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  • Early evening outside a two-story brick building with an old-fashioned iron street lamp in the front of the image.

    Extended Hours ❆

    Portsmouth Historical Society at 10 Middle Street 10 Middle Street, Portsmouth, NH, United States

    Open until 7 p.m. for extended gingerbread viewing!

  • Gingerbread Tips, Trick, and History Tour

    Portsmouth Historical Society at 10 Middle Street 10 Middle Street, Portsmouth, NH, United States

    Join us as we share the secrets behind making the best Gingerbread Houses and point out little details you may have missed.

  • Image of the Portsmouth History Center with a two-story brick building from c.1810 making up the right-hand portion of the image with a more down brick and glass building from the 1950s.

    Museum Closed-Christmas Day

    Portsmouth Historical Society at 10 Middle Street 10 Middle Street, Portsmouth, NH, United States

    Portsmouth Historical Society Closed 12/25 The historical society will be closed on Monday, December 25 in observation of Christmas Day. We will reopen the next day, Tuesday, December 26 at 10 a.m with both the 33rd Annual Gingerbread Contest and Exhibition and "Lost Neighborhoods" on display.

  • Gingerbread Smash event featuring the most adorable gingerbread man wearing safety goggles and holding a sledgehammer.

    Gingerbread Smash

    Portsmouth Historical Society at 10 Middle Street 10 Middle Street, Portsmouth, NH, United States

    If you have some post-holiday feelings you need to channel, we’ve got gingerbread houses that need smashing.

  • 35th Annual Gingerbread House Contest November 28-December 30

    35th Annual Gingerbread Contest Opens!

    Step into a world where gingerbread meets imagination! For 2025, we’re looking for bold, unexpected creations in The Great Gingerbread Experiment.

  • 35th Annual Gingerbread House Contest November 28-December 30

    Open Late for Shop & Stroll

    Portsmouth Historical Society at 10 Middle Street 10 Middle Street, Portsmouth, NH, United States

    Shop the museum store or take a break from the cold and enjoy the Gingerbread Exhibition. We will be open until 9 p.m.

  • 35th Annual Gingerbread House Contest November 28-December 30

    Extended Gingerbread Hours

    Portsmouth Historical Society at 10 Middle Street 10 Middle Street, Portsmouth, NH, United States

    Enjoy extending Gingerbread viewing on December 12 and 19 as we keep the historical society open until 8 pm.

  • 35th Annual Gingerbread House Contest November 28-December 30

    Gingerbread Tips & Tricks Tour

    Portsmouth Historical Society at 10 Middle Street 10 Middle Street, Portsmouth, NH, United States

    Join us as we share the secrets behind making the best Gingerbread Houses and point out little details you may have missed.

  • 35th Annual Gingerbread House Contest November 28-December 30

    Extended Gingerbread Hours

    Portsmouth Historical Society at 10 Middle Street 10 Middle Street, Portsmouth, NH, United States

    Enjoy extending Gingerbread viewing on December 12 and 19 as we keep the historical society open until 8 pm.

  • 35th Annual Gingerbread House Contest November 28-December 30

    Gingerbread Tips & Tricks Tour

    Portsmouth Historical Society at 10 Middle Street 10 Middle Street, Portsmouth, NH, United States

    Join us as we share the secrets behind making the best Gingerbread Houses and point out little details you may have missed.

  • Exterior of Portsmouth Historical Society located at 10 Middle Street. A large brick building with an open flag.

    Museum Closed- Christmas Day

    Portsmouth Historical Society at 10 Middle Street 10 Middle Street, Portsmouth, NH, United States

    The historical society will be closed on Thursday, December 25 in observation of Christmas Day. We will reopen 12/16 at 10 a.m.

  • Gingerbread Smash

    Portsmouth Historical Society at 10 Middle Street 10 Middle Street, Portsmouth, NH, United States

    Register for our Gingerbread Smash!Can we smash more houses than last year?Thank you to EnviroVantage for assistance in providing safety equipment and tools for our smash and Mr.Fox for composting the sugar remnants.