| Start Date |
Details |
| 10/06/2006 |
until 24/09/2006 .
Portsmouth Festivities - The Case
of the Portsmouth Doctor .
Summary : An introductory
exhibition of the Arthur Conan Doyle collection. It is the first opportunity
to see items from the Collection, which in total runs to over 16,000 books,
papers and memorabilia. The Collection was the life's work of leading world
expert on Sherlock Holmes and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Richard Lancelyn Green
. Description : Open daily
10am - 5pm. . Venue : City Museum &
Records Office . Target Audience
: For all the Family . Venue
telephone : 023 9282 7261 . Email :
festivities@pgs.org.uk . Website
: http://www.portsmouthfestivities.co.uk .
Ticket Prices : Free .
Parking location :
Free on-site parking .
Directions : Follow signs for City Museum |
| 11/06/2006 |
Hearts First Bike Ride Round The
Harbours . Summary
: Now in its third year the BHF is running this exciting bike ride around
the Portsmouth & Langstone Harbours. A unique event as the event includes
two ferry rides which adds to the excitement! .
Description : This lovely ride is
suitable for all the family to take part and with four start and finish
points is very flexible. Complete all four sections and makes up a challenge
of 32 miles which will take 4 – 5 hours allowing for breaks. There are pubs
viewpoints and picnic spots along the way. Riders have a choice of four
start points. Riders can choose between Fareham, Gosport, Havant, &
Portsmouth. Riders set off at 09.00 am from 4 checkpoints and riders setting
off at Fareham will start at 09.30 a.m. We aim for all participants to
complete the ride by 5.00 p.m when checkpoints close .
Venue : various locations in the City .
Target Audience : For all the
Family . Venue telephone : 0808 100
2109 . Email : region9@bhf.org.uk .
Website : http://www.bhf.org.uk
. Ticket Prices : £6.00 per
adult £3.00 per child £15.00 family ticket .
Parking location :
Various parking sites, please call for details. .
Directions : There are four different
start points please call the events team on FREEPHONE 0808 100 2109 for
further details on directions to start points |
| 17/06/2006 |
until 29/06/2006 .
Portsmouth Festivities: Philip
Cox: Paper Engineers .
Summary : Famous for his
‘Paper People’ the artist Philip Cox was visiting artist at Portsmouth
Grammar School where he worked with Year 9 pupils to create life-sized
sculptures of ship-builders including the great IK Brunel himself! .
Description : The majority of the
figures are based on the work of Stanley Spencer, who painted the Clyde
Shipbuilders during World War 2. They are all made entirely of cardboard and
brown paper. Open daily! For further information, please contact Talking
Point Box Office on: 023 9268 8069 .
Venue : Portsmouth Cathedral .
Target Audience : For all the Family .
Venue telephone : 023 9282 5500 .
Email : festivities@pgs.org.uk .
Website : http://www.portsmouthfestivities.co.uk
. Ticket Prices : Free .
Parking
location : Various local pay & display car parks and bays .
Directions : Follow signs for
Portsmouth Cathedral |
| 18/06/2006 |
Rocky Appeal .
Summary : Portsmouth
hospitals 'Rocky Appeal' .
Description : From 10am to 5:30pm, charity show with stalls and Majorettes.
. Venue : Castle Field .
Target Audience : For all the Family .
Venue telephone : 023 9273 0343 .
Ticket Prices : Free .
Parking location :
Various local pay & display car parks and bays .
Directions : Follow signs for
seafront, then Southsea Castle |
| 24/06/2006 |
until 02/07/2006 .
Portsmouth Festivities & Brunel
200 - Isambard Kingdom Brunel and Contemporary Victorian Art .
Summary : Exhibition of
prints: This particular exhibition features prints of works commissioned by
Isambard Kingdom Brunel for his own home by some of the major artists of the
day. . Description : Open
daily from 4 - 7pm and on Saturdays and Sundays from 12 - 7pm. For further
information, please contact Talking Point Box Office on: 023 9268 8069 .
Venue : No 10 Gallery .
Target Audience : For all the Family .
Venue telephone : 023 9268 1390 .
Email : festivities@pgs.org.uk .
Website : http://www.portsmouthfestivities.co.uk
. Ticket Prices : Free .
Parking
location : One side of High Street is free for 2 hours, the other is pay &
display . Directions : Follow
signs for Old Portsmouth and Portsmouth Cathedral, the Gallery is on the
same road as the Cathedral |
| 24/06/2006 |
until 02/07/2006 .
Portsmouth Festivities: Summer
Exhibition .
Summary : These four local artists will exhibit their work with a marine
flavour at this Broad Street gallery on the Millennium Walkway, half way
between the Round and Square Towers .
Description : Paintings, etchings,
drawings and photographs are for sale, with part of the proceedings going
towards Portsmouth Foyer, supporting homeless young people in Portsmouth.
Open daily 11am - 6pm . Venue :
Seawall Gallery . Target
Audience : For all the Family .
Venue telephone : 023 9229 8806 .
Email : festivities@pgs.org.uk .
Website : http://www.portsmouthfestivities.co.uk
. Ticket Prices : Free .
