Events Calendar

October 2026
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27	28	29	30	1 STAGE: As Time Goes By STAGE: Small Town STAGE: Small Town- A World Premiere John Mellencamp Musical STAGE: Small Town- A World Premiere John Mellencamp Musical Virtual Information Sessions for 10,000 Small Businesses Program, a free program for small business owners Connect & Collaborate Thursday Group EXHIBIT: Betty & Barney TODDLERFEST: Try Pottery with The Wheelhouse Pottery El Fresco Outdoor Dining at The Library Restaurant FOOD & BEVERAGE: Happy Hour at Toscana Free Pool & Happy Hour at LEGENDS North Cemetery Tour: Stories Carved in Stone Thursday Dollar Rib Night! LEGENDS Live Music with Maddi Ryan Moon Glow Gala MUSIC: James Montgomery Band	2 STAGE: As Time Goes By STAGE: Small Town STAGE: Small Town- A World Premiere John Mellencamp Musical STAGE: Small Town- A World Premiere John Mellencamp Musical Connect & Collaborate Friday Group EXHIBIT: Betty & Barney BEER WEEK: Fat Kid Culinary Food Specials at Loaded Question Brewing El Fresco Outdoor Dining at The Library Restaurant TOUR: Loyalist to Liberty Walking Tour FOOD & BEVERAGE: Happy Hour at Toscana Free Pool & Happy Hour at LEGENDS Point of Graves: Tour Portsmouth’s Earliest Cemetery ART: Art 'Round Town Gallery Walk Opening Reception - THOR Art: A Retrospective Look MUSIC: Little Feat: The Last Farewell Tour – Benefit Concert for Cross Roads House MUSIC: Ruthie Foster	3 STAGE: As Time Goes By STAGE: Small Town STAGE: Small Town- A World Premiere John Mellencamp Musical STAGE: Small Town- A World Premiere John Mellencamp Musical Seacoast Eat Local Portsmouth Farmers' Market EXHIBIT: Betty & Barney El Fresco Outdoor Dining at The Library Restaurant North Cemetery Tour: Stories Carved in Stone PLAY READING: Crimes of the Heart Point of Graves: Tour Portsmouth’s Earliest Cemetery COMEDY: October Comedy, Live Music & Open Mic
4 STAGE: As Time Goes By STAGE: Small Town STAGE: Small Town- A World Premiere John Mellencamp Musical STAGE: Small Town- A World Premiere John Mellencamp Musical EXHIBIT: Betty & Barney FOOD: Sunday Brunch at SALT El Fresco Outdoor Dining at The Library Restaurant PLAY READING: Crimes of the Heart Portsmouth Symphony Orchestra Chamber Players: Pulitzer Prize Winners MUSIC: The Soul Rebels	5 STAGE: As Time Goes By EXHIBIT: Betty & Barney El Fresco Outdoor Dining at The Library Restaurant Historical Tastings Tour at the Iconic Rockingham FOOD & BEVERAGE: Happy Hour at Toscana Free Pool & Happy Hour at LEGENDS Local Artist Series: Freight Train Band	6 STAGE: As Time Goes By Connect & Collaborate - Tuesday Group Building the Past Homeschool Day EXHIBIT: Betty & Barney El Fresco Outdoor Dining at The Library Restaurant Historical Tastings Tour at the Iconic Rockingham Junior Science: The Wonders of Water FOOD & BEVERAGE: Happy Hour at Toscana Free Pool & Happy Hour at LEGENDS Shuck-A-Buck at Jumpin’ Jay’s Fish Café Adventures in Neurodivergent Parenting: Neurodiversity 101 DANCE: Absolute Beginner Salsa-Six Week Series	7 STAGE: As Time Goes By STAGE: Small Town STAGE: Small Town- A World Premiere John Mellencamp Musical STAGE: Small Town- A World Premiere John Mellencamp Musical Let's Talk Tourism EXHIBIT: Betty & Barney Gundalow PISCATAQUA goes to Exeter! El Fresco Outdoor Dining at The Library Restaurant FOOD & BEVERAGE: Happy