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97.5 WOKQ Chowder Festival, presented by Avery Insurance

Jun 7, 2025 at 11:30 AM

Prescott Park
105 Marcy Street
Portsmouth, NH 03801

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SEASON PASSHOLDER TICKETS 

In a departure from past years, tickets to this popular Arts Festival fundraiser will now be offered to passholders on a limited buy one, get one free (BOGO) basis.

Individual- and Partner-level passholders may obtain one free ticket with the purchase of a full price, i.e. $20, single ticket. Family-level passholders may obtain up to two free tickets with the purchase of two tickets. Passholders at the new Crew-level may obtain up to four free tickets with the purchase of an equal number of full price, i.e. $20, tickets.


It is no longer feasible for us to offer entirely free tickets to passholders for a few reasons: 

Thank you for understanding!

Tickets

General Admission

$20.00

Merchandise

Oyster from Virgin Oyster Co

Required: General Admission
$2.00

Pre-order a farm-fresh oyster on the half-shell from Virgin Oyster Company who will be shucking delicious oysters in the park all day.

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Required

Prescott Park Arts Festival

Chowder Festival is one of the largest fundraisers for the Arts Festival! As an independent arts non-profit running on a donation model, the Arts Festival relies on financial support from its generous community. Everyone has a home here.

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Event Summary

It’s BACK!

The 97.5 WOKQ Chowder Festival Summer Kick-off, presented by Avery Insurance, returns to Prescott Park Arts Festival for its 38th year. Held on the first Saturday of June, this staple of summer in Portsmouth, NH kicks-off festivities for Prescott Park Arts Festival’s Summer Season!

Join in the fun of the Chowder Festival with some of your favorite local restaurants serving-up mouthwatering chowder in Prescott Park. Check out the complimentary live music, kid-friendly activities, and grab an ice cream from the Prop.

This community event is always a great time from 11:30 am until the chowder runs out.

The Summer Kick-Off side of the park is free and open to all. 

Event Details

This taste-testing affair has become a New England institution for chowder lovers in the tri-state region. An impeccable roster of amazing restaurants throughout the seacoast join us to introduce their delicious chowder recipes to compete for the Best Chowder title and to take home the Golden Ladle! Recipes in the past have included Smoked Scallop Chowder, Manhattan Chowder, Vegetarian Chowder, Corn Chowder and Spicy Seafood Chowder. We can’t wait to see what they come up with this year!

Chowder not your thing or just want to hang out after? We have plenty of space for you to enjoy family friendly fun in the park. Best part – the Park is always free and open to all. We are planning lots of fun and exciting entertainment for the whole fam like a tie-dying station; giant lawn games like connect four, corn hole, and Jenga; face painting. We will also offer complimentary live music featuring local talent and a fun raffle with some incredible prizes. People can grab delicious favorites like ice cream, fresh squeezed lemonade, hush puppies, and more from The Prop, the onsite kitchen and concessions stand.

Who will win the Golden Ladle this year?

 

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