Things to do in Portsmouth
189+ things to do in Portsmouth this month
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320 eventsAll venues in Portsmouth
Sun · Nov 15 · 4:00 PM
Village Acoustic Jam
Host: Adriana Scott +1
The Stone Church · Newmarket
Wed · Nov 25 · 8:00 PM
Gavin Marengi
Gavin Marengi +1
Blue Ocean Music Hall · Salisbury
Fri · Nov 6 · 8:00 PM
The Warped Tour Band
The Warped Tour Band
Wally's Pub · Hampton
Tue · Oct 27 · 10:00 AM
Little SELTies Storytime: Fall 2026 Session 3 of 4
Lizzy Franceschini
Southeast Land Trust of New Hampshire
Wed · Nov 4 · 2:00 PM
Next Chapter Book Group (IN PERSON)
Newburyport Public Library · Newburyport
Until Feb 14
Sunday NFL Football
Sunday NFL Football
CREW Ogunquit · Ogunquit
Sat · Oct 31 · 9:00 PM
lespecial
lespecial
Wally's Pub · Hampton
Fri · Nov 13 · 9:00 PM
Dave Macklin Band
Dave Macklin Band
Wally's Pub · Hampton
Fri · Oct 30 · 5:30 PM
AUTHOR PANEL: "WHY HORROR NOW"
Author: Douglas Wynne +4
Jabberwocky Bookshop · Newburyport
$90.50Thu · Nov 26 · 11:30 AM
Thanksgiving Buffet - 11:30 a.m. Seating
Jonathan's · Ogunquit
Sat · Dec 5 · 11:00 AM
Idlewild Winter Market
The Dance Hall · Kittery
Sat · Dec 5 · 11:00 AM
Block Printing: DYI Wrapping Paper & Gift Tags
Block Printing: DYI Wrapping Paper +2
The Word Barn · Exeter
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Dark Desert Eagles
Dark Desert Eagles +1
Blue Ocean Music Hall · Salisbury
Sat · Apr 3 · 8:00 PM
The Fools April Fools Show
The Fools
Blue Ocean Music Hall · Salisbury
Sat · Nov 14 · 7:00 PM
John Gorka
John Gorka
The Word Barn · Exeter
$90.50Thu · Nov 26 · 11:30 AM
Thanksgiving Buffet -3:45 p.m. Seating
Jonathan's · Ogunquit
Wed · Nov 11 · 8:00 PM
Tropidelic
Tropidelic
Wally's Pub · Hampton
Mon · Oct 26 · 9:00 PM
A Court of Splintered Harmony Midnight Release Party
Barnes & Noble Newington · Newington
Nov 12 – Nov 15
Seussical the Musical Jr.
Seussical the Musical Jr
Rochester Opera House · Rochester
Tue · Nov 10 · 6:00 PM
Find Your Writing Voice (VIRTUAL)
Newburyport Public Library · Newburyport
Tue · Oct 27 · 7:00 PM
Read More Women Book Club: The Nobody Code by Miciah Bay Gault
Water Street Bookstore · Exeter
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Line Dancing
Wally's Pub · Hampton
Sat · Oct 31 · 9:00 PM
Johnny Angel- Pub
Johnny Angel
Portsmouth Gas Light Co. · Portsmouth
Wed · Nov 4 · 5:00 PM
Dover Pottery Studio at SELT – November 2026
Instructor: Kim Hanson
Southeast Land Trust of New Hampshire
↻ RecurringSat · Jan 16 · 11:30 AM
Story Time Every Saturday!!
