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Provincetown Invitational, September 15-17, 2023

This is the 28th annual Yankee Lambda Car Club’s Provincetown Invitational. The car show is returning to Macmillan Wharf!

Tentative Schedule:

  • Thursday 4pm - 7pm: early registration at Provincetown Inn in the lobby
  • Friday 12noon: group lunch (pay for yourself), location to be announced
  • Friday 1:30pm: group activity, to be announced
  • Friday 4pm - 5:30pm: registration at Provincetown Inn in the lobby
  • Friday 5:30 - 7:30: cocktail party with appetizers at Provincetown Inn, continuing registration
  • Saturday 8am - 9am: registration at Provincetown Inn lobby
  • Saturday 10am - 1:15pm: public car show at the Macmillan Wharf
  • Saturday 12noon: catered box lunch
  • Saturday 1:00pm: awards given out
  • Saturday 1:30pm: our fabulous Parade through town
  • Saturday 2:30pm: ice cream social at Provincetown Inn
  • Saturday 6pm: pre-banquet cocktails
  • Saturday 7pm: banquet at Provincetown Inn
  • Sunday Morning: farewell brunch at the Provincetown Inn

Participation
To participate in any of the events, participants must be members of Lambda Car Club. They can be members of Yankee, any other chapter, or just at the national level. There is a maximum of 55 spaces for cars to park on the pier for the car show. Participation in the car show on the pier is on a first-come, first-served basis based on when you purchase your Package.

To drive in the parade or any other driving event Drivers must have a valid driver’s license, and their vehicles must have a current registration and valid insurance.

Registration
Initially there are two registration packages, a Weekend with Car Package, and a Weekend Carless Package. If a couple attends with one car to enter into the show, then they need one Weekend with Car Package and one Weekend Carless Package. If a couple attends with two cars to enter into the show, then they a total of two Weekend with Car Packages. If we do not sell out spaces for the show, a couple of weeks before the show we will start selling a Car Show Package. Priced at $218.00 per person, the Weekend with Car Package includes the following for one person:

  • registration goody bag
  • drive in the Friday cruise
  • complimentary hors d'oeuvres at the Friday night cocktail reception
  • park one car on the pier for the Saturday car show<
  • entry to win a trophy for one of the car show award categories*
  • one box lunch at the pier on Saturday
  • drive in the parade down Commercial Street
  • ice cream at the ice cream social after the parade
  • Saturday evening banquet and entry into the costume contest
  • Sunday morning breakfast buffet

Priced at $139.00 per person, the Weekend Carless Package includes the following for one person:

  • registration goody bag
  • drive in the Friday cruise
  • complimentary hors d'oeuvres at the Friday night cocktail reception
  • one box lunch at the pier on Saturday
  • ice cream at the ice cream social after the parade
  • Saturday evening banquet and entry into the costume contest
  • Sunday morning breakfast buffet

For $79.00 per car, the Car Show Package includes the following for one car:

  • drive in the Friday cruise
  • park one car on the pier for the Saturday car show
  • entry to win a trophy for one of the car show award categories*
  • lunch on the pier for the driver and up to one passenger (if those two people did not also purchase a weekend package)
  • drive in the parade down Commercial Street

*-Trophies to be awarded on the pier at the conclusion of the car show. You must be present to win.

Registration Dates - Weekend with Car Package and Weekend Carless Package
Registration opens on June 1, 2023, and will stay at the above prices until August 15, 2023.
After August 15, 2023 - the Weekend with Car Package price increases to $229.00
After August 15, 2023 - the Weekend Carless Package price increases to $159.00
Registration closes for these packages on September 1, 2023. No one will be able to purchase them after September 1, 2023. This is because the Provincetown Inn needs to have the count finalized two weeks out.

Registration Dates – Car Show Package
If there are available spaces in the car show as of August 16, then Car Show Packages may be purchased by members without the purchase of a weekend package. These sales will be open to all members until the start of the car show on September 16 at 9:00am. Packages must be purchased online, and only by members of the Lambda Car Club. This is because the car club insurance will not cover events for non-members.

Refunds
No refunds will be issued after August 31, 2023. Between June 1 and August 31, participants can get a refund of the amount paid less our credit card processing fees, approximately 3%.

T-Shirts
2023 Invitational T-shirts will be available for purchase at the time of registration for the price of $20.00 until August 31, 2023. After that date, the T-shirt design will be made available on Zazzle for direct purchase.

Food allergies or dietary restrictions
The club will make the host hotel and box lunch vendor aware of any food allergies or dietary restrictions that are noted on the participant’s online registration.

Host hotel
The Provincetown Inn
1 Commercial St
Provincetown, MA 02657
(508) 487-9500
https://provincetowninn.com/
Mention Yankee Lambda Car Club for special rates while they last.

Register through the national website at lambdacarclub.com, and be sure to sign in to the website before attempting to register. If you are not automatically shown the Invitational page, pick "Region Events" in the site navigation, and "Yankee" region from the pull-down list. Step forward through months to September, and click on the event name.

For hotel reservations, please contact The Provincetown Inn at (508) 487-9500.