City Announces Parking and Road Closure Details for First Night Portsmouth 2024

Pro Portsmouth’s First Night™ 2024 taks place on Sunday, December 31, 2023 from 3 to 8 pm and includes ice sculpting in Market Square and a fireworks show at 7:30 pm at South Mill Pond.

To facilitate a safe and entertaining First Night Portsmouth™, parking on the entire length of Parrott Avenue is prohibited from 12 pm until 9 pm on December 31 and the road will be closed to vehicular traffic at 7 pm. Twenty-five supplemental ADA-accessible parking spaces are reserved in the Portsmouth Public Library parking lot from 12 pm to 9 pm.

The dog park, courts, and a large portion of the parking lot near the South Mill Playground will close at 8 am on December 31 to allow for safety in staging the fireworks. In addition, Church Street at the intersection with Congress Street will be closed to vehicular traffic from 1 pm to midnight on December 31 to allow for viewing of the First Night Portsmouth ™ 2024 ice sculpting.

“No Parking” signs will be posted on Parrott Avenue and vehicles parking in the posted areas will be towed to National Wrecker Service (295 West Road) at the owner’s expense.

For more information about First Night Portsmouth, visit proportsmouth.org.