2011 Candlelight Stroll Gingerbread House Contest Winners Announced!
Click here for the full list of winners in all categories including honorable mentions.
Saturday and Sunday, December 1-2, 8-9, & 15-16, 2012 Saturdays from 5:00pm-9:00pm & Sundays from 4:00pm-8:00pm
"December in the Portsmouth Neighborhood of Puddle Dock" Click here for the daily program for December 3 & 4, 2011 Click here for the daily program for December 10 & 11, 2011. Click here for the daily program for December 17 & 18, 2011.
Stroll through life in a simpler time as 350 years of American history, winter traditions, and holiday celebrations unfolds around you in New Hampshire's oldest waterfront neighborhood.
Historic houses from four centuries decorated in period regalia
Hundreds of candles lighting the lanes and landscape
Candlelight Stroll is a signature event of Portsmouth's Vintage Christmas - the month of December filled with Strolls, Shows, and Stayovers. Travel + Leisure says Portsmouth has good reason to claim the title of "Christmas Capital of North America" and the Boston Globe says Vintage Christmas in Portsmouth is "One of the top ten holiday things not to miss in New England. " For complete details of the Vintage Christmas events please visit the Vintage Christmas website.
Event Parking Information: There is only handicapped parking available at the Museum for Candlelight Stroll. All other visitors should utilize the free Vintage Christmas Trolley and public parking areas. The City of Portsmouth provides the free Vintage Christmas trolley, which runs on a 15 minute loop, from 1:30pm - 10:30pm on the first three Saturdays and Sundays in December*. The heated and decorated trolley will pick up and drop off visitors at parking lots, hotels, and other sites around town. There is a trolley stop right at Strawbery Banke Museum as well as The Music Hall. Please click here for a map for the free Vintage Christmas Trolley. Please click here for a map with additional parking information. * The free Vintage Christmas trolley will be in the City of Portsmouth Holiday Parade on Saturday, December 3 and will not be available from 5-7pm.
Weather Information: Candlelight Stroll will be held regardless of weather conditions. Tickets are nonrefundable and non-transferable.
