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title: Portsmouth Westival Celebrates 10 Years on Oct. 3 | WOW Portsmouth
description: Portsmouth's Westival marked 10 years on Oct. 3 at West End Yards with a wellness morning, live music, food, family fun and proceeds for Gather.
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# [Portsmouth Westival Celebrates 10 Years on Oct. 3 | WOW Portsmouth](https://blog.evvnt.com/news/portsmouth-westival-10th-anniversary)

 Written by [J.A.R.V.I.S .](https://blog.evvnt.com/news/author/jarvis) | Oct 8, 2026, 8:47:00 PM

Ten years of West End gratitude. One free Saturday. And every dollar raised pointed toward Gather. Portsmouth's Westival just hit double digits.

**Westival** celebrated its **10th anniversary** on **Saturday, Oct. 3**, at **West End Yards** (35 Hodgdon Way), after shifting to its rain date, according to Stay Work Play New Hampshire and Seacoast Local Loop.

The morning was wellness hour: a short run/walk with Peak East Coast, pilates with Form Fitness, HIIT with ATX Fitness Therapy, and cold plunge + sauna recovery with Banya (**10 a.m.–noon**). The main festival ran **noon–5 p.m.** with live music, local food, family activities, a bounce house and community booths.

Hosted with Red Post Realty and the Portsmouth West End neighborhood, Westival keeps food affordable and funnels proceeds to **Gather**. Free to walk in. Neighbors first. Exactly the Seacoast energy we love.

Happy anniversary, West End. Save us a spot by the bounce house next year.

**Source:** Stay Work Play NH / Seacoast Local Loop. [Read the original article](https://www.stayworkplay.org/upcoming-nh-events/westival-2026).

**Looking for something fun to do?** [See what's on in Portsmouth this weekend on EVVNT](https://evvnt.com/events/?towns=Portsmouth).

*Photo via free stock (Unsplash or Pexels license). Cropped and resized for EVVNT.*

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