October Events
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First Friday in Olde Towne · 5 - 8 p.m.
12 Historic Squares of High Street
First Friday is a stage for local merchants & restaurants in Portsmouth's Historic Olde Towne and one of the city's most popular evening escapes. Held the first Friday of each month, Olde Towne Portsmouth's thriving arts & antiques community opens it's doors along the 12 historic squares of High Street located between Effingham Street and the riverfront where crowds of casual browsers as well as serious buyers come to each festive event to visit our fine art galleries, quality antique shops and unique specialty stores, some host receptions and art exhibition openings.
First Friday is held each month, rain or shine, year round. There is no admission fee for First Friday - participating galleries are open to the public.
Sponsored by the Olde Towne Business Association | 757-397-7173
2Olde Towne Antiques to Flea Market | 10 am - 2 p.m.
The Olde Towne Antiques to Flea Market is conveniently located in the Middle Street Garage at the corner of Middle & London streets and is held year round, rain or shine on the first Saturday of each month. Gates open at 10 a.m. and close at 2 p.m. Always Free Admission & Free Parking! Call 757-405-3500 for additional information.
2Olde Towne Portsmouth Farmer's Market
9:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. Located in the first block of Middle Street, between High and Queen Streets, adjacent to the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame and Museum. Items for sale will include fresh seasonal produce, flowers, plants, canned goods, jams, breads, honey and more.
To become a vendor (there are no fees or costs to participate) please contact Andrea Graham at 757-537-9482 or 757-397-2616 or via email at agrahamm11@cox.net.
3First Sunday Breakfast, Brunch, or Lunch
Participating Restaurants: A Taste of Culture, Brutti's, The Coffee Shoppe, The Deck, Flagship, Foggy Point Bar & Grill, Gosport Tavern, Logan Raye's Key West Grille, Longboards, Olde Towne Bakery & Cafe, Paddy O'Brian's, Starbucks, Starboards, Stove
Jim Witter performs "The Piano Men" at Willett Hall
8 p.m. - A parallel musical journey of the songs, piano styling and voices of two of pop music’s most popular artist of the 1970’s and 1980’s, Billy Joel and Elton John. Supported by a sophisticated slide/video presentation along with bass, guitar, keyboards and drums, you’ll hear the soundtrack of your life.
Presented by the Portsmouth Community Concerts at Willet Hall
www.willetthall.com | www.ticketmaster.com/venue/8280/ | 757-393-5144
Je'Caryous Johnson's Cheaper To Keep Her
Willett Hall
2 p.m. & 8 p.m. - When a married couple is ready to call it quits, they always want different things. Raymond Mays (Brian McKnight) wants a divorce and Morgan Mays (Vivica A. Fox) wants alimony. When the fed-up judge bangs her gavel, she decides Morgan doesn’t deserve half… she deserves it all. Morgan gets everything—the house, Raymond’s retirement, and some would say even his self-esteem, leaving him with nothing but the thought; it would have been cheaper to keep her. Raymond has two options to prevent him from paying alimony: kill Morgan or get her married off to someone else. As ex-husband and ex-love face off with each other, broken hearts will get revenge and hearts and marital matrimony will collide only to discover if it’s easier to love her as his wife.
Presented by the Portsmouth Community Concerts at Willet Hall
www.willetthall.com | www.ticketmaster.com/venue/8280/ | 757-393-5144
Monthly Book Sale
10 a.m. - 4 p.m. - Preview for members only is on Fridays from 1-6 pm. Membership to the Friends of the Portsmouth Public Library is available onsite.
Presented by the Friends of the Portsmouth Public Library | 757-393-8501
21st Annual Great Chesapeake Bay Schooner Race
The race begins in Fells Point, in Baltimore, Maryland, and ends 127 nautical miles down the Chesapeake Bay in Portsmouth, Virginia. Entry is open to all schooner-rigged vessels.
For more information visit the official Great Chesapeake Bay Schooner Race website.
Museum Madness: 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Calling all Ghosts, Goblins, Princesses and Superheroes!
Enjoy a haunting day of Halloween fun at the Portsmouth Museums, including frightfully fun Arts and Crafts, Face Painting, Wizardry, and even a Haunted Ship!
Happy Howl-oween at Andalo's Clubhouse and the Courthouse Galleries
Celebrate Halloween at the Courthouse Galleries and the brand new Andalo's Clubhouse! Kids of all ages will delight in face painting, wizardry, magic, and storytelling! Create your own "haunted courtyard" art project. Enjoy spooky, creative, and fun scarecrows and pumpkin carving! Free with paid admission.v
Andalo's Clubhouse | 757-393-5258 | www.ChildrensMuseumVa.com
Courthouse Galleries | 757-393-8543 | www.CourthouseGalleries.com
Ships, Spooks & Seas at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Museum
Enjoy storytelling, activities and crafts including building a ghost ship, making a pirate flag and porthole monsters. Free with paid admission.
Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Museum | 757-393-8591 | www.PortsNavalMuseums.com
The Frightship at the Lightship PORTSMOUTH
The Lightship ship PORTSMOUTH is transformed into a haunted vessel for Museum Madness! Enjoy storytelling, meet the ghosts of sailors and pirates past, and enjoy the eerie sounds of maritime musician, Bob Zentz. Free with paid admission.
Lightship Portsmouth | 757-393-8591 | www.PortsNavalMuseums.com
Olde Towne Safe Trick-or-Treat: 6 - 8 p.m.
FREE. For children up to age 12. Located on the seven historic blocks of High Street corridor between Effingham Street and Water Street.
Sponsored by the Olde Towne Business Association | 757-397-7173
