 3rd Tuesday in July and August at 10:00 am

$20 per person / free admission for kids

TICKETS

Wellfleet Historical Society & Museum

Is Wellfleet haunted? Be brave and join one of our lantern-lit walking tours. See places where people say they’ve encountered ghosts, and hear your guide tell stories of other local hauntings past and present. This eerie, one-hour tour departs promptly at 9 pm from the Wellfleet Historical Society & Museum.

This tour includes under one mile of walking with some uneven ground.

Cost is $20 per person. Space is limited to 15, including children. Private tours may be scheduled upon request for $300.

Monday nights at 9:00 pm (Sept and Oct at 8:00 pm)

Thursday nights at 9:00 pm (Sept and Oct at 8:00 pm)

Wellfleet Oyster Alliance

On the famed flats of Cape Cod Bay, within the tranquil waters of Wellfleet Harbor, lives Wellfleet’s storied shellfish industry. From late June through mid-September, WOA hosts farm visits to some of the 108 aquaculture operations that call our local waters home. These low-tide walking adventures offer an up-close look at what exactly goes into growing and harvesting a variety of local shellfish. If you like shucking and slurping, you are sure to love a visit to the special place that makes it all possible.

BUY TICKETS

Important tour info:

• Children 12 and under are FREE and do not need a ticket. As an alternative, please consider making a donation to Wellfleet Oyster Alliance.

• Boots or shoes that can get wet are essential. Please do not wear sandals or flip-flops. Shellfish shells are very sharp and could cut bare feet!

• Instructions and tour details will be sent to ticket holders 48 hours before scheduled tour.

Wellfleet Historical Society & Museum

Cemetery Walking Tours - Forever Here

Tuesday nights at 4:30 pm  

Participants meet at the main gate to the cemetery on Gross Hill Road (opposite the police station) where they join a local WHS&M historian for a 90-minute look at Pleasant Hill and Oakdale Cemeteries.

Come hear fascinating stories about those inhabitants who shaped and were shaped by this exceptional town. Sea captains, writers, inventors, privateers and more are awaiting your visit.

The tour includes one-half mile of walking on uneven ground.    

Cost is $20, children get free admission (accompanied by an adult)

TICKETS

Payomet Cirque By The Sea at WHAT

Summer In The City - The Circus That Never Sleeps

This summer, Payomet's Cirque by the Sea brings another original circus theater production to the Big Top at Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theater. Written, designed, and performed entirely in-house, the show plunges audiences into a colorful, fast-paced city bursting with acrobats, aerialists, jugglers, and at least a few city-dwelling critters. Funny, heartfelt, and packed with an urban energy and people who come together to support the city they love.

June 25-September 6, Tuesdays & Thursdays at 6pm, Sundays at 4pm

TICKETS

Wellfleet Public Library

Growing up as a naive, privileged young woman from Boston's elite North Shore, Frinde Maher's early opposition to the Vietnam War led to a fervent decade of 1960s left-wing activism. Maher's participation included organizing for welfare reform in Roxbury, working in a Somerville light bulb factory, leafletting at anti-war demonstrations, selling socialist newspapers at local factory gates, and finally joining a self-styled revolutionary communist party. Along the way, she worked as an American History teacher, interpreting these diverse, conflicting stories with her students in the classroom. In her new memoir Class Encounters, Maher captures the stresses, nuances, complex choices and serendipities of navigating different social worlds that, themselves, were being shaken by the multiple revolts of the 1960s. America has long underplayed social class, while amplifying it in practice. In this talk, Frinde Maher - Professor Emerita of Education and Women's Studies at Wheaton College - reminds us how central "class encounters" are to the American experience.

Wellfleet Preservation Hall

IMPROVincetown is a fully made-up comedy show based on audience suggestions. The cast does a mix of long-form scenes and short-form games—with opportunities for the audience to come on stage and join in on the fun! The cast features the Outer Cape’s favorite improvisers with special guests from Boston.

Wellfleet Recreation

Knighthorse Theater presents “Shakespeare’s On Demand”

Every Tuesday in August

Donation

Wellfleet Recreation

Danceshak - the workout that feels like a summer dance party!

Join us for DANCESHAK'S signature workout — JOY 45 — A curated, guided 45-minute dance workout designed to shift how you feel—in your body and in your life.

Wednesdays at 7:00 and 8:00 am at Mayo Beach

$20 in advance, $25 drop in. Register here: www.danceshak.com

Wellfleet Farmers Market

Every Wednesday: June 3 - September 30, 2026

Come delight your senses in fresh local produce, plant starts, coffee, baked goods, local meat, fresh fish, mushrooms, lots o' eggs, cheese, local fruits, cut flowers & herbs, garlic & onions, fantastic greens, honey, teas & tinctures, market merch & more!

Wellfleet Preservation Hall

FREE: Mah Jongg returns to the Hall! Wednesdays, through September 2.

Lessons: 10:00 am - 11:15 am

Open Play: 11:15 am-1:00 pm

Please bring a set and cards for open play.

Wellfleet Public Library

Come meet Bethany from Amazing Animal Ambassadors as she shows off some of her favorite animal friends!

Wednesday, August 12 - 3:00 PM

Wellfleet Historical Society & Museum

Revolutionary Wellfleet

Wednesday nights at 4:30

Participants meet at the Duck Creek Cemetery sign in front of the cemetery. Against the backdrop of historic Duck Creek Cemetery, hear about Wellfleet’s participation in events leading up to and during the Revolutionary War. This tour covers not only the who and where, but also the why, of locals’ involvement in the revolution.

This tour includes roughly one-half mile of walking on uneven, hilly terrain.

Cost is $20, children get free admission (accompanied by an adult).

Duck Creek Cemetery is located at Rt 6 and Cahoon Hollow

TICKETS

Wellfleet Preservation Hall

Mosquito Story Slams are an opportunity for audience members to tell a 5-minute true, personal story based on a theme! Sign Up at 6:30pm

The Mosquito is a live storytelling event on the Outer Cape, fueled by YOU, our audience!

Mosquito Story Slams are an opportunity-for audience members to participate by telling a 5-minute true, personal story based on a theme. Stories are told, not read - no notes or props allowed, just you, a mic, and your story!

Our mission is to celebrate and honor the diversity and commonality of our human experiences through the art and craft of live storytelling. The Mosquito has presented thousands of stories to live audiences and podcast subscribers. Each show features special guest storytellers and audience favorites.

Wellfleet Public Library

In Conversation with Jean Hey

Twice Born opens with the death of Hester's father, biographer Justin Kaplan. Despite his relatively prolitic output, Justin rarely wrote, or said, much about himself-even to his daughter. Standing at his open casket, Hester has the realization that while alive, her father never looked her in the eyes. Hester takes on the challenge of piecing together as intimate a biography of her own father as possible, comparing his story to the lives of his biographical subjects and dissecting the various personas he presents to the world-from which the name "dad," "daddy," or even "father" is conspicuously and painfully absent. Parallel to Justin's story runs Hester's own journey of development as a writer and a thinker, which begins in the shadow of not only her talented father, but also her novelist mother, and the fiercely protective union the two of them had built, often to the exclusion of their own children. In sensitive, intimate writing, Kaplan paints a rich picture of the twentieth century literary world that she grew up in, all while reflecting on the deceptive nature of memory, the loneliness of creative pursuits, and the dovetailing paradoxes of biographical and autobiographical writing.

Hester Kaplan is the author of novels and story collections including The Edge of Marriage, winner of the Flannery Connor Award for Short Fiction. Her fiction and nonfiction have appeared in literary journals and anthologies, including The Best American Short Stories series.

She is the recipient of two NEA awards, and was named a Mark Twain Fellow for Twice Born. Jean Hey's work has been published in The New York Times Sunday Magazine, The Plain Dealer, the Chicago Tribune, Solstice Literary Magazine, The MacGuttin, Arrowsmith Journal, and the Los Angeles Review of Books.

Born and educated in South Africa, Jean worked as a journalist on two major newspapers in Johannesburg and Cape Town, and as a correspondent for The Times of London, reporting on Black education.

Wellfleet Recreation

FAMILY FUN DANCE NIGHT

Every Wednesday July & August

7:30 - 10:00 pm

Fun for all ages and experience levels!

Led by Amy Lemorande

WELLFLEETREC.COM

Wellfleet Makers Market sponsored by the Wellfleet Oyster Alliance

Shop handmade goods from local artisans!

The Makers Market will run at Mayo Beach each Thursday from June 25 to August 27, 2026, from 9 AM to 3:30 PM.

Rain/Wind date - Fridays

Wellfleet Public Library

Delilah is a life-sized inflatable North Atlantic right whale! Her measurements are based off of a real whale who lived along the East coast in the United States and Canada! Stop by for one of our two timeslots and get a peek inside this amazing inflatable whale!

Shows at 2:00 and 2:30

Free

Payomet Cirque By The Sea at WHAT

Summer In The City - The Circus That Never Sleeps

This summer, Payomet's Cirque by the Sea brings another original circus theater production to the Big Top at Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theater. Written, designed, and performed entirely in-house, the show plunges audiences into a colorful, fast-paced city bursting with acrobats, aerialists, jugglers, and at least a few city-dwelling critters. Funny, heartfelt, and packed with an urban energy and people who come together to support the city they love.

June 25-September 6, Tuesdays & Thursdays at 6pm, Sundays at 4pm

TICKETS

Wellfleet Public Library

Buckley

In 1951, with the publication of God and Man at Yale, a scathing attack on his alma mater, twenty-tive-year- old William F. Buckley, Jr., seized the public stage-and commanded it for the next half century as he led a new generation of conservative activists and ideologues to the peak of political power and cultural influence. Ten years before his death in 2008, Buckley chose prize-winning biographer Sam Tanenhaus to tell the full, uncensored story of his life and times, granting him extensive interviews and exclusive access to his most private papers. Thus began a deep investigation into the vast and often hidden universe of Bill Buckley and the modern conservative revolution. At a crucial moment in American history, Buckley. offers a gripping and powerfully relevant story about the birth of modern politics and those who shaped it.

Sam Tanenhaus, the former editor of The New York Times Book Review, is the author of the national bestsellers Whittaker Chambers: A Biography (winner of the Los Angeles Times Book Prize and a finalist for both the National Book Award and the Pulitzer Prize) and The Death of Conservatism. His feature articles and essays have appeared in The Atlantic, The New Yorker, The New York Times Magazine, Vanity Fair, and many other publications in the United States and abroad.

Wellfleet Historical Society & Museum

Is Wellfleet haunted? Be brave and join one of our lantern-lit walking tours. See places where people say they’ve encountered ghosts, and hear your guide tell stories of other local hauntings past and present. This eerie, one-hour tour departs promptly at 9 pm from the Wellfleet Historical Society & Museum.

This tour includes under one mile of walking with some uneven ground.

Cost is $20 per person. Space is limited to 15, including children. Private tours may be scheduled upon request for $300.

Monday nights at 9:00 pm (Sept and Oct at 8:00 pm)

Thursday nights at 9:00 pm (Sept and Oct at 8:00 pm)

Wellfleet Adult Community Center

Stop by to discuss your housing needs or share your thoughts on housing in Wellfleet.

No appointment necessary!

Questions? Contact Ann Schiffenhaus ann.schiffenhaus@wellfleet-ma.gov or 508-379-3786

Wellfleet Historical Society & Museum

One of the best ways to see Wellfleet is to walk the village with a local historian. Beginning and ending at WHS&M, these 90-minute guided tours provide an overview of the town’s history, simple identification of architecture, and anecdotal accounts of long-ago local characters. Participants learn about historic buildings, pass beautiful landmarks, and explore charming hidden lanes.

The tour of moderate exertion includes 1 mile of walking with occasional uneven ground.

Cost is $20, children get free admission (accompanied by an adult)

Fridays at 10:30 am

Cape Cod Chamber Music Festival

Alchemy: Classical Meets Jazz

Featuring the Harlem Quartet with Steve Wilson, Renee Rosnes, and David Wong

Friday, August 14, 2026 at 5:30 PM

First Congregational Church of Wellfleet, 200 Main Street, Wellfleet, MA 02667

Harlem Quartet:

●      Ilmar Gavilán, violin

●      Melissa White, violin

●      Jaime Amador, viola

●      Felix Umansky, cello

Steve Wilson, alto and soprano saxophone
Renee Rosnes, piano
David Wong, bass

The GRAMMY®-winning Harlem Quartet and outstanding jazz musicians Steve Wilson, Renee Rosnes, and David Wong will fuse classical and jazz forms in an evening that will include three world premieres. One is a new work commissioned for the Cape Cod Chamber Music Festival and composed by Rosnes for jazz trio and classical string quartet. The Festival also commissioned two new arrangements for jazz trio and classical string quartet by GRAMMY-winning composer and orchestra leader Maria Schneider of her pieces Sky Blue and Walking by Flashlight. Harlem Quartet will perform Fanny Mendelssohn’s String Quartet in E-flat Major and Aldo López-Gavilán’s Frère Jacques.

 General Admission: $40 / Students: $20. Children 14 and under: Free.

Wellfleet Recreation

Monica Rizzio

Baker’s Field Pavilion, 70 Kendrick Ave, across from Mayo Beach

Food Trucks at most shows - Family Friendly

Free - Donations Welcome

Wellfleet Preservation Hall

Joe Richman returns to Wellfleet Preservation Hall with Radio Diaries. Join us for the performance and stay for the meet and greet--cocktails and oysters!

