Santa makes his annual pre-Christmas visit to Portsmouth!

Santa Claus will be visiting Portsmouth residents again this year, his sleigh being towed by tractor. He will be coming to all Portsmouth neighborhoods starting Monday, December 1st, 2008. Santa and his helpers will begin touring each evening (Mon.- Sat.) at approximately 6pm and stay out visiting until about 8:30pm, weather permitting.

Santa will NOT be touring on Sundays.

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Santa arrives at the Glen Manor house in 2000.

Santa's Sleigh 2001- making his Portsmouth visit.

The schedule, as of  11/19, counting on good weather is as follows. Please check back here for updates each day.

If you have a "special needs" child who can't get out to meet the sleigh, Santa would be pleased to make a stop and see him/her. Please

To see a full map of town with the sections outlined click here. (This is a large file and will take a bit to download) To see the entire north route click here, for the south route, click here. (Again these are larger files and will take longer than the individual sections)
To see a closer view of your neighborhood find your section number on the map then click it in the schedule below.
Or, look at the section borders below to narrow it down.

Monday, December 1st --- Sections 1N and 1S
Tuesday, December 2nd --- Sections 2N and 2S
Wednesday, December 3rd --- Sections 3N and 3S
Thursday, December 4th --- Sections 4N and 4S
Friday, December 5th --- Sections 5N and 5S
Saturday, December 6th --- Sections 6N and 6S
Monday, December 8th --- Sections 7N and 7S
Tuesday, December 9th --- Sections 8N and 8S
Sunday, December 14th---  Santa will be at the Glen Manor House at approximately 2:45 to see the children there.

Section Borders:

1N - Common Fence Point, Borders = Anthony Rd to Mt. View Rd, Attleboro Av to Narragansett Blvd.
1S - Narragansett Bay to West Main Rd.; Portsmouth Abbey, Cory's Lane to Debra Dr.
2N - The Hummocks & Island Park, Borders = Rt 24 to Seaconnet Blvd., Cliff Ave to Boyds Lane
2S - West Main Rd. to East Main Rd; Hedly St. south to Locust Ave and Thurston Ave on the East.
3N - Borders =  Pocasset & Botelho Heights; Terminal Rd to Anthony Rd., Narragansett Bay to Rt. 24
3S - Borders =  Sakonnet River to East Main Rd, Plus Schoolhouse Lane, Martens Rd. area, Sherwood Drive to north of Vanderbilt Lane.
4N - Borders =  Portsmouth Park area; Sakonnet River west to Rt. 24 or East Main Rd., Boyds Lane south to Bourbon St, or Child St.
4S - Borders =  Sakonnet River to East Main Rd, Vanderbilt Lane south to Sandy Point Ave and Eastover Rd.
5N - Borders = East Main Rd. to Narragansett Bay; Mare Ter. south to Willow Lane area; Sequoia Lane south to Patriots Dr. (including all side streets off Patriots Drive)
5S - Borders = East Main Rd. to Union St. beyond the Green Valley Country Club. Madison Way South to Belmont Dr, Oakland Farms.
6N- Borders =  Sakonnet River to East Main Rd, Child St, south to Prospect Lane.
6S - Borders =  Middletown Line - Mitchell's Lane north to Sandy Point Ave.; Moitoza Lane east to Sakonnet River.
7N - Borders = East Main Rd to West Main Rd, Dexter St. to Hedly St.
7S - Borders = Middletown Line- to Bramans Lane, Greenvale Rd, south to Georgetown Apartments, east to the Sakonnet River.
8N - Borders =  Sakonnet River to East Main Rd, Prospect Lane to Fairview Lane.
8S - Borders =  Middletown Line to Raytheon; Narragansett Bay to Union St. west of the Green Valley Country Club.

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