SATURDAY, OCTOBER 26
HAMPSTEAD: Thrift Shop Open
The shop features good quality, clean, gently used seasonal clothing for men, women and children.
9 a.m. - 1 p.m., Hampstead Public Library, 9 Mary E. Clark Drive
Info: 603-329-6411 / www.hampsteadlibrary.org
LONDONDERRY: Corn Maze Craze
Get lost in the fun at Corn Maze Craze - navigate through twists and turns, solve challenges, and enjoy a-maze-ing adventures!
9 a.m. - 2 p.m., Elwood Orchard, 54 Elwood Road
Info: https://shorturl.at/Q7q95
ATKINSON: Family-Friendly History Hunt
This year the hunt will be focused on Revolutionary and Civil War soldiers. This is the perfect opportunity to learn some Atkinson history. There will be crafts for kids, raffles, snacks, colonial games, tours of the Kimball House, and much more.
10 a.m. - 2 p.m., Kimball House, 3 Academy Ave.
Questions? 603-362-5317
EAST KINGSTON: Used Book Store Open
Saturdays
There is something for everyone! If you bring in a donation, you receive a free book!
10 a.m. - 1 p.m., Pound School, 41 Depot Road
Info: 603-642-8333 / www.eastkingstonlibrary.org
HAMPSTEAD: Hampstead Cemetery Tour
The tour will be led by Hampstead Historical Society members. Learn about the history of this site and facts about prominent past Hampstead residents who are buried there.
10-11 a.m., Hampstead Center Cemetery, Rt.121/Main Street (across from Town Hall)
Must register: 603-329-6411 / www.hampsteadlibrary.org
HAMPSTEAD: Scleroderma Support Group
10 a.m. - 12 p.m., Hampstead Public Library, 9 Mary E. Clark Drive
Info: 603-329-6411 / www.hampsteadlibrary.org
PELHAM: Farmers Market
Saturdays
Shop fresh flavor finds and artisanal delights from our local talented vendors.
10 a.m. - 1 p.m.., 3 Main Street
Info: www.facebook.com/PelhamNHFarmersMarket
EXETER: Halloween Parade & Costume Contest
Join the Exeter Community for the annual Halloween Parade & Costume Contest followed by the Downtown Trick or Treat from 12-3 p.m.
10:30 a.m. - 3 p.m., Swasey Parkway, 316 Water Street
Info: www.exeternh.gov/recreation
HAMPSTEAD: Unicorn Story Time
Join to read a unicorn story and interact with and take photos with the sweet miniature "unicorns" from The Unicorn Project/Hampstead Unicorns. These tiny unicorns bring a lot of joy! Feel free to come dressed as knights, princesses, dragons, etc for some fun photos
10:30-11:30 a.m., Hampstead Public Library, 9 Mary E. Clark Drive
Must register: 603-329-6411 / www.hampsteadlibrary.org
DERRY: Halloween Craft & Vendor Fair
Trick or treating with vendors, crafters, face painting, raffles, vendors, sweet treats and more
11 a.m. - 3 p.m., MacGregor Park, E. Broadway
Info: https://shorturl.at/hBf94
EAST KINGSTON: Halloween Party
11 a.m., East Kingston Public Library, 47 Maplevale Road
Info: