Welcome to Provincetown!

We invite you to join us and the community to celebrate our resilience and good fortune! . For the 2024 scheduled harbor event on September 7, swimmers will swim along the East End shoreline from Harbor and Breakwater Hotels at Snail Road to Canary Wharf Park (formerly East End Waterfront Park), 1.2 miles. Since the high tide determines our start time, this year the Swim begins at 2:30 pm

Starting Line: Harbor and Breakwater Hotels beach @Snail Road. We will all start together, out and around the orange tetrahedron buoy, heading west. Please stay close to the curve of the shoreline - it is important for your safety and the kayaks and safety boats supporting you. Look for our kayaker “Rock Stars” guiding you away from the 14 rock groins along the shore.

Registration and Finish line: The big white tent, Canary Wharf Park, 387 Commercial Street for the Mermaid Brunch by Far Land Provisions, music by Zoe Lewis; inscribe a Prayer Ribbon

For those who choose a fresh water swim, we sponsor a Swim for Life in Wellfleet’s Great Pond on the morning of Swim day, start time TBD.

Walkers are also invited to participate with a walk along the beach route. Kayakers and safety boats will be asked, once again, to provide support and safety to the swimmers. Please register and consider raising pledges.

And we couldn’t present this quintessential Provincetown event without our dedicated volunteers. Please register and join us.

We have set up Watch Parties for the public along the shoreline to cheer on the swimmers. Locations: St Mary of the Harbor, 517 Commercial St; Cape Codder Guest House, 570 Commercial St; Kandall Lane Town Landing. If you are on the waterfront please consider creating your own private Watch Party for family and friends. Contact jay@thecompact.org

Come immerse yourself, glide across the harbor’s surfaces as a swimmer or kayaker, or welcome swimmers on shore as a volunteer or cheerleader.

Or witness.

September 7, 2024

37th Provincetown Swim for Life & Paddler Flotilla

Friday, September 6, 2024

1:00pm Swimmer orientation (optional)
2:00pm Kayak orientation (optional) 

Canary Wharf Park, 387 Commercial Street

8:00 pm Celebration of Life Concert returns after four years!! Thank you John Thomas and the UU Meeting House, 236 Commercial St!

Saturday, September 7, 2024

Wellfleet Great Pond, Cahoon Hollow Rd, Wellfleet
Swim Start TBD
Limited to 50 swimmers.

Provincetown Harbor
Swimmer, kayaker, volunteer, safety boater and walker registration

Registration: 12:30 - 2:00 pm Canary Wharf Park, 387 Commercial Street; transportation begins at 1:45 pm with the Funk Bus. Savory bites and bananas compliments of The Blue Monkey Cafe & Bistro.

Swim Start: 2:30 pm Breakwater Hotel beach, 716 Commercial St.

Swimmers and walkers will be transported to the Swim start with the Funk buses at Johnson Street Parking Lot. Once registered swimmers are at the beach, we will all start together and swimmers’ times will be recorded. We ask that the experienced/competitive swimmers be up front at the start.

Mermaid Brunch featuring music by Zoe Lewis, brunch by Far Land Provisions - at the big white tent & Prayer Ribbons Garden on the beach following the Swim! Open to the public.

Cannery Wharf Park, 387 Commercial Street
catered by Far Land Provisions; Awards Ceremony

Free and open to the public Cheer the swimmers as they arrive beginning at 3:00 pm..

Join us and share the energy of the Provincetown Community!

Thank you!