On April 16, 2011, Join the world and Portsmouth in celebrating...  The mayor of Portsmouth has officially declared 4/16/11 as Portsmouth Foursquare Day! Last year Portsmouth was the #1 city in the world on Foursquare Day so check out the activities we've got planned below and then join us for the full day, or just part of the day on Saturday April 16th to help defend our title! Businesses,... [read more]

On April 16, 2011, Join the world and Portsmouth in celebrating...  The mayor of Portsmouth has officially declared 4/16/11 as Portsmouth Foursquare Day! Last year Portsmouth was the #1 city in the world on Foursquare Day so check out the activities we've got planned below and then join us for the full day, or just part of the day on Saturday April 16th to help defend our title! Businesses, want to participate? Let us know!   Special thanks to Portsmouth Foursquare Day Sponsor Idea Greenhouse Durham, who is also generously offering a free month's membership if you post a foursquare checkin to Twitter on 4/16 and include @ideagreenhousnh in the checkin text. FOURSQUARE DAY KICKOFF WITH LESLIE POSTON at the River House Restaurant (in upstairs function room)-10:30am-11:00am - Pre-event meetup and social gathering.-11:00am-12:00pm - Foursquare Day kickoff events followed by Leslie Poston's presentation all about location-based services including foursquare and how you can use them in your everday life and business.-12:00pm - Stick around after the kickoff and have lunch at the River House Restaurant with everyone and continue discussing foursquare, socializing and having fun!   PLAY FOUR SQUARE ON FOURSQUARE DAY at Prescott Park-1:30pm-3:30pm - After lunch come join us for this family friendly event! Play actual four square (you know, the one with the ball?) at our four square court at Prescott Park. Then hang out and talk foursquare with us and find out about the latest local foursquare checkin specials and deals of the day. Expect tons of fun and maybe some fun surprises too! Weather permitting. Be sure to RSVP, you'll be advised by email if we have to move the court to an alternative location due to weather.   AFTERNOON AND DINNER in PortsmouthAfter playing four square with us head out on the town and visit and shop at all the great businesses in Portsmouth. Then dine downtown! Many businesses are offering Foursquare Day specials for checking in on foursquare! (list to be revealed soon!) Afterwards head to the roller derby and then join us at foobar!   ALISA ALVES NH ROLLER DERBY BENEFIT at the Whittemore Center  -5:00pm-8:00pm - Family friendly event for a good cause! Kids 10 and Under are FREE! $10 tickets must be purchased in advance for this event by contacting thealisaalvesfund@hotmail.com. Only tickets sold directly by The Alisa Alves Fund will benefit the fund. Learn more about this event. Join us at foobar after the event!   FOURSQUARE DAY PARTY at foobar-7:00pm - Celebrate Foursquare Day at foobar! We'll have plenty of foursquare swag on hand to give away and we'll even be having a free drawing for Childrens Museum of New Hampshire tickets, official 4sqday tshirts from foursquare and more! Join us and help us to unlock the foursquare swarm badge for the second time ever in Portsmouth!   HAVE FUN!Come out, have fun and check in on 4/16 to unlock the official Foursquare Day badge on foursquare! Tweet about the event using the hashtag #ports4sqday and be sure to check out the Portsmouth Foursquare website and follow us on Twitter for the latest Portsmouth Foursquare Day news! See you on 4/16!- Walter Elly and the entire Portsmouth Foursquare Day Team