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The Christmas season here in Portsmouth NH is just full of fun events for kids of all ages!  Merchants decorate their stores, city workers deck out the whole downtown area and it is just beautiful.  And if we have a little dusting of snow, well that's just like the icing on the cake!

Our downtown Christmas tree and all the beautiful downtown lights will be officially turned on this Friday, Nov. 29th, at 6pm.  If you're in the area, make sure to be downtown at 6pm for these fun festivities!

 

 
In addition to all these fun December Holiday events below, make sure to check out the list of Holiday Fairs and Festivals in the NH & Maine Seacoast areas.  Most of them are on December 1st - have fun!!

Tis the season for all kinds of fun things centering around the holidays here in the Seacoast areas of southern Maine and New Hampshire.  We've got all kinds of fairs and festivals, Christmas and Holiday parades, tree lighting ceremonies, even visits with Santa. 

We have all kinds of fairs and festivals this coming weekend in the towns of Kittery, Eliot, York, South Berwick, Ogunquit, and Wells, so make sure to check out this list for a sampling of fairs.  Stock up handmade crafts, baked goods, jewelry, art and more.....perfect for gift-giving or keeping for yourself.

After this weekend's fairs are over, you'll still have plenty of more fun things to take part in! 




~~ Nov. 29 through Dec. 9 - "Christmas Prelude in Kennebunkport Maine", all kinds of entertaining fun events for the whole family taking place throughout the entire village of Kennebunkport.  Please check out the link for the schedule of events and descriptions, plus this is a gorgeous website with beautiful pictures! 

Here in Portsmouth New Hampshire and the surrounding towns, summer may be coming to an end, but the fun continues on! 



We still have plenty of wonderful weather ahead of us before winter comes, and plenty of fun things to do as well.  Fun things abound all year long here along the coast!

 

Check out some of this area's fun - I'm sure you'll find something here for just about everyone:

9/5 - "Portsmouth Poetry Hoot"- Café Expresso - Portsmouth.  

9/6 - "Old-Time Contra and Square Dance" - Dover City Hall - Dover.  (8pm to 10:45pm)

9/7 - "ECSD Summer Concert Series" - Hammond Park - Eliot Maine - enjoy a cookout and concert.  (6:30pm)

9/8 - Opening Gala- "Tiempo Libre" - Portsmouth Music Hall - Portsmouth.  Celebrating the restoration of this beautiful historic music hall with hot Latin music. 

9/8 - "Thomas the Train and Friends" - Regal Theater - Newington.  



9/8 - "6^th Annual Paddle on the Pond" - North Mill Pond - Downtown Portsmouth.  (11am to 2pm)

9/8 - "Jackson Hill Cider Day" - Historic Jackson House - Portsmouth.  Harvest celebration for families - music, games, cider-pressing, crafts, and more.  (12noon to 4pm) 

9/9 - "Capriccio Festival of Kites" - Kite Masters' Festival - Ogunquit Beach Maine.  (10am to 2pm)

9/15 - "22^nd International Coastal Cleanup" - various sites along the New Hampshire coastline and along Great Bay.  

 

9/15 - "Art in the Park"- York Art Association Juried Arts & Crafts Show - Moulton Park - York Maine.  (9am to 4pm)

9/15 - "Hootie and the Blowfish" Concert - Casino Ballroom - Hampton Beach. 

9/15 - "Comedian Jimmy Dunn" - Seacoast Repertory Theatre - Portsmouth.  

9/16 - "Portsmouth Criterium Bicycle Race" - High-speed bike races through the streets of Portsmouth and a Lifestyle Expo in Market Square - Downtown Portsmouth. 

9/16 - "Before Strawbery Banke: Celebrating the Historic Museums of Portsmouth"- Gov. Langdon House - Portsmouth.  (3 - 4pm).

9/23 - "Portsmouth Peace Treaty Parade" - Downtown Portsmouth to Prescott Park - Portsmouth.  (2 - 3pm)

9/23 - "2^nd Annual Seacoast Pan-Mass Challenge Kids Bike" - Great Island Commons - New Castle.  (9am to noon)

9/30 - "The Shaw Brothers in Concert" - Portsmouth Music Hall - Portsmouth. 

 

 

 

Check out these multi-day events and make a weekend of it:

9/7 through 9/9 - "Hampton Beach Seafood Festival" -  New England's largest Seaside Festival - top restaurants offer up loads of seafood alongside arts & crafts vendors showcasing locally-made products - music, food, fireworks - Hampton Beach.

9-7 through 9/9 - "NASCAR at the Trading Post"- Kittery Trading Post Septemberfest - Kittery Trading Post - Kittery Maine.  NASCAR simulator, racing skills, and more.

9/9 through 9/19 - "Summer Film Fest 07" Continues - Portsmouth Music Hall Movies - Portsmouth.  

9/15 through 9/16 - "Golden Harvest Days and History in Bloom"- Strawbery Banke Museum - historic landscapes and gardens - Portsmouth. 

9-21 through 9/23 - "9^thAnnual Telluride by the Sea" - Portsmouth Music Hall - Portsmouth.  Six Movies - Three Days - a "Weekend Celebration of New Cinema".  

9/22 - 9/23 - "3^rd Annual Tour of Fairy Houses in Portsmouth Gardens" - Historic South End Locations - Portsmouth. 

 

Here are some month-long fun tours to enjoy:

Month of September - Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, and Mondays - "Portsmouth Harbor Highlight Tours" - Historic Downtown Portsmouth - learn about the early settlers, ship builders, patriots, and more, who came to Portsmouth to find their fortunes.  

Month of September -  Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, and Mondays - "Portsmouth Harbor Twilight Tours" - Historic Downtown Portsmouth - learn about the ‘bawdy life' of a by-gone era on the waterfront of Water Street.  Tours start 5:30pm.  

 

 

For more great pictures of Portsmouth New Hampshire and some of the surrounding towns, take this tour - here are some beautiful pictures from all seasons in this tour!
                                                                                                

                                      

If you're interested in Portsmouth NH Real Estate, be sure to check out these links for homes and condos for sale in Portsmouth and the surrounding areas:

                                  
  Ann Cummings
  RE/MAX Coast to Coast
  Portsmouth NH
  888-349-5678 x 3839
  Servicing the Coastal Areas of NH & Southern Maine