First Night Portsmouth 2024
Date and Time
Sunday Dec 31, 2023
2:00 PM - 8:00 PM EST
Sunday, December 31st, 2 to 8 p.m.
Location
Ice Sculpture: North Church/Market Square, Downtown Portsmouth, 2 to 4 p.m. Fireworks Display: South Mill Pond, 7:30 p.m.
First Night Portsmouth 2024
Description
First Night revives the ancient traditions of marking the passage of time in a present day context. It was created by a group of civic-minded artists in Boston as a meaningful alternative to traditional New Year’s Eve revelry.
Offered to the city as a finale to its Bicentennial events in 1976, First Night Boston also began a new tradition, bringing neighboring communities together through a joint celebration.
Framed as a family-friendly event, First Night is known as the alcohol free, alternative community celebration on Dec. 31.
Portsmouth became a First Night community in 1986 and we continue to celebrate First Night with fireworks and ice sculpture.
