Portsmouth Area Annual Events

ON-GOING EVENTS

  • Art 'Round Town gallery walk, First Friday's of every month (www.artroundtown.org)
  • Portsmouth Harbour Trail guided walking tours, Memorial Day to mid-October. Private group tours & step-on guide service available year-round
  • Portsmouth Black Heritage Trail self-guided walking tours
  • Historical Tours of The Music Hall: An American Treasure for the Arts
  • Portsmouth Farmers' Market, City Hall Plaza, Saturdays, May - November
  • Open Houses at Portsmouth Harbor Lighthouse
  • Live Music every night of the year (www.seacoastmusicscene.com)
  • Brewery Tours at Smuttynose Brewing Co.; and Redhook Ale Brewery
  • Cosmic Bowling, Bowl-O-Rama Family Fun Center, Fridays & Saturdays
  • Art exhibits & lectures at Strawbery Banke, the Discover Portsmouth Center, Portsmouth Athenaeum, Portsmouth Public Library, Wentworth-Coolidge Mansion and other venues
  • Performances & shows at Seacoast Repertory Theatre, The Music Hall, Prescott Park (June-August), Pontine Theatre, Player's Ring and other venues 

 JANUARY

  • Winter Wine Festival, Wentworth by the Sea, January - February

    FEBRUARY
  • Family Mardi Gras Celebration, The Children's Museum of New Hampshire, Dover
  • Kate the Great Imperial Stout release party, The Portsmouth Brewery

    MARCH
  • Fishingfest, Kittery Trading Post, Maine
  • Restaurant Week Portsmouth, at various participating Seacoast restaurants

    APRIL
  • New England Paddlesports Show presented by Kittery Trading Post
  • Jazzmouth jazz & poetry festival, downtown Portsmouth

    MAY

  • Annual Kitchen Tour to benefit The Music Hall
  • Portsmouth Sustainability Fair
  • Children's Day, First Sunday each Year
  • Mother's Day Flower Sale, Fuller Gardens, North Hampton
  • Lilac Festival, Wentworth-Coolidge Mansion
  • Redhook/Runner's Alley 5K Road Race
  • Historic Houses open for the season, Memorial Day weekend
  • Harbor Cruises season (May to October): Portsmouth Harbor Cruises, Isles of Shoals Steamship Co., and Tug Alley Too
  • Whale Watching Tours, Newburyport Whale Watch, MA
  • Tall Ships Arrive, Commercial Fish Pier,  Memorial Day weekend

    JUNE
  • Chowder Fest, Prescott Park
  • Market Square Day & 10K Roadrace, presented by Pro Portsmouth, Inc.
  • Flag Day Observance & Picnic, Wentworth-Gardner House
  • New Castle Village Walk & Garden Tour to benefit Pontine Theatre
  • Taste of the Nation Portsmouth culinary showcase
  • Prescott Park Arts Festival, June - August
  • SummerFilm at The Music Hall, June - August
  • Summer in the Street, presented by Pro Portsmouth, Inc., Saturday evenings, June-August

  • JULY
  • Prescott Park Arts Festival
  • Independence Day fireworks, South Mill Pond, Portsmouth
  • An American Celebration! at Strawbery Banke, Fourth of July festivities
  • American Independence Festival, American Independence Museum, Exeter
  • John Paul Jones' birthday celebration, John Paul Jones House, Portsmouth
  • Seacoast Repertory Theatre's Bow Street Fair, Portsmouth
  • Garden Party, Fuller Gardens, North Hampton
  • Music by the Sea Outdoor Concert Series, Seacoast Science Center, Odiorne Point, Rye, July & August

  AUGUST

  • Prescott Park Arts Festival
  • Boston Portsmouth Air Show-Featuring the Blue Angels

    SEPTEMBER
  • Portsmouth Peace Treaty commemorative bell ringing
  • Jumper Classic, Silver Oak Equestrian Center, Hampton Falls, NH
  • Hampton Beach Seafood Festival
  • Telluride by the Sea film festival, The Music Hall
  • *NEW* NH Fish & Lobster Festival, Prescott Park
  • Fairy House Tours, various Portsmouth gardens & historic homes
  • Jackson Hill Cider Day, Jackson House, Portsmouth
  • "Walk with Washington," Gov. Langdon House, Portsmouth
  • Portsmouth Criterium bicycle race & lifestyle expo
  • Portsmouth Maritime Folk Festival, Market Square

    OCTOBER
  • Scarecrows of the Port, festive displays throughout Portsmouth
  • *NEW* NH Brew Fest, Redhook Ale Brewery
  • Prescott Park Chili Cook-Off and NH Fall Festival at Strawbery Banke
  • New Hampshire Film Festival, various Portsmouth venues
  • Portsmouth Halloween Parade
  • Ghosts on the Banke, Strawbery Banke Museum

    NOVEMBER
  • Veterans' Day Observance, American Independence Museum, Exeter
  • Restaurant Week Portsmouth, various participating Seacoast area restaurants

    DECEMBER
  • Portsmouth Illuminated Holiday Parade & Tree Lighting, Market Square
  • "Vintage Christmas in Portsmouth," throughout December
    • Candlelight Stroll and Holiday House Tours at Strawbery Banke Museum
    • Holiday shows at The Music Hall
    • Special packages at area hotels
  • First Night® Portsmouth, presented by Pro Portsmouth, Inc.

 

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