Tall ships on parade as Sail Portsmouth Festival kicks off

By: Jane Murphy Special to Seacoastonline

Outlets: Seacoast Online

Published: July 24, 2026

Words: 1,688

Last Updated: 1 week, 2 days ago

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PORTSMOUTH — The Sail Portsmouth Festival kicked off with the Parade of Sail the evening of July 23 led by three tall ships arriving for the event, which runs Friday-Sunday, July 24-26.

The festival is back in 2026 with the Portsmouth Commercial Fish Pier as its home base after a year off in 2025 when the pier was under constructoin. The all-volunteer nonprofit Sail Portsmouth presents the festival in honor of …

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