Parking
location : Various local pay & display car parks and bays .
Directions : Follow signs for
Portsmouth Cathedral, the gallery is about a 5 minute walk from the
Cathedral |
| 24/06/2006 |
until 25/06/2006 .
Brunel 200 & Portsmouth
Festivities - Eastney Beam Engine House Open Weekend .
Summary : Housed in their
original Victorian Engine House, the majestic James Watt Beam Engines are a
fascinating insight into the achievements of Victorian engineers. This is an
opportunity to see one in full steam! .
Description : Open 1pm - 5pm. For
further details, please contact the Talking Point Box Office on: 023 9268
8069 . Venue : Eastney Beam Engine
. Target Audience : For all the
Family . Venue telephone : 023 9268
1390 . Email : festivities@pgs.org.uk
. Website : http://www.portsmouthfestivities.co.uk
. Ticket Prices : Free .
Parking
location : Please contact the Beam Engine House for parking details .
Directions : Please contact the Beam
Engine House for directions |
| 24/06/2006 |
Portsmouth Festivities - Beat The
Retreat . Summary
: A ceremony dating back to the sixteenth century, this popular event will
provide a fitting opening to the 2006 Festivities .
Description : Starts at 1pm. For
further information, please contact the Talking Point Box Office on: 023
9268 8069 . Venue : Guildhall
Square . Target Audience : For
all the Family . Venue telephone :
023 9283 4171 . Email :
festivities@pgs.org.uk . Website
: http://www.portsmouthfestivities.co.uk .
Ticket Prices : Free .
Parking location :
Various local pay & display car parks .
Directions : Follow signs for city
centre |
| 24/06/2006 |
Portsmouth Festivities - Gala
Concert . Summary
: Featuring London Mozart Players, Nicolae Moldoveanu -Conductor, - Tasmin
Little - Violin, Portsmouth Grammar School Chamber Choir (director Andrew
Cleary) & The Choristers of Portsmouth Cathedral .
Description : Gloria from 'Mass in
B minor', BWV232 - JS Bach, Rain, Steam & Speed (world première) - Cecilia
McDowall, The Hebrides Overture - Mendelssohn, Ave Maria, Op 23 No 2 -
Mendelssohn, Hear my Prayer - Mendelssohn, Violin Concerto, Op 64 -
Mendelssohn. Starts at 7:30pm. For tickets and further information, please
contact Talking Point Box Office on: 023 9268 8069 .
Venue : Portsmouth Cathedral .
Target Audience : For all the Family .
Venue telephone : 023 9282 5500 .
Email : festivities@pgs.org.uk .
Website : http://www.portsmouthfestivities.co.uk
. Ticket Prices : £10 .
Concessions : £8 .
Parking
location : Various local pay & display car parks and bays .
Directions : Follow signs for
Seafront, the Cathedral is along High Street in Old Portsmouth |
| 24/06/2006 |
Portsmouth Festivities - Compline
. Summary : Sung by
the Gentlemen of Portsmouth Cathedral Choir .
Description : Bring the day to a
close with the music of Gregorian Chant and Palestrina. Starts at 10pm. For
further information, please contact the Talking Point Box Office on: 023
9268 8069 . Venue : Portsmouth
Cathedral . Target Audience :
For all the Family . Venue
telephone : 023 9282 5500 . Email
: festivities@pgs.org.uk .
Website : http://www.portsmouthfestivities.co.uk .
Ticket Prices : Free .
Parking location :
Various local pay & display car parks and bays .
Directions : Follow signs for
Seafront, the Cathedral is along High Street in Old Portsmouth |
| 24/06/2006 |
Brunel 200 - Paulsgrove Carnival
. Summary : Carnival
organised and performed by local people .
Description : Starting at King
Richards School and finishing at Hempstead Green, Paulsgrove school and
local community groups have used an engineering theme this year for their
fantastic and colourful costumes. Starts at 10am - 4:30pm .
Venue : King Richard School .
Target Audience : For all the Family .
Venue telephone : 023 9232 6370 .
Email : .
Ticket Prices : Free .
Parking location :
Various en route . Directions
: Please call for full route |
| 25/06/2006 |
Portsmouth Festivities -
Festivities Opening Service .
Summary : Portsmouth
Cathedral Choir with Portsmouth Grammar School Chamber Choir. Mozart
Coronation Mass, Preacher: The Rev’d Gary Waddington .
Description : Marking the 250th
anniversary of the birth of Mozart, Portsmouth Cathedral Choir will be
joined by Portsmouth Grammar School Chamber Choir to sing Mozart’s
Coronation Mass in a special service to mark the opening of the Festivities.
Starts at 11:15am. For further information, please contact Talking Point Box
Office on: 023 9268 8069 . Venue :
Portsmouth Cathedral . Target
Audience : For all the Family .
Venue telephone : 023 9282 5500 .
Email : festivities@pgs.org.uk .
Website : http://www.portsmouthfestivities.co.uk
. Ticket Prices : Free .
Parking
location : Various local pay & display car parks and bays .
