We are looking for volunteers to help replant two native gardens at Salt Pond Visitors Center on April 25 from 1 to 3 pm with a rain date of April 26 from 10 to noon. We will replant dead areas and weed two other areas.  This activity is a part of the NPS volunteer week. If you would like to help, please contact Frank Dobek at Dobs-fd@comcast.net.

The Center for Coastal Studies will hold it annual Earth Day Cleanup with the Friends of the Cape Cod National Seashore at Race Point Beach in Provincetown. Meet at the parking lot near the bath house.

Co-sponsored by Friends of the Cape Cod National Seashore and the Center for Coastal Studies in Provincetown.

PT 109 is a biographical war film depicting the actions of John F. Kennedy as an officer of the United States Navy in command of Motor Torpedo Boat PT-109 in the Pacific theater of World War II. Adapted from the book PT 109: John F. Kennedy in World War II by Robert J. Donovan, the film features Cliff Robertson as JFK. (1963)

Film festival sponsored by Friends of the Cape Cod National Seashore. All movies are free, and will show on our theatre-sized screen.

Spencer Tracy and an all-star cast are featured in this maritime tale of a spoiled brat who falls overboard from a steamship in the 1920s and gets picked up by a New England fishing boat, where he's made to earn his keep by joining the crew in their work. (1937)

Film festival sponsored by Friends of the Cape Cod National Seashore. All movies are free, and will show on our theatre-sized screen.

This epic historical drama stars Marlon Brando, Trevor Howard, and Richard Harris. The film tells a heavily fictionalized story of the real-life mutiny led by Fletcher Christian against William Bligh, captain of HMAV Bounty, in 1789. (1962)

Film festival sponsored by Friends of the Cape Cod National Seashore. All movies are free, and will show on our theatre-sized screen.

Peter Ustinov directs and stars in this classic tale of a kind-hearted sailor made to join an English vessel at war. He finds himself caught between devotion to his crew mates and obedience to their hated, cruel master-at-arms. (1962)

Film festival sponsored by Friends of the Cape Cod National Seashore. All movies are free, and will show on our theatre-sized screen.

Spencer Tracy stars in this film adaption of Ernest Hemingway’s classic novel. An old Cuban fisherman's dry spell is broken when he hooks a gigantic fish that drags him out to sea. (1958)

Film festival sponsored by Friends of the Cape Cod National Seashore. All movies are free, and will show on our theatre-sized screen.

Based on the Herman Melville classic, the film chronicles the quest of Ahab, captain of the whaler Pequod, for revenge on an albino sperm whale that injured him and destroyed his previous ship. (1956)

Film festival sponsored by Friends of the Cape Cod National Seashore. All movies are free, and will show on our theatre-sized screen.

CHANGE IN PLANS: The park’s Natural Resources team has identified a marsh area nicknamed "The Gut" as the ideal place to gather seeds of Spartina (a marsh grass). For part one of the event day, volunteers should meet at the Great Island Parking Lot at 9 AM to participate in seed collecting at The Gut. Seed collecting will last from approximately 9 AM to 10:30 AM. Afterwards, volunteers may proceed to the Duck Harbor Parking Lot for part two of the event day. Starting at 11 AM, volunteers will spread the collected seeds across the Duck Harbor area. Join plant ecologist Stephen Smith, and Community Volunteer Ambassador, Luke Greer to gather natural materials in order to naturally reseed Duck Harbor.  This volunteer opportunity will be spread between the morning and afternoon.  

All supplies and PPE are provided. Volunteers are encouraged to bring a water bottle, shoes/clothing you don't mind getting muddy, and sun protection. Duck Harbor, Wellfleet. There is ample parking. Link here for a map with directions and more information.

Cape Cod National Seashore’s (CCNS) Atlantic Research and Learning Center (ARLC) will host the twelfth annual Science in the Seashore Symposium on Thursday, September 21st from 9:30 am to 1:00 pm. The event will be held at the auditorium at the Salt Pond Visitor Center in Eastham, MA. It will also be available online for remote attendees and presenters via Microsoft Teams.

The Science in the Seashore Symposium is a great opportunity to learn about the scientific research taking place at CCNS from the experts working in the park. The event is free, and open to the public. Registration required. Link here for more information.