Joe Richman Bio

Joe Richman is a Peabody Award-winning producer and reporter and the founder of Radio Diaries, a non-profit organization. For two decades, Radio Diaries has helped to pioneer a model for working with people to document their own lives for public radio. Joe has collaborated with teenagers and octogenarians, prisoners and prison guards, gospel preachers and bra saleswomen, the famous and the unknown. Through his career, he has interviewed hundreds of people, from a seltzer delivery man to a Civil War widow to Nelson Mandela. The LA Times called Joe “a kind of Studs Terkel of the airwaves.”

Wellfleet Oyster Alliance

On the famed flats of Cape Cod Bay, within the tranquil waters of Wellfleet Harbor, lives Wellfleet’s storied shellfish industry. From late June through mid-September, WOA hosts farm visits to some of the 108 aquaculture operations that call our local waters home. These low-tide walking adventures offer an up-close look at what exactly goes into growing and harvesting a variety of local shellfish. If you like shucking and slurping, you are sure to love a visit to the special place that makes it all possible.

BUY TICKETS

Important tour info:

• Children 12 and under are FREE and do not need a ticket. As an alternative, please consider making a donation to Wellfleet Oyster Alliance.

• Boots or shoes that can get wet are essential. Please do not wear sandals or flip-flops. Shellfish shells are very sharp and could cut bare feet!

• Instructions and tour details will be sent to ticket holders 48 hours before scheduled tour.

Wellfleet Public Library

Conversational French Club With Cecile Serrano

Looking for a fun way to improve or strengthen your conversational French? Maybe you want to learn a bit more about French culture? Or maybe you are looking for opportunities to socialize with other francophiles? Whatever your reason, our Conversational French Club is the perfect place for you! Led by Cecile Serrano, our Conversational French Club will meet twice a month. With your library card, you can gain access to free French-language movies on Kanopy, which we will use to inspire conversation.

We hope you will join us!

Cecile is a native from Toulouse in south France. She lived in Toulouse, Paris and Montpellier and has been in the US for 28 years. She lives year-round with her husband and two sons in Wellfleet, a town she loves very much!

Recommended for Intermediate-to-Expert French speakers.

1st and 3rd Saturday of the month

2:30 PM-4:00

Galleries Throughout the Cultural District

Many galleries within the District have Artist Receptions and extended hours on Saturdays. Look for signs throughout the Cultural District for those galleries participating in the Saturday evening art stroll.

A great way to see new, exciting art, support your local businesses, and meet up with friends and neighbors.

Free.

Frying Pan Gallery

Fresh Local Art!

Stop by the Frying Pan Gallery for our annual “Arty Party”, where we celebrate and showcase the work of all our fabulous local artists.

Saturday, August 15, from 5 - 8 pm

250 Commercial St, Wellfleet

Farm Projects

Godeleine de Rosamel

August 15 - 31

Farm Projects

GODELEINE de ROSAMEL - TOTAL CALM

Opening Reception: August 15, 6:00-8:00 PM

Cove Gallery

Larry Horowitz leads the Cove Jazz in an evening of smooth jazz amongst incredible art during the Saturday Gallery Stroll.

Free

Wellfleet Recreation

Disco Night - DJ Angel & JT

Baker’s Field Pavilion, 70 Kendrick Ave, across from Mayo Beach

Food Trucks at most shows - Family Friendly

Free - Donations Welcome

Wellfleet Oyster Alliance

On the famed flats of Cape Cod Bay, within the tranquil waters of Wellfleet Harbor, lives Wellfleet’s storied shellfish industry. From late June through mid-September, WOA hosts farm visits to some of the 108 aquaculture operations that call our local waters home. These low-tide walking adventures offer an up-close look at what exactly goes into growing and harvesting a variety of local shellfish. If you like shucking and slurping, you are sure to love a visit to the special place that makes it all possible.

BUY TICKETS

Important tour info:

• Children 12 and under are FREE and do not need a ticket. As an alternative, please consider making a donation to Wellfleet Oyster Alliance.

• Boots or shoes that can get wet are essential. Please do not wear sandals or flip-flops. Shellfish shells are very sharp and could cut bare feet!

• Instructions and tour details will be sent to ticket holders 48 hours before scheduled tour.

Wellfleet Preservation Hall

Sundays: Zumba with Alissa - 9:00 am

Tuesdays: Yoga with Jen Shannon - 9:00 am

Wednesdays: Zumba with Erin - 8:00 am

Thursdays: Shake Your Soul, Guided Somatic Dance - 10:00 am

Fridays: Yoga with Jen Shannon - 9:00 am

To confirm class schedule, more details, pricing, and contact info, visit HERE

Wellfleet Preservation Hall

A Drop-in Donation Based Dance Class

Fleet Movement Explorations is a structured improvisational dance class in which we play spontaneously with forces, shapes, feelings, images, and ideas rather than with specific dance technique. Drop in donation basis.

