The time for the parade is upon us and this year we are facing greater financial challenges than ever before. Luckily we have a ton of great partners and a full slate of fun events to keep us going, but we depend on you to keep the parade alive. Support the Portsmouth Halloween Parade by coming to an event and purchasing a T-shirt, hoodie, or raffle tickets!
Check individual event descriptions to learn if we are selling merchandise or holding a raffle as this goes not apply to all events.
3S Artspace warmly welcomes Lady Luck Burlesque to our stage for a fundraising show to support the Portsmouth Halloween Parade of 2025! Join us for an extraordinary evening of mesmerizing performances and captivating glamour as Lady Luck Burlesque and Bunny Wonderland take center stage. With a legacy spanning over 13 years, Lady Luck Burlesque has...
Join us at Cheese Louise in Portsmouth NH for a Munster Mash celebrating the Portsmouth Halloween Parade. Come get your cheesy fix while supporting the parade!
About (I Gotta) Rock! Show The tradition continues on Friday Oct 10th when the 20th Annual (I Gotta) Rock! Show returns to the stage of The Press Room. The Rock Show includes the much-anticipated announcement of our next Grand Marshal, kick-ass raffle prizes, and of course, fantastic music! Bands: North Village and Kouchera Buy Tickets...
Let’s get Halloween started early! Grim North is hosting a walk in tattoo flash day to raise money for the Portsmouth Halloween Parade. Show up to this walk in tattoo event on Sat October 11st. Pick a tattoo design from over 100 designs and the profits go to the Halloween parade.
A collaboration with Portsmouth Halloween Parade, New England Curiosities and WSCA. Held at New England Curiosities in Fox Run Mall 50 Fox Run Road, Newington, NH. Come see the uncanny art and so many creepy crafts. There is no charge to get into the Spooky Market and everyone is welcome kids, adults, ghouls and ghosties....
Join the good fiends at BRGR Bar for Bartenders After Dark! There’ll be a cocktail competition, music, and raffle, with a portion of proceeds benefitting the Portsmouth Halloween Parade. We will be selling merchandise at this event and selling raffle tickets.
Join us for scary-oke to benefit the Portsmouth Halloween Parade! Wear your costume and join us at the Daniel Street Tavern for a night of ghoulish fun singing your heart out. Portsmouth Halloween Parade merchandise and tickets for raffle prizes will be for sale. Jell-O shot sales will also benefit the parade! About the Portsmouth...
SMASH a pumpkin - it’s that easy. Pick a pumpkin from the pile, choose from an arsenal of mallets, two-by-fours, or the trusty ol’ Louisville Slugger, and swing away.
Like regular bingo, but the prizes are WAAAY better. About the Portsmouth Halloween Parade This event is a collaboration in support of New Hampshire’s biggest Halloween parade that is brought to you by the people, for the people. The parade is NOT a city-sponsored event. It is staged by volunteers and funded solely by the...
The Dover's Witches Market is a FREE annual event that is located at the Dover City Hall Auditorium and outside along the mystical paths of Central Avenue in Dover, New Hampshire.
Community night at Flatbread Pizza benefit will benefit the Portsmouth Halloween Parade. You come hungry, Flatbread will provide the pizza for dining in or take out.
Open mic readings of horrific tales old and new, curses, wailings, and all things Spooken-word. Come and share your prose with us. Raffle prizes, beverages, costumes, and all-around great fun!
Seacoast Paddleboard Club has teamed up with the Portsmouth Halloween Parade & Seven Rivers Paddling to host the 7th Annual Halloween Costume Paddle Contest on Sunday, October 26, 2025. Costume Paddle Contest Details: Open to all paddle craft, this freakishly fun paddle event will start at 12 pm. While participating in this leisurely paddle parade,...
It doesn't get any more local than this. The Jumbo Circus Peanuts originally formed to be the marching band for the inaugural Portsmouth Halloween Parade in 1995. That parade started at South Mill Pond and ended at Vaughan Mall, known these days as Jimmy's back parking lot. Now, some 30 years down the road and for the first time since 2018, the two entities are getting back together for a very special Monday night at Jimmy's with all proceeds going to the PHP. The JCP will be opening their trick or treat bag of funk, soul, and horn-driven rock & roll for a night of dancing and revelry. Costumes are strongly encouraged.
Get ready to march, hoot, holler, slither, stomp, and roar through the streets of Portsmouth, NH for this, the 30th marching of The Portsmouth Halloween Parade. Always on Halloween Always kicks of at 7pm from Peirce Island What are you gonna be?
Please Note: Check individual event descriptions to learn if we are selling merchandise or holding a raffle as this goes not apply to all events.
Portsmouth Halloween Parade
36 Maplewood Ave
Portsmouth, NH 03801
We are now a 501(c)(3) non-profit!
All photos by Roger Goun unless otherwise specified.
Countdown to the next Portsmouth Halloween Parade!
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