Directions : Follow signs for
Seafront, the Cathedral is along High Street in Old Portsmouth |
| 25/06/2006 |
Portsmouth Festivities -
Portsmouth Model Boat Display Team .
Summary : In this their 20th
anniversary year, The Portsmouth Model Boat Display Team will stage a
dramatic display operating hand built, radio controlled vessels, including
the use of pyrotechnics .
Description : This immensely popular event will include a ‘have-a-go-boats’
session for children from about 1.00 pm so come along in good time! From
2.30 pm – 3.30 pm. For further information, please contact the Talking Point
Box Office on: 023 9268 8069 .
Venue : Canoe Lake . Target
Audience : For all the Family .
Venue telephone : . Email :
festivities@pgs.org.uk .
Website : http://www.portsmouthfestivities.co.uk .
Ticket Prices : Free .
Parking location :
Various local pay & display car parks and bays .
Directions : Follow signs for
Seafront |
| 26/06/2006 |
Portsmouth Festivities - Organ
Recital . Summary
: The Organist of St Mary’s Portsea will perform a programme of Vierne and
Duruflé . Description :
Starts at 1:10pm. For further information and to book tickets, please
contact the Talking Point Box Office on: 023 9268 8069 .
Venue : Portsmouth Cathedral .
Target Audience : For all the Family .
Venue telephone : 023 9282 5500 .
Email : festivities@pgs.org.uk .
Website : http://www.portsmouthfestivities.co.uk
. Ticket Prices : £2.50 .
Concessions : £2 .
Parking
location : Various local pay & display car parks and bays .
Directions : Follow signs for
Seafront, the Cathedral is along High Street in Old Portsmouth |
| 26/06/2006 |
Portsmouth Festivities - A
Tribute to Clifford Brown .
Summary : Fifty years ago,
the great trumpeter Clifford Brown died in a car accident following a gig in
Chicago. . Description : On
that very day, June 26th, in a fitting tribute to Brownie, the superb Gary
Kavanagh/Bobby Wellins Quintet will be performing his music. Presented by
Portsmouth Jazz Society. For further information and to book tickets, please
contact the Talking Point Box Office on: 023 9268 8069 .
Venue : Innlodge .
Target Audience : For all the Family .
Venue telephone : 023 9265 0510 .
Email : festivities@pgs.org.uk .
Website : http://www.portsmouthfestivities.co.uk
. Ticket Prices : £12 .
Concessions : £10 .
Parking
location : Free on site car park .
Directions : Follow signs for
Eastern Road (A2030), Buffields Road is just off of Eastern Road |
| 26/06/2006 |
Portsmouth Festivities: Brunel
Talk & Tour of the Block Mills .
Summary : Talk on Brunel at
the Royal Naval Museum with Ray Riley, followed by a tour of the Block Mills
. Description : Highly
regarded historian Dr Ray Riley will talk about the life and work of Marc
Brunel and his pioneering achievement, The Block Mills. This will be open to
the public but numbers will be limited. Starts at 6pm. For more information
and to book tickets, please contact the Talking Point Box Office on: 023
9268 8069 . Venue : Historic
Dockyard . Target Audience :
For all the Family . Venue
telephone : 023 9286 1533 . Email
: festivities@pgs.org.uk .
Website : http://www.portsmouthfestivities.co.uk .
Ticket Prices : £10 .
Concessions : £8 .
Parking location : On
site car park, follow signs for historic dockyard .
Directions : Follow brown heritage
signs for Historic Dockyard |
| 27/06/2006 |
Portsmouth Festivities - Jazz at
St James' - The Portsmouth Grammar School Swing Band .
Summary : Pupils from
Portsmouth Grammar School will perform popular jazz numbers to include Fly
me to the moon, Lullaby of Broadway and American Patrol to entertain the
crowds . Description :
Starts at: 12.00 pm in St James' Hospital Entertainment Hall. For further
information, please contact the Talking Point Box Office: 023 9268 8069 .
Venue : St James Hospital .
Target Audience : For all the Family .
Venue telephone : 023 9282 2444 .
Email : festivities@pgs.org.uk .
Website : http://www.portsmouthfestivities.co.uk
. Ticket Prices : Free .
Parking
location : Free parking available on site and pay & display bays located
near by . Directions : Follow
signs for Portsmouth Cathedral |
| 27/06/2006 |
Portsmouth Festivities -
Endellion Quartet Open Rehearsal .
Summary : An opportunity for
budding string players to experience the world of string quartet performance
from this exciting and highly renowned quartet. School groups and
individuals welcome .
Description : Starts at 4pm - 4:45pm. For further information, please
contact the Talking Point Box Office on: 023 9268 8069 .
Venue : Portsmouth Cathedral .
Target Audience : For all the Family .
Venue telephone : 023 9282 5500 .
Email : festivities@pgs.org.uk .
Website : http://www.portsmouthfestivities.co.uk
. Ticket Prices : Free .
Parking
location : Various local pay & display car parks and bays .
Directions : Follow signs for
Seafront, the Cathedral is along High Street in Old Portsmouth |
| 27/06/2006 |
Portsmouth Festivities -
Endellion String Quartet Recital .
