The Governor John Langdon House, Strawbery Banke Museum, Prescott Park and Peirce Island host the Portsmouth Fairy House Tour
Date and Time
Saturday Sep 24, 2016 Sunday Sep 25, 2016
September 24 & 25, 2016
11:00 AM to 3:00 PM
*Rain or Shine
Location
Strawbery Banke Museum
14 Hancock Street Portsmouth, NH
Fees/Admission
In support of Strawbery Banke's long-standing collaboration with FOSE, the museum has increased its commitment to this community event this year by reducing the regular museum admission prices to match the fairy house ticket prices for all visitors that day.
Advanced tickets are $25 per family, $12 per adult, $8.00 per senior and $4.00 per child ages 3-12. Tickets purchased on the day of the event are $15.00 per adult, $10.00 per senior, and $5.00 per child ages 3-12 and $30 family (two adult/ two children or one adult/four children). Proceeds benefit local non-profit organizations.
To purchase tickets, click here or to register to build a house, please click here.
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Description
The 12th annual event takes place in Portsmouth's historic South End on the grounds of the Governor John Langdon House, Strawbery Banke Museum, Prescott Park and Peirce Island. More than 200 handcrafted fairy houses made by local artists, florists, garden clubs club members, businesses, families and local school children will be on display, including 10 select fairy houses build by creative professionals and judged by a panel of three judges, including Fairy Houses Series® Author/ Illustrator Tracy Kane. Tracy Kane, the Fairy Houses Series® author and illustrator is on hand both days of the Tour to greet ticket holders and sign autographs. In addition, visitors can expect to see performances by the Southern New Hampshire Dance Theater and the NH Theatre Project.
