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Portsmouth bonfire and fireworks display will be back with a bang

Remember, remember to head to Portsmouth City Council’s annual fireworks display at King George V playing fields on Wednesday 3 November. The free event opens at 4pm, with the bonfire being lit at 6:30pm followed by a spectacular fireworks display starting at 7.30pm. A variety of hot food and refreshments will be available, as well […]



Victoria Park to host community fair

Victoria Park is to host its first community fair on Saturday 10 July (11am-2pm) on the lawns in the southern section of the park.



Conan Doyle celebrated in special lecture series

Conan Doyle and Sherlock Holmes enthusiasts will be able to attend a free, online lecture series, hosted by Portsmouth City Council.



More Portsmouth Museums re-open to the public

The negative effects of plastic pollution in the Solent are highlighted at Portsmouth Museum and Art Gallery following its reopening on 18 May. A creative, immersive light display designed by artist Trudi Lloyd Williams will feature and people can find out more about endangered local species, alternatives to plastics and some of the ways that […]



Old meets new in Southsea seawall design

Southsea’s new sea defences will closely resemble the historic Long Curtain Moat area, thanks to meticulous sourcing of stone that matches the original seawalls.



Victorious Festival 2021

Victorious Festival (27-29 August 2021) – the UK’s biggest metropolitan festival – will return to Southsea Seafront this Summer with a phenomenal line up including Madness, The Streets, Royal Blood and much more!



80th anniversary of Portsmouth Blitz air raid

172 people were killed and hundreds more injured or made homeless during the attack, which took place from 5.00pm on 10 January 1941 and into the early hours of 11 January.



D-Day Landing Craft survivor opens to the public in Portsmouth

The last surviving landing craft of its kind, which carried 10 tanks and crew members to Normandy on D-Day, is finally open to the public



Portsmouth celebrates 70th anniversary with Duisburg

Portsmouth is this week celebrating 70 years of twinning with Duisburg in Germany.



Portsmouth’s Clean Air Zone consultation launches today

Portsmouth’s Clean Air Zone consultation launches today