Welcome to “everything TEDxPortsmouth” 2025
TEDxPortsmouth 2025 theme design by Katinka de Ruiter / Dotworks Design
Friday May 9, 2025
Arrive at 8:00 a.m., and doors open at 8:30 a.m.
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NOTE: All ticket purchasers will receive a “Know Before You Go” email from The Music Hall on Thursday morning, that includes QR codes for those using e-tickets. Will call tickets can be picked up at patron services before the event. If you bought tickets for your friends or co-workers, share this info with them so they’re prepared for the day!
Arrival
ARRIVE EARLY. Arrive at 8:00 a.m., and doors open at 8:30 a.m. This show is recorded live, so the doors close promptly at 9:00 a.m. Those who arrive late will have to wait in the lobby until after the opening act.
At the door, present your tickets to be scanned. If you’re coming with a group, plan to arrive together– your whole group can be scanned in with one click!
Volunteers will distribute programs and lanyards in the lobbies. You can also view or download the program as a PDF.
VIP Early Admission for Sponsors & groups of 10+
Please check in by your group name at the VIP table in front of The Music Hall, beginning at 8:00 am.
Parking
The Music Hall’s downtown campus is at the heart of Portsmouth’s eclectic and artsy shopping district, which offers a rich variety of restaurants, pubs, wine bars, and cafés. The Foundry Place Garage (100 Foundry Place) is about a 5-minute walk from The Historic Theater, and the Hanover Parking Garage (2 Hanover Street) is also within walking distance. Check out ParkPortsmouth.com for other parking ideas and let us know if you find any good spots.
Schedule
8:00 am: Registration Begins. Coffee and donuts will be available in the lobby for you to enjoy while you mingle. Sponsors, Team members, and groups of 10+ are invited to enter.
8:30 am: Doors Open for General Seating
9:00 am: Show Begins!
10:15 am: Morning Break
Noon-1:00 pm: Lunch. Your lunch is included, courtesy of Moe’s Italian Sandwiches (including gluten-free and vegetarian options)
2:00 pm: Afternoon Break
3:00 pm: Afterparty in The Music Hall lobby! Cash bar available.
TEDxPortsmouth is a full-day event with plenty of breaks built in. Like listening to a whole album versus a single song, this event is intended to be a fully immersive experience that you share with colleagues, new connections, family, and friends. In other words, we hope you’ll plan on staying for the full day, because you’ll get way more out of it if you can!
Food & Drink
Lunch, snacks, and all the coffee/tea you can drink are provided with admission (including gluten-free and vegetarian options.) We encourage you to stay hydrated by bringing your own water bottle and refilling it at The Music Hall to help us reduce waste!
Accessibility and Accommodations
- There are booster cushions available for children, as well as seat and back cushions for adults. Please come to the Box Office to request these items and provide your ID.
- There is an elevator in the lower lobby that goes to the orchestra level. The elevator does not go to the balcony. If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to ask (info@themusichall.org).
- The Music Hall’s award-winning restrooms are located in the lower lobby of the Historic Theater.
- We love this Accessibility Guide from Access Navigators, a team of people who take to the streets to inspect restaurants and cultural attractions for physical barriers that impact accessibility. If you have specific accessibility needs, please let us know in advance by emailing info@TEDxPortsmouth.com.
A Moment of Appreciation
Whether you’ll be part of the event or not, we are truly grateful for each and every one of you who shares, discusses, and acts on the meaningful ideas of our time.
Our 100% volunteer team has spent most of the year developing this event with you in mind. Our 2025 speakers, all drawn from the greater Seacoast area, have spent months working with our writing coaches to ensure that their ideas are simple, clear, powerful, and worth passing on.
Sponsors, Partners, and our day-of volunteers from our community provide the resources needed to produce an event of this caliber and reinforce the value of events like this. What drives us more than anything is bringing people together for learning, connection, and growth (and fun!)