Fantasia Fair (TransWeek) 2026
When: –
Where: Provincetown, Massachusetts (multiple venues), Provincetown, US
Fantasia Fair is the world's oldest transgender event. It's a week-long conference and social program, held in Provincetown every October since 1975.
This event started decades before most people even knew what "transgender" meant. For fifty years, it's been a place for trans people to gather, learn, and celebrate.
The Fair runs workshops, panel discussions, and brings in keynote speakers. There are social events too. But really, it's about spending a week in Provincetown — one of the most accepting small towns in America — simply being yourself.
People come from all over the US and internationally. Nothing else for trans people has this kind of history or depth.
October puts it in Provincetown's off-season. That makes things feel more intimate. The town quiets down. Attendees spread out across all the guesthouses. Provincetown in autumn, with its particular light, empty beaches, and a town settling down, feels different from summer. Maybe even more profound.