Summary : String Quartet No
19 in C, 'Dissonance', K465 - Mozart, String Quartet No 3, Op 94 - Britten,
String Quartet in F - Ravel .
Description : The Endellion String
Quartet is renowned as one of the finest quartets in the world, touring
throughout Europe, the Americas and the Far East. In the UK the quartet has
appeared at nearly all the major venues and festivals and broadcasts
regularly on BBC radio and television. Starts at 7:30pm. For tickets and
further information, please contact the Talking Point Box Office on: 023
9268 8069 . Venue : Portsmouth
Cathedral . Target Audience :
For all the Family . Venue
telephone : 023 9282 5500 . Email
: festivities@pgs.org.uk .
Website : http://www.portsmouthfestivities.co.uk .
Ticket Prices : £10 .
Concessions : £8 .
Parking location :
Various local pay & display car parks and bays .
Directions : Follow signs for
Seafront, the Cathedral is along High Street in Old Portsmouth |
| 27/06/2006 |
Portsmouth Festivities - Compline
. Summary : Sung by
the Gentlemen of Portsmouth Cathedral Choir .
Description : Bring the day to a
close with the music of Georgian Chant and Vittoria. Starts at 10pm. For
further information, please contact the Talking Point Box Office on: 023
9268 8069 . Venue : Portsmouth
Cathedral . Target Audience :
For all the Family . Venue
telephone : 023 9282 5500 . Email
: festivities@pgs.org.uk .
Website : http://www.portsmouthfestivities.co.uk .
Ticket Prices : Free .
Parking location :
Various local pay & display car parks and bays .
Directions : Follow signs for
Seafront, the Cathedral is along High Street in Old Portsmouth |
| 28/06/2006 |
Portsmouth Festivities - Organ
Recital . Summary
: The Sub-Organist Marcus Wibberley at Portsmouth Cathedral will perform a
programme of Bach and Vivaldi .
Description : Starts at 1:10pm. For
further information and to book tickets, please contact the Talking Point
Box Office on: 023 9268 8069 .
Venue : Portsmouth Cathedral .
Target Audience : For all the Family .
Venue telephone : 023 9282 5500 .
Email : festivities@pgs.org.uk .
Website : http://www.portsmouthfestivities.co.uk
. Ticket Prices : £2.50 .
Concessions : £2 .
Parking
location : Various local pay & display car parks and bays .
Directions : Follow signs for
Seafront, the Cathedral is along High Street in Old Portsmouth |
| 28/06/2006 |
until 29/06/2006 .
Portsmouth Festivities -
Celebration of Youth: Portsmouth Music Service .
Summary : Join over 500 of
Portsmouth's young musicians for an evening of music-making including a wide
variety of music and instruments. A celebration of Portsmouth's diverse and
exciting musical talent not to be missed! .
Description : Starts at 7pm on both
nights. For further information and to book tickets, please contact the
Talking Point Box Office on: 023 9268 8069. .
Venue : Kings Theatre .
Target Audience : For all the Family .
Venue telephone : 023 9282 8282 .
Email : enquiries@kings-southsea.com
. Website : http://www.kings-southsea.com/
. Ticket Prices : Adults: £5
. Concessions :
Seniors: £3, Children: £1 .
Parking location :
Free on street parking on many roads locally .
Directions : Follow the brown
heritage signs for Kings Theatre |
| 29/06/2006 |
Portsmouth Festivities - Organ &
Trumpet Recital .
Summary : Organist and
Master of the Choristers at Portsmouth Cathedral, David Price will be joined
by his namesake, trumpeter David Price to perform a programme ranging from
Bach and Handel to Carter .
Description : Starts at 1:10pm. For further information and to book tickets,
please contact the Talking Point Box Office on: 023 9268 8069 .
Venue : Portsmouth Cathedral .
Target Audience : For all the Family .
Venue telephone : 023 9282 5500 .
Email : festivities@pgs.org.uk .
Website : http://www.portsmouthfestivities.co.uk
. Ticket Prices : £2.50 .
Concessions : £2 .
Parking
location : Various local pay & display car parks and bays .
Directions : Follow signs for
Seafront, the Cathedral is along High Street in Old Portsmouth |
| 29/06/2006 |
Brunel 200 & Portsmouth
Festivities: 'Adam Hart Davis' .
Summary : Spend an evening
with popular TV personality and presenter of ‘What the Victorians Did for
Us’ Adam Hart-Davis, who will give an entertaining and informative talk on
the many achievements of one of Portsmouth’s most famous sons, Isambard
Kingdom Brunel, in the historic setting of this Victorian boathouse .
Description : Takes place at Action
Stations. Starts at 7:30pm. For more information and to join the Portsmouth
Festivities mailing list: 023 9268 1390 .
Venue : Historic Dockyard .
Target Audience : For all the Family .
Venue telephone : 023 9286 1533 .
Email : festivities@pgs.org.uk .
Website : http://www.portsmouthfestivities.co.uk
. Ticket Prices : Free but
places must be reserved in advance!. Please contact the Festivities office
on: 023 9268 1390 .
