Celebrate Portsmouth

Celebrate Portsmouth is Main Street's only event that is purely fundraiser. The program depends on this fun evening of friends and neighbors over food and an open bar, a silent auction, and good company to continue its work for downtown Portsmouth. The event is also the group's annual meeting, where updates are given by the director and the Annual Ellen Vetter Memorial Award is given. Dinner is often provided by the Portsmouth Brewing Company, cake is provided by Union Mills Confectionery, and music is performed by Mr. Andy Russell.

2018 sponsors included SOMC, OSCO, Glockner Family of Dealerships, Tim Short Auto Group, Century 21 Realty, Copies Galore, Rutman Burnside Realty and Burnside Law, Hunter Williams Insurance, Neal Hatcher Real Estate, Shawnee State University, American Savings Bank, and the City of Portsmouth.

2019 sponsors included Atomic Credit Union, Wesbanco, OSCO, Glockner Family of Dealerships, Hunter Williams Insurance, Neal Hatcher Real Estate, INSOLVES, Gracie Plum, Shawnee State University, Century 21, Sherman-Kricker Insurance/ Berndt & Murfin Insurance Agency, Copies Galore, Donna Wolery's Farmers Insurance/ Frazie Wealth Management, Tri-State Building Trades, Peoples Bank and US Bank.

2020 Ssonsors included OSCO, Neal Hatcher Real Estate, the City of Portsmouth, Scioto County Commissioners, Berndt & Murfin Insurance and Sherman Kricker, Century 21 Realty and Donna Wolery Insurance, Community Action, Desco FCU, Dick Spencer Insurance, Dr. John DiTraglia, Edward Jones, FC Daehler Mortuary, Home Town Management, Kings Daughter's Medical Center, Southern Ohio Medical Center, People's Bank,and Wesbanco

2022 Sponsors included OSCO, Neal Hatcher Real Estate, the City of Portsmouth, Scioto County Commissioners, Berndt & Murfin Insurance and Sherman Kricker, Century 21 Realty and Donna Wolery Insurance, Community Action, Desco FCU, Dick Spencer Insurance, Dr. John DiTraglia, Edward Jones, FC Daehler Mortuary, Home Town Management, Kings Daughter's Medical Center, Southern Ohio Medical Center, People's Bank, Charles Euton Real Estate, Timothy Wolfe and Associates, Hopesource, Setters, CPA and Company, and Wesbanco

2023 Sponsors include OSCO, Neal Hatcher Real Estate, Glockner Family of Dealerships, Century 21 and Donna Wolery Farmers Insurance, Roots Child Care Center, Hopesource, INSOLVES, Dr. DiTraglia, Shawnee State University, Peoples Bank, Community Action, Setters, CPA and Company, Atomic Credit Union, American Legion Post 23, Rich TV and Home Center, Johnson Oliver and Howard, Charles Euton Realty, Fluor BWXT, Berndt Murfin/ Sherman Kricker, Hunter Williams Insurance, Bodmer Hannah General Contractors, Edward Jones, Burnside and Brankamp Law, First State Bank, Desco Federal Credit Union, Nolan Electric, Portsmouth Vision Center, the City of Portsmouth, and the Scioto County Commissioners.

Admission is $50 per person or $500 for a sponsored table of eight.

The dinner is scheduled for March 6, 2023, between 6-8:30 p.m.