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  • August 2026

  • Wed 26
    Extended Historic Portsmouth Walking Tour. Two hours, covering all the highlights of the regular tour and more. Taking place on: Tour Dates: May 20 & 27 June 17 & 24 July 15 & 22 August 19 & 26 September 16 & 23 October 21 & 28

    Historic Portsmouth Extended Walking Tour

    August 26, 2:30 pm - 4:30 pm Historic Portsmouth Extended Walking Tour
    Portsmouth Historical Society at 10 Middle Street 10 Middle Street, Portsmouth, NH, United States

    Stretch your legs on our longest walking tour! This tour includes all the highlights of the Historic Portsmouth tour and gets visitors down to Prescott Park.

  • September 2026

  • Tue 1
    Image of downtown Portsmouth at the intersection of Market Square. The North Church steeple rises uup into the blue sky at left, a person is walking across the road and three story brick buildings line the right side of the street. Text reads "Daily Walking Tours"

    Historic Portsmouth Walking Tours (May-Oct)

    September 1 - October 31
    Portsmouth Historical Society at 10 Middle Street 10 Middle Street, Portsmouth, NH, United States

    Learn why Portsmouth is the hub of the New Hampshire Seacoast on a 90-minute walking tour covering over 400 years of history.

  • Fri 4
    Betty Barney Curator Tour September 4 at 12 and 5:30pm. Free Tour, no RSVP

    “Betty & Barney” Curator Tour

    September 4, 12:00 pm - 12:30 pm
    Portsmouth Historical Society at 10 Middle Street 10 Middle Street, Portsmouth, NH, United States

    Learn how Betty and Barney Hill were civil rights champions, pop culture phenomena, and alleged alien abductees on this tour of the exhibition.

  • Fri 4
    From Loyalist to Liberty Walking Tour. Tour Dates: May 1 and 15, June 5 and 19, July 3 and 17, August 7 and 21, September 4 and 18, October 2 and 16

    Loyalist to Liberty Walking Tour

    September 4, 2:30 pm - 4:00 pm Loyalist to Liberty Walking Tour
    Portsmouth Historical Society at 10 Middle Street 10 Middle Street, Portsmouth, NH, United States

    From a hub of British loyalty a series of events in the 1770s fanned the flames of independence and turned Portsmouth into a hotbed of Patriotism.

  • Fri 4
    Betty Barney Curator Tour September 4 at 12 and 5:30pm. Free Tour, no RSVP

    “Betty & Barney” Curator Tour

    September 4, 5:30 pm - 6:00 pm
    Portsmouth Historical Society at 10 Middle Street 10 Middle Street, Portsmouth, NH, United States

    Learn how Betty and Barney Hill were civil rights champions, pop culture phenomena, and alleged alien abductees on this tour of the exhibition.

  • Sat 5
    Portsmouth Peace Treaty Bell Ringing Saturday, September 5 at 3:47pm

    Portsmouth Peace Treaty Day- Free Admission at the John Paul Jones House

    September 5, 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
    John Paul Jones House 43 Middle Street, Portsmouth, NH, United States

    Mark the signing of the Portsmouth Peace Treaty with a commemorative bellringing on September 5 at precisely 3:47 pm.

  • Wed 9
    Background image of a park with six images of women at the bottom of the page. Text reads "Women of Portsmouth Walking Tour. Tour Dates: 2nd Wednesday of the month. Tour times 2:30pm–4pm.

    Women of Portsmouth Walking Tour

    September 9, 2:30 pm - 4:00 pm Women of Portsmouth Walking Tour
    Portsmouth Historical Society at 10 Middle Street 10 Middle Street, Portsmouth, NH, United States

    For over 400 years women have been shaping the course of Portsmouth’s history, learn more on this 90-minute walking tour.

  • Wed 16
    Extended Historic Portsmouth Walking Tour. Two hours, covering all the highlights of the regular tour and more. Taking place on: Tour Dates: May 20 & 27 June 17 & 24 July 15 & 22 August 19 & 26 September 16 & 23 October 21 & 28

    Historic Portsmouth Extended Walking Tour

    September 16, 2:30 pm - 4:30 pm Historic Portsmouth Extended Walking Tour
    Portsmouth Historical Society at 10 Middle Street 10 Middle Street, Portsmouth, NH, United States

    Stretch your legs on our longest walking tour! This tour includes all the highlights of the Historic Portsmouth tour and gets visitors down to Prescott Park.

  • Fri 18
    From Loyalist to Liberty Walking Tour. Tour Dates: May 1 and 15, June 5 and 19, July 3 and 17, August 7 and 21, September 4 and 18, October 2 and 16

    Loyalist to Liberty Walking Tour

    September 18, 2:30 pm - 4:00 pm Loyalist to Liberty Walking Tour
    Portsmouth Historical Society at 10 Middle Street 10 Middle Street, Portsmouth, NH, United States

    From a hub of British loyalty a series of events in the 1770s fanned the flames of independence and turned Portsmouth into a hotbed of Patriotism.

  • Sun 20
    "Gay" Old Times Walking Tour Stories of Portsmouth's LGBTQ+ Community Tour Dates Third Sundays of the month: May 18, June 15, July 20, August 17, September 21, and October 19 Pride Weekend Tour: June 21 at 10 am

    “Gay Old Times” LGBTQ+ Walking Tour

    September 20, 2:30 pm - 4:00 pm “Gay Old Times” LGBTQ+ Walking Tour
    Portsmouth Historical Society at 10 Middle Street 10 Middle Street, Portsmouth, NH, United States

    Learn about the hidden history of LGBT clubs, organizations, and people who impacted the Seacoast of NH on this 90-minute walking tour.

  • Wed 23
    Extended Historic Portsmouth Walking Tour. Two hours, covering all the highlights of the regular tour and more. Taking place on: Tour Dates: May 20 & 27 June 17 & 24 July 15 & 22 August 19 & 26 September 16 & 23 October 21 & 28

    Historic Portsmouth Extended Walking Tour

    September 23, 2:30 pm - 4:30 pm Historic Portsmouth Extended Walking Tour
    Portsmouth Historical Society at 10 Middle Street 10 Middle Street, Portsmouth, NH, United States

    Stretch your legs on our longest walking tour! This tour includes all the highlights of the Historic Portsmouth tour and gets visitors down to Prescott Park.

  • Thu 24
    The Politicization of Shoes: Purchasing Patriotism During the Revolutionary Era, 1760s–1770s Thursday, September 24, 2026, 5:30–6:30 PM Portsmouth Historical Society, 10 Middle Street, Portsmouth

    Revolutionary Portsmouth Lecture Series “The Politicization of Shoes” at Portsmouth Historical

    September 24, 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm
    Portsmouth Historical Society at 10 Middle Street 10 Middle Street, Portsmouth, NH, United States

    Dr. Kimberly Alexander explores how everyday choices, like shoe purchases, became acts of political expression during the Revolutionary War.

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