Parking location : On
site car park, follow signs for historic dockyard .
Directions : Follow brown heritage
signs for Historic Dockyard |
| 29/06/2006 |
Brunel 200 & Portsmouth
Festivities: 'Adam Hart Davis' .
Summary : The popular TV
personality and presenter of ‘What the Romans did for Us’ will bring his
enthusiasm for science, history and inventions to children in Portsmouth to
explain what wonderful things Portsmouth-born engineer Brunel achieved .
Description : Takes place at
Action Stations. Starts at 2pm. For more information and to join the
Portsmouth Festivities mailing list: 023 9268 1390 .
Venue : Historic Dockyard .
Target Audience : For all the Family .
Venue telephone : 023 9286 1533 .
Email : festivities@pgs.org.uk .
Website : http://www.portsmouthfestivities.co.uk
. Ticket Prices : Free but
places must be reserved in advance!. Please contact the Festivities office
on: 023 9268 1390 .
Parking location : On
site car park, follow signs for historic dockyard .
Directions : Follow brown heritage
signs for Historic Dockyard |
| 30/06/2006 |
Portsmouth Festivities - ‘Stop
Gap’ . Summary :
The Choral Scholars of Portsmouth Cathedral will entertain with vocal music
ranging from Palestrina to Gershwin .
Description : Starts at 1:10pm. For
further information and to book tickets, please contact the Talking Point
Box Office on: 023 9268 8069 .
Venue : Portsmouth Cathedral .
Target Audience : For all the Family .
Venue telephone : 023 9282 5500 .
Email : festivities@pgs.org.uk .
Website : http://www.portsmouthfestivities.co.uk
. Ticket Prices : £2.50 .
Concessions : £2 .
Parking
location : Various local pay & display car parks and bays .
Directions : Follow signs for
Seafront, the Cathedral is along High Street in Old Portsmouth |
| 30/06/2006 |
Portsmouth Festivities - In
Tribute to Railways and Steamships .
Summary : Poetry evening
with Jon Stallworthy. .
Description : Celebrated author and professor of English at Oxford
University, Jon Stallworthy will read a number of works by various poets
written in tribute to railways and steamships of the nineteenth century as
well as his own poem inspired by the work of IK Brunel. To be held in the
Memorial Library. Starts at 7:30pm. For further information and to book
tickets, please contact the Talking Point Box Office on: 023 9268 8069 .
Venue : Portsmouth Grammar School
. Target Audience : For all the
Family . Venue telephone : 023
9236 0036 . Email : festivities@pgs.org.uk
. Website : http://www.portsmouthfestivities.co.uk
. Ticket Prices : £6 .
Parking location :
Free car park on site and various local pay & display bays near by .
Directions : Follow signs for
Seafront, the Grammar School is on the corner of Museum Road and High Street
in Old Portsmouth |
| 01/07/2006 |
Portsmouth Festivities -
Portsmouth Music Festival Prize Winners .
Summary : Starring: Yasmin
Ogilvie, saxophone, Karen Kingsley, piano, Jamie Toms, jazz piano, Gareth
Matthews, double bass .
Description : Winner of the 2005 Portsmouth Music Festival, Yasmin will
perform a varied programme from Rachmaninoff to contemporary jazz numbers in
this her debut recital. Starts at 12pm. To be held in the Rotunda. For
further information and to book tickets, please contact the Talking Point
Box Office on: 023 9268 8069 .
Venue : Portsmouth Grammar School .
Target Audience : For all the Family .
Venue telephone : 023 9236 0036 .
Email : festivities@pgs.org.uk .
Website : http://www.portsmouthfestivities.co.uk
. Ticket Prices : £6 .
Parking location :
Free car park on site and various local pay & display bays near by .
Directions : Follow signs for
Seafront, the Grammar School is on the corner of Museum Road and High Street
in Old Portsmouth |
| 01/07/2006 |
Portsmouth Festivities - Blondin
– Master of Niagara .
Summary : The year is 1875
and the plucky French wirewalker and acrobat ‘Monsieur Blondin’ is about to
attempt a crossing of the Niagara Falls on a tight rope .
Description : After a warm-up of
unbelievable hand-balancing feats (and very questionable jokes) he steps on
to the wire... and nobody expects that he can actually walk across the
Niagara Falls in Portsmouth! Shows at 12pm & 2:30pm. For further
information, please contact the Talking Point Box Office on: 023 9268 8069 .
Venue : Commercial Road .
Target Audience : For all the Family .
Venue telephone : 023 9268 8069 .
Email : festivities@pgs.org.uk .
Website : http://www.portsmouthfestivities.co.uk
. Ticket Prices : Free .
Parking
location : Various local pay & display car parks near by .
Directions : Follow signs for City
Centre |
| 01/07/2006 |
Portsmouth Festivities - Evelyn
Glennie . Summary
: Percussion Masterclass .
Description : Young percussionists selected from the Portsmouth Music
Festival will have this fantastic opportunity to work with internationally
renowned percussionist Evelyn Glennie. A wonderful chance for musicians and
audience to experience the celebrated musician at work. Starts at 2pm. Takes
place in the David Russell Theatre. For further information and to book
tickets, please contact the Talking Point Box Office on: 023 9268 8069 .