Alternative tragic Americana, invocations for peace & judgment reshaping with bleeding heart stream of consciousness poems.  Anna's lyrical sensibility is steeped in wisdom, and layered with evocative musicality and metaphysical embroidery while eschewing the mainstream & parting with platitudes. Anna has performed at wildflower music & arts festival, treefort music festival, boston arts festival, Globe Hall in Denver, Salesforce Tower in San Francisco, Broadway Comedy Club in Manhattan, the Mint in Los Angeles, and many more. Outdoor concert.

 Weekly, evening programs at Salt Pond Visitor Center are sponsored by Friends of the Cape Cod National Seashore. For outdoor programs held at the Salt Pond Amphitheater, bench and lawn seating are available, picnicking is welcome, and bug spray is suggested. Indoor programs are in the air-cooled auditorium, and doors open at 6:30 pm. Some events are geared toward families. In the event of rain, outdoor programs will be moved indoors unless rain dates are listed.

Join Lower Cape TV for a panelist discussion of Edward Hopper and a view of the documentary, “In The Light Of Hopper”. Indoor program. (Note request for reservations on the poster.)

 Weekly, evening programs at Salt Pond Visitor Center are sponsored by Friends of the Cape Cod National Seashore. For outdoor programs held at the Salt Pond Amphitheater, bench and lawn seating are available, picnicking is welcome, and bug spray is suggested. Indoor programs are in the air-cooled auditorium, and doors open at 6:30 pm. Some events are geared toward families. In the event of rain, outdoor programs will be moved indoors unless rain dates are listed.

The Rip it Ups are a Cape Cod-based band playing a variety of styles – R & B, jazz, rock, blues, country, folk and originals, best described as Americana or roots music. It’s not uncommon for the band to go from Johnny Mercer to Robert Johnson to Frankie Valli, all in a row. The band’s concept is to provide a great show along with humor, superior musicianship and swing.

Friends of Cape Cod National Seashore with Far Land at the Beach co-sponsors the popular Sunset Music Series Wednesdays, at Herring Cove Beach, Provincetown. Bring your appetites and chairs and enjoy these free concerts.

Award winning singer/songwriter Kim Moberg was born in Juneau, Alaska, the daughter of a classical pianist mother of Alaska Native Tlingit descent and a US Coast Guard veteran father from Kansas. At the age of 14, Kim began playing guitar but debilitating stage fright kept her from pursuing her dream of becoming a professional performer. In 2014, after a career spanning nearly two decades in the financial industry, Kim set out to overcome her stage fright and wrote her first song. Kim teamed with Grammy-nominated producer Jon Evans to record her 3 albums "Above Ground”,  “Up Around The Bend” and her newest release “The Seven Fires Prophecy: Suite for Humanity.” Kim's passionate and heartfelt vocals mesmerize listeners while her compositions tug at feelings of melancholy, heartbreak, healing and social consciousness. With guitarist Steve Gregory holds a Bachelor’s degree in music / classical guitar and is owner and instructor at Score Music in Sandwich. Outdoor concert.

Weekly, evening programs at Salt Pond Visitor Center are sponsored by Friends of the Cape Cod National Seashore. For outdoor programs held at the Salt Pond Amphitheater, bench and lawn seating are available, picnicking is welcome, and bug spray is suggested. Indoor programs are in the air-cooled auditorium, and doors open at 6:30 pm. Some events are geared toward families. In the event of rain, outdoor programs will be moved indoors unless rain dates are listed.

The 2023 Symphony at the Seashore will serve as a culminating event in a summer-long celebration of Cape Symphony's Artistic  Director and  Conductor Jung-Ho Pak, who will be stepping down from his role after 16  years of dedication and service to the Cape and Islands community.  Local guest vocalists Mozelle Andrulot and Ella Mae Dixon will perform American classics including “Fly Me to the Moon”, “Fascinating Rhythm” and more at this annual outdoor concert.

The free concert is made possible by major financial support from Friends of the Cape Cod National Seashore, Eastern National, and Cape Cod 5. Since 1987, Friends of the National Seashore has provided funds for public enjoyment and resource protection through volunteerism, as well as financial support for historic building preservation, trail rehabilitation, shorebird protection, education programs, and events. Contributions received from this night’s performance -- via collection boxes -- will support future Friends’ events such as educational programs, winter film series, and summer concerts.

