Prescott Park occupies a stretch of the Piscataqua River waterfront between the Strawbery Banke Museum and the Portsmouth waterfront. It is one of the prettiest public parks in northern New England: formal gardens with annuals changed each season, a restored tugboat on the water, and views across the fast-moving river to the Maine shore. In summer it fills with picnickers, and the waterfront lawn fills in the evenings for the Prescott Park Arts Festival.
The Arts Festival runs from late June through August and offers free outdoor theatre, musical performances, and dance. Productions have ranged from Broadway musicals to Shakespeare to original works. The combination of a well-maintained garden setting, a historic waterfront, and a summer arts program makes Prescott Park one of the city's great civic assets.