Strawbery Banke Museum’s Vintage & Vine Wine Festival (Sept. 4) tickets now on sale

PORTSMOUTH - Strawbery Banke Museum is pleased to announce that tickets are now on sale for the 37th annual Vintage & Vine: A Wine Festival in Historic Style, taking place on Thursday, Sept. 4, 2025, on the Museum’s grounds. Proceeds from this signature fundraising event support the Museum’s preservation and education initiatives. Tickets are available at StrawberyBanke.org/vintage-vine.

This year’s festival showcases a curated selection of fine wines and gourmet bites from wineries, chefs, caterers, and restaurants from across New England. Guests are invited to sip and savor while strolling through the Museum’s beautifully maintained historic gardens and grounds. Many of the wines featured pay tribute to Portsmouth’s rich maritime and architectural heritage.

VIP admission begins at 4 p.m. and includes early access to the event, premium wine tastings, and entry to the exclusive VIP tent. VIP tickets are $150, with a designated driver option available for $50. These tickets are in high demand and expected to sell out soon. General admission begins at 5 p.m., with tickets priced at $95 ($40 for designated drivers). The event concludes at 7:30 p.m.

Vintage & Vine is a 21+ event and a valid ID is required for entry. Please also note that on-site parking will not be available.

“We’re deeply grateful to our wine and restaurant partners, and to the many local businesses and organizations who are so generously donating to the silent auction,” states Linnea Grim, president and CEO, Thomas W. Haas Endowed Chair.  “This event is a celebration of community—of neighbors coming together, to support the preservation of Strawbery Banke and the history it keeps alive.”

Vintage & Vine is sponsored in part by Jimmy's Jazz & Blues Club, Mclane Middleton, Rooftop at the Envio and Taste of the Seacoast.

For wineries or restaurants interested in participating, please contact James Connally, Director of Events, via vintageandvine@sbmuseum.org or 603.828.2979.

For more information about Vintage & Vine and Strawbery Banke Museum, or to purchase tickets, visit StrawberyBanke.org.  

About Strawbery Banke Museum:
Strawbery Banke is a nearly 10-acre living history museum in Portsmouth, that interprets over 350 years of local history, from Indigenous history to the present. Through its historical houses on their original sites, heirloom gardens, traditional crafts, and costumed roleplayers, visitors are invited to explore the stories of the families who lived and worked in the authentic waterfront neighborhood of Puddle Dock. As the first Smithsonian Affiliate in New Hampshire, Strawbery Banke is part of a prestigious network of more than 200 Affiliates across the U.S., Puerto Rico, and Panama.

Strawbery Banke welcomes visitors, members, schoolchildren, and volunteers for daily programs, exhibits, special events, and seasonal ice skating. Strawbery Banke Museum is funded in part by grants from the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation; the New Hampshire State Council on the Arts & National Endowment for the Arts; the Institute of Museum and Library Services; the National Endowment for the Humanities: Democracy Demands Wisdom; the New Hampshire Land and Community Heritage Investment Program. For more information and a complete calendar of events, please visit StrawberyBanke.org

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