Venue : Portsmouth Grammar School
. Target Audience : For all the
Family . Venue telephone : 023
9236 0036 . Email : festivities@pgs.org.uk
. Website : http://www.portsmouthfestivities.co.uk
. Ticket Prices : £6.
Combined ticket for the 2pm & 6pm events £12 (£10 Concessions) .
Parking location :
Free car park on site and various local pay & display bays near by .
Directions : Follow signs for
Seafront, the Grammar School is on the corner of Museum Road and High Street
in Old Portsmouth |
| 01/07/2006 |
Portsmouth Festivities - Evelyn
Glennie . Summary
: Lecture and Demonstration .
Description : Evelyn Glennie’s
dazzling technique and astonishing musicality have earned her an
international reputation as a percussionist second to none. This evening,
the programme will include a talk discussing her programme choice and a
performance of her chosen works. A fascinating evening not to be missed!
Starts at 6pm. Takes place in the David Russell Theatre. For further
information and to book tickets, please contact the Talking Point Box Office
on: 023 9268 8069 . Venue :
Portsmouth Grammar School .
Target Audience : For all the Family .
Venue telephone : 023 9236 0036 .
Email : festivities@pgs.org.uk .
Website : http://www.portsmouthfestivities.co.uk
. Ticket Prices : £6.
Combined ticket for the 2pm & 6pm events £12 (£10 Concessions) .
Parking location :
Free car park on site and various local pay & display bays near by .
Directions : Follow signs for
Seafront, the Grammar School is on the corner of Museum Road and High Street
in Old Portsmouth |
| 01/07/2006 |
Portsmouth Festivities - ‘Music
to Transport’ with Clifford Benson .
Summary : Piano Recital -
Highly acclaimed for his sensitivity, outstanding musicianship and strong
feeling for poetry and colour, Clifford Benson is recognised as one of the
UK’s leading pianists .
Description : Starts at 7:30pm. Takes place in the Rotunda. For further
information and to book tickets, please contact the Talking Point Box Office
on: 023 9268 8069 . Venue :
Portsmouth Grammar School .
Target Audience : For all the Family .
Venue telephone : 023 9236 0036 .
Email : festivities@pgs.org.uk .
Website : http://www.portsmouthfestivities.co.uk
. Ticket Prices : £10 .
Concessions : £8 .
Parking
location : Free car park on site and various local pay & display bays near
by . Directions : Follow
signs for Seafront, the Grammar School is on the corner of Museum Road and
High Street in Old Portsmouth |
| 01/07/2006 |
Royal Navy Volunteer Band .
Summary : Live music
. Description : More
information to follow . Venue :
Guildhall Square . Target
Audience : For all the Family .
Venue telephone : 023 9283 4171 .
Email : helpdesk@portsmouthcc.gov.uk .
Website : www.portsmouth.gov.uk .
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| 01/07/2006 |
Portsmouth Festivities & Brunel
200 - Portsmouth Baroque Choir & Orchestra .
Summary : A stone’s throw
from Brunel’s birthplace on Britain Street, the Portsmouth Baroque Choir,
joint runners up in The News Awards for Best Classical Act in 2005, present
a programme to include Boyce Coronation Anthems, glees and music of Brunel’s
circle. Tickets include a complimentary glass of ‘Isambard Kingdom’ cocktail
. Description : Starts at
7:30pm. For further information and to book tickets, please contact the
Talking Point Box Office on: 023 9268 8069 .
Venue : St George's Church .
Target Audience : For all the Family .
Venue telephone : 023 9268 1390 .
Email : festivities@pgs.org.uk .
Website : http://www.portsmouthfestivities.co.uk
. Ticket Prices : Adults: £10
. Concessions :
Seniors: £8, Students & U18's: £2 .
Parking location :
Various local pay & display car parks and bays .
Directions : Follow signs for
Historic Dockyard, the Church is along The Hard |
| 02/07/2006 |
Portsmouth Festivities & Brunel
200 - "Profane Steam and Speed" .
Summary : An evening with
Timothy West . Description :
Celebrated actor Timothy West presents an evening of drama, readings and
music celebrating the life of Brunel. A show devised by and starring this
much-loved star of stage and screen, this event is sure to be popular so
book early! Starts at 7:30pm. To book, please contact the New Theatre Royal
Box Office on: 023 9264 9000 .
Venue : New Theatre Royal .
Target Audience : For all the Family .
Venue telephone : 023 9264 9000 .
Email : festivities@pgs.org.uk .
Website : http://www.portsmouthfestivities.co.uk
. Ticket Prices : £12 .
Concessions : £10 .
Parking
location : Various local Pay & Display car parks and bays near by .
Directions : Follow signs for city
centre, the theatre is a 2 minute walk from the Guildhall |
| 02/07/2006 |
Portsmouth Festivities -
SambaSunda .
