Provincetown's First Light New Year’s Eve Fireworks Ring In New Year

News release from Town of Provincetown.

PROVINCETOWN, MA — The Town of Provincetown will host its annual First Light New Year’s Eve fireworks display on Tuesday, December 31 at 5:00 p.m., weather permitting. The fireworks celebration over the harbor launches from MacMillan Pier, and the best views for the fireworks are on the beach by the pier.

As has been the Town's practice since a non-binding resolution was passed by Town Meeting voters, these will be “low noise” fireworks. This means that the fireworks will mostly look and sound the same, but the big, concussive “booms” that are most disturbing to people, pets, and wildlife have been removed from the show.

A temporary Parking Ban will be in place from 2:00 a.m. on Friday, December 27 through 2:00 a.m. on Friday, January 3 on Commercial Street between Johnson Street and Winthrop Street.

Free parking is available for residents and visitors in any of the Town’s municipal lots, such as the MacMillan Pier Parking Lot (located in the center of town by Lopes Sq.) and Grace Hall Parking Lot (located at Prince St. and Bradford St.).

Now in its 12th year, “Operation Safe Ride” will be providing free and sober rides home on New Year’s Eve from any licensed liquor establishment to a residence in the lower cape towns of Provincetown, Truro, Wellfleet, or Eastham beginning at 10:00 p.m. on Tuesday, December 31 until 4:00 a.m. on Wednesday, January 1, 2025. In partnership with the Provincetown Police Department, local taxi companies will provide this service, which is designed specifically to limit impaired drivers on our roadways and keep our communities safe.

Anyone wishing to utilize this service on New Year’s Eve can simply call one of the designated community-partnership taxi companies for a free and sober ride home. For a destination in Provincetown, please call Pride Taxi at 508-487-3400 or Cape Cab at 508-TAXICAB. For all destinations in Truro, Wellfleet, or Eastham, please call Cape Cab at 508-TAXICAB.

The fireworks are dependent on weather conditions and may be rescheduled to Monday, December 30 in the event of adverse conditions. Please check the Town of Provincetown’s Facebook page at www.facebook.com/ProvincetownTownHall for any updates.

More information can be found on the Provincetown Office of Tourism’s website at https://ptowntourism.com/events/new-years-eve-fireworks/.