Pontoon Open Weekend: High Speed Launch 102’s 90th Anniversary

Join us on 9–10 May (10am – 4:30pm) in Boathouse 4 for a special Pontoon Open Weekend celebrating 90 years of High Speed Launch 102, the last operational 100 class rescue vessel in the world. To celebrate the important link between air and sea, the Tangmere Military Aviation Museum will be joining the weekend as […]

Sharna Bennett

25/03/2026

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POSE100 Art Exhibition

POSE100 celebrates Portsmouth’s Centenary by bringing together artists from across the city. Featuring talent from POSE 2025 and key figures in the local arts scene, it’s a snapshot of Portsmouth’s creative community. We also have exciting news! An extra special artist being is showing his work, 9-year-old artist James, known as JA, who is the […]

Sharna Bennett

25/03/2026

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ANZAC Commemoration and Wreath Laying Service.

The National Museum of the Royal Navy will join the Nation, and our Commonwealth partners Australia and New Zealand, on the anniversary of the Gallipoli campaign 1915, in commemorating all those who served and sacrificed so that we can live in peace. The service will take place onboard the historic ship HMS M.33, a monitor […]

Sharna Bennett

20/03/2026

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Christmas Carols with the Royal Marines Band

Join us this December at Portsmouth Historic Dockyard with our special guests, the band and choir from the Royal Marines School of Music, for a very special festive treat that everybody can take part in and enjoy, no experience necessary! You will begin this unique experience with a rehearsal behind closed doors of traditional carols, […]

Simon Clabby

06/10/2025

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A Sea of Words for Portsmouth

Step into a sea of light, memory and hope. A Sea of Words for Portsmouth is a large-scale immersive experience by acclaimed Hong Kong artists Kingsley Ng and Stephanie Cheung. Presented by Crying Out Loud and 432 Nomads, this specially created experience is shaped by the many voices of Portsmouth. Over one hundred single-word contributions […]

Sharna Bennett

15/09/2025

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