Twilight Tour
Friday, August 14, 2026
4:00 PM - 8:00 pm
Location
14 Hancock Street, Portsmouth, NH
Price
Advance: $25 per adult; $12 per child; Day of event: $30 per adult; $15 per child
Twilight Tour
Overview
Twilight Tour
Friday, August 14, 2026
4–8 PM
Explore Portsmouth’s history after hours during the annual Twilight Tour. Participating historic sites throughout the city will offer special tours, exhibitions, and opportunities to discover the people, places, and stories that shaped the region.
This self-guided tour allows visitors to create their own route and visit participating sites in any order. Strawbery Banke Museum will open the William Pitt Tavern, a colonial tavern built in 1766 that served as a stop for the Flying Stage Coach between Portsmouth and Boston and as a gathering place for both Patriots and Loyalists.
Tickets
Advance: $25 per adult; $12 per child
Day of event: $30 per adult; $15 per child
Tickets may be purchased online in advance. To reserve advance-price tickets and pay at the door, email [email protected] or call 603-436-5909.
All cash purchases and check-in must begin at The Warner House, 150 Daniel Street.
Important Information
This is a self-guided tour. Visitors are responsible for planning their route and providing their own transportation between sites.
Each ticket includes one admission to participating locations during the Twilight Tour. If visitors are unable to tour every location that evening, tickets may also provide admission or a discount at most participating sites for the remainder of the 2026 season. Policies vary by site, so please contact individual organizations for details.
Proceeds benefit the member organizations of the Portsmouth Historic Sites Associates.
Participating sites include:
Black Heritage Trail of New Hampshire
The Gundalow Company
Governor John Langdon House
Rundlet-May House
Jackson House
Moffatt-Ladd House & Garden
John Paul Jones House
Portsmouth Athenaeum
Strawbery Banke Museum’s William Pitt Tavern
Wentworth-Coolidge Mansion
Wentworth-Gardner House
The Warner House
Friday, August 14, 2026
4–8 PM
Explore Portsmouth’s history after hours during the annual Twilight Tour. Participating historic sites throughout the city will offer special tours, exhibitions, and opportunities to discover the people, places, and stories that shaped the region.
This self-guided tour allows visitors to create their own route and visit participating sites in any order. Strawbery Banke Museum will open the William Pitt Tavern, a colonial tavern built in 1766 that served as a stop for the Flying Stage Coach between Portsmouth and Boston and as a gathering place for both Patriots and Loyalists.
Tickets
Advance: $25 per adult; $12 per child
Day of event: $30 per adult; $15 per child
Tickets may be purchased online in advance. To reserve advance-price tickets and pay at the door, email [email protected] or call 603-436-5909.
All cash purchases and check-in must begin at The Warner House, 150 Daniel Street.
Important Information
This is a self-guided tour. Visitors are responsible for planning their route and providing their own transportation between sites.
Each ticket includes one admission to participating locations during the Twilight Tour. If visitors are unable to tour every location that evening, tickets may also provide admission or a discount at most participating sites for the remainder of the 2026 season. Policies vary by site, so please contact individual organizations for details.
Proceeds benefit the member organizations of the Portsmouth Historic Sites Associates.
Participating sites include:
Black Heritage Trail of New Hampshire
The Gundalow Company
Governor John Langdon House
Rundlet-May House
Jackson House
Moffatt-Ladd House & Garden
John Paul Jones House
Portsmouth Athenaeum
Strawbery Banke Museum’s William Pitt Tavern
Wentworth-Coolidge Mansion
Wentworth-Gardner House
The Warner House