Olde Towne Holiday Open House & Tree Lighting Friday, November 17

Enjoy a hometown holiday tree lighting complete with decorations, music, the Snow Queen, Sugar Plum Fairy, Father Christmas, The Grinch, Cindy Loo Hoo, and even a little snow! Additionally, the Olde Towne shops will be open late and 15 crafters will be selling their wares. There will also be a free Tidewater Winds Woodwind Quintet concert, strolling carolers, the Coleman Collection Nativity Scene, hot cider, and shuttle rides. You can be sure to get in the holiday spirit right here in Olde Towne!

Schedule:

High Street Corridor 4 – 8 pm

Olde Towne Merchants’ Holiday Open House

Monumental United Methodist Church

Coleman Collection Nativity Scene and hot apple cider 5 – 7 pm

Anderson-Wright Rooms & Gardens

Music by LaPrimavera Strings Hot Apple Cider and Cookies from 6 – 8 pm

Trinity Episcopal Church

Tidewater Winds Woodwind Quintet Free Concert 7:30 pm

Middle Street Mall 4 – 7 pm

Crafters Market with 15 crafters

Children’s Museum Holiday Member Night 5 – 7 pm

Museum Exhibits are available. Enjoy a special holiday-themed Make It, Take It art activity, and a showing of A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving. Reserve your tickets! Members should reserve tickets under Portsmouth Museum Member. You can reserve up to the maximum number of tickets for your membership level.

Southside Community Band 5 – 5:45 pm

Please bring a new unwrapped toy for Toys for Tots

Holiday Tree Lighting Program 6 – 6:30 pm
The Snow Queen, Sugar Plum Fairy, Father Christmas, the Grinch, the Carolers of Christmas Past, the Olde Towne Arts & Music Children’s Chorus, and even a little snow!

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Strolling Entertainment 4 – 8 pm

Father Christmas, Rabbi Atschul, and Babu will share songs and stories of Christmas, Hanukkah, and Kwanzaa. The Snow Queen, Sugar Plum Fairy, and Snow Sprite will delight children with tales of the South Pole. The Carolers of Christmas Past and the Olde Towne Arts & Music Children’s Chorus will fill the business district with songs of the season and holiday cheer! 

A strolling violin player will share holiday favorites.

Free rides on the Olde Towne Shuttle so you don’t miss any of the fun!

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

Artee Fabrics and Home
Olde Towne Arts & Music
That Art Store
Children’s Museum Gift Shop
Portsmouth Welcome Center
The Coffee Shoppe
Little Shoppes on High
Market Street & General Store
Sole Right Men’s Fine Footwear
Village Thrift
MADE Boutique
Hard Times Skate Shop
Bier Garden Gift Shop
Way Back Yonder Antiques
The Book Club
Anderson-Wright Rooms & Gardens
Kitchen Koop

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