Families from across the U.S. and around the world will gather in Provincetown for the largest annual gathering of LGBTQ+ families in the world for a week of family-friendly events July 27 – August 3.
Provincetown, MA — Family Equality, the leading national organization for current and future LGBTQ+ families, expects to welcome at least 600 families to Provincetown, MA to celebrate the thirtieth annual Family Week, the largest gathering of LGBTQ+ families in the world. Since the event’s founding in 1994, it’s grown to include families from nearly 40 states and eight countries.
This year’s festivities feature family-friendly programming that celebrates, supports, and connects LGBTQ+ families at a time when many are facing threats from the school board to the state house.
The Family Week 2024 schedule includes:
- Family-fun events such as the annual Beach Bash, daily gatherings for youth of specific age groups, and drag performances;
- Informative panels with queer movement leaders, educational policy experts, and Family Equality’s Family Equity Justice Project team;
- Safe and inclusive affinity spaces for BIPOC, multiracial, trans and nonbinary, single parents, and more to connect with one another;
- Family Equality’s first-ever Family Day for BIPOC LGBTQ+ parents in the Boston metro area to experience the fun of Family Week packed into 24 hours;
- Opportunities for attendees to support Family Equality’s year-long work to advocate for LGBTQ+ families, including Family Equality’s third-annual Family Night: 90s Party
“Every year that I have the joy of joining families at Family Week, I’m overwhelmed with gratitude for the parents who made this week possible thirty years ago on the beaches of Provincetown,” says Alexis Kantor, Interim President and CEO.
“In the three decades since this event was founded, we’ve watched it grow exponentially into a beloved, worldwide community. Weeks like this week are exactly what Family Equality is all about: All of us coming together to create a world where everyone can experience the unconditional joy and belonging of family.”
Families can register for Family Week online and in-person throughout the week.
Related Photos & Video
- Download high-resolution photos from Family Week for use with this story via Dropbox. Photo credit is not needed.
- View and download more photos on the Family Equality Flickr.
- Watch the special 30th Anniversary of Family Week video which includes someone who attended the first Family Week as a child in 1994 and continues to attend each year — now with her children.
Family Equality’s Family Week sponsors
Family Week 2024 is presented by Family Equality with support from Platinum sponsor, Warner Brothers Discovery. Additional Family Week sponsors are: Nissan (Gold); EMD Serono, Rockland Trust Bank, RSM (Silver); Cape Cod 5 Foundation, Eastern Bank, I Love NY, Makepeace (Bronze); Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS, Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner, Kenvue’s Care with Pride initiative, Clockwork, Equality Vines, Ferring Pharmaceuticals, Fidelity Investments, Gerber, Nederlander, Playbill, Target, and Warner Brothers Discovery (Family Equality’s 2024 National Corporate Sponsors).
About Family Equality
Family Equality is creating a world where everyone can experience the love, safety, and belonging of family. As the leading national organization for current and future LGBTQ+ families, we work to ensure that everyone has the freedom to find, form, and sustain their families by advancing LGBTQ+ equality through advocacy, support, storytelling, and education.
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