Markets, festivals, movies & flea-market days
Choose your dates for confirmed events, or check the drive-in and flea-market organizer schedules. No assumptions about next year’s festival dates.
Out & about
Things to do in Truro and nearby
Choose an outing that fits the time you have: a local stop, a bike ride, a booked activity, or an afternoon in Wellfleet or Provincetown.
Plan a day out
Arrange a beach fire
Check which permit system applies and when reservations open before making a sunset plan.
Investigate a clamming outing
Visitor permits, open areas and the resident senior distinction, with the town contacts to check first.
North Truro · 27 Highland Light Road
Visit Highland Light
Highland Light is an option for a local outing without committing to a trip to another town. If climbing the tower is the reason for going, confirm the tour schedule and requirements first.
A grounds visit and a tower tour are different plans. Check the official visitor information for what is open on your dates, especially when visiting with children.
Food & vineyard afternoons in Truro →A little closer
Golf, art workshops, or a harbor stop
Art workshops at Castle Hill in Truro
Match workshop dates, campus, and equipment needs to your vacation plans.
Golf at Highland Links in North Truro
Golf above the Atlantic, with a lighthouse visit for the rest of your group.
Visiting Pamet Harbor in Truro
A short waterfront stop off Depot Road, with boats, tidal marsh and nearby Truro Center. Here's how to plan a visit or a launch.
A change of scene
An afternoon in Wellfleet or Provincetown
An evening in Provincetown
Plan an evening from Truro around East End art, dinner, Commercial Street, and a trip home you have already sorted out.
An afternoon in Wellfleet
A flexible half-day from Truro: Main Street galleries, a children’s shop, the harbor, and an evening at Preservation Hall.
On two wheels
Choose your bike trail
The Cape Cod Rail Trail reaches South Wellfleet. In Truro, the separate Head of the Meadow bicycle trail is two miles each way between High Head Road and the beach.
Choose one outing and plan the start point. These are separate trails, not a continuous bike route between the two towns.
Ride the Head of the Meadow trail →
Cape Cod Rail Trail information ↗Ponds in Truro and Wellfleet
Truro ponds and nearby Wellfleet alternatives: distinguish the two Great Ponds, check public access and parking, and follow current water-quality notices.
Small adventures
A shorter outing with children
Puma Park playground in Truro
Nautical play areas for younger and older children, picnic spots, and the library nearby.
A week in Truro with kids
A flexible family vacation: beaches, bike rides, village outings, rainy-day choices, and the details to sort before packing.
What needs planning ahead?
Book the activity first
Check tee times, workshop places, or performance tickets before arranging the rest of the day. A venue’s opening hours do not mean a particular activity has space.
Have an indoor alternative
For wet weather with children, check the Truro library option . Check individual gallery or event hours for a town outing; walking around a village is not an entirely indoor plan.
Plan the return
If you are using the shuttle for an evening out, check the last return before booking dinner or a show. See getting around Truro for the location questions that matter.