The extended five-day weekend begins Wednesday night, and for those who aren’t traveling for Thanksgiving, there are plenty of ways to entertain yourself on the...

Art
Top five things to do: Nov. 16-18
Holiday shopping season is a great time to support local artists, and there are a couple of perfect opportunities to do so this weekend. There’s...
Top five things to do: Nov. 2-4
The month of October ended with several notable developments in Portsmouth, as the new parking garage officially opened, The Press Room finally reopened, and the...
Top five things to do: Oct. 19-21
There are some unique offerings at area venues this weekend, including a horror-comedy musical, an Afrofuturistic fashion show, and a food truck festival.
Top five things to do: Oct. 5-7
It’s another festive fall weekend on the Seacoast, with many noteworthy concerts, theater events, and festivals. Here are some of the highlights.
Top five things to do: Sept. 28-30
Visual art, history, theater, maritime music, a West End party, and more are on tap this weekend on the Seacoast. Here are some of the highlights.
Top five things to do: Sept. 21-23
Rather than mourning the end of summer, it’s time to celebrate the onset of autumn — the season of the harvest, Oktoberfest, Halloween, Thanksgiving, and...
Top five things to do: Sept. 7-9
Summer will not go quietly. On the contrary, there are dozens of big events coming up this weekend, including some outdoor festivals. Here are a...
Top five things to do: Aug. 24-26
Local art, local music, local theater, local food, and local pride will all be on display this weekend on the Seacoast. Here are some of...
Top five things to do: Aug. 17-19
We at PortsmouthNH.com are tired of hearing the reports, beginning in early August, that summer is drawing to a close. As far as we’re concerned,...
Top five things to do: Aug. 3-5
Our roundup of weekend entertainment on the Seacoast includes art exhibitions, outdoor concerts, and other festive gatherings.
Top five things to do: July 27-29
Tall ships, visual arts, free comics, bluegrass and beer, rock ’n’ roll — here are some of the top happenings coming up this weekend on the Seacoast.
Top five things to do: July 20-22
With many worthy concerts, plays, exhibits, and festivals to choose from this weekend, we’ve crammed lots of events into our weekly top five. Here’s what...
Top five things to do: July 6-8
The first full weekend of July is expected to bring a reprieve from the recent heat wave, as well as an array of hot events. Here are some of the highlights.
Top five things to do: June 29-July 1
Independence Day falls midweek this year, but you can start the celebration early with a number of notable weekend events in the Portsmouth area. Here...
Top five things to do: June 22-24
The first weekend of summer offers so many worthy events on the Seacoast that we’ve upped our normal top-five roundup to a full top 10.
Top five things to do: June 1-3
The first days of June bring a torrent of exciting events to the Seacoast, including live music, visual arts, theater, and a chowder festival that marks the start of the Prescott Park Arts Festival.
Top five things to do: May 24-27
We’re releasing our top-five events roundup a day early this week so that we can include Hit the Decks, an annual milestone that marks the unofficial start of summer on the Seacoast.
Top five things to do: May 18-20
Two local arts festivals highlight this weekend’s top events. There’s also some other great art, theater, and music coming to area venues.
Top 10 things to do: May 4-6
There’s so much happening this first weekend of May that we could not confine our highlights to a mere five events like usual. Instead, we’ve got a top-10 roundup.
Top five things to do: April 27-29
Those seeking to indulge in the arts this weekend have diverse options to choose from all over the Seacoast, with events in Portsmouth, Lee, Eliot, and Dover making our top-five list.
Top five things to do: April 20-22
Though April has felt like an extension of winter, many of this weekend’s top events are themed around spring and the outdoors. Learn about some of the highlights in our weekly top five.
Open Doors: Amber Rae
The turning point in Amber Rae’s creative evolution came in San Francisco when she helped a friend interested in drag with his clothes and makeup....
Top five things to do: April 13-15
There are two big literary events coming up this weekend, as well as notable celebrations of the arts, beer, and a special bonus: pet films....
Top five things to do: April 6-8
The overlap of New Hampshire Craft Beer Week and Restaurant Week Portsmouth & the Seacoast offers a weekend of fantastic gluttony. There’s also lots of...