Best spots to watch tall ships parade for Sail Portsmouth Festival

By: Jane MurphySpecial to Seacoastonline

Outlets: Seacoast Online

Published: July 23, 2026

Words: 1,944

Last Updated: 1 week, 3 days ago

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PORTSMOUTH — The Sail Portsmouth Festival is holding its Parade of Sail the evening of Thursday, July 23, featuring tall ships and kicking off the festival running Friday-Sunday, July 24-26.

The festival took last summer off due to construction at the Portsmouth Commercial Fish Pier, but it’s back in 2026 with the pier as a home base. The all-volunteer nonprofit Sail Portsmouth presents the festival in honor of the area’s history of tall …

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