--- title: A Roof Over Prescott Park? Council Says Let's Talk description: City Council voted unanimously to explore a privately funded roof-covered stage for the Prescott Park Arts Festival. Fewer rainouts, more shows, if the lawyers agree. image: https://blog.evvnt.com/hubfs/evvnt-blog/branded/portsmouth-prescott-park-covered-stage-223752367776.jpg --- [Skip to content](https://blog.evvnt.com/news/portsmouth-prescott-park-covered-stage#main-content) [![Evvnt](https://blog.evvnt.com/hubfs/Evvnt_Rework_Final-01%20(1)-2.svg "Evvnt")](http://www.evvnt.com) Search # A Roof Over Prescott Park? Council Says Let's Talk [Richard Green](https://blog.evvnt.com/news/author/richard-green) Oct 6, 2026, 1:27:09 PM Share - [fFacebook](https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fblog.evvnt.com%2Fnews%2Fportsmouth-prescott-park-covered-stage) - [𝕏X](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=A+Roof+Over+Prescott+Park%3F+Council+Says+Let%27s+Talk&url=https%3A%2F%2Fblog.evvnt.com%2Fnews%2Fportsmouth-prescott-park-covered-stage) - [inLinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/sharing/share-offsite/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fblog.evvnt.com%2Fnews%2Fportsmouth-prescott-park-covered-stage) - [WhatsApp](https://wa.me/?text=A+Roof+Over+Prescott+Park%3F+Council+Says+Let%27s+Talk+https%3A%2F%2Fblog.evvnt.com%2Fnews%2Fportsmouth-prescott-park-covered-stage) - [Messenger](fb-messenger://share/?link=https%3A%2F%2Fblog.evvnt.com%2Fnews%2Fportsmouth-prescott-park-covered-stage) - [✉Email](mailto:?subject=A+Roof+Over+Prescott+Park%3F+Council+Says+Let%27s+Talk&body=City+Council+voted+unanimously+to+explore+a+privately+funded+roof-covered+stage+for+the+Prescott+Park+Arts+Festival.+Fewer+rainouts%2C+more+shows%2C+if+the+lawyers+agree.%0A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fblog.evvnt.com%2Fnews%2Fportsmouth-prescott-park-covered-stage) - 🔗Copy link Prescott Park might finally get a roof over its stage. City Council voted unanimously last week to have staff work with the Prescott Park Arts Festival on a plan for a permanent roof-covered stage — privately funded, not a dime from the tax levy. The pitch: fewer rainouts, more shows, safer performances, and getting rid of the trailers parked behind the stage, which the mayor called a blight on the area. There's one wrinkle, and it's a very Portsmouth wrinkle. The park exists under the terms of Josie F. Prescott's will, so the state Attorney General's charitable trusts unit has to sign off on how a private build on that land actually works. History, money, and lawyers — the holy trinity of Seacoast civic debate. The Arts Festival is one of the city's two cultural crown jewels, alongside The Music Hall. A covered stage would change what summers in the park can be. Stay tuned. This one's going to be argued about for a while. 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