Olde Towne Holiday Music Festival
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December - Annual Olde Towne Holiday Music Festival
Launched in 1998, this festival has become Portsmouth's signature holiday event. It's a musical tribute to the spirit of the holiday season, enlivening the first seven blocks of High Street with performances, children's activities, reenactors in period attire, carolers, and strolling characters.
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Olde Towne Portsmouth Santa Parade at 5:30 pm
The festival also includes a Children’s Parade complete with Santa Claus who arrives by Fire Boat at High Street Landing around 5:30 p.m. Santa will then join the parade in a horse-and-buggy from High Street Landing to the Courthouse Galleries Museum. The festival will conclude with a sing-a-long with the “Singing Santa” on stages. 757-393-8481
Proud to be named a Top 100 Event of 2008 by the American Bus Association. The Olde Towne Holiday Music Festival is also one of three anchor events for "Holidays in the City," a six-week holiday celebration. Concerts, which range from barbershop harmony and jazz to steel drums and brass ensembles, are staged in a variety of indoor and outdoor locations and in several historic Olde Towne churches.
Other attractions: Olde Towne Candlelight Home Tour, Winter Wonderland: The Coleman Nursery Collection
