Portsmouth Maritime Music Festival (Sept 24-25 2022)

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Portsmouth Maritime Folk Festival

Preservation and promotion of traditional maritime folk song and music
Online Concert & Fundraiser

ONLINE CONCERT AND FUNDRAISER: Our talented Board, Advisory Committee, and Board emeriti are giving a concert on Saturday 16 July. Mark your calendars and stay tuned for more details.

Go Sailing!

GO SAILING! Want to sail on the schooner Adventure? This restored Gloucester fishing schooner will sail out on Saturday 18 June, chartered by PMFF Advisory Committee member Jay Boland. There will be m…

Eat Pizza!

EAT PIZZA! In other fundraising news, join us at Flatbread Co. on Congress St. in Portsmouth, Wednesday 22 June. A portion of the proceeds for the night — dine-in or take-out — will go to

Rio Grand Big Sing

Do you sing a version of the Rio Grande chantey?Or are you curious – again! – about how many different versions we have to share?Portsmouth Maritime Folk Festival (PMFF) is delighted to sponsor …

We need your help!

We are looking for volunteers to help with the 2022 festival. Check out the  Volunteering page for details

Monthly Chantey Sing – May 2022

The next Chantey Sing is  Saturday, May 14, 2022 at 3 PM EST – 5 PM EST Check out the details on our Monthly Chantey Sing page!

Artists Competition

See here for details 2022 Art Contest

Don Sineti & Heather Wood

We are pleased to announce that Don Sineti and Heather Wood are also appearing at the 2022 festival. See the main festival page for details 2021 Festival

Santy Anna Big Sing

Do you sing a version of Santy Anna – Santy Anno – Santiana – Santiano ?Portsmouth Maritime Folk Festival is delighted to sponsor a special event to share versions of this fascinating shanty.On Thursd…

2021 festival videos available!

Check out our media page for videos from the 2021 festival!!

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