Summary : An irresistible 17-piece ensemble bringing together a
pan-Indonesian array of instruments and influences to create a new style
Gamelan orchestra where the sounds and grooves of bamboo and percussion
dominate . Description :
Starts at 1pm. For further information, please contact the Talking Point Box
Office on: 023 9268 8069 . Venue :
The Bandstand . Target Audience
: For all the Family . Venue
telephone : 023 9282 8112 . Email
: festivities@pgs.org.uk .
Website : http://www.portsmouthfestivities.co.uk .
Ticket Prices : Free .
Parking location :
Various local pay & display car parks and bays near by .
Directions : Follow signs for
Seafront, the Bandstand is behind the D-Day Museum |
| 09/07/2006 |
Para Spectacular .
Summary : Para Spectacular .
Description : 10am - 6pm .
Venue : Southsea Common .
Target Audience : For all the Family .
Venue telephone : 01983 852437 .
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| 09/07/2006 |
Davina's Day Out .
Summary : A sponsored walk
in aid of Action Medical Research led by Davina McCall .
Description : The walk will start
on Southsea Seafront and follow the Millennium Promenade through Old
Portsmouth and Gunwharf Quays to the Historic Dockyard and Gosport. More
details to follow . Venue :
various locations in the City .
Target Audience : For all the Family .
Venue telephone : . |
| 12/07/2006 |
until 16/07/2006 .
Portsmouth University Graduation
. Summary :
Graduation Ceremony .
Description : Further details to follow .
Venue : Portsmouth Guildhall .
Target Audience : For all the Family .
Venue telephone : 023 9282 4355 .
Website : http://www.portsmouthguildhall.co.uk
. |
| 15/07/2006 |
Play Festival .
Summary : Free event for
families, aimed at children aged 5 - 13yrs. Includes sports, discos, bands,
waterslides, arts & craft marquees and much more. .
Description : Begins around midday.
Further details to follow! . Venue
: The Bandstand . Target
Audience : Play 5-12 . Venue
telephone : 023 9284 1101 . Email
: seafrontmanagement@portsmouthcc.gov.uk .
Website : http://liveatthebandstand.co.uk
. Ticket Prices : Free .
Directions : Follow sign from
the bottom of the M275, for the D-Day museum, the bandstand is behind the
museum |
| 15/07/2006 |
until 16/07/2006 .
Portsmouth Waterfront Food
Festival - Historic Dockyard .
Summary : A festival of food
and drink featuring organic and regionally produced food and drink including
a Real Ale and Fine Wines quarter, food through the ages and live musical
entertainment. In conjunction with Gunwharf Quays .
Description : Starts at 10am till
4:30pm Saturday and Sunday with evening entertainment on Satuday night from
7pm - 10:30pm. For more information please call the Historic Dockyard on:
023 9272 2562 or visit: www.historicdockyard.co.uk .
Venue : Historic Dockyard .
Target Audience : For all the Family .
Venue telephone : 023 9286 1533 .
Email : enquiries@historicdockyard.co.uk
. Ticket Prices : Please
contact the dockyard for ticket info .
Parking location : On
site car park, follow signs for historic dockyard .
Directions : Follow brown heritage
signs for Historic Dockyard |
| 22/07/2006 |
until 23/07/2006 .
National Archaeology Weekend -
Historic Dockyard .
Summary : A chance for
children to see what it is like to be an archaeologist .
Description : Open daily from 10am
- 5:30pm . Venue : Historic
Dockyard . Target Audience :
For all the Family . Venue
telephone : 023 9286 1533 . Email
: enquiries@historicdockyard.co.uk .
Ticket Prices : Free entry with a
vaild museum ticket .
Parking location : On
site car park, follow signs for historic dockyard .
Directions : Follow brown heritage
signs for Historic Dockyard |
| 23/07/2006 |
Mountbatten Fundraising Event
. Summary : Cancer
fundraising event with Marching Bands, Majorettes, Stalls, Fun Fair,
Catering & Bar . Description
: 10am - 5:30pm . Venue : Castle
Field . Target Audience : For
all the Family . Venue telephone :
023 9273 0343 . Ticket Prices
: Free .
Parking location : Various local pay & display car parks and bays .
Directions : Follow signs for
seafront, then Southsea Castle |
| 23/07/2006 |
Tea Dance .
Summary : Tea Dance .
Description : Provisional date for
this annual event - more details to follow .
Venue : Guildhall Square .
Target Audience : For all the Family .
Venue telephone : 023 9283 4171 .
Email : helpdesk@portsmouthcc.gov.uk
. Website :
www.portsmouth.gov.uk . |
| 29/07/2006 |
until 30/07/2006 .
Victorian Navy Days- Historic
Dockyard .
Summary : Guard drills, guards of honour, piping parties, idlers and
Victorian messing all authentically re-created by The Southern Skirmish
Association . Description :
Open daily from 10am - 4:30pm .
Venue : Historic Dockyard .
Target Audience : For all the Family .
Venue telephone : 023 9286 1533 .
Email : enquiries@historicdockyard.co.uk
. Ticket Prices : Free entry
with a vaild museum ticket .
Parking location : On
site car park, follow signs for historic dockyard .
