Portsmouth100

Portsmouth100 is a citywide celebration marking 100 years since Portsmouth was granted city status in 1926.

The Portsmouth City of Culture bid leaves Portsmouth on a rib en route to London

Heartbreak as Portsmouth fails to be shortlisted in City of Culture

The launch of the 100 Sparks colouring book

How 17,000 children can add colour to Portsmouth's centenary year

The Portsmouth Fireworks organised by Portsmouth City Council took place on Tuesday, November 4, 2025, on Southsea Common.
Picture: Sarah Standing (041125-2151)

Portsmouth100 celebrations light up city with fireworks spectacular

John Grant of Solent Original Walks

A hundred people invited to join Portsmouth100 walk for mental health

Marcin Jedrysiak

The organiser's guide - what to expect at the Great South Run

Green-fingered Portsmouth gardeners celebrate blooming centenary year

We want to celebrate young people as part of the Portsmouth100 celebrations - and we need your help.

Help us find 100 incredible young people to celebrate Portsmouth100

Our Naval City at Portsmouth Historic Dockyard

Dockyard event celebrates maritime history - and unites pride of lions

A packed crowd enjoyed a little slice of Ronnie Scott’s magic as The Royal Jazz Club launched at the Queens Hotel in Southsea.

Review: The magic of Ronnie Scott's is here at The Queens Hotel

100 Year Olds Party at Southsea Castle, Portsmouth on Monday 28th September 2026

Pictured: All 3 one-hundred year old guests at Southsea Castle with the Lord Mayor, Abdul Kadir

Picture: Tom Langford

Portsmouth marks 100 years as a city

The achievements of young people were celebrated at the fourth annual Portsmouth Youth Awards.

Portsmouth Youth Awards 2026: Celebrating the city's young achievers

All 45 Pride of Portsmouth Lions now at Historic Dockyard, Portsmouth on Monday 28th September 2026

Picture: Habibur Rahman

All 45 Portsmouth lions reunited at Portsmouth Historic Dockyard

Shipwreck Portsmouth is one of the 100 images captured by Penny Plimmer which will be featuring in a new Faces and Places of Pompey exhibition.

Portsmouth100 exhibition showcases 'Faces and Places of Pompey'

Pride of place - Daisy Barker's Cushty is currently the people's favoutite on the Pride of Portsmouth Lion trail

Hugely popular lions from Pride of Portsmouth trail to reunite

The News' Editor Kelly Brown next to The Town Crier lion at Victoria Park, Portsmouth
Picture: Habibur Rahman

Portsmouth Lion Trail: Just days left to collect last of the lions

Scouting for Girls performed to a huge crowd on Saturday at Victorious Festival.

Late headliner change sees US rock band fly in for Send It 100
‘Teenage Dirtbag is basically the unofficial anthem for every '00s teenager’
Joe Williams

This year's Great South Run medal

Great South Run organisers reveal 2026 medal design

Portsmouth Guildhall, before the Second World War

How Portsmouth Guildhall was reborn after being destroyed in the Blitz

Portsmouth Museum And Art Gallery

City museum to close temporarily as Portsmouth100 exhibition installed

Will Kirk of The Repair Shop with Rachel Lowe and her board game inspired by the BBC television show.

'Incredibly special' - Portsmouth board game designer wins gold

Pride of place - Daisy Barker's Cushty is currently the people's favourite on the Portsmouth100 lion trail

Picture: Sarah Standing (140726-6518)

Nearly 200,000 lions 'collected' as Portsmouth100 trail charms city

Luminarium

Victoria Park to be transformed into a world of light and colour

Kate Hollis, Airbus Portsmouth's charity champion with Emily Cleife, Community and Events Fundraising Lead, Kerry Houghton Operations Manager and Friends of PICU volunteers, Tony Gough and Mary Dowden.

Airbus Portsmouth launches campaign in aid of seriously ill children

Ten Portsmouth businesses have joined cultural organisations in supporting the City of Culture 2029 bid.