“It will be thrilling to work with the talented musicians of the Cape Symphony and our long-time partners  at the Cape Cod National Seashore at this annual free concert,” said  Pak. “I’m grateful for everyone’s support and good wishes as I say farewell.”

Outdoor bench and lawn seating are available on a first-come, first-served basis. Admission is free and the amphitheater is wheelchair accessible. Free parking shuttle service will be provided to and from the event from the Little Creek parking area on Doane Road. Handicap accessible parking is available at Salt Pond Visitor Center on a first come, first served basis. Picnicking is welcome. There is no food for sale; a bottle filling station is available for water. Pre-concert family games will be offered from 6 to 6:45 pm. Those attending are encouraged to bring bug spray and flashlights for ease in returning to vehicles. Pets are not permitted. In the event of inclement weather, the event will be held on Friday, August 25, and announcements will be made via social media on Thursday morning. 

THE CHANDLER TRAVIS PHILHARMONIC is an 8-piece technicolor extravaganza from Boston that includes a horn section, string bass, mandocello, guitar, drums, accordion, keyboard, and singing valet. It’s possible they might be the missing link between the Kinks and Sun Ra… The band has introduced the concept of alternative dixieland and omnipop to dumbfounded/delighted audiences all over Massachusetts (most frequently in Cambridge at the Middle East, Toad, or the Lizard Lounge; or on Cape Cod at the Wellfleet Beachcomber), and far beyond (San Francisco, Chicago, and especially New Orleans and New York City have proved particularly responsive -the Village Voice declared them “keenly entertaining”, called Chandler “a true New England eccentric and a master of daft power pop”, and the band “a blend of Ringling Bros. and Ra” that “puts the harm back in Philharmonic”; the New Yorker has repeatedly concurred.)

Friends of Cape Cod National Seashore with Far Land at the Beach co-sponsors the popular Sunset Music Series Wednesdays, at Herring Cove Beach, Provincetown. Bring your appetites and chairs and enjoy these free concerts.

Nominated for a 2023 JUNO Award for Contemporary Indigenous Group or Artist of the Year and the first Indigenous artist to reach number one on the Mediabase Canada Alternative Rock chart in history (March 2023) for "Nomads.”  Aysanabee  (he/him), born Evan Pang, is a multi-instrumentalist, producer and singer-songwriter currently based in Toronto. He is Oji-Cree, Sucker Clan of the Sandy Lake First Nation a remote fly-in community in the far reaches of Northwestern Ontario. Pang began creating music under his mother’s maiden name during the pandemic when the stillness allowed him to slow down and create music, he says, more directly represents himself as an artist.Solemn and soaring, backed by a swirling blend of indie, soul and electronic soundscapes, mournful saxophone and pulse-quickening finger-picking, Aysanabee’s striking sound is equal parts hypnotic and melodic which has been compared to Bon Iver, Matt Corby, Don Ross, Kim Churchill, Kings of Leon and Sam Smith. Outdoor concert. Sponsored by Payomet Performing Arts Center.

Weekly, evening programs at Salt Pond Visitor Center are sponsored by Friends of the Cape Cod National Seashore. For outdoor programs held at the Salt Pond Amphitheater, bench and lawn seating are available, picnicking is welcome, and bug spray is suggested. Indoor programs are in the air-cooled auditorium, and doors open at 6:30 pm. Some events are geared toward families. In the event of rain, outdoor programs will be moved indoors unless rain dates are listed.

Karen and Kevin's collaboration on their book "In the Wake of the Mayflower" presented the Mayflower adventure in a unique style that combined visual and written history in a vignette format.   Following the success of that account of the Pilgrims in the New World, they traveled to Holland to better understand the life they lived for the 12 years they spent in between leaving England and arriving in the New World. This talk explores the Pilgrims' road to the Mayflower. Indoor program.

Weekly, evening programs at Salt Pond Visitor Center are sponsored by Friends of the Cape Cod National Seashore. For outdoor programs held at the Salt Pond Amphitheater, bench and lawn seating are available, picnicking is welcome, and bug spray is suggested. Indoor programs are in the air-cooled auditorium, and doors open at 6:30 pm. Some events are geared toward families. In the event of rain, outdoor programs will be moved indoors unless rain dates are listed.

Peter Donnelly and Jon Richardson have joined up with three local artists: Jo Hay on drums, Gerry Kinihan on bass and Dan McGhie, who sweetly rounds out the third harmony.  This is an evening of beautifully sung familiar songs accompanied by lots of laughter... Don't miss it!

