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Atlantic House (A-House)

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Address
4-6 Masonic Pl, Provincetown, MA 02657
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Phone
+1 508-487-3169
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Website
ahouse.com
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Price Range
$$

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About this place Atlantic House (A-House)

The Atlantic House — universally known as the A-House — holds a claim no other gay bar in America can match: it has been operating as an openly gay venue on Masonic Place in Provincetown since the 1940s, in a building that dates to 1798. The recorded history of the A-House as a bar goes back further; its transformation into an openly gay establishment happened in the decade after World War Two, when Provincetown's artistic community had already established the town as a place of relative freedom. Tennessee Williams was a regular. Jack Kerouac visited during his Cape Cod summers. Eugene O'Neill, who launched his career at the nearby Provincetown Players, drank on these premises. The A-House is not trading on history alone — it remains the anchor of Commercial Street's nightlife, a multi-room venue with a main bar, a smaller leather-oriented downstairs room called the Macho Bar, and an upper lounge. Entertainment runs nightly throughout the summer season: drag shows, cabaret acts, DJs, themed events. The physical space has the density and texture of a place that has actually been used for eight decades of gay social life, not the curated vintage aesthetic of a newer venue attempting to suggest history. For first-time visitors to Provincetown, the A-House on Masonic Place is the obligatory stop.

Opening Hours

Closed
Monday 12:00-01:00
Tuesday 12:00-01:00
Wednesday 12:00-01:00
Thursday 12:00-01:00
Friday 12:00-01:00
Saturday 12:00-01:00
Sunday 12:00-01:00

Features

Drag shows Leather/Fetish Gay (mostly men) Dance Touristy DJ sets Dance club Cabaret / Show bar Late night (after midnight) Seasonal (summer only) Year-round

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John Young
John Young Aug 2026
★★★★★
Nicolas Noa
Nicolas Noa Aug 2026
★★★★★

$20 cover for an event, got a cup of water from one bartender while another demanded I pay $4 for tap water and when I told him I didn’t pay previously, he straight up ignored me and looked above me and waited until I walked away. Also harassed by a local there and when I told the bartender, nothing was done even though security should’ve been involved immediately

Get It Done
Get It Done Jul 2026
★★★★★

love a house for its friendly, family like vibe! It has a little bit for everyone - dance floor which unites people (you can even dance on the stage), spacious outside area with a bar, smoking is allowed outside in the yard. Also, take a look at the way the place is decorated - unique ocean/fishermen themed pieces, vintage items which carry history along with bold and sexy gay decor. Right next door from A house is its brother - the Little Bar, which is one of the oldest bars in the country! Must visit both!

Jonatan Martinez
Jonatan Martinez Jul 2026
★★★★★
Jim Tibbits
Jim Tibbits Jul 2026
★★★★★
Jesse R
Jesse R Jul 2026
★★★★★

Something is up with y’all’s soda water. I ordered several vodka sodas and they all tasted weird, I mentioned it to the bartender but didn’t seem to really be that important to them. Anyways.

Connor Watson
Connor Watson Jun 2026
★★★★★

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