City Of Portsmouth: Holiday Tree-Lighting, Illuminated Holiday Parade, Vintage Christmas Shuttle

Press release from the City of Portsmouth:

Shop & Stroll – The City’s holiday festivities on December 2nd have a new element of celebration this year. The first “Shop & Stroll” event will take place immediately after the parade, with Market Square and surrounding side streets kept closed to vehicular traffic to allow for wider pedestrian access to shops and restaurants.

• Islington Street – from Plaza 800 to Maplewood Avenue and all adjacent side streets;

• The intersection of Middle Street, Congress Street, Maplewood Avenue and Islington Street;

• Congress Street from Market Square to Maplewood Avenue;*

• Daniel Street – from Penhallow Street to Market Square;*

• Market Street – from Bow Street to Market Square;*

• Pleasant Street – from Junkins Avenue to Market Square (*Pleasant Street from Porter Street to Market Square will be closed until 9 pm);

• Fleet Street – from Hanover Street to Congress Street and State Street to Congress Street;

• State Street – from Fleet Street to Pleasant Street;

• Court Street – from Middle Street to Pleasant Street and Washington Street to Pleasant Street;

• Porter Street – from Fleet Street to Pleasant Street;

• Junkins Avenue – from Parrott Avenue to Pleasant Street; and

• Parrott Avenue – from Rogers Street to Junkins Avenue.

This press release was produced by the City of Portsmouth. The views expressed here are the author’s own.