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Celebrating 50 years in 2024! The mission of the Prescott Park Arts Festival is to provide financially accessible, multi-generational, high-quality, family friendly, art and educational outreach to a large and diverse audience.
The Festival combines a grassroots, community feel with the allure that accompanies the Grammy Award winning national touring acts that grace the stage. The Festival experience is as unique as each person coming through the gates; some purchase a season pass and attend every movie, concert and see the musical again and again, while others make that annual pilgrimage from over an hour away as part of a family tradition that often spans generations. Some come once or twice a week throughout the summer, while others might come for an evening stroll through the park while their kids dance in the lawn to the soundtrack of that evening’s offerings. One thing is universal though, the Festival holds a beloved place in the hearts of all who do come through those gates.
Thanks to the suggested donation model the Arts Festival runs on, people have the freedom to shape their own experience and enjoy so much of what makes this place special: the charm, the uniqueness, and the beauty of its Portsmouth, NH home. We are a small, but mighty arts organization in a town of barely more than 20,000 people. We are proud of the level of talent on our stage and even more so that we do it all without charging an admission price.
Prescott Park Arts Festival has raised the caliber and profile of its musicals and concerts, to include union equity actors and national touring acts. The Festival will continue to build upon the trust it has established with its audience by extending its track record of featuring less well-known, but immensely talented, artists. Some of the greatest Festival memories brought up by community members are of those less crowded nights, being introduced to a band they had not heard of previously, and being blown away by the talent and the shared community experience. What remains unchanged is the Arts Festival's deep commitment to accessibility and its pride in being the only venue on the Seacoast where folks can have that type of experience with no required ticket price.
Additional Content:
For The Record; Playlists from the Arts Festival
link to Prescott Park Arts Festival's own playlist, For The Record
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The Arts Festival's individual leadership donor program, keeping vital performing arts accessible for generations to come
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Fair / Festival
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Nonprofit - Independent
Year Founded:
1974
Institution/Business Type:
Fair / Festival
Legal Status:
Nonprofit - Independent
Year Founded:
1974
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