First Weekends: Discover Olde Towne Portsmouth
May 1 @ 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Make your first weekend a tradition in Olde Towne. Join us in Olde Towne as we bring the Portsmouth Art & Cultural Center (PACC) courtyard and surrounding streets to life with live music, local art, markets and hands-on activities – all along the High Street corridor.
FRIDAY | 5–8 PM
Ease into the weekend with:
- Live music in the PACC Courtyard
- Art Market along High & Court Streets
- Sip-and-stroll throughout the district
- Planetarium shows at the nearby Children’s Museum of Virginia
- Tickets: $10 at door (50 seats per show)
- 6:15 pm and 7 pm start times
- Shows: Mars 1001 & Virginia Skies
SATURDAY | 9 AM–2 PM
Come back Saturday and keep exploring:
- Live music + interactive art in the PACC Courtyard
- Expanded Art Market on High & Court Streets
- Local Farmers Market
- Flea Market at Middle Street Garage (10 AM–2 PM)
MAY FEATURED PERFORMANCES AT PACC:
- Friday: Ward’s Pocket
- Saturday: Elizabeth Riverboys (11 AM-1 PM)
Plus a live caricature artist and our Color Craze outdoor activity.