2025 Performers

The dates for the 25th Portsmouth Maritime Folk Festival are September 27 – 28, 2025!

Saturday evening concert performers

Steve TurnerChris KoldeweyThe Ranzo Boys
… and the winner of the Portsmouth Maritime Folk Festival Songwriting Contest!

Also performing this year

maritime skills demonstrations

The Dirty Blue Shirts

Our Sponsors This Year

Annabel’s Ice Cream
Cheese Louise
Country Dance & Song Society
Durbar Square Restaurant
Folk Music Society of New York
G. Willikers!
Gundalow Company
Izzy’s Frozen Yogurt
Kilwin”s
La Maison Navarre
Maritime Heritage Charters
Martingale Wharf/The Rosa
North Church

Off Piste
Old Ferry Landing
Portsmouth Collaborative
Schooner Adventure
Seacoast Rep
Skordo
Snap Quack Pop
Strawbery Banke
Thirsty Moose Taphouse
Warner House
WICN-FM
Wood Island Life Saving Station Association
The Works

News

In-Person Sings on Hold

We are very sad to report that Hearth Market has closed. They were extremely welcoming to us for last year’s festival; Scarlet, the bar manager, created three custom cocktails for us, and Morgan, the manager, and her successors, have been wonderful to work with. The bar staff was always happy to see us at the monthly singing sessions and they enjoyed the music. Thank you to all of the Hearth staff and to those who attended the sessions. We are looking for another venue, but until then, no in-person chantey sings in Portsmouth. If you are in the area, drop us a line, and we can tell you about the other local events.

The virtual chantey sing is still going strong, though; join us online on the 2nd Saturday of each month, 3–5 pm Eastern US Time. Singers from around the world take turns leading maritime songs while everyone else (on mute) sings along.