Thank you for purchasing a ticket for this year’s Preservation Awards Bash!

Your ticket is a virtual ticket, held at the event check-in desk under the ticket holder’s name. On event night, simply give your name to the staff member onsite. If you have any questions, please contact Jessie at 207.358.7063 or jbrakenwagen@portlandlandmarks.org.

PRESERVATION AWARDS BASH
Date: Tuesday, October 27, 2026
Time: 5:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Location: Mariner’s Church, 368 Fore Street, Portland, ME 04101
Details: Complimentary valet parking will be available, subject to capacity, at the roundabout in front of the Portland Regency Hotel, 20 Milk Street.

Share the unique experience of the Portland Observatory with someone you love by giving them a gift of a tour to the top!

Perfect for a birthday, Father’s/Mother’s Day, or just because, gift tickets to the Portland Observatory are an excellent gift for anyone. Gift vouchers are mailed to purchaser directly unless specified otherwise in the checkout process. Physical vouchers must be presented for to take the tour.

NOTE: Gift ticket vouchers are not intended to reserve space or for advance tickets for yourself. Personal use tour tickets can be purchased in -person at the Observatory during open hours.

5 Walks Through Portland is a package of neighborhood walking tour brochures, tailor-made to be family friendly guides to the rich history and architecture of Portland Maine. Brochures cover the Old Port, Congress Street, India Street, State Street, and Munjoy Hill. Each brochure gives a brief history of the area, suggested walking route, and details to specific sites one will see along the way.

Great for tourists and locals alike, each brochure is full color with eye catching graphics and photos prepared to intrigue even the most reluctant child (or adult) historian!

Bold Vision: the development of the parks of Portland, Maine 

Edited by Theo H.B.M. Holtwijk & Earle G. Shettleworth, Jr. 

A fascinating history of how park advocates in Portland overcame formidable obstacles and developed one of the country’s finest park systems. Includes 176 illustrations, 5 fold-out maps (4 in color), and Portland Parks timeline 1630-1998.

Patricia McGraw Anderson & Josephine Detmer

Complete with period photographs and detailed illustrations, Portland is the only comprehensive overview of the Portland peninsula’s social and architectural history from 1628 to the early 20th century.