Directions : Follow brown heritage
signs for Historic Dockyard |
| 04/08/2006 |
until 06/08/2006 .
Portsmouth and Southsea Show
. Summary :
Portsmouth and Southsea Show .
Description : Provisional dates for
the 2006 Show - more information to follow. .
Venue : Southsea Common .
Target Audience : For all the Family .
Venue telephone : 023 9283 4146 .
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| 12/08/2006 |
Opera in the Park .
Summary : Opera performance
in Victoria Park .
Description : More details to follow .
Venue : Victoria Park .
Target Audience : For all the Family .
Venue telephone : . |
| 23/08/2006 |
until 28/08/2006 .
Cottle & Austen Combined Circus
. Summary : Cottle &
Austen Combined Circus - Fun for all the family .
Description : This fantastic circus
made especially for the millenium is back to Portsmouth after 3 years. This
circus is the best by far and not to be missed. .
Venue : Southsea Common .
Target Audience : For all the Family .
Venue telephone : 023 9282 8112 .
Website : http://www.cottleaustencircus.com
. Ticket Prices : Varying
from £8.00 to £25.00 depending on what seats around the bigtop you decide to
sit in . Concessions
: Children, OAPS and UB40s will be charged less. .
Parking location :
Large CarPark Nearby .
Parking cost : Unknown .
Park & Ride : None
. Directions : Follow yellows
signs stating 'Cottle and Austen Combined Circus' follow Seafront.
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| 26/08/2006 |
until 28/08/2006 .
Kite Festival .
Summary : Kite Festival .
Description : Provisional
dates for this annual event. .
Venue : Southsea Common .
Target Audience : For all the Family .
Venue telephone : 023 9283 4146 .
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| 03/09/2006 |
Multicultural Festival .
Summary : Includes
music performances and dancers from around the world,Costume Parade, adult
and childrens' workshops, Food Village, Arts and Craft stalls, Funfair and
much more! . Description :
Times to be announced . Venue :
Castle Field . Target Audience
: For all the Family . Venue
telephone : 023 9286 2224 .
Parking location :
Pay and display parking on seafront and in nearby car parks. .
Directions : Follow directions to
seafront |
| 07/09/2006 |
until 10/09/2006 .
Heritage Open Days 2006 .
Summary : A national
event organised by the Civic Trust, which allows free access to buildings
and the unseen collections of the Historic Dockyard .
Description : Provisional dates for
this annual event . Venue :
various locations in the City .
Target Audience : For all the Family .
Venue telephone : .
Ticket Prices : Free - tickets need
to be booked in advance , more details to follow .
Parking location :
TBC . Directions : TBC
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| 15/10/2006 |
Seafarers Service .
Summary : Further details to
follow! . Description :
Please keep checking back for updates. .
Venue : Southsea Common .
Target Audience : For all the Family .
Venue telephone : 023 9282 8112 .
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| 21/10/2006 |
Junior Great South Run .
Summary : Junior
Great South Run .
Description : Keep yourself up-to-date by visiting: www.greatrun.org .
Venue : Southsea Common .
Target Audience : For all the Family .
Venue telephone : 023 9283 4728 .
Parking
location : Free parking will be available on Southsea Common . |
| 22/10/2006 |
Great South Run .
Summary : Great South Run .
Description : More details
to follow. Keep yourself up-to-date at: www.greatrun.org .
Venue : Southsea Common .
Target Audience : For all the Family .
Venue telephone : 023 9283 4728 .
Parking
location : Free parking will be available on Southsea Common . |
| 01/11/2006 |
Annual Firework Display .
Summary : Annual
Bonfire and fireworks display .
Description : fireworks .
Venue : King George V Playing Fields .
Target Audience : For all the
Family . Venue telephone : .
Ticket Prices : FREE .
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| 09/11/2006 |
Lady Mayoress's Garden of
Remembrance .
Summary : The opening of the Mayoress's Garden of Remembrance .
Description : Further details to
follow . Venue : Guildhall Square
. Target Audience : For all the
Family . Venue telephone : 023
9283 4171 . Email : helpdesk@portsmouthcc.gov.uk
. Website :
www.portsmouth.gov.uk . |
| 12/11/2006 |
Remembrance Sunday Services .
Summary : Remembrance
Services throughout the city .
Description : Further details to
follow . Venue : various locations
in the City . Target Audience :
For all the Family . Venue
telephone : . |
| 01/12/2006 |
until 03/12/2006 .
Festival of Christmas .
Summary : Festival of
Christmas . Description :
Provisional date for this annual event, more details to follow. .
Venue : Historic Dockyard .
Target Audience : For all the Family .
Venue telephone : 023 9286 1533 .
Email : enquiries@historicdockyard.co.uk
. |
| 04/12/2006 |
Christmas Carol Service & Tree
Lighting .
Summary : Christmas Festivities .
Description : More information to
follow . Venue : Guildhall Square
. Target Audience : For all the
Family . Venue telephone : 023
9283 4171 . Email : helpdesk@portsmouthcc.gov.uk
. Website :
www.portsmouth.gov.uk .
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