The class is basically informal, challenging, and fun, and a good movement workout. All are welcome.

Required: contact Becky Burrill ( Rebecca.burrill@aol.com) to be added to the class email listserv for notifications about class.

Wellfleet Preservation Hall

A Drop-in Donation Based Dance Class

Fleet Movement Explorations is a structured improvisational dance class in which we play spontaneously with forces, shapes, feelings, images, and ideas rather than with specific dance technique. Drop in donation basis.

The class is basically informal, challenging, and fun, and a good movement workout. All are welcome.

Required: contact Becky Burrill ( Rebecca.burrill@aol.com) to be added to the class email listserv for notifications about class.

Payomet Cirque By The Sea at WHAT

Summer In The City - The Circus That Never Sleeps

This summer, Payomet's Cirque by the Sea brings another original circus theater production to the Big Top at Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theater. Written, designed, and performed entirely in-house, the show plunges audiences into a colorful, fast-paced city bursting with acrobats, aerialists, jugglers, and at least a few city-dwelling critters. Funny, heartfelt, and packed with an urban energy and people who come together to support the city they love.

June 25-September 6, Tuesdays & Thursdays at 6pm, Sundays at 4pm

Wellfleet Preservation Hall

Join us August 10th-14th and August 17th-21st, 10am-3pm for a ten day long film summer camp for youth ages 10-18 as part of our 2026 Wellfleet Youth Film Festival!

This summer camp is free to participate in, but pre-registration is required.

Participants can expect to learn about the filmmaking process from first ideas through first screenings. This ten-day, hands-on summer camp will be divided into two weeks. In Week 1, we will cover topics including screenwriting, script development, production design, post production, blocking, lighting, sound, editing, and more. Students will also look at different forms that films can take and study some examples of different genres. In Week 2, students will apply the knowledge and skills they learned in Week 1 to choose a particular topic of interest to work on and help create an actual film.

REGISTER HERE

Wellfleet Preservation Hall

Who Are We? 
We are Outermost Toast Toastmasters Club #1329712. 

Our club meets twice a month to practice our public speaking skills in a relaxed, supportive, and fun environment.

All members are encouraged to participate at every meeting. This may be giving a speech, evaluating another club member's speech, or answering an impromptu question.

We strive to provide valuable, effective and supportive feedback that will help all of our members grow as speakers and as confident individuals.

But most important, we have FUN! Anyone is welcome to attend any of our meetings as a guest. In fact, it's encouraged!

We Meet: The 1st and 3rd Monday of EVERY Month at 7:00pm - 8:30pm

Questions?Email Martha at megorman57@comcast.net for more information or visit 
Outermost Toast Toastmasters Club (toastmastersclubs.org)

Wellfleet Public Library

TURNING TO BIRDS

Most people don't really know birds, or rather, they aren't aware of them. Lili Taylor used to be one of those people. During a much-needed break from her work as an actor, Lili sought silence and instead found the bustling, symphonic world of birds that had always existed around her. Through a series of beautifully crafted essays, Taylor shares her intimate encounters with the birds that have captured her heart and imagination, from tracking flitting woodpeckers through oak trees to spotting majestic blue jays perched on a Manhattan fire escape; from the exhilaration of witnessing a migratory flock from the top of the Empire State Building to the quiet joy of observing a nest of hatchlings in her own backyard. Throughout Turning to Birds, Taylor encourages mindfulness, inviting readers to be present and fully engaged with the world around them.

Lili Taylor is an award-winning movie, television, and theater actor. In the birding world, Lili is a board member of the National Audubon Society, the American Birding Association, and the New York City Bird Alliance. Lili nests in Brooklyn and upstate New York with her husband, the memoirist and poet Nick Flynn, and their daughter.

Wellfleet Recreation

Knighthorse Theater presents William Shakespeare’s HAMLET starring Declan Lemerande

Every Monday in August

Donation

Wellfleet Historical Society & Museum

Weekly Schedule:

GHOST TOUR - Mondays and Thursdays 9 pm (Sept and Oct 8 pm)

$20 per person (even kids)

CEMETERY TOURS -

• 90 min tour of Pleasant Hill and Oakdale cemeteries - Tuesdays at 4:30 pm

• 75 min tour of Duck Creek cemetery - Wednesdays at 4:30 pm

Each are $20 per person /free admission for kids

HISTORIC DISTRICT TOUR - Fridays at 10:30 am

$20 per person / free admission for kids

WELLFLEET'S OYSTER HISTORY - 1st and 3rd Tuesday in July and August at 10:00 am

$20 per person / free admission for kids

TICKETS

Wellfleet Historical Society & Museum

Is Wellfleet haunted? Be brave and join one of our lantern-lit walking tours. See places where people say they’ve encountered ghosts, and hear your guide tell stories of other local hauntings past and present. This eerie, one-hour tour departs promptly at 9 pm from the Wellfleet Historical Society & Museum.

