Special Events & Trips

Sunday, September 8 | 11:00am-2:00pm at Prescott Park
Residents are encouraged to bring their own picnic lunch and blankets. Food available for purchase as well. Enjoy live music, lawn games and more.
Location: Prescott Park. Free and open to everyone. No pre-registration required.

Dance the night away to a playlist of Taylor Swift & her friends. Wear your favorite Taylor (or Travis) attire! DJ Rec will be playing your favorite songs.

• Friday, September 20 from 6:00-8:00pm

Location: Connie Bean Center. 

Pre-registration: Residents $5 per person | Nonresidents $10 

At the Door: $10 per person | Nonresidents $15 (Get your tickets early! The event sold out early last time and no tickets were available at the door.)

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Pizza and playtime while parents get a night without the kiddos! Each month has a different theme. 5:00-8:00pm. 

• Friday, October 18 - Halloween Theme
  • Kiddos come dressed in their best Halloween attire and will have fun playing lots of Halloween-y activities.
• Friday, November 22
• Friday, January 10
• Friday, February 14 - Valentine Theme

Location: Community Campus. $20 residents | $25 nonresidents. Pre-registration required.

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Two Days this year!

• Tuesday, October 22: 4:00-6:00pm Family Friendly Spooky Walk - No haunts
• Wednesday, October 23: 6:30-8:00pm Haunted Trail with extra spookiness

Free for everyone. At Community Campus trail. No pre-registration needed.

Saturday, October 26 from 11:00am-2:00pm. Free. 

Join us for the 4th annual Rec Fall celebration. Everyone Welcome. Costumes encouraged. Music, games, s’mores fire pit, food trucks, and lots of fun for the whole family. 

Location: Recreation Athletic Fields. No pre-registration needed.

Portsmouth Trick-or-Treat

• Wednesday, October 30 from 5:00-8:00pm

Halloween Parade

• Thursday, October 31 at 7:00pm

Fun, games and music in the pool. Splash away the winter blues! 3:30-5:00pm.

• Friday, November 1 
• Friday, December 6 
• Friday, January 3

Location: Indoor Pool. Resident: Free | Nonresident: $5. Pre-registration required. Signups begin October 1 for Residents | October 15 for Nonresidents.

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Join the Recreation Department for a trip watch the Boston Bruins v Seattle Kraken at the TD Garden! Residents $125 | Nonresidents $130.

5:00pm game. Cost includes roundtrip transportation and a ticket to the game. 
Trip is open to all ages, but those under 18 must be accompanied by an adult.
The bus departs the Senior Center at 125 Cottage St. at 3:00pm and returns apx 9:30pm

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Join the Recreation Department for a trip to the Big Apple! The Tree at Rockafeller Center is scheduled to go up the week before the trip so you'll be able to see some of the famous NYC holiday decorations. We will be taking a coach bus, complete with wifi, power at every seat, and a restroom on board. Leaving early from Portsmouth, we arrive in midtown Manhattan in the late morning, giving you until dinner time to spend the day shopping, sightseeing, taking in a show, visiting museums, or try some of everything. 
Cost includes roundtrip transportation and all gratuities. Residents $95 | Nonresidents $105.
Trip is open to all ages, but those under 18 must be accompanied by an adult.
The bus departs the Senior Center at 125 Cottage St. at 5:30am and departs New York at 7:00pm.

Kids shoot FOWL shots to try to bring home a Thanksgiving surprise.

• Saturday, November 23 at the Connie Bean Gym

Grades K-1 at 9:00am | Grades 2-3 at 10:00am | Grade 3-4 at 11:00am | Grade 5 at 12:00pm

Event is free, but we ask everyone to bring donations for our annual food drive. No-preregistration required.

Join us for a magical field trip to see The Music Hall’s 2024 holiday show, Frozen. 

• Wednesday, November 27 at 1:30pm - OPENING SHOW! 
  • Everyone is welcome to sign up. No school that day so perfect for a family trip to kick off the holiday season. $70 includes transportation from Community Campus and center balcony seat. Frozen sing-a-long on the bus!
• Wednesday, December 4 at 1:30pm 
  • Children will attend as part of an Early Release Explorer program (see details on our Youth Programs page).
• Wednesday, December 11 at 1:30pm
  • Ages 50+ are welcome to join the senior center for an adults day at the theatre.  Transportation from the Senior Center and get dropped off right out front. $70 for ticket and transportation. Seats in center or right orchestra.

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Every year Santa asks the Rec Department to be his mail carrier. We love the responsibility! The more personalized your letter to Santa, the more personal his response can be. FREE!
Mail letters to 100 Campus Drive, or drop off in Santa's mailbox at the Community Campus or Connie Bean.
December 1-20. Don't forget to include return address so Santa knows where to mail his reply!

Saturday, December 7, 2024

The Portsmouth Holiday Parade is an annual favorite for people across the seacoast! The parade takes place each year on the 1st Saturday of December. The event is free and open to all. The evening begins in Market Square with the Mayor and City Council hosting the Tree Lighting Ceremony from 5:00-5:30pm. The parade then kicks off at 6:00pm and marches down Islington St., arriving in Market Square approximately 20-30 minutes later.

Following the parade is the Chamber's Shop & Stroll event where downtown shops and streets stay closed until 9:00pm for people to shop, eat and stroll their way through town. 

Check out the Holiday Parade Page for all the information.

Make your season merry and bright. Holiday Pops is the place to be for family fun, your favorite holiday tunes, and a special visit from Santa!

• Saturday, December 14. 3:00pm show (leaving Portsmouth at 1:00pm)

Location: Symphony Hall, Boston
Depart/Return: from Portsmouth Senior Activity Center, 125 Cottage Street
Fee includes ticket and transportation.
$105 resident | $115 nonresident

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Join the Recreation Department for a trip watch the Cirque du Soleil OVO. A magnificent ladybug captures the eye of an awkward, unusual insect who has just moved into this lively neighborhood, and the two instantly fall in love. www.cirquedusoleil.com/ovo#about-the-show

• Saturday, January 11. Leaving Senior Center at 12:30pm for 3:00 show at Worcester's DCU Center

Cost includes roundtrip transportation and a ticket to the show.
Trip is open to all ages, but those under 18 must be accompanied by an adult.
$105 resident | $115 nonresident

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Walk the family down the red carpet to your photo shoot and then dance the night away with the DJ spinning your favorite hits. Come dressed to impress and in your dancing shoes.

• Saturday, February 8, 2025 from 6:00-8:00pm. Location: Community Campus Gym

$20 per family | $25 at the door. Light refreshments served.

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Portsmouth’s annual tribute to the love we have for our community! Let’s show ourselves, each other, and our community some love as we decorate the tree in Market Square with Valentines. Create your own or use our templates.
Valentines can be dropped off or mailed to Community Campus, 100 Campus Drive, Portsmouth.
Hearts available online, at the senior center or at the campus as of January 10.
Deadline to submit heart is Monday, February 10.
Hearts hung on the tree between February 12 and February 14.