Expert guides will take you on a journey through time in the historic gardens and landscapes and teach about the careful stewardship and maintenance that goes into preserving the living collection. Garden tours are only available as an add-on and must be purchased with general museum admission.

Join an expert guide and explore three centuries of New England History. This 90-minute guided tour highlights four historic homes, each offering a unique glimpse into Portsmouth’s past. Each ticket is valid for two consecutive days—one for the guided tour (Tuesdays only) and one for a self-guided visit on the following day.

Expert guides will take you on a journey through time in the historic gardens and landscapes and teach about the careful stewardship and maintenance that goes into preserving the living collection. Garden tours are only available as an add-on and must be purchased with general museum admission.

Expert guides will take you on a journey through time in the historic gardens and landscapes and teach about the careful stewardship and maintenance that goes into preserving the living collection. Garden tours are only available as an add-on and must be purchased with general museum admission.

As part of the Revolutionary Portsmouth Lecture Series, a partnership between Portsmouth Historical Society and Strawbery Banke Museum, Dr. Kimberly Alexander explores how everyday consumer choices became acts of political expression during the Revolutionary era.

Expert guides will take you on a journey through time in the historic gardens and landscapes and teach about the careful stewardship and maintenance that goes into preserving the living collection. Garden tours are only available as an add-on and must be purchased with general museum admission.

The sixth annual New England BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Color) Festival returns to Strawbery Banke. Organized by Cultivate, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, this festival furthers the mission of fostering conversations and collective action around equity and social justice. Experience a dynamic celebration of food, art, and music that showcases the rich and diverse histories of New England’s BIPOC communities.

Join an expert guide and explore three centuries of New England History. This 90-minute guided tour highlights four historic homes, each offering a unique glimpse into Portsmouth’s past. Each ticket is valid for two consecutive days—one for the guided tour (Tuesdays only) and one for a self-guided visit on the following day.

Join an expert guide and explore three centuries of New England History. This 90-minute guided tour highlights four historic homes, each offering a unique glimpse into Portsmouth’s past. Each ticket is valid for two consecutive days—one for the guided tour (Tuesdays only) and one for a self-guided visit on the following day.

Explore historic architecture and building traditions through hands-on workshops, model building, and guided visits inside historic houses.

Join an expert guide and explore three centuries of New England History. This 90-minute guided tour highlights four historic homes, each offering a unique glimpse into Portsmouth’s past. Each ticket is valid for two consecutive days—one for the guided tour (Tuesdays only) and one for a self-guided visit on the following day.

Trick-or-treat with spirits from the era of America’s founding while exploring Portsmouth’s oldest neighborhood in a family-friendly adventure.

Spend a special day at Strawbery Banke Museum designed just for scouts! Explore the historic Puddle Dock neighborhood through a self-guided tour, then add a hands-on workshop to begin working toward select Scouting America or Girl Scout badges.

Trick-or-treat with spirits from the era of America’s founding while exploring Portsmouth’s oldest neighborhood in a family-friendly adventure.

Join an expert guide and explore three centuries of New England History. This 90-minute guided tour highlights four historic homes, each offering a unique glimpse into Portsmouth’s past. Each ticket is valid for two consecutive days—one for the guided tour (Tuesdays only) and one for a self-guided visit on the following day.

Trick-or-treat with spirits from the era of America’s founding while exploring Portsmouth’s oldest neighborhood in a family-friendly adventure.

Trick-or-treat with spirits from the era of America’s founding while exploring Portsmouth’s oldest neighborhood in a family-friendly adventure.

Join an expert guide and explore three centuries of New England History. This 90-minute guided tour highlights four historic homes, each offering a unique glimpse into Portsmouth’s past. Each ticket is valid for two consecutive days—one for the guided tour (Tuesdays only) and one for a self-guided visit on the following day.

Explore three centuries of Thanksgiving traditions during this 90-minute guided tour through four historic houses. Learn how the holiday was experienced in 1777, 1870, 1919, and 1943, and discover how Thanksgiving traditions evolved over time.

Create a handwoven wool scarf on a prepared four-shaft floor loom. Explore color combinations and weaving patterns with guidance from Strawbery Banke’s experienced weavers.|

Explore three centuries of Thanksgiving traditions during this 90-minute guided tour through four historic houses. Learn how the holiday was experienced in 1777, 1870, 1919, and 1943, and discover how Thanksgiving traditions evolved over time.

Create a handwoven wool scarf on a prepared four-shaft floor loom. Explore color combinations and weaving patterns with guidance from Strawbery Banke’s experienced weavers.|

As part of the Revolutionary Portsmouth Lecture Series, a partnership between Portsmouth Historical Society and Strawbery Banke Museum, John Herman offers a closer look at Wentworth Cheswill, a pioneering and often overlooked figure in early American history.

Explore three centuries of Thanksgiving traditions during this 90-minute guided tour through four historic houses. Learn how the holiday was experienced in 1777, 1870, 1919, and 1943, and discover how Thanksgiving traditions evolved over time.

Create a handwoven wool scarf on a prepared four-shaft floor loom. Explore color combinations and weaving patterns with guidance from Strawbery Banke’s experienced weavers.|

Explore three centuries of Thanksgiving traditions during this 90-minute guided tour through four historic houses. Learn how the holiday was experienced in 1777, 1870, 1919, and 1943, and discover how Thanksgiving traditions evolved over time.

Explore three centuries of Thanksgiving traditions during this 90-minute guided tour through four historic houses. Learn how the holiday was experienced in 1777, 1870, 1919, and 1943, and discover how Thanksgiving traditions evolved over time.

