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The following events are among some of the most popular in Portsmouth:

January
Carnevale (www.todimusicfest.com)

February
Parade Honoring the Buffalo Soldiers and the Black Cowboy

March
Mayor's State of the City Address

April
Portsmouth Invitational Tournament
(www.portsmouthinvitational.com)
Power in the Park
(www.powerinthepark.com)

May
Gosport Arts Festival (www.gosportartsfestival.com)
Virginia Arts Festival (www.vafest.com)
Olde Towne Portsmouth Open House (www.oldetowneportsmouth.com)
Memorial Day Remembrance & Parade

June
Olde Towne Lantern Tours (through September)
Seawall Festival
Cock Island Race

July
Eastern Amateur Golf Tournament
TodiMusicFest (www.todimusicfest.com)

Photo of Historic Port Norfolk home

August
Seawall Art Show (www.seawallartshow.org)

September
Rendezvous, Mile Marker Zero
Portsmouth Museums Gala
Umoja Festival (www.umojafest.org)
Annual Seafood Outing

October
Fish Bowl Classic Parade
Rumble Through the Tunnels
Olde Towne Ghostwalk (www.otcl.org)

November
Olde Towne Arts and Antiques Open House
(www.oldetowneportsmouth.com)
Grand Illumination and Parade

For a complete calendar of events visit:
 www.portsmouthva.gov/calendar

Photo of Scenes from Ntelos Pavilion at Harbor Center
December
Winter Wonderland in Olde Towne: The Coleman Collection
(www.courthousegalleries.com)
Historic Port Norfolk Holiday Tour of Homes
Olde Towne Candlelight Home Tour (www.oldetowneportsmouth.com)
Olde Towne Holiday Music Festival
Olde Towne Scottish Walk

 And every month, be sure to mark your calendar for:
Olde Towne First!
Spend the 'Firsts' with us in Olde Towne and dine in one of our exceptional restaurants, browse through our world class art galleries, antique shops and unique stores located on High Street with five different museums close by. Olde Towne Portsmouth, it's the perfect place to shop, dine, and have fun the First Friday, Saturday & Sunday of each month. 
"First Friday" is a stage for local galleries in Portsmouth's Olde Towne and one of the city's most popular evening escapes. Held the first Friday of each month, Olde Towne Portsmouth's thriving arts & antiques community opens its doors along High Street where crowds of casual browsers as well as serious buyers come to each festive event, with galleries, antique shops and specialty stores open until 8pm, some host receptions and exhibition openings. 
"First Saturday" Visit the Olde Towne Portsmouth Antiques to Flea Market the first Saturday of each month and hunt through the huge collection of antique to flea wares. More than 100 dealers and vendors offer a great selection of antique and estate furniture, art, decorative accessories and flea market items in the Middle Street Garage, corner of Middle & London streets. Gates open at 10 a.m. and close at 2 p.m. Also enjoy FREE admission to the Lightship Museum and  the Naval Shipyard Museum, which offers activities February through October.
"First Sunday" - Take advantage of the FREE admission to the Courthouse Galleries art museum!
 

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