Homes and Hearth Tours

This 90-minute guided tour explores four historic homes, revealing stories of family, resilience, and community. Offered April 5–6, 12–13, and 19–20, 2025.

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Springfest: A Celebration of Gardens & Baby Animals

Celebrate spring at Strawbery Banke, May 10-11, 2025, with heritage-breed baby animals, heirloom gardens, live demos, and hands-on activities.

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Summer Adventures at Strawbery Banke

Join interactive camps for ages 6-17 and embark on a hands-on journey through history, creativity, and endless fun.

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Step into the Past

Explore historic houses, gardens, and exhibits when the 2025 season begins on Saturday, April 26!

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Strawbery Banke brings more than 350 years of history alive, from Indigenous history to the present day, in a historic waterfront neighborhood in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. The Museum interprets a changing neighborhood and tells the stories of everyday life throughout the ages. You are invited to tour historic houses on original sites, meet engaging costumed roleplayers, watch traditional crafts demonstrations, and explore heirloom gardens and historical landscapes.

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Upcoming Events

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Mar 22

1:00 PM – 4:00 PM13:00 – 16:001:00 PM – 4:00 PM

Garden Basket Workshop for Adults

1:00 PM – 4:00 PM13:00 – 16:001:00 PM – 4:00 PM

Join our friendly and knowledgeable Museum Instructors to learn the steps of basket-making from scratch. This is a beginner class so all skill levels are welcome. Participants will learn about the tools and materials used in basket making, work with our instructors and each other to acquire the basic skills to make a basket.

1:00 PM – 4:00 PM13:00 – 16:001:00 PM – 4:00 PM