Create a handwoven wool scarf on a prepared four-shaft floor loom. Explore color combinations and weaving patterns with guidance from Strawbery Banke’s experienced weavers.|

Explore three centuries of Thanksgiving traditions during this 90-minute guided tour through four historic houses. Learn how the holiday was experienced in 1777, 1870, 1919, and 1943, and discover how Thanksgiving traditions evolved over time.

Explore three centuries of Thanksgiving traditions during this 90-minute guided tour through four historic houses. Learn how the holiday was experienced in 1777, 1870, 1919, and 1943, and discover how Thanksgiving traditions evolved over time.

Explore three centuries of Thanksgiving traditions during this 90-minute guided tour through four historic houses. Learn how the holiday was experienced in 1777, 1870, 1919, and 1943, and discover how Thanksgiving traditions evolved over time.

Explore three centuries of Thanksgiving traditions during this 90-minute guided tour through four historic houses. Learn how the holiday was experienced in 1777, 1870, 1919, and 1943, and discover how Thanksgiving traditions evolved over time.

Explore three centuries of Thanksgiving traditions during this 90-minute guided tour through four historic houses. Learn how the holiday was experienced in 1777, 1870, 1919, and 1943, and discover how Thanksgiving traditions evolved over time.

Tour decorated historic houses and wander the candlelit streets of Strawbery Banke during Candlelight Stroll. This year’s 250th theme, “Welcome, Neighbor,” celebrates the community that has shaped the Puddle Dock neighborhood for generations.

Tour decorated historic houses and wander the candlelit streets of Strawbery Banke during Candlelight Stroll. This year’s 250th theme, “Welcome, Neighbor,” celebrates the community that has shaped the Puddle Dock neighborhood for generations.

Tour decorated historic houses and wander the candlelit streets of Strawbery Banke during Candlelight Stroll. This year’s 250th theme, “Welcome, Neighbor,” celebrates the community that has shaped the Puddle Dock neighborhood for generations.

Take a walk through 150 years of winter celebrations in New England. Hear about the importance of New Year’s Day while exploring a hands-on exhibit and making a gift to take home. Visit an elaborately decorated Victorian home. Learn about Hanukkah in the early 20th century and other winter celebrations around the world.

Tour decorated historic houses and wander the candlelit streets of Strawbery Banke during Candlelight Stroll. This year’s 250th theme, “Welcome, Neighbor,” celebrates the community that has shaped the Puddle Dock neighborhood for generations.

Tour decorated historic houses and wander the candlelit streets of Strawbery Banke during Candlelight Stroll. This year’s 250th theme, “Welcome, Neighbor,” celebrates the community that has shaped the Puddle Dock neighborhood for generations.

Tour decorated historic houses and wander the candlelit streets of Strawbery Banke during Candlelight Stroll. This year’s 250th theme, “Welcome, Neighbor,” celebrates the community that has shaped the Puddle Dock neighborhood for generations.

Tour decorated historic houses and wander the candlelit streets of Strawbery Banke during Candlelight Stroll. This year’s 250th theme, “Welcome, Neighbor,” celebrates the community that has shaped the Puddle Dock neighborhood for generations.

Tour decorated historic houses and wander the candlelit streets of Strawbery Banke during Candlelight Stroll. This year’s 250th theme, “Welcome, Neighbor,” celebrates the community that has shaped the Puddle Dock neighborhood for generations.

Tour decorated historic houses and wander the candlelit streets of Strawbery Banke during Candlelight Stroll. This year’s 250th theme, “Welcome, Neighbor,” celebrates the community that has shaped the Puddle Dock neighborhood for generations.

Learn how to prepare and dress a four-shaft floor loom during this four-week workshop. Experiment with colors and patterns while creating a two-yard cotton sampler.

Discover how fiber becomes yarn using a traditional drop spindle. Practice drafting fiber and controlling thickness and twist, then take home your spindle and hand-spun yarn.

Build on your knitting skills while creating a classic watch cap. Practice pattern reading, shaping, seaming, increases, decreases, and finishing techniques.

Learn foundational basket-making techniques while creating a bread basket with a solid wooden base. The finished basket is ideal for bread, linens, or household storage.

Explore traditional rug braiding while creating a practical mug rug. Learn how to braid, shape, join, and finish fabric strips by hand.

Discover how fiber becomes yarn using a traditional drop spindle. Practice drafting fiber and controlling thickness and twist, then take home your spindle and hand-spun yarn.

Learn foundational basket-making techniques while creating a bread basket with a solid wooden base. The finished basket is ideal for bread, linens, or household storage.

Begin a Fox and Geese mitten inspired by an 18th-century game board. Learn to read a colorwork chart, manage multiple yarns, and shape a mitten in the round.

Create a handwoven hanging basket designed to organize mail, papers, or notes. Learn foundational weaving techniques while working with traditional basketry tools and materials.

Learn how to prepare and dress a four-shaft floor loom while transforming repurposed fabric into a one-of-a-kind woven textile.

Explore traditional handwriting techniques from the era of the American Revolution. Cut a quill pen, practice with historically appropriate ink, and create a framed piece of penwork.

Learn foundational crochet techniques while creating a wool granny square hot pad inspired by a textile in the Pridham House kitchen.

Welcome spring while creating a handwoven basket designed to hang from a wall or doorknob. Learn foundational basketry techniques and take home a completed piece.

Discover how fiber becomes yarn using a traditional spinning wheel. Practice drafting fiber and controlling thickness and twist with guidance from a Museum instructor.