Olde Towne Holiday Music Festival – December 9
Date: December 3, 2023 By: otba1400@gmail.com Category: Free Event
The Olde Towne Holiday Music Festival began in 1998 and has become the signature holiday event for the City of Portsmouth. In 2023, this special day of music and friendship takes place on Saturday, December 9, from 11 am until 5 pm.
Schedule:
High & Washington Street, Middle Street Mall Area, Portsmouth Welcome Center (Outside)
Portsmouth Public Schools • 11 am-3 pm
Showmobile on Court & King Streets
Ned Harris & The Appeal • 11 am
Tidewater Concert Band • 12-12:30 pm
Original Rhondels • 12:30-1:30 pm
Tidewater Concert Band • 1:30-2 pm
Peoples Choice Band • 2-3 pm
High Street
Roving Costumed Characters • 12-2 pm
The Grinch, a Snowman, and a Reindeer
Strolling Carolers • 11 am-3 pm
The Doorway Singers
Middle and High Street Beside the Portsmouth Welcome Center
Children’s Activities • 11 am-3 pm
Bounce Houses, Crafts, and Games
Areas along High Street
Fire Marshmallow Roasting Stations • 11 am-3 pm
Additional Music sponsored by the Olde Towne Business Association.
Christmas Project Band – Roger Browns Sports Bar & Restaurant – 1-4 pm
Southside Community Band – Monumental Methodist Church – 1-2 pm
Mike Caggiano – The Coffee Shoppe – 3-4 pm
Southside Brass – Griff’s Restaurant & Sports Bar – 3-4 pm
Karl Werne – Post Secondary Brewing – 3-5 pm
Chris Cushna on piano, special guest Tanner Moore on trombone – Olde Towne Public House – 3-5 pm
Don Comer jazz guitar – Anderson Wright Rooms & Gardens – 3-5 pm
Elizabeth River Boys – Cancun Fiesta – 3-5 pm
Pancho Music – Downtown Eatery & Deli – 3-5 pm
Gary Goodrock – Village Thrift of Olde Towne – 3-5 pm
Handbell Choir Concert – Monumental United Methodist Church – 3-4 pm
Thaddeus Coffey (Mr. Silver Strings) – Way Back Yonder – 4-5 pm
James Wood – Market Street & General Store – 4-5 pm
Strolling Music up and down High Street includes Holiday Brass Quintet from 3-4:30 pm, Tanner Moore from 4-5 pm, and History Alive Holiday Carolers from 3-5 pm.
ALSO HAPPENING AT THE FESTIVAL
Children’s Christmas Shoppe at Trinity Chuch – 9 am-4 pm
Portsmouth Olde Towne Farmers Market – Corner of Court and High – 10 am-2 pm
The Coleman Collection’s Nativity Scene – Monumental United Methodist Church – 11 am-5 pm
Winter Wonderland: The Coleman Collection at the Portsmouth Arts & Cultural Center – 12 pm-8 pm
Snow Wonders on the Middle Street Mall and the Children’s Museum of Virginia – 6-6:30 pm
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