Hour at Toscana Free Pool & Happy Hour at LEGENDS $1 Jumbo Wing Night at Ore Nell’s Kittery, Maine Live Piano at The Rosa MUSIC Live Music Wednesdays at the Water View Grill Lounge! MUSIC: Wednesday Night Jazz 6-8 p.m. at the Library Restaurant Cribbage for a Cause MUSIC: Carolyn Wonderland	8 STAGE: As Time Goes By Gundalow PISCATAQUA goes to Exeter! STAGE: Small Town STAGE: Small Town- A World Premiere John Mellencamp Musical STAGE: Small Town- A World Premiere John Mellencamp Musical Connect & Collaborate Thursday Group Ribbon Cutting: Ariya Aesthetics Portsmouth EXHIBIT: Betty & Barney SCORE Office Hours @ the Chamber! El Fresco Outdoor Dining at The Library Restaurant FOOD & BEVERAGE: Happy Hour at Toscana Free Pool & Happy Hour at LEGENDS North Cemetery Tour: Stories Carved in Stone Thursday Dollar Rib Night! LEGENDS Community Night at Ore Nell’s Kittery, Maine Live Music with Birch Hill Music Science & Stories: Collaboration for Coastal Adaptation with Stone Living Lab	9 STAGE: As Time Goes By Gundalow PISCATAQUA goes to Exeter! STAGE: Small Town STAGE: Small Town- A World Premiere John Mellencamp Musical STAGE: Small Town- A World Premiere John Mellencamp Musical Connect & Collaborate Friday Group Morning Mixer Presented by TD Bank Hosted by Ethan Allen Portsmouth EXHIBIT: Betty & Barney BEER WEEK: Fat Kid Culinary Food Specials at Loaded Question Brewing El Fresco Outdoor Dining at The Library Restaurant FOOD & BEVERAGE: Happy Hour at Toscana Free Pool & Happy Hour at LEGENDS Point of Graves: Tour Portsmouth’s Earliest Cemetery Sensory Friendly Playtime: Exploring Our Way LINE DANCE: September Line Dancing with 603 Line Dance MUSIC: Zach Nugent's Dead Set	10 STAGE: As Time Goes By STAGE: Small Town STAGE: Small Town- A World Premiere John Mellencamp Musical STAGE: Small Town- A World Premiere John Mellencamp Musical Seacoast Eat Local Portsmouth Farmers' Market EXHIBIT: Betty & Barney Little Yogis Class El Fresco Outdoor Dining at The Library Restaurant North Cemetery Tour: Stories Carved in Stone Point of Graves: Tour Portsmouth’s Earliest Cemetery
11 STAGE: As Time Goes By STAGE: Small Town STAGE: Small Town- A World Premiere John Mellencamp Musical STAGE: Small Town- A World Premiere John Mellencamp Musical EXHIBIT: Betty & Barney FOOD: Sunday Brunch at SALT El Fresco Outdoor Dining at The Library Restaurant MUSIC Pete Francis of Dispatch MUSIC: Pete Francis of Dispatch	12 EXHIBIT: Betty & Barney El Fresco Outdoor Dining at The Library Restaurant FOOD & BEVERAGE: Happy Hour at Toscana Free Pool & Happy Hour at LEGENDS Local Artist Series: New Legacy Swing Band	13 Early Birds Playgroup Connect & Collaborate - Tuesday Group EXHIBIT: Betty & Barney El Fresco Outdoor Dining at The Library Restaurant Junior Science: The Wonders of Water FOOD & BEVERAGE: Happy Hour at Toscana Free Pool & Happy Hour at LEGENDS Public Service Industry Night at Ore Nell’s Kittery, Maine Shuck-A-Buck at Jumpin’ Jay’s Fish Café You're Welcome - Networking with New Hampshire Outright DANCE: Absolute Beginner Salsa-Six Week Series	14 STAGE: Small Town STAGE: Small Town- A World Premiere John Mellencamp Musical STAGE: Small Town- A World Premiere John Mellencamp Musical NH Executive Council District 3 Candidate Breakfast Forum Presented By Eversource Talking Shop Baby Storytime EXHIBIT: Betty & Barney El Fresco