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Sunset Thursdays – Janitors

Festival Park at Portsmouth Pavilion 16 Crawford Circle, Portsmouth, VA

NEW Location!! Festival Park (16 Crawford Circle) June 13th – August 29th (Thursdays ONLY) 6:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. Enjoy Portsmouth’s FREE after-work summer concerts series sponsored by the Department of Parks and Recreation. Local entertainment and food vendors. Available parking after 5:00pm at Water Street Parking Lot, City Hall Parking Garage, County Street Parking […]

Sunset Thursdays – Revelation

Festival Park at Portsmouth Pavilion 16 Crawford Circle, Portsmouth, VA

NEW Location!! Festival Park (16 Crawford Circle) June 13th – August 29th (Thursdays ONLY) 6:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. Enjoy Portsmouth’s FREE after-work summer concerts series sponsored by the Department of Parks and Recreation. Local entertainment and food vendors. Available parking after 5:00pm at Water Street Parking Lot, City Hall Parking Garage, County Street Parking […]

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Sunset Thursdays – The Original Rhondels

Festival Park at Portsmouth Pavilion 16 Crawford Circle, Portsmouth, VA

NEW Location!! Festival Park (16 Crawford Circle) June 13th – August 29th (Thursdays ONLY) 6:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. Enjoy Portsmouth’s FREE after-work summer concerts series sponsored by the Department of Parks and Recreation. Local entertainment and food vendors. Available parking after 5:00pm at Water Street Parking Lot, City Hall Parking Garage, County Street Parking […]

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Sunset Thursdays – BrassWind

Festival Park at Portsmouth Pavilion 16 Crawford Circle, Portsmouth, VA

NEW Location!! Festival Park (16 Crawford Circle) June 13th – August 29th (Thursdays ONLY) 6:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. Enjoy Portsmouth’s FREE after-work summer concerts series sponsored by the Department of Parks and Recreation. Local entertainment and food vendors. Available parking after 5:00pm at Water Street Parking Lot, City Hall Parking Garage, County Street Parking […]

Sunset Thursdays – Hot Cakes

Festival Park at Portsmouth Pavilion 16 Crawford Circle, Portsmouth, VA

NEW Location!! Festival Park (16 Crawford Circle) June 13th – August 29th (Thursdays ONLY) 6:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. Enjoy Portsmouth’s FREE after-work summer concerts series sponsored by the Department of Parks and Recreation. Local entertainment and food vendors. Available parking after 5:00pm at Water Street Parking Lot, City Hall Parking Garage, County Street Parking […]

Sunset Thursdays – People’s Choice Band

Festival Park at Portsmouth Pavilion 16 Crawford Circle, Portsmouth, VA

NEW Location!! Festival Park (16 Crawford Circle) June 13th – August 29th (Thursdays ONLY) 6:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. Enjoy Portsmouth’s FREE after-work summer concerts series sponsored by the Department of Parks and Recreation. Local entertainment and food vendors. Available parking after 5:00pm at Water Street Parking Lot, City Hall Parking Garage, County Street Parking […]

Sunset Thursdays – Slapnation

Festival Park at Portsmouth Pavilion 16 Crawford Circle, Portsmouth, VA

NEW Location!! Festival Park (16 Crawford Circle) June 13th – August 29th (Thursdays ONLY) 6:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. Enjoy Portsmouth’s FREE after-work summer concerts series sponsored by the Department of Parks and Recreation. Local entertainment and food vendors. Available parking after 5:00pm at Water Street Parking Lot, City Hall Parking Garage, County Street Parking […]

Trunk or Treat Safe Halloween

Festival Park at Portsmouth Pavilion 16 Crawford Circle, Portsmouth, VA

Celebrate Halloween early. The event is produced each year in October as a safe alternative to trick or treating.  Groups of City departments and community groups come together each year to distribute candy and entertain kids (and their parents).  Music, crafts, face painting, and other entertainment takes place throughout the event.  There's even a haunted […]

Annual Memorial Day Parade

High Street Corridor 206 High Street, Portsmouth, VA

What is known to be one of the longest running Memorial Day parades in the country, the City of Portsmouth’s Memorial Day Parade began in 1884. Since that time, Portsmouth […]

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Seawall Music Festival 2025

High Street Landing Portsmouth, VA

The 46th Annual Seawall Music Festival at High Street Landing - June 6 and June 7 Two days of great food, local and national entertainment as well as Saturday night fireworks show at 9:30 p.m.  Children’s Activities on Saturday, 2:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. (Bounce Houses and Games).  For more information, call (757) 393-8481.   […]

Free

Shaggin’ 4th of July Celebration

High Street Landing Portsmouth, VA

Date: July 4, 2025 Time: 5pm - 9:30pm Location: 1 High St A Beach Music party on the 4th of July to show off your shag stepping. The Breadwine & Blooze Band will play music from 5:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. with a follow up performance by the Tidewater Concert Band playing patriotic music from […]

Free

Sunset Thursdays – RaJazz

Festival Park at Portsmouth Pavilion 16 Crawford Circle, Portsmouth, VA

NEW Location!! Festival Park (16 Crawford Circle) June 12th – August 28th (Thursdays ONLY) 6:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. Enjoy Portsmouth’s FREE after-work summer concerts series sponsored by the Department of Parks and Recreation. Local entertainment and food vendors. Available parking after 5:00pm at Water Street Parking Lot, City Hall Parking Garage, County Street Parking […]

Free