Friends of Cape Cod National Seashore with Far Land at the Beach co-sponsors the popular Sunset Music Series Wednesdays, at Herring Cove Beach, Provincetown. Bring your appetites and chairs and enjoy these free concerts.

Sugarbucket is a traditional Bluegrass string band based on the Outer Cape featuring arrangements of modern classics, New-grass, and original compositions. Outdoor concert. 

Weekly, evening programs at Salt Pond Visitor Center are sponsored by Friends of the Cape Cod National Seashore. For outdoor programs held at the Salt Pond Amphitheater, bench and lawn seating are available, picnicking is welcome, and bug spray is suggested. Indoor programs are in the air-cooled auditorium, and doors open at 6:30 pm. Some events are geared toward families. In the event of rain, outdoor programs will be moved indoors unless rain dates are listed.

Have you ever wondered what lives down below the water? Agnes Mittermayr will talk about the unexpected biodiversity of invertebrates around the Lower Cape (or CACO), show pictures of microscopic animals that we share our beaches with and explain how the physical world influences biological patterns. Agnes Mittermayr is a marine ecologist at the Center for Coastal Studies specializing in the ecosystems on the bottom of the ocean. She holds a PhD in Biological Oceanography and is particularly interested in how ecosystems react to and recover from human caused disturbance. Indoor program. 

Weekly, evening programs at Salt Pond Visitor Center are sponsored by Friends of the Cape Cod National Seashore. For outdoor programs held at the Salt Pond Amphitheater, bench and lawn seating are available, picnicking is welcome, and bug spray is suggested. Indoor programs are in the air-cooled auditorium, and doors open at 6:30 pm. Some events are geared toward families. In the event of rain, outdoor programs will be moved indoors unless rain dates are listed.

Digney Fignus is a Boston based singer/songwriter and producer and…. “one of the most complete and thought-provoking songwriters gracing the roots/Americana landscape.”

Friends of Cape Cod National Seashore with Far Land at the Beach co-sponsors the popular Sunset Music Series Wednesdays, at Herring Cove Beach, Provincetown. Bring your appetites and chairs and enjoy these free concerts.

Lindsay Foote writes honest, confessional indie-folk music. Her music has been featured on CBS and recognized in several national songwriting competitions. Massachusetts-born, she spent her twenties in Toronto, immersing herself in the diverse music scene. She now works as a songwriter, performer, and producer in Boston. When she’s not songwriting, Lindsay spends her time rock  climbing, hosting dinner parties, and trying to keep her house plants alive. Outdoor concert.

Weekly, evening programs at Salt Pond Visitor Center are sponsored by Friends of the Cape Cod National Seashore. For outdoor programs held at the Salt Pond Amphitheater, bench and lawn seating are available, picnicking is welcome, and bug spray is suggested. Indoor programs are in the air-cooled auditorium, and doors open at 6:30 pm. Some events are geared toward families. In the event of rain, outdoor programs will be moved indoors unless rain dates are listed.

Come with Sharon Dunn as she takes you on a journey to Wellfleet's Bound Brook Island, a rural paradise secluded in the Cape Cod National Seashore. It's one square mile rich with history--native Punonakanits, Pilgrims, sea captains, shore whaling, religious revival meetings, salt works, and an island-born entrepreneur who first brought bananas from Jamaica to the US. The island holds secrets in the silence of the present. Why is it called an island when it isn't? Why did its thriving community of 150 inhabitants in 1850 dwindle to none by 1910? Why do photos from the early 1900s show a landscape bare of vegetation? Antique maps and photographs as well as her own maps, photographs and poems, illustrate her talk which ends with the twenty-first century's summer people and Bound Brook Island's challenges in a warming world.  Indoor program. 

Weekly, evening programs at Salt Pond Visitor Center are sponsored by Friends of the Cape Cod National Seashore. For outdoor programs held at the Salt Pond Amphitheater, bench and lawn seating are available, picnicking is welcome, and bug spray is suggested. Indoor programs are in the air-cooled auditorium, and doors open at 6:30 pm. Some events are geared toward families. In the event of rain, outdoor programs will be moved indoors unless rain dates are listed.