Barnes & Noble Newington · Newington
Wed · Oct 28 · 6:00 PM
Wednesday Night Music Club w. Jim Gould & Friends
Jim Gould
Newburyport Brewing Company · Newburyport
Sat · Nov 7 · 1:00 PM
UNH Football vs Rhode Island
Wildcat Stadium - NH · Durham
Thu · Nov 5 · 8:00 PM
Bumpin Uglies
Bumpin Uglies
Wally's Pub · Hampton
Sat · Nov 14 · 1:00 PM
Stony Brook University
Wildcat Stadium - NH · Durham
Sat · Nov 7 · 7:00 PM
Comedy Night with Steve Sweeney
Steve Sweeney
Rockingham Ballroom · Newmarket
Sat · Nov 14 · 9:00 PM
Wildside
Wildside
Wally's Pub · Hampton
Fri · Oct 30 · 7:00 PM
603 Line Dance Halloween Party with Freddy & The Freeloaders
Freddy & The Freeloaders
Rockingham Ballroom · Newmarket
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Line Dancing
Wally's Pub · Hampton
$400Fri · Dec 4 · 5:00 PM
Opening Reception Meet the Artist: Stop Start Go Maybe
3S Artspace · Portsmouth
Sat · Oct 31 · 6:00 PM
Space Moose
Space Moose
Newburyport Brewing Company · Newburyport
Fri · Oct 30 · 7:00 PM
Butter
Butter
Newburyport Brewing Company · Newburyport
Sat · Oct 31 · 7:00 PM
Now is Now - Deck
Now is Now
Portsmouth Gas Light Co. · Portsmouth
Fri · Oct 30 · 9:00 PM
Stephen Decuire - Pub
Stephen Decuire
Portsmouth Gas Light Co. · Portsmouth
Thu · Oct 29 · 6:00 PM
Milltown Organ Trio
Milltown Organ Trio
Newburyport Brewing Company · Newburyport
$400Fri · Dec 4 · 5:00 PM
Opening Reception Meet the Artists: Color as Language
3S Artspace · Portsmouth
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Story Time Every Saturday!!
Barnes & Noble Newington · Newington
Tue · Oct 27 · 6:00 PM
Justin Laing & Andrew Aghababian
Justin Laing +1
Newburyport Brewing Company · Newburyport
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Story Time Every Saturday!!
Barnes & Noble Newington · Newington
Fri · Oct 30 · 7:00 PM
Alex Roy Band - Deck
Alex Roy Band
Portsmouth Gas Light Co. · Portsmouth
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Story Time Every Saturday!!
Barnes & Noble Newington · Newington
Thu · Nov 19 · 6:30 PM
SELT on the Road: Town Forest History of New England and Key Hikes in Northern New England
Speaker: Tom Eid
Southeast Land Trust of New Hampshire
Nov 19 – Dec 20
Members' Best + The KAA Holiday Show
Kittery Art Association · Kittery
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Story Time Every Saturday!!
Barnes & Noble Newington · Newington
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Story Time Every Saturday!!
Barnes & Noble Newington · Newington
Sat · Oct 31 · 11:00 AM
Halloween
State Street Saloon · Portsmouth
Thu · Nov 12 · 6:00 PM
Chili Cookoff
Wally's Pub · Hampton
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Story Time Every Saturday!!
Barnes & Noble Newington · Newington
Mon · Nov 23 · 1:00 PM
Pre-Harvest Forestry Tour at Piscassic Greenway – November 2026
Speaker: Chad Fierros +1
Southeast Land Trust of New Hampshire
Sat · Oct 31 · 9:00 PM
Live music with Code Switch
Code Switch
Thirsty Moose Taphouse · Portsmouth
Sat · Oct 31 · 11:00 AM
Halloween
L Street Tavern 603 · Hampton
Fri · Nov 13 · 7:00 PM
LEGO Holiday Build Event
Barnes & Noble Newington · Newington
$400Fri · Dec 4 · 5:00 PM
Opening Reception Meet the Artists: Carried by the Wind
3S Artspace · Portsmouth
↻ RecurringSat · Nov 21 · 11:30 AM
Story Time Every Saturday!!
Barnes & Noble Newington · Newington
Thu · Dec 24
Event on Thu 12, 2026
Wally's · Hampton
↻ RecurringSat · Dec 12 · 11:30 AM
Story Time Every Saturday!!
Barnes & Noble Newington · Newington
Tue · Oct 27 · 7:00 PM
Speculative Fiction Book Club: The Loney
Portsmouth Public Library · Portsmouth
Sat · Oct 31 · 9:00 PM
DJ Chad Banks Halloween party
DJ Chad Banks
Thirsty Moose Taphouse · Portsmouth
Wed · Nov 25
Event on Wed 11, 2026
Wally's · Hampton
Thu · Dec 3 · 10:00 AM
Nature’s Seasonal Joy: Early Winter Bird Walk
Southeast Land Trust of New Hampshire
Wed · Oct 28 · 6:00 PM
Creative Writing Group I
Portsmouth Public Library · Portsmouth
Fri · Nov 20 · 6:30 PM
Haggard & Cashed Live with 603 Line Dance
Haggard & Cashed
Rockingham Ballroom · Newmarket
Fri · Oct 30 · 9:00 PM
Live music with Mockingbirds
Mockingbirds
Thirsty Moose Taphouse · Portsmouth
Fri · Nov 6 · 6:30 PM
November Ballroom Social Dance
Rockingham Ballroom · Newmarket
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Story Time Every Saturday!!
