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Events Calendar - 2023

Find a multitude of fun events and great things to do, including weekend events, throughout the year, like music; festivals; comedy; outdoor fun; boat cruises; excursions for families and kids; food, wine and beer tastings. Weather is no problem; lots of things to do happen indoors.
Be sure to check out the listings of year-round Fairs & Festivals throughout New England. See also, Great Things to Do.

Please remember to check about health & safety guidelines with each venue before purchasing tickets or attending an event.

Find the dates you plan to travel or simply search the full events list below.

Easter Farms Gardens Maple Music Performing Arts and Theater Pets Storytelling Street Fairs
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Easter

Easter Spring EGGstravaganza – Jackson NH

Apr 9, 2023 - Apr 9, 2023 Various locations, Jackson, NH

Multiple properties in Jackson, New Hampshire participate in this Easter egg and treasure hunt every year. Email kathleen@jacksonnh.com for a brochure map of all participating properties.
11 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Free
603-383-9356

Farms

Farm, Forest and Garden Expo – Deerfield NH

May 5, 2023 - May 6, 2023 Deerfield Fairgrounds, 34 Stage Road, Deerfield, NH

Browse exhibitors, demonstrations, and educational workshops. This in-person, family-friendly event is open to anyone with an interest in forestry, gardening, and farming. There will also be children’s events, live animals, and other fun. The expo ends at 7 p.m. on Friday and 4 p.m. on Saturday.
9 a.m.
Adults, $10; 12 and under, free
603-960-0272

Gardens

Amherst Garden Club Plant Sale – Amherst NH

May 13, 2023 - May 13, 2023 180 Boston Post Road, Amherst, NH

This plant sale is one of the largest in New England, run by a club. The locally dug perennials have been potted in the past month. There are venders selling annuals, vegetable plants, herb seedlings, hanging baskets, garden ornaments, gently used garden books and unusual perennials. There is something for the whole family, like the "kid's potting table," this Mother's Day weekend.
8:30 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Free
603-566-1780

Maple

Tap Into Maple – Laconia NH

Mar 4, 2023 - Apr 1, 2023 Prescott Farm Environmental Education Center, 928 White Oaks Road, Laconia, NH

Participate in the entire maple syrup-making process, from tree tapping to syrup sipping. Learn how to identify maple trees in the sugarbush and use tools to extract the sap. Discover the chemical and biological process behind maple season and hear some Native American maple legends. On April 1st, enjoy Sugar on Snow to commemorate the season’s end. Note that the program begins every hour on the hour between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m.
10 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
$15
603-366-5695

Sugar Camp Guided Hiking Tours – Canterbury NH

Mar 18, 2023 - Apr 1, 2023 Canterbury Shaker Village, 288 Shaker Road, Canterbury, NH

Maple Sugar Guided Hike

Explore what remains of a 19th century Shaker Village maple sugar camp, in which sap was processed into syrup. Participants will go on a three-to-four-mile guided tour through a sugar camp hidden in the forest. Be sure to dress for the weather.
1-5 p.m.
$50
603-783-9511

Music

Spring Pops 2023: Hollywood in Africa – Salem NH

May 21, 2023 - May 21, 2023 44 Geremonty Drive, Salem, NH

Special Guest Performance by Dartmouth College guest musician Mamadou Diabate. Africa has inspired great movies and great movie music: Lion King, Invictus, Hotel Rwanda, and Out of Africa, to name a few. The NH Philharmonic Orchestra's music director, Mark Latham, was born in Africa and will lead an adventure exploring the great music of these memorable films. Grammy nominated African musician Mamadou Diabate will share the exuberance and rhythms of African music on the balafon, a xylophone like instrument whose sounds you will instantly recognize as the essence of African music.
2 p.m.
603-647-6476

Performing Arts and Theater

Ogunquit Playhouse's "Million Dollar Quartet" – Portsmouth NH

Mar 22, 2023 - Apr 9, 2023 28 Chestnut Street, Portsmouth, NH

On December 4, 1956, Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Carl Perkins gathered at Sun Records in Memphis for one of the greatest jam sessions of all time. Million Dollar Quartet brings that legendary night to life, featuring a score of rock hits that includes “Blue Suede Shoes,” “Fever,” “That’s All Right,” “Sixteen Tons,” “Great Balls of Fire,” “Walk the Line,” “Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On,” “Who Do You Love?,” “Matchbox,” “Folsom Prison Blues,” and “Hound Dog.” The musical captures the singular moment when four major talents came together to become a red-hot rock ‘n’ roll band.
Various times
$45-$90
603-436-2400

Pets

Baby Animals: Heritage Breeds at the Banke – Portsmouth NH

Apr 22, 2023 - Apr 30, 2023 Strawbery Banke Museum, 14 Hancock Street, Portsmouth, NH

Meet lots of baby animals, including lambs, kids, calves, piglets, bunnies, chicks, and ducklings. Specifically, however, these are breeds that have been typical on coastal northern New England farms from the 17th century to the present day. Many of these animals are rare, heritage breeds on the verge of extinction.
10 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Adults, $10; children, $5
603-433-1100

Storytelling

Storytelling Festival – Portsmouth NH

Mar 7, 2023 - Apr 7, 2023 New Hampshire Theatre Project, 959 Islington Street, Portsmouth, NH

The 7th Annual Storytelling Festival at the New Hampshire Theater Project will feature performers Genevieve Aichele, Simon Brooks, Matt Gile, Kayla Lewis and Angel Simone telling personal tales, traditional stories, and other spoken word performances.
8 p.m.
$30
603-431-6644

Storytelling Festival – Portsmouth NH

Apr 15, 2023 - Apr 15, 2023 New Hampshire Theatre Project, 959 Islington Street, Portsmouth, NH

The 7th Annual Storytelling Festival at the New Hampshire Theater Project will feature performers Matt Gile, Kayla Lewis and Angel Simone. Gather tpgether and enjoy fashioned tales, stories from their past, and other spoken word performances.
8-9 p.m.
$30
603-431-6644

Street Fairs

Hebron Fair – Hebron NH

Jul 29, 2023 - Jul 29, 2023 16 Church Lane, Hebron, NH

This fair has been held since 1952. Enjoy shopping for locally-made crafts, food, a sale, games, a dunking booth, hame baked goods, a book tent, live music and more. 
9 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Free
603-409-7143