Racist hate comments won't distract We Are Pompey City of Culture bid

ANNUAL MEETING: Portsmouth is at the heart of Solent Freeport, which is holding its AGM, open to the public, on November 5

‘Southsea 100’ row erupts over Portsmouth centenary projects

Discover more this summer at The D-Day Story

Discover more this summer at The D-Day Story

Summer Concert in the Guildhall Square. Picture - Steve Spurgin

Spellbinding music as city hosts special centenary concerts
Screen classics help to celebrate city’s 100th birthday
Kelly Brown

Unicorn at North End Library as part of the Pride of Portsmouth trail

'Hidden' unicorn is unleashed as part of Pride of Portsmouth trail

The News' Editor Kelly Brown next to The Town Crier lion at Victoria Park, Portsmouth
Picture: Habibur Rahman

I took on the brilliant free trail to find 45 lions hidden in the city

Del-reves - vertical dance company from Spain - will perform on Storehouse 9 at Portsmouth Historic Dockyard.

Contemporary circus performs at Portsmouth Historic Dockyard

Karl Rudziak with his portrait of John Westwood

Portsmouth artist wants to recruit hobbyist painters for portraits

A performance at Portsmouth Guildhall on July 9, 2026 for Portsmouth100, organised by Portsmouth Music Service

Portsmouth100 marked by hundreds of young performers at Guildhall

The News' Editor Kelly Brown next to The Town Crier lion at Victoria Park, Portsmouth
Picture: Habibur Rahman

Fabulous trail sees 45 lions hidden across city for its centenary

Artist Daisy Barker, right, with her lion, Cushty

Watch: Artist talks through her Pride of Portsmouth lion Cushty

The procession gather at Portsmouth Museum and Art Gallery on Friday, July 10.

'We are Pompey' - Joyful procession cheers on City of Culture bid

Amy Hopkins-Hudson, left, and artist Ruth Hudson at the launch of the Pride of Portsmouth Lions Trail.

Pride of Portsmouth Trail launches as flagship event begins on Monday

College Park Big Read at College Park, Portsmouth on Friday, July 10, 2026.

Hundreds of pupils flock to College Park for a big read

The Town Crier - The News' lion in the lion trail designed by Andrea Martin

Locations of lions in free Pride of Portsmouth trail revealed - maps

Stephen Morgan and Amanda Martin

Portsmouth MPs launch search for 100 'Pompey Belles'

Southsea Food Festival returns with tasting trail

Destination Portsmouth100 is being launched in support of Cash for Kids

Entrepreneur Rachel Lowe creates exclusive centenary board game

TADAA perform for the On Shining Waters song.

Portsmouth100 'anthem' to be premiered on Guildhall Square Big Screen

Portsmouth Sentury festival at Southsea bandstand - June 27, 2026

College holds SENtury Festival on Southsea Common

Paulsgrove and Wymering Carnival 2026

31 great pictures from Paulsgrove and Wymering Carnival

General public and military personnel gathered for a historic picture celebrating the 100th anniversary of Portsmouth as a city.

'I was there for the Portsmouth100 picture and loved it'

Royal Navy sailors marching during Armed Forces Day on Southsea Common.

65 brilliant pictures of tremendous Portsmouth Armed Forces Day

A drone picture of the historic Portsmouth100 picture during Armed Forces Day on Southsea Common.

'Once in a lifetime opportunity' as residents form historic picture

Spitfire display at Portsmouth's Armed Forces Day cancelled alongside Royal Navy parachute jump.

Armed Forces Day Spitfire display 'cancelled' alongside parachute jump

A huge number one is being painted on to the grass at Southsea Common

Why is a huge number one mysteriously being painted on the Common?

Leonardo da Pompey will feature as part of the Pride of Portsmouth art trail next summer. The open air art exhibition is just one of many ways Portsmouth will be celebrating its centenary as a city.

Fantastic free lion trail the centrepiece of the city’s celebrations

The city has celebrated the first Portsmouth100 event in Southsea.

Picture: Marcin Jedrysiak

Who were the 28 'greats' who made our Portsmouth100 top 100 people?

Title: Portsmouth Port Open Day

In pictures: Portsmouth International Port marks 50th year with open day

The pride in Portsmouth is set to be captured from space at Southsea Common during Armed Forces Day.

Historic picture will ensure pride in Portsmouth is seen from space

Tremletts in Fratton Road pictured in 1999

‘Go to Tremletts!’ – Celebrating 100 Years of a Portsmouth institution

Portsmouth Centenary Charity Abseil at Spinnaker Tower, Portsmouth on Friday, May 29
Pictured: Challengers representing different charities and CICs from Motiv8, Sparks Community Cafe, Pompey in the Community and Politely Rebellious CIC in front of Spinnaker Tower

'The closer to the edge, the taller it seemed': A Spinnaker abseil