Barnes & Noble Newington · Newington
Wed · Nov 25 · 9:00 PM
Thanksgiving Eve Party with DJ Chad Banks upstairs
DJ Chad Banks
Thirsty Moose Taphouse · Portsmouth
Fri · Dec 25 · 11:00 AM
Christmas
State Street Saloon · Portsmouth
Sat · Oct 31 · 2:00 PM
Cabin Fever
Newburyport Brewing Company · Newburyport
Thu · Oct 29 · 6:00 PM
Notch Pint Night
Thirsty Moose Taphouse · Portsmouth
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Story Time Every Saturday!!
Barnes & Noble Newington · Newington
Mon · Oct 26 · 4:00 PM
Grades 3-5 Book Club
Portsmouth Public Library · Portsmouth
Thu · Nov 26 · 11:00 AM
Thanksgiving
State Street Saloon · Portsmouth
Fri · Dec 25 · 11:00 AM
Christmas
L Street Tavern 603 · Hampton
Tue · Oct 27 · 4:00 PM
Shakespeare Discussion Group: Macbeth
Portsmouth Public Library · Portsmouth
Thu · Dec 31 · 11:00 AM
New Year's Eve
L Street Tavern 603 · Hampton
Sat · Dec 12 · 6:30 PM
Yule be Groovin' 2026 with the Rockingham Groove
Rockingham Groove
Rockingham Ballroom · Newmarket
Thu · Nov 26 · 11:00 AM
Thanksgiving
L Street Tavern 603 · Hampton
Fri · Dec 11 · 6:30 PM
December Line Dancing with 603 Line Dance
Instructor: 603 Line Dance
Rockingham Ballroom · Newmarket
Tue · Nov 3 · 1:00 PM
Mystery Book Club: Tell No One
Portsmouth Public Library · Portsmouth
Fri · Dec 18 · 6:00 PM
December Ballroom Social Dance
Rockingham Ballroom · Newmarket
Thu · Dec 31 · 11:00 AM
New Year's Eve
The Stone Church · Newmarket
Sat · Nov 14 · 7:00 PM
A Night of Dancing with the Deep Blue C Studio Orchestra
Deep Blue C Studio Orchestra
Rockingham Ballroom · Newmarket
Thu · Dec 31 · 11:00 AM
New Year's Eve
State Street Saloon · Portsmouth
↻ RecurringFri · Nov 6 · 9:00 PM
Live music with DJ Chad Banks
DJ Chad Banks
Thirsty Moose Taphouse · Portsmouth
Fri · Nov 13 · 6:30 PM
November Line Dancing with 603 Line Dance
Instructor: 603 Line Dance
Rockingham Ballroom · Newmarket
Sat · Nov 14 · 9:00 PM
Live music with Category 5
Category 5
Thirsty Moose Taphouse · Portsmouth
Thu · Nov 5 · 6:00 PM
North Country Pint Night
Thirsty Moose Taphouse · Portsmouth
Tue · Nov 17 · 4:00 PM
MHS Best Buddies Fundraiser
Thirsty Moose Taphouse · Portsmouth
Sat · Dec 12 · 9:00 PM
Live music with OverTone
OverTone
Thirsty Moose Taphouse · Portsmouth
Thu · Nov 5 · 6:00 PM
Notch Brewing Pint Night
Thirsty Moose Taphouse · Portsmouth
Fri · Dec 11 · 9:00 PM
Live Music with Cover Story
Cover Story
Thirsty Moose Taphouse · Portsmouth
Sat · Nov 7 · 9:00 PM
Live music with Matty & The Penders
Matty & The Penders
Thirsty Moose Taphouse · Portsmouth
↻ RecurringFri · Dec 4 · 9:00 PM
Live music with DJ Chad Banks
DJ Chad Banks
Thirsty Moose Taphouse · Portsmouth
Fri · Nov 20 · 9:00 PM
Live music with 603 Brass Band
603 Brass Band
Thirsty Moose Taphouse · Portsmouth
Fri · Nov 13 · 9:00 PM
Live music with Neon Lighthouse
Neon Lighthouse
Thirsty Moose Taphouse · Portsmouth
Fri · Dec 18 · 9:00 PM
Live music with Vibrant
Vibrant
Thirsty Moose Taphouse · Portsmouth
Events in Portsmouth, NH
Concerts, comedy, theater, author readings and community happenings, collected straight from local venue calendars and updated daily. Portsmouth's compact downtown holds the Music Hall, 3S Artspace and the Press Room, with an outdoor summer season at Prescott Park on the river.