Following is our preliminary calendar of events. History-related items are indicated by capital letters. Key 375^th Celebration events are in boldface. To add events to the calendar contact Charlene at the Greater Portsmouth Chamber of Commerce at 603-436-3988. Check back often for updated details.

Photos of Endeavour Arrival in Portsmouth
Click for Detailed ENDEAVOUR Calendar
Click for Prescott Park Arts Festival Calendar
Click for Dover 375th Events Listing (July 3,4,5)
Click for Hampton Beach Fireworks Schedule
Click for Hampton Beach Seashell Stage Schedule

JULY
July 1, 1998	WENTWORTH COOLIDGE MANSION Melinda McMann--harpist 7:00pm- $3.00 adm. "Those Were the Good Old Days" Portsmouth natives discuss life in the Port City. Come and join in. Portsmouth Library, Vaughn Room
July 2, 1998	Music by the Sea Seacoast Science Center
July 3, 1998	Dover's 375th Anniversary Calendar REVOLUTIONARY WAR ENCAMPMENT Strawbery Banke "Those Were the Good Old Days" Portsmouth natives discuss life in the Port City. Come and join in. Portsmouth Library, Vaughn Room Music in Market Square North Church FOURTH OF JULY FIREWORKS
July 4, 1998	Dover's 375th Anniversary Calendar REVOLUTIONARY WAR ENCAMPMENT Strawbery Banke REDHOOK 2nd BIRTHDAY PARTY Military encampment at Red Hook Brewery, Portsmouth, with simulated battle scenes.
July 5, 1998	Dover's 375th Anniversary Calendar
July 8, 1998	WENTWORTH COOLIDGE MANSION R.P. Hale--Renaissance Man 7:00pm- $3.00 adm.
July 9, 1998	Music by the Sea Seacoast Science Center
July 10, 1998	Music in Market Square North Church
July 11, 1998	Custom Car Show Kittery Seaside Festival Portsmouth Harbour Trail 375th Road Race JOHN PAUL JONES 251st BIRTHDAY PARTY 12:00 Noon John Paul Jones House
July 15, 1998	WENTWORTH COOLIDGE MANSION Blake Girls 7:00pm- $3.00 adm.
July 16, 1998	Music by the Sea Seacoast Science Center
July 17, 1998	Music in Market Square North Church Exeter Revolutionary War Festival
July 18, 1998	BOW STREET FAIR Rain or Shine 10AM - 8PM LIVERY DISCOUNT DAYS $10 off on horse carriage rides through historic town by Portsmouth Livery in honor of 375th Exeter Revolutionary War Festival
July 19, 1998	BOW STREET FAIR Rain or Shine 9AM - 5PM LIVERY DISCOUNT DAYS $10 off on horse carriage rides through historic town by Portsmouth Livery in honor of 375th Breakfast the the Moose Lodge on Sagamore Road. 8 AM -11 AM. To benefit the Senior Center Exeter Revolutionary War Festival Exeter Re-creates Gunpowder Raid (Squamscott River boat launch 11AM)
July 21, 1998	Shaw Brothers--Prescott Park 8:00pm rain: Portsmouth H.S. 7:00pm
July 22, 1998	WENTWORTH COOLIDGE MANSION Taubl Family and Leloe Ensemble 7:00pm- $3.00 adm.
July 23, 1998	Music by the Sea Seacoast Science Center
July 24, 1998	Newmarket Heritage Festival July 24-26 Downtown heritage parade, contradancing, French Canadien storyteller, military encampment, hayrides. Call 659-5713 or 659-5822 for details. Music in Market Square North Church 375th Birthday Party At the Portsmouth Middle School for the middle school children. No time as been set yet.
July 25, 1998	New England Society - Kansas City BBQ Cookoff
July 26, 1998	New England Society - Kansas City BBQ Cookoff
July 27-30, 1998	Chataugua Strawbery Banke Re-enactment and educational program focuses this year on the ear 1900-1940
July 29, 1998 - Till Labor Day	Children's Museum 375th Display Front gallery display of Piscatqua life in the early 1600s titled "History at Home" and "375 Years Ago." Near Prescott Park and Strawbery Banke in South Church at top of hill.
July 30, 1998	Music by the Sea Seacoast Science Center Portsmouth After 1800 Walking Tour Meet at Warner House at 10 am, $10, 436-5909
July 31, 1998	Music in Market Square North Church
AUGUST
