When we started the downtown scavenger hunt in 2020, we had no idea how popular it would be, and how many retailers would want to participate! We’re so pleased to continue this community activity for all of our friends in the Market Square area.
How It Benefits You:
- The scavenger hunt will encourage customers to frequent downtown businesses and to enter stores they may not have previously visited.
- Graphic representation on the Portsmouth Historical Society website and social media pages.
- This kind of community event helps to foster the tight-knit atmosphere of downtown Portsmouth.
- Add some holiday cheer to your storefront display!
How It Works:
- We will include a maximum of 20 retail partners.
- Scavenger hunt participants will have to collect stamps/initials from 80% of retail partners (if we have 20 partners, they will have to collect 16 of 20).
- Each creation will have a small label with a QR code linking to an information page on the PHS website.
- PHS will provide stamps and a few maps to retailers; maps will also be available at PHS and for download on our website.
- Completed forms will be returned to PHS for entry into a raffle made up of gift cards and merchandise donated by participating retail partners and the Discover Portsmouth Museum Shop.
Retail Partner Requirements:
- Retailers be within walking distance of Market Square.
- Retailers must have a storefront window space large enough to accommodate a 15″x15″ gingerbread creation.
- Must keep the gingerbread creation and accompanying label on display between Nov. 25 and Dec. 22.
- Must agree to stamp/initial scavenger hunt “maps” of participants.
Portsmouth Historical Society agrees to:
- Inform retail partner if they will be receiving a house by no later than November 18.
- Deliver a gingerbread house (unless retailer agrees to provide their own) on Wednesday, November 23.
- Provide a limited number of scavenger hunt maps for the business to distribute to their customers.
- Provide stamps to mark participants’ scavenger hunt “maps.”
- List the business name and website on our scavenger hunt map and on the PHS website and on our social media accounts.
The applicant understands that completing this agreement does not guarantee participation, as Portsmouth Historical Society does not yet know final number of houses we will have to distribute.