Outdoor Dining at The Library Restaurant TOUR: Women of Portsmouth Walking Tour FOOD & BEVERAGE: Happy Hour at Toscana Free Pool & Happy Hour at LEGENDS $1 Jumbo Wing Night at Ore Nell’s Kittery, Maine CJ Physical Therapy & Pilates celebrates 10 years - and you're invited! Live Piano at The Rosa MUSIC Live Music Wednesdays at the Water View Grill Lounge! MUSIC: Wednesday Night Jazz 6-8 p.m. at the Library Restaurant Cribbage for a Cause Reimagining Retirement Webinar MUSIC: Bywater Call	15 STAGE: Small Town STAGE: Small Town- A World Premiere John Mellencamp Musical STAGE: Small Town- A World Premiere John Mellencamp Musical Connect & Collaborate Thursday Group EXHIBIT: Betty & Barney El Fresco Outdoor Dining at The Library Restaurant 2026 Greater Ceres Street Open FOOD & BEVERAGE: Happy Hour at Toscana Free Pool & Happy Hour at LEGENDS Local Love - Every Third Thursday North Cemetery Tour: Stories Carved in Stone Thursday Dollar Rib Night! LEGENDS Blue Ocean Fall Open House Community Night at Ore Nell’s Kittery, Maine Live Music with Tyler Dhone Langdon Parlor Entertainments: A Victorian Frightful MUSIC Ron Blake - Celebrating 5 Years of Jimmy's MUSIC: Ron Blake - Celebrating 5 Years of Jimmy's	16 Pretty in INK - Back to the 80's Dance Party & Fundraising Event STAGE: Small Town STAGE: Small Town- A World Premiere John Mellencamp Musical STAGE: Small Town- A World Premiere John Mellencamp Musical Connect & Collaborate Friday Group EXHIBIT: Betty & Barney BEER WEEK: Fat Kid Culinary Food Specials at Loaded Question Brewing El Fresco Outdoor Dining at The Library Restaurant TOUR: Loyalist to Liberty Walking Tour FOOD & BEVERAGE: Happy Hour at Toscana Free Pool & Happy Hour at LEGENDS Point of Graves: Tour Portsmouth’s Earliest Cemetery Ghosts on the Banke: A Family Friendly Halloween Join the Non-Profit Gundalow Company for Party For Piscataqua Oct. 16! Party For Piscataqua at the One Hundred Club MUSIC: The Dustbowl Revival	17 Ghosts on the Banke: A Family Friendly Halloween STAGE: Small Town STAGE: Small Town- A World Premiere John Mellencamp Musical 2026 James W. Foley Freedom Run Seacoast Eat Local Portsmouth Farmers' Market Chemistry Under Construction with the American Chemical Society Autumn Walk at Powder Major Forest EXHIBIT: Betty & Barney Little Yogis Class Kayla James Author Event! Chemistry Under Construction with the American Chemical Society El Fresco Outdoor Dining at The Library Restaurant North Cemetery Tour: Stories Carved in Stone Langdon Parlor Entertainments: A Victorian Frightful Point of Graves: Tour Portsmouth’s Earliest Cemetery Danse Macabre: A Goth Night
18 STAGE: Small Town STAGE: Small Town- A World Premiere John Mellencamp Musical STAGE: Small Town- A World Premiere John Mellencamp Musical Chemistry Under Construction with the American Chemical Society Adult Soap Making Class EXHIBIT: Betty & Barney FOOD: Sunday Brunch at SALT El Fresco Outdoor Dining at The Library Restaurant MUSIC: Patty Larkin & Lucy Kaplansky	19 El Fresco Outdoor Dining at The Library Restaurant FOOD & BEVERAGE: Happy Hour at Toscana Free Pool & Happy Hour at LEGENDS Local Artist Series: Rockingham Groove MUSIC Local Artist Series: Rockingham Groove	20 Early Birds Playgroup Connect & Collaborate - Tuesday Group El Fresco Outdoor Dining at The Library Restaurant Historical Tastings Tour at the Iconic