Portsmouth
Halloween Parade

Time to get the spooky season started! Join us for an outdoor screaming of " The Cabin in the Woods" in the parking lot (bring a lawn chair!) at Liars Bench Beer Company and help raise funds for the Portsmouth Halloween Parade! There will be raffles, snacks and beverages. There will be classic PHP hoodies...

The annual tradition continues on Friday, Oct. 6th, at 7pm (doors) when the 18th annual (I Gotta) Rock! Show/PHP fundraiser returns to the stage of The Press Room. The Rock Show is includes the much anticipated announcement of our 2022 Grand Marshal, kick-ass raffle prizes, and of course, music! Featuring (in no particular order): doug....

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. A portion of all Jell-O shot sales will also benefit the...

Come join us for a cocktail competition between 3 local bartenders as we go over the bridge to Kittery's Corner Pub. The cocktails will be judged by a panel of judges and one bartender will be named the PHP Spirit Master! A limited number of all 3 cocktails will be available for purchase by attendees...

The Wilder’s Beats with Benefits is every Wednesday and in September and October, the Portsmouth Halloween Parade is the beneficiary of a portion of sales made on those Wednesdays. On Wed Oct 18th, we’ll converge in costume to enjoy the beats as well as the great food and drinks served there. Come join us!

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. A Portsmouth tradition that has become the October catharsis of choice for young and old alike. $5/Pumpkin, SMASHing implements supplied! We will have raffle baskets with...

Community night at Flatbread Pizza benefit will benefit the Portsmouth Halloween Parade on Wednesday, October 12th. You come hungry, Flatbread will provide the pizza for dining in or take out. Take Out: 3 - 9pm Dine In: 4 - 9pm New Hampshire’s biggest Halloween parade is brought to you by the people, for the people....

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! Hosted by Bruce Pingree (our very first Grand Marshal!) and accompanied by The (always fabulous) Beat Night Band.

Seacoast Paddleboard Club has teamed up with the Portsmouth Halloween Parade to host the 5th Annual Halloween Costume Paddle Contest & Park Cleanup at Peirce Island on Sunday, October 29, 2023. The Time is TBD, but is usually in mid to late morning. Peirce Island Cleanup: In an effort to protect our playground, SPC will...

Get ready to march, hoot, holler, slither, stomp, and roar through the streets of Portsmouth, NH for this, the 27th marching of The Portsmouth Halloween Parade. Always on Halloween Always kicks of at 7pm from Peirce Island What are you gonna be?