This tour includes under one mile of walking with some uneven ground.

Cost is $20 per person. Space is limited to 15, including children. Private tours may be scheduled upon request for $300.

Monday nights at 9:00 pm (Sept and Oct at 8:00 pm)

Thursday nights at 9:00 pm (Sept and Oct at 8:00 pm)

Wellfleet Historical Society & Museum

What makes the Wellfleet oyster special and desired worldwide? Against the backdrop of Wellfleet Harbor, participants learn the history of the famous Wellfleet oyster, from its use by Native Americans to what you see on your plate today. We meet at the L-Pier (the wooden pier to the left of Mac’s on the Pier) to join former WHS&M president and commercial oysterman Dwight Estey for an entertaining and informative look at an industry that is synonymous with Wellfleet.

This 60–90-minute tour covers areas of the town pier and is wheelchair friendly.

Cost is $20, children get free admission (accompanied by an adult).

1st and 3rd Tuesday monthly at 10 am until Labor Day

REGISTER

Wellfleet Public Library

Unmothered Women - A New Support Group

If you were deprived of the mother you needed, be it due to neglect, narcissism, emotional withholding, manipulation, abandonment or abuse, please know - you are not alone. We aim to come together in this new support group to share our experiences in a safe and confidential space and find healing as we create a sense of chosen community.

Tuesdays 4pm-5:30pm - 7/21, 8/4, 8/18

Wellfleet Historical Society & Museum

Cemetery Walking Tours - Forever Here

Tuesday nights at 4:30 pm  

Participants meet at the main gate to the cemetery on Gross Hill Road (opposite the police station) where they join a local WHS&M historian for a 90-minute look at Pleasant Hill and Oakdale Cemeteries.

Come hear fascinating stories about those inhabitants who shaped and were shaped by this exceptional town. Sea captains, writers, inventors, privateers and more are awaiting your visit.

The tour includes one-half mile of walking on uneven ground.    

Cost is $20, children get free admission (accompanied by an adult)

TICKETS

Payomet Cirque By The Sea at WHAT

Summer In The City - The Circus That Never Sleeps

This summer, Payomet's Cirque by the Sea brings another original circus theater production to the Big Top at Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theater. Written, designed, and performed entirely in-house, the show plunges audiences into a colorful, fast-paced city bursting with acrobats, aerialists, jugglers, and at least a few city-dwelling critters. Funny, heartfelt, and packed with an urban energy and people who come together to support the city they love.

June 25-September 6, Tuesdays & Thursdays at 6pm, Sundays at 4pm

TICKETS

Wellfleet Public Library

Summer ‘71

Inflation rages. Crime is rising. Abortion rights take center stage at the Supreme Court. China poses an existential threat. Black lives are under attack. The president battles the press as he seeks to subvert not just the political order but the rule of law itself. This is the Summer of '7l-a pivotal, operatic season of hope and despair, missed opportunities and era-changing decisions. More than a half-century later, it's difficult to overstate the importance of events that defined

That the American experience during that fateful five- month period spanning May to September 1971. Summer of 71 brings it all to the page through first- person accounts that are only now becoming available: the papers, diaries, and oral histories of key players. Award-winning journalist and author John A. Jenkins witnessed many of the events himself, and draws on a multitude of sources, including Nixon's White House tapes, to tell the story of that time as no one else could. Here is both a fascinating, brilliantly researched read in its own right, and a critical lens through which to view today's political discord.

Pond Hill School

Open Music Session, all instruments, and listeners, welcome.

July 7 and 21, August 4 and 18, September 1 and 15

1st and 3rd Tuesdays of the month 7-9pm

Pond Hill School, South Wellfleet, 65 Old Paine Hollow Road (access from Route 6)

Irish, Scottish, French, Old Time, Folk, Country.

Bring Your Own Refreshments - Sharing Encouraged! No Cover • Donations Welcome

Many thanks to Narrowland Music and the South Wellfleet Neighborhood Association and Social Union

Denya LeVine, Host denya1@verizon.net

Wellfleet Recreation

Knighthorse Theater presents “Shakespeare’s On Demand”

Every Tuesday in August

Donation

Wellfleet Recreation

Danceshak - the workout that feels like a summer dance party!

