Schedule:

High Street Corridor 5 – 8:30 pm

Olde Towne Merchants’ Holiday Open House

Monumental United Methodist Church 5 – 7:30 pm

Coleman Collection Nativity Scene and free hot apple cider

Anderson-Wright Rooms & Gardens 6:30 – 7:30 pm Sounds of the Season with Don Comer on guitar, complimentary apple cider and cookies

Holiday Tree Lighting

Middle Street Mall 5 – 7 pm

Enjoy holiday music, face painting, fairy hair, Santa’s elves, costumed characters, and free make and take ornaments sponsored by That Art Store. Get a free photo by the Olde Towne Holiday tree! The first 50 families receive a complimentary 5×7 holiday photo (one per family) from Mobile Photo Lab™, sponsored by Portsmouth Olde Towne Farmers Market. Free digital copies will also be available.

Satisfy your sweet tooth with some goodies from Hello Sweetie Cheesecake and grab a coffee or hot chocolate from Olde Towne Coffee. Both shops will stay open late!

Please share your joy by bringing a new unwrapped toy for Toys for Tots.

The Portsmouth Mounted Patrol will stop by for photos!

The Olde Towne Music Shop Children’s Chorus will perform at 5:30 pm.

Holiday Tree Lighting Program 6 – 6:30 pm

Enjoy Father Christmas and the Carolers of Christmas Past, and watch the Snow Queen and the Sugar Plum Fairy light the tree. Don’t be surprised if you even see a little snow!

Next, follow the Portsmouth Pipes, costumed characters, and Santa’s elves to the Portsmouth Art & Cultural Center Lighting 7 – 7:15 pm Enjoy watching the festive performance artists, the Grinch, and the Olde Towne Music Shop’s Children’s Chorus Light the Courtyard!

Finally, follow the Portsmouth Pipes, costumed characters, & Santa’s elves to High & Green St. where Santa Arrives by Fire Truck at 7:30 pm

Get a free photo with Santa! The first 50 families receive a complimentary 5×7 holiday photo (one per family) from Mobile Photo Lab™, sponsored by Portsmouth Olde Towne Farmers Market. Digital copies available at https://mobilephotolab.com/getmypics/ Visit Sparky’s Siren Station Video Gaming Fire Truck then enjoy roasting marshmallows with the holiday costumed characters and Santa’s elves. You can also have free hot chocolate and hot apple cider sponsored by Cure Coffeehouse. Post Secondary Brewing will host “A Watchstanders’ Christmas” a musical celebration of Military, First Responders, and anyone who knows how it feels to not be home for Christmas. This is a FREE event for ALL!

Sponsored by Portsmouth Economic Development, City of Portsmouth, Portsmouth Olde Towne Farmers Market, and the Olde Towne Business Association.

These Olde Towne shops are open late and decked out for the holidays:

Anderson-Wright Rooms & Gardens
Artee Fabrics & Home
Bier Garden Gift Shop
Bloom Market
Cure Coffeehouse
Hello Sweetie Cheesecakes
Kitchen Koop
Little Shoppes on High
Market Street & General Store
Nailz2C and More
Olde Towne Coffee
Olde Towne Music Shop
Portsmouth Welcome Center
Post Secondary Brewing
Sole Right Men’s Fine Footwear
Studio CK Salon
That Art Store
Way Back Yonder Antiques