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The Moffatt-Ladd House & Garden and John Paul Jones house join in on the Portsmouth Maritime Folk Festival

Date and Time

Friday Sep 23, 2016 Sunday Sep 25, 2016

Friday, September 23, 2016:
4:00 - 9:00 PM – Traditional Music Session at The Press Room (77 Daniel St.)

Saturday, September 24, 2016:
10:00 - 11:30 AM – Roving Sailors gather in front of RiRa in the Market Square and sing their way through the streets of Portsmouth.
    IN CASE OF RAIN: if steady rain, roving will be cancelled
10:00 - 2:00 PM – Festival performers in half-hour spots – indoors at Anchor Line (lower level at 40 Pleasant St.)
    NOTE: Inaccessible to mobility-impaired; narrow, winding steps down to basement level, standard outward-opening door
12:00 - 2:00 PM – Mudhook, The Press Gang – indoors at Moffatt-Ladd House & Garden restored barn (154 Market St.)
12:00 - 2:00 PM – Great Bay Sailor, Ben & Joe – outdoors at the John Paul Jones House lawn (43 Middle St.) 
    RAIN LOCATION: inside Discover Portsmouth Center (1 Islington Street), second floor; elevator available
2:30 - 4:30 PM – Maritime Open Sings – running simultaneously, indoors at The Press Room (77 Daniel St.) and indoors at RiRa (22-26 Market Sq.)
7:00 - 9:00 PM – Evening Program with featured Festival artists, Sanborn Hall at United Methodist Church (129 Miller Ave.)

Sunday, September 25, 2016 – Ongoing in the Market Square, 1:00 - 5:00 PM:
Street performances outdoors in front of RiRa (22-26 Market Sq.) RAIN LOCATION: inside RiRa
Cameo Concerts indoors at The Clip Joint (30 Daniel St.)
Cameo Concerts indoors at Oppenheimer & Co. (30 Penhallow St.)
Performances indoors at Anchor Line (lower level at 40 Pleasant St.)
Sing-Along indoors at Book & Bar (40 Pleasant St.)
5:15 PM – Shanty Blast Finale outdoors in Market Square

Fees/Admission

All Events are FREE! Donations gladly accepted! 

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The Portsmouth Maritime Folk Festival presents traditional American and English folk music. Since the autumn of 2000, we have celebrated our local and national heritage of seafaring and maritime trades by taking nautical songs and music to the restaurants, pubs, cafés, churches and streets of Portsmouth, New Hampshire. The festival is held on the last weekend in September, with free events both Saturday and Sunday.

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