Join us for DANCESHAK'S signature workout — JOY 45 — A curated, guided 45-minute dance workout designed to shift how you feel—in your body and in your life.

Wednesdays at 7:00 and 8:00 am at Mayo Beach

$20 in advance, $25 drop in. Register here: www.danceshak.com

Wellfleet Farmers Market

Every Wednesday: June 3 - September 30, 2026

Come delight your senses in fresh local produce, plant starts, coffee, baked goods, local meat, fresh fish, mushrooms, lots o' eggs, cheese, local fruits, cut flowers & herbs, garlic & onions, fantastic greens, honey, teas & tinctures, market merch & more!

Wellfleet Preservation Hall

FREE: Mah Jongg returns to the Hall! Wednesdays, through September 2.

Lessons: 10:00 am - 11:15 am

Open Play: 11:15 am-1:00 pm

Please bring a set and cards for open play.

Wellfleet Public Library

"I need a volunteer!" That's your invitation to join Science Heroes as we experiment with the colorful science that's all around us - while exploring ways we can use S.T.E.M. to make our world better!

Wellfleet Historical Society & Museum

Revolutionary Wellfleet

Wednesday nights at 4:30

Participants meet at the Duck Creek Cemetery sign in front of the cemetery. Against the backdrop of historic Duck Creek Cemetery, hear about Wellfleet’s participation in events leading up to and during the Revolutionary War. This tour covers not only the who and where, but also the why, of locals’ involvement in the revolution.

This tour includes roughly one-half mile of walking on uneven, hilly terrain.

Cost is $20, children get free admission (accompanied by an adult).

Duck Creek Cemetery is located at Rt 6 and Cahoon Hollow

TICKETS

Wellfleet Public Library

Issues of race exist on Cape Cod as they do in the rest of the country. Ne gather in a collegial, supportive environment with Panchetc Peterson and others as tacilitators to read and discuss seminal books (Waking Up White, Under the Skin, Just Mercy, The Color of Law, The Warmth of Other Suns, among others and articles (Letter from a Birmingham Jail), to discuss current events, and to offer personal experiences in a wide-ranging discussion that goes where it will.

All are welcome!

Wellfleet Preservation Hall

For many years now, Dick Morrill, a local treasure and well-known raconteur, has been wowing audiences at Mosquito Story Slams and elsewhere with his true stories from a lifetime of hilarious and sometimes hair-raising adventures. Like the time he taxied a Boeing 707 through a blinding snowstorm, having had no previous experience doing such a thing even in good weather. And the time he figured out how to drive two cars at the same time. A stroke of genius! And you’ll never forget his completely original take on growing up Catholic.

As an actor, Dick was one of the founders of the Wellfleet Harbor Actors’ Theatre and has appeared on many local stages, including the Academy Playhouse, Cape Cod Repertory Theatre, the Harwich Junior Theater, the Harbor Stage, WHAT for Kids and, of course, WHAT. He was also a founding member of the Narrow Land String Band and will be joined this evening by fellow Narrow Land-er Stephen Russell, on guitar and vocals.

A splendid time is guaranteed for all. All ADULT audiences that is.

Wellfleet Historical Society at Wellfleet Library

For those who have experienced the beauty and wonder of Wellfleet ponds over the seasons, they are indeed special places - sharing commonalities in their origins, historical use, and pristine natural surroundings, but each unique and valued for their individual qualities, nuances, and charms. Over the past few years, news and information from various sources have spoken to the need to address water quality issues in the ponds across Cape Cod. Learn more about the unique features of Wellfleet's kettle ponds, what the issues are for our ponds, how our ponds are being monitored, what the data from monitoring can tell us, and what we can do to help keep them healthy for years to come.

Wellfleet Recreation

FAMILY FUN DANCE NIGHT

Every Wednesday July & August

7:30 - 10:00 pm

Fun for all ages and experience levels!

Led by Amy Lemorande

WELLFLEETREC.COM

Wellfleet Makers Market sponsored by the Wellfleet Oyster Alliance

Shop handmade goods from local artisans!

The Makers Market will run at Mayo Beach each Thursday from June 25 to August 27, 2026, from 9 AM to 3:30 PM.

Rain/Wind date - Fridays

Wellfleet Preservation Hall

Join us on Thursday, August 20th at 6pm for a night of music with the Kris Adams Trio!

Featuring jazz vocalist, Berklee professor, and recording artist Kris Adams with pianist Lee Adler and bassist Barry Smith.