August 1 - August 22nd	Strawbery Banke Museum - American Girls Museum Program "Molly McIntire" - A nine year old schemer and dreamer on the homefront during World War Two.
August 2, 1998	Blues n' Brews Festival
August 5-8	Silhouettist Sally Newcome at Strawbery Banke Museum. Popular artist draws and cuts faithful shadow portraits using 18th and 19th Century Techniques silhouette.
August 7, 1998	Newmarket Olde Home Weekend Aug 7-9 659-2252 Music in Market Square North Church Kingston Days Family events, lobster bake, auction, picnic, music, barbeque, raffle, gamess, puppets
August 8, 1998	Annual Indian Pow-wow Aug 8-9 York Beach at ball field all day from 9am "Summer Dance Gala" Ballet New England OPEN HOUSE HENRY SHERBURNE HOUSE 8:00 - 4:00 Red Hook Brewer's Fest Includes the largest keg in the world at Red Hook Brewery, Portsmouth Kingston Days Family events, lobster bake, auction, picnic, music, barbeque, raffle, gamess, puppets
August 9, 1998	Red Hook Brewer's Fest Includes the largest keg in the world at Red Hook Brewery, Portsmouth Kingston Days Family events, lobster bake, auction, picnic, music, barbeque, raffle, gamess, puppets
August 14, 1998	Music in Market Square North Church
August 15, 1998	JPJ OPEN HOUSE No admission in honor of 375th Celebration
August 16, 1998	MASONS OPEN HOUSE Masonic Temple, Portsmouth, includes historic library with archives dating to before Revolutionary War
August 21, 1998	HISTORIC PROPERTIES CANDLELIGHT STROLL Music in Market Square North Church
August 22, 1998	SEACOAST BLUES FESTIVAL Strawbery Banke Museum Pond Boat Regatta - Deborah Richards 433-4792
August 23, 1998	SEACOAST BLUES FESTIVAL Strawbery Banke Museum
August 25, 1998	Rededication of 75 Year old Memorial Bridge with pre-1923 autos and motorcycles, ribbon cutting by former Mayor Foley who cut the original ribbon at age 5 in 1923
August 28, 1998	Music in Market Square North Church
August 29, 1998	Music Hall/Strawbery Banke - Co-Sponsors TBA
August 30, 1998	Music Hall/Strawbery Banke - Co-Sponsors TBA
SEPTEMBER
September 11-21, 1998	VISIT of HM BARK ENDEAVOUR The tall ship Endeavour visits Portsmouth for 10 full days.
September 13, 1998	MASONS OPEN HOUSE Masonic Temple, Portsmouth, includes historic library with archives dating to before Revolutionary War
September 14, 1998	GPCF Mayor's Cup Golf Tournament Abenaqui Country Club
September 18, 1998	CELEBRATE PORTSMOUTH CRUISE A Harbour Trail fund raising cruise from 6 to 9 PM on the MV Thomas Laighton. Tickets: $35/per person Food provided by many of Portsmouth's finest restaurants Entertainment by "Color," a local jazz trio. View the HM Endeavor from the water. Celebrate Portsmouth's 375th Anniversary. Tickets available at Portsmouth Chamber of Commerce, 436-3988. (Limited to 200 due to capacity of the boat. If space available, tickets will be sold the day of the cruise at the Market Square Kiosk and beginning at 5 PM at the gangplank of the MV Laighton)
September 19, 1998	STRAWBERY BANKE AUCTION
September 26, 1998	SPNEA: JACKSON HOUSE CIDER DAY 12:00 - 5:00 PM Grand Old Portsmouth Brewer's Festival Strawbery Banke annual event celebrates history of brewing in town
September 27, 1998	Grand Old Portsmouth Brewer's Festival Strawbery Banke annual event celebrates history of brewing in town
OCTOBER
October 10, 1998	Music Hall Opening 1998-1999 Season
October 11, 1998	Building the Sukkah Strawbery Banke Jewish harvest celebration
NOVEMBER
November 20, 1998	375th Gala Dance Tickets are now available for the gala party culminating Portsmouth's 375th anniversary celebration on Friday, November 20. The dinner and dance will be held at the Frank Jones Center on Route 1. All those attending the event will receive a free signed copy of "A Brief History of Portsmouth," a 32-page commemorative booklet created for the 375th celebration.

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