Portsmouth’s Olde Towne Ghost Walk Returns! Portsmouth’s Olde Towne Civic League is once again producing the 40th Annual Olde Towne Ghost Walk after a two-year hiatus. On October 28th, come to Olde Towne to hear costumed re-enactors tell local ghosts’ tales of love, loss, murder, and mayhem. This walking tour takes visitors through a 20-square-block, …
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40th Annual Olde Towne Ghost Walk
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Top 10 Kid-Friendly Eats in Olde Towne Portsmouth
Places for kids to eat in Historic Olde Towne Let’s be honest — After a long day out with the kids, the last thing you want to do is drive home with a hungry one and then cook. Fortunately, Olde Towne Portsmouth is filled with restaurants that both kids and parents love. So, whether you’re …
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Underground Railroad Tour
Welcome to Olde Towne Portsmouth! Virginia’s historic seaport® is well-known as an epicenter of American naval and shipping history. A lesser known fact is that Portsmouth’s busy harbor also made it a major hub of the Underground Railroad. Countless enslaved Americans from southern Virginia and North Carolina, with help from Free Blacks, local spies and …
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Portsmouth’s Architecture Walk
Architecture Tour 30 minutes Welcome to Portsmouth, where you’ll find the widest variety of historic architecture in any city from Alexandria to Charleston! Unlike Norfolk, where nearly the entire historic downtown was leveled after WWII to build skyscrapers, Portsmouth’s historic district remains almost entirely intact. To keep it that way, Olde Towne was officially designated …
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Stroll the Portsmouth Seawall
Portsmouth Seawall Walking Tour 30 minutes Welcome to Portsmouth, Virginia’s historic seaport®. We are a river town; the deep harbor between Portsmouth and Norfolk is the reason both cities were settled by British colonists soon after they arrived in the early 1600s. In fact, until the Erie Canal made New York the biggest port on …
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A Post Such As Portsmouth in 1781
British Occupation of Portsmouth in 1781 A Post Such As Portsmouth is a 2-day re-enactment designed to entertain and educate the public of the occupation of Portsmouth by the British forces in 1781. It is open and free to everyone; and it features a variety of civilian and military impressions, as well as members of …
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Portsmouth Paddle Battle Race 2022
The Portsmouth Paddle Battle returns to the Elizabeth River for its 2nd Annual splash on September 10, 2022. It takes place from 9:30 a.m. until 4 p.m. Â Benefitting the Friends of the Naval Shipyard Museum, the event features two racing categories: Stand Up Paddleboard (SUP) and Kayaking. Â The race begins at High Street Landing and …
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Valentine’s Day Ideas in Portsmouth
Valentine’s Weekend Since Valentine’s Day falls on a Monday this year, why not make it a multi-day weekend celebration in Portsmouth, Virginia! It’s a great time to get away from home for a night or two and enjoy Virginia’s Historic Seaport®. Our local merchants have sweetened the deal with some special lodging and dining offers …
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Portsmouth, VA Restaurant Week 2022
Encouraging guests to try something new and experience everything Portsmouth has to offer. Portsmouth, VA Restaurant Week is a time for the Portsmouth restaurant community to show off our wide variety of gourmet specialties. Local chefs are preparing special menus that are guaranteed to leave you wanting more. Participating restaurants will offer options for 2 …
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Black History in Portsmouth 2022
BLACK HISTORY NOW 2022 Presented by the Portsmouth Museums and the Portsmouth Public Libraries Black History month can be traced back more than 100 years, thanks to two gentleman scholars, Carter Woodson and Jesse Moreland. African Americans from Portsmouth made significant contributions from early American days to present. These contributions are recorded in history …
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