The concert will be held in our upstairs hall with the backdrop of the building’s original stained glass windows.

Farm Projects

A conversation between GODELEINE DE ROSAMEL + MEGAN HINTON

thursday, august 20, 6pm

Payomet Cirque By The Sea at WHAT

Summer In The City - The Circus That Never Sleeps

This summer, Payomet's Cirque by the Sea brings another original circus theater production to the Big Top at Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theater. Written, designed, and performed entirely in-house, the show plunges audiences into a colorful, fast-paced city bursting with acrobats, aerialists, jugglers, and at least a few city-dwelling critters. Funny, heartfelt, and packed with an urban energy and people who come together to support the city they love.

June 25-September 6, Tuesdays & Thursdays at 6pm, Sundays at 4pm

TICKETS

Wellfleet Recreation

Sarah Burrill

Baker’s Field Pavilion, 70 Kendrick Ave, across from Mayo Beach

Food Trucks at most shows - Family Friendly

Free - Donations Welcome

Wellfleet Historical Society & Museum

Is Wellfleet haunted? Be brave and join one of our lantern-lit walking tours. See places where people say they’ve encountered ghosts, and hear your guide tell stories of other local hauntings past and present. This eerie, one-hour tour departs promptly at 9 pm from the Wellfleet Historical Society & Museum.

This tour includes under one mile of walking with some uneven ground.

Cost is $20 per person. Space is limited to 15, including children. Private tours may be scheduled upon request for $300.

Monday nights at 9:00 pm (Sept and Oct at 8:00 pm)

Thursday nights at 9:00 pm (Sept and Oct at 8:00 pm)

Wellfleet Historical Society & Museum

One of the best ways to see Wellfleet is to walk the village with a local historian. Beginning and ending at WHS&M, these 90-minute guided tours provide an overview of the town’s history, simple identification of architecture, and anecdotal accounts of long-ago local characters. Participants learn about historic buildings, pass beautiful landmarks, and explore charming hidden lanes.

The tour of moderate exertion includes 1 mile of walking with occasional uneven ground.

Cost is $20, children get free admission (accompanied by an adult)

Fridays at 10:30 am

Cape Cod Chamber Music Festival

Festival Finale!
Friday, August 21, 2026 at 5:30 PM

First Congregational Church of Wellfleet, 200 Main Street, Wellfleet, MA 02667

 https://capecodchambermusic.org/events/jon-manasse-and-jon-nakamatsu-with-members-of-the-renaissance-string-quartet/

●      Jon Manasse, clarinet

●      Jon Nakamatsu, piano

●      Jeremiah Blacklow, violin

●      Jameel Martin, viola

●      Daniel Hass, cello 

Jon Manasse, clarinet, and Jon Nakamatsu, piano will close out the 2026 Cape Cod Chamber Music Festival with three outstanding young musicians from the Renaissance String Quartet: Jeremiah Blacklow, violin, Jameel Martin, viola, and Daniel Hass, cello. Jon and Jon are two distinguished chamber musicians, Co-Artistic Directors of the Festival, and the heart and soul of the summer season. Jeremiah, Jameel, and Daniel are three of tomorrow’s superstars with wide-ranging interests and a dedication to education and philanthropy; they’ve already had impressive achievements in their young careers. Together, these special talents will meet to present a beautiful evening of music.

This concert will feature performances of Ludwig van Beethoven’s Trio in B-flat Major for Piano, Clarinet, and Cello, Op. 11; The Gork for Solo Piano by Elena Ruehr; and Gabriel Fauré’s Quartet No. 1 in C minor for Violin, Viola, Cello, and Piano, Op. 15. Boston and Wellfleet-based composer Elena Ruehr is a longtime festival supporter, and her work has been performed widely on the Cape by the Cypress String Quartet and others. 

General Admission: $40 / Students: $20. Children 14 and under: Free.

Wellfleet Preservation Hall

Join us on Friday, August 21st at 7pm for a night of music and storytelling with Zoë Lewis and special guest, Roxanne Layton!

Gypsy swing, latin grooves, vintage jazz played on piano, ukulele and guitar inspired by a lifetime of globetrotting! Zoë's music is like a map, as she recalls stories from her small English village to trips around more that 70 countries. Songwriter and storyteller extraordinaire, she’s performed with the Indigo Girls, Kate Pierson from the B52s, Judy Collins and more! This evening she will be joined by the immensely talented ROXANNE LAYTON on recorder (from Mannheim Steamroller fame). Their boundless energy is hard to ignore. An upbeat and highly original show. Get ready for a dose of joy!