Rockingham Junior Science: The Wonders of Water FOOD & BEVERAGE: Happy Hour at Toscana Free Pool & Happy Hour at LEGENDS NH Tech Alliance- ebrew Portsmouth Public Service Industry Night at Ore Nell’s Kittery, Maine Shuck-A-Buck at Jumpin’ Jay’s Fish Café DANCE: Absolute Beginner Salsa-Six Week Series	21 STAGE: Small Town STAGE: Small Town- A World Premiere John Mellencamp Musical STAGE: Small Town- A World Premiere John Mellencamp Musical Baby Storytime Lunchtime Mixer Presented by Fidium Hosted by at the Chamber w/ Dave's Hot Chicken El Fresco Outdoor Dining at The Library Restaurant Chamber Open Doors Presented by Meconi Financial Management & Advisory FOOD & BEVERAGE: Happy Hour at Toscana Free Pool & Happy Hour at LEGENDS $1 Jumbo Wing Night at Ore Nell’s Kittery, Maine Hops for Habitat Live Piano at The Rosa Wonder & Wellness Speaker Series: “One Strategy That Changes Everything: Collaborative Problem Solving from Toddlers to Teens” MUSIC Live Music Wednesdays at the Water View Grill Lounge! MUSIC: Wednesday Night Jazz 6-8 p.m. at the Library Restaurant Cribbage for a Cause MUSIC: Danilo Pérez Trio: Panamonk	22 STAGE: Small Town STAGE: Small Town- A World Premiere John Mellencamp Musical STAGE: Small Town- A World Premiere John Mellencamp Musical Connect & Collaborate Thursday Group El Fresco Outdoor Dining at The Library Restaurant FOOD & BEVERAGE: Happy Hour at Toscana Free Pool & Happy Hour at LEGENDS North Cemetery Tour: Stories Carved in Stone Thursday Dollar Rib Night! LEGENDS Business After Hours presented by Bank of New Hampshire hosted by Beck Bode & Great Circle Catering Community Night at Ore Nell’s Kittery, Maine Poetry After Hours MUSIC: Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue	23 STAGE: Small Town STAGE: Small Town- A World Premiere John Mellencamp Musical STAGE: Small Town- A World Premiere John Mellencamp Musical Connect & Collaborate Friday Group Woodman Museum to Host Inaugural Curator’s Charity Golf Tournament BEER WEEK: Fat Kid Culinary Food Specials at Loaded Question Brewing El Fresco Outdoor Dining at The Library Restaurant FOOD & BEVERAGE: Happy Hour at Toscana Free Pool & Happy Hour at LEGENDS Point of Graves: Tour Portsmouth’s Earliest Cemetery Ghosts on the Banke: A Family Friendly Halloween Bonnie Garmus with “Peck & Peck” MUSIC: Coco Montoya TRIBUTE SHOW: Viva Las Elvis	24 Ghosts on the Banke: A Family Friendly Halloween STAGE: Small Town STAGE: Small Town- A World Premiere John Mellencamp Musical STAGE: Small Town- A World Premiere John Mellencamp Musical Seacoast Eat Local Portsmouth Farmers' Market Little Yogis Class El Fresco Outdoor Dining at The Library Restaurant North Cemetery Tour: Stories Carved in Stone Historical Tastings Tour at the Iconic Rockingham Point of Graves: Tour Portsmouth’s Earliest Cemetery Project Upcycle: Sustainable fashion design competition & live runway event Monster Mash with Emily's Garage Band