Sarah Swain & the Oh Boys have been together since 2009, playing Sarah’s originals, rockabilly classics, and always some unexpected treasures. Their set has a vibrant energy... whether you're on the dance floor or not, you just can’t help but feel good! They play to packed houses across the Cape, with Sarah on guitar and vocals, Ron Siegel on upright bass, Liam Hogg on drums, and Mark Usher on lead guitar.

Friends of Cape Cod National Seashore with Far Land at the Beach co-sponsors the popular Sunset Music Series Wednesdays, at Herring Cove Beach, Provincetown. Bring your appetites and chairs and enjoy these free concerts.

This high-flying circus packed barnyard spectacle takes the audience on a journey of a young farmer who inherits his family farm. He has big plans and dreams for the place. Until greed and maximizing profits begin to reveal their side effects. This original cirque show is inspired by real-time regenerative farmers around the US saving the planet one small organic farm at a time. Outdoor program.

Weekly, evening programs at Salt Pond Visitor Center are sponsored by Friends of the Cape Cod National Seashore. For outdoor programs held at the Salt Pond Amphitheater, bench and lawn seating are available, picnicking is welcome, and bug spray is suggested. Indoor programs are in the air-cooled auditorium, and doors open at 6:30 pm. Some events are geared toward families. In the event of rain, outdoor programs will be moved indoors unless rain dates are listed.

Jackson Gillman presents Songs and Stories for a Small Planet , a family focused celebration of nature with an eye to where we fit in and how we can help sustain our world. Indoor program.

Weekly, evening programs at Salt Pond Visitor Center are sponsored by Friends of the Cape Cod National Seashore. For outdoor programs held at the Salt Pond Amphitheater, bench and lawn seating are available, picnicking is welcome, and bug spray is suggested. Indoor programs are in the air-cooled auditorium, and doors open at 6:30 pm. Some events are geared toward families. In the event of rain, outdoor programs will be moved indoors unless rain dates are listed.

Sarah brings to her music and performance a depth and passion that is nothing short of contagious. Whether she is belting out a blues, caressing the melody of a delicate love song, encouraging social consciousness and change or singing about her pajamas, it is an experience that inspires courage, strength and hope. She does all of this while creating atmosphere of playfulness and spontaneity that is disarming and uniquely Sarah. It takes no time at all to understand she is here to have fun and brings her audience right along with her. 

Friends of Cape Cod National Seashore with Far Land at the Beach co-sponsors the popular Sunset Music Series Wednesdays, at Herring Cove Beach, Provincetown. Bring your appetites and chairs and enjoy these free concerts.

Inspired by the writings of composer Marc Mellits of the saxophone quartet functioning as one machine powered by four individuals, this program highlights works for the ensemble influenced by funk, folk, soul, and post-minimalism; all with a lyrical tone that fuses with earlier works from the chamber music/classical canon that highlight a full palette of compositional and instrumental colors. Indoor concert.

Weekly, evening programs at Salt Pond Visitor Center are sponsored by Friends of the Cape Cod National Seashore. For outdoor programs held at the Salt Pond Amphitheater, bench and lawn seating are available, picnicking is welcome, and bug spray is suggested. Indoor programs are in the air-cooled auditorium, and doors open at 6:30 pm. Some events are geared toward families. In the event of rain, outdoor programs will be moved indoors unless rain dates are listed.

Mark Robinson, Executive Director of The Compact of Cape Cod Conservation Trusts since 1986, will present a chronological overview of attempts to “save the Cape,” which blossomed over the past 100 years as development ramped up, especially after World War II. From a dearth of public open spaces in the late 1800s, wealthy benefactors would make occasional donations of land for parks, bird sanctuaries and arboretums.  In the 1960s, governments—state, local and federal—made a more concerted effort to set aside critical areas from booming residential and commercial development.  Today, there is a maturing set of players, including nonprofit land trusts, bringing sophisticated strategies and risk-taking to preserve the best of what’s left for public enjoyment and resource protection. Friends of the Cape Cod National Seashore brief, annual meeting precedes. Indoor program.

Weekly, evening programs at Salt Pond Visitor Center are sponsored by Friends of the Cape Cod National Seashore. For outdoor programs held at the Salt Pond Amphitheater, bench and lawn seating are available, picnicking is welcome, and bug spray is suggested. Indoor programs are in the air-cooled auditorium, and doors open at 6:30 pm. Some events are geared toward families. In the event of rain, outdoor programs will be moved indoors unless rain dates are listed.