Schedule 2025
Provincetown Welcomes You to Our Shores!
We invite you to join us and the community to celebrate our resilience and good fortune! . For the 2025 Provincetown Harbor fundraiser on September 6, swimmers will swim along the East End shoreline from the Breakwater Hotel near Snail Road to Johnson Street Beach, 1.2 miles.
This year we will also continue the successful Half-Mile Swim for people of all ages who would like a shorter route Swim route (see below or menu bar above).
Since the high tide determines our start time, this year the Swim begins 11:00 am.
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 at 9:00 am.
For those unable to stay overnight, you might consider a daytrip on Bay State Cruises’ fast ferry, leaving at 8:30 am! Please let us know if you’ll be on the boat and we will greet you! Thank you Bay State Cruises for being a longtime Swim sponsor.
Safety tips from Pete, the Harbormaster.
Starting Line - The 1.2-mile Swim: Breakwater Hotel beach @Snail Road to Johnson Street beach (Swim headquarters). We will all start together, out and around the two orange tetrahedron buoysw, 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. Swim close to the white numbered buoys - look for our kayaker “Rock Stars” guiding you away from the 14 rock groins along the shore.
Starting Line - Half-Mile Swim: the Town Landing beach at Atkins Lane to Johnson Street beach (Swim headquarters). We encourage swimmers to walk to the Half-Mile start if possible. Ask for a bag at the clothes check with your number on it to bring with you to put your shoes and belongings in - it will be taken back to the clothes check area at Johnson Street headquarters.
Registration and Finish line: The big white tent, Johnson Street Beach for the Mermaid Brunch by Far Land Provisions, music by Zoe Lewis, Awards Ceremony at 1:00 pm..
Walkers are also invited to participate with a walk along the beach route and Commercial Street. 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. Beach locations: St Mary of the Harbor, 517 Commercial St; Cape Codder Guest House, 570 Commercial St; and Angel Foods, 467 Commercial St. 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 surface as a swimmer or kayaker, or welcome swimmers on shore as a volunteer or cheerleader.
Or witness.
September 6, 2025
38th Provincetown Swim for Life & Paddler Flotilla
Friday, September 5, 2024
1:00pm Swimmer orientation (optional)
2:00pm Kayak orientation (optional) Johnson Street Beach, 371 Commercial Street
8:00 pm Celebration of Life Concert Join us for a joyful and heartfelt free concert. Thank you John Thomas and UU Meeting House, 236 Commercial St!
Saturday, September 6, 2025
Wellfleet Great Pond, Cahoon Hollow Rd, Wellfleet
Registration 8:00 am; Swim Start 9:00 am
Limited to 50 swimmers.
Provincetown Harbor, Johnson Street Beach Headquarters
Swimmer, kayaker, volunteer, safety boater and walker registration
Registration: 9:00 to 10:30 am Johnson Street Beach; transportation begins at 10:00 am with the Funk Bus.
Start: 11:00 am, 1.2-mile Swim: Breakwater Hotel beach, 716 Commercial St.
Half-Mile Swim, the Town Landing at Atkins Lane. You may wlak to this start. If you take the bus wear shoes and bring a bog with your number so we can return it to your clothes check.
Swimmers and walkers will be transported to the Swim start with the Funk buses. Once all registered swimmers are at the beach, we will all start together and swimmers’ times will be recorded for the 1.2-mile Swim only. We ask that the experienced/competitive swimmers be up front at the start.
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); Angel Foods, (467 Commercial St). If you are on the waterfront please consider creating your own private Watch Party for family and friends. Contact jay@thecompact.org
Cheer the swimmers as they arrive beginning at 11:00 am.
Mermaid Brunch featuring music by Zoe Lewis, brunch by Far Land Provisions at the big white tent with the Prayer Ribbons following the Swim! Open to the public.
Awards Ceremony 1:00 PM
Johnson Street Beach
Free and open to the public .
Join us and share the energy of the Provincetown Community!
Thank you!