25 STAGE: Small Town STAGE: Small Town- A World Premiere John Mellencamp Musical STAGE: Small Town- A World Premiere John Mellencamp Musical Walk to End Alzheimer's FOOD: Sunday Brunch at SALT El Fresco Outdoor Dining at The Library Restaurant Guitar Sundays: Alan Mearns MUSIC: The Blind Boys of Alabama present Songs in the Key of Life MUSIC: An Evening With Acoustic Alchemy	26 El Fresco Outdoor Dining at The Library Restaurant FOOD & BEVERAGE: Happy Hour at Toscana Free Pool & Happy Hour at LEGENDS Local Artist Series: Jumbo Circus Peanuts Halloween Party	27 Early Birds Playgroup Not-So-Spooky Halloween Week Connect & Collaborate - Tuesday Group 2026 U.S. Senate Candidate Forum: Chris Pappas & John Sununu presented by Novocure El Fresco Outdoor Dining at The Library Restaurant Junior Science: The Wonders of Water Ribbon Cutting @ Salty Herd FOOD & BEVERAGE: Happy Hour at Toscana Free Pool & Happy Hour at LEGENDS Public Service Industry Night at Ore Nell’s Kittery, Maine Shuck-A-Buck at Jumpin’ Jay’s Fish Café Adventures in Neurodivergent Parenting: You Matter, Too	28 STAGE: Small Town STAGE: Small Town- A World Premiere John Mellencamp Musical STAGE: Small Town- A World Premiere John Mellencamp Musical Morning Mixer presented by TD Bank hosted by the Players Ring Not-So-Spooky Halloween Week Baby Storytime 2026 Congressional Candidate Forum: Anthony DiLorenzo & Stefany Shaheen presented by Eversource El Fresco Outdoor Dining at The Library Restaurant Not-So-Spooky Halloween Week FOOD & BEVERAGE: Happy Hour at Toscana Free Pool & Happy Hour at LEGENDS Ribbon Cutting @ the Foreside Inn $1 Jumbo Wing Night at Ore Nell’s Kittery, Maine Live Piano at The Rosa MUSIC Live Music Wednesdays at the Water View Grill Lounge! MUSIC: Wednesday Night Jazz 6-8 p.m. at the Library Restaurant Cribbage for a Cause MUSIC: Five Masters of Jazz MUSIC: Five Masters of Jazz at Jimmy's Jazz & Blues Club	29 STAGE: Small Town STAGE: Small Town- A World Premiere John Mellencamp Musical STAGE: Small Town- A World Premiere John Mellencamp Musical Recovery Friendly Workplace designation ROSE Range Experience at SIG SAUER Academy Connect & Collaborate Thursday Group Not-So-Spooky Halloween Week El Fresco Outdoor Dining at The Library Restaurant Not-So-Spooky Halloween Week FOOD & BEVERAGE: Happy Hour at Toscana Free Pool & Happy Hour at LEGENDS North Cemetery Tour: Stories Carved in Stone Thursday Dollar Rib Night! LEGENDS Community Night at Ore Nell’s Kittery, Maine MUSIC: Mathis Picard MUSIC; Mathis Picard	30 Breeders' Cup STAGE: Small Town STAGE: Small Town- A World Premiere John Mellencamp Musical STAGE: Small Town- A World Premiere John Mellencamp Musical Connect & Collaborate Friday Group Not-So-Spooky Halloween Week BEER WEEK: Fat Kid Culinary Food Specials at Loaded Question Brewing El Fresco Outdoor Dining at The Library Restaurant Not-So-Spooky Halloween Week FOOD & BEVERAGE: Happy Hour at Toscana Free Pool & Happy Hour at LEGENDS Point of Graves: Tour Portsmouth’s Earliest Cemetery 603 Line Dance Halloween Party with Freddy & The Freeloaders MUSIC: Ally Venable MUSIC: The Breakers: A Tribute to Tom Petty	31 STAGE: Small Town STAGE: Small Town- A World Premiere John Mellencamp Musical STAGE: Small Town- A World Premiere John Mellencamp Musical Seacoast Eat Local Portsmouth Farmers' Market Not-So-Spooky Halloween Week Little Yogis Class Halloween Dog Costume Day: Salty Herd + Stonewall Kitchen El Fresco Outdoor Dining at The Library Restaurant Not-So-Spooky Halloween Week North Cemetery Tour: Stories Carved in Stone Point of Graves: Tour Portsmouth’s Earliest Cemetery Michael Marinaccio Author Event! Hocus Pocus Taste-A-Long® Experience Jimmy's Monster Halloween Dance Party Jimmy's Monster Halloween Dance Party

Events Calendar

October 2026