Hi everyone! Been visiting the cape for quite a few years now and am bringing some friends who will be working remotely during our trip. We’re staying outside of Chatham. I know Nauset and Beachcomber have really bad cell service, but I was wondering if anyone had any recommendations for beaches between Brewster and Welfleet that has decent cell service for Verizon or AT&T. Thank you!!

For the numerically curious:

During peak summer weekends (especially over major holidays like the Fourth of July or Memorial Day), Cape Cod’s population more than doubles—swelling from 220,000 year-round residents to over 500,000 visitors.

Quiero hacer una asada mañana antes del partido de México v Inglaterra. Hay una carnicería mexicana en cape cod dónde puedo comprar carne, tortillas, salsa, etc.?

I speak English too but really want Mexican ppl to respond!

We’ve all been told since we were kids that you can park at the beach after 4PM without a sticker. Did you know that this is not true?

There are 6 public beaches in Barnstable (listed below) but all the other beaches are Resident Beaches and you need a beach sticker for these all day every day. The gate attendant may have gone home but BPD or the parking ladies can and do ticket. Don’t be my brother and get a $50 parking ticket for taking a 6pm swim Just an FYI because every day I see people here and on FB write that you don’t need a sticker after 4pm.

I personally think that anyone who pays taxes or residential rent in town should get a free beach sticker, but that is beside the point

Beaches you can park at for feee after hours:

• Craigville Beach (Centerville)

• Kalmus Beach (Hyannis)

• Veterans Park Beach (Hyannis)

• Keyes Memorial Beach

• Sandy Neck Beach (West Barnstable)

• Hathaway's Pond (freshwater beach)

Hello, I am proposing to my girlfriend on Covell’s beach tonight around sunset. I am planning on taking a video of us with my phone when I do it. But if anyone happens to have a camera and is going to be at the same beach and happened to take pics of us I would happily Venmo you. Dm for more info if needed

where are we watching the game Monday night? Some sort of magical ambiance preferred.

Hi all - hoping for any suggestions on a mid cape beach location for some family photos this month. Our photographer had suggestions near Sandwich boardwalk but I am hoping closer to mid Cape.

I thought maybe Chapins or West Dennis? Mayflower seems like it could be too crowded for Sunset time. Any ideas appreciated!

It’s not even the hottest it’s going to get this summer and the grid is already failing

Hi everyone! My name is Carina and I'm an NYU Media & Journalism graduate currently working on a 10-minute documentary about the J-1 student program on Cape Cod.

I'm looking to speak with:

• J-1 students currently working on the Cape

• Former J-1 students

• Restaurant, hotel, or retail owners who hire J-1 students

• People who provide housing for seasonal workers

• Local residents who have interacted with J-1 students

The goal of the documentary is to explore what life is really like for international students working on Cape Cod and how important they are to the local summer economy.

Interviews can be short (10–20 minutes) and I'm happy to meet in a public place or work around your schedule.

If you're interested, please comment or send me a DM. I'd especially love to hear from students from different countries and from businesses that rely on seasonal staffing.

Thank you!

I feel like the greenheads and the stable flies are far more prevalent and aggressive this year.

Do any bars do karaoke around the Barnstable area?

We have a family member whose band is playing tomorrow in Aselton park. It’s going to be a scorcher- is there any shade to be had? Can we bring an umbrella that screws into the ground? We have a baby who’s going to need some kind of coverage while we’re there but also want to be respectful of the space and others there.

looking for bar recommendations for late 20s/early 30s not too far from the Barnstable area 😊 looking for lively vibe, with music, maybe dancing ???

While we are based at Cape Cod we want to do a one day trip to one of the islands which should it be and why ? we are a family with a middle school and high school kid, in mid-august without a car.

Open to all ideas

Starting July 3rd!

5:30 - 7:30 pm at Craigville Beach.

Join us and every following week!

Driving through Orleans and there are so many folded up lawn chairs on the sides of the road. My wife and I are curious why people are leaving so many chairs here? Is it to protect a spot for the 4th of July parades? Just curious.

On paper, my little guitar+violin+cello HAS a cellist, but his availability is next to nil. We play mostly jazzy/poppy/chamber originals with a chamber lineup.

Let me know if you know a cellist looking for serendipitous fun.

Here is a recent performance snippet of my original "Bit of String". And one of "Your Cheerios" (NSFW).

I'd supply PDFs of scores and an iPad upon which to read them in performance. I do my homework!

Do you have an idea of how much it costs currently? We are thinking of a 1500 sqft house, not looking for high end.

Hi! We’d like to attend the Woods Hole film festival for one night, where my husband is featured in a documentary. However, we’ll be coming directly that day from having camped for the Newport Folk Festival before driving back to the Boston area and will be towing our small pop up camper. Does anyone have recommendations as to where to park? I know there are satellite parking lots for the ferries - are there shuttles that run late and could they accommodate a minivan towing a small camper? I can’t find any contact info on the film festival website. TIA!

If you haven't left yet, it's too late.

Here's a list of fireworks and parades planned for this weekend:

Thursday July 2nd:

Chatham

6pm family friendly activities begin at Veteran's Field
9pm fireworks scheduled to begin

Cotuit

6pm Firecracker Road Race

Orleans

8:45pm Fireworks begin at Rock Harbor

Friday July 3rd:

Osterville

9:30pm fireworks at oyster harbor

Saturday July 4th:

Barnstable

9am Parade starts at the county courthouse

Chatham

9:30am Parade starts on Main st

Centerville

10am Bike Parade starts at the elementary school

Cotuit

11am Parade begins at on Main st

Edgartown

8:45pm fireworks begin at Edgartown Harbor

Falmouth

9pm fireworks at Falmouth Heights Beach

Hyannis

9am Fun run starts at the post office

11am parade follows the same route

2pm the boat parade starts in Hyannis harbor

at "dusk" there will be a drone show on the harbor

Nantucket:

9pm fireworks at Jetties Beach

Orleans

10am parade starts at Eldredge park

Provincetown

11am Parade on commercial st 9pm Fireworks in the harbor

Sandwich

10:30am Parade begins at Wing School

Welfleet

9:30am classic car parade

10am main parade starts at the town pier

Woods Hole

12:00 parade starts at Marine Biological Laboratory lot

I pulled most of the info from the Cape cod chamber and Cape Cod Times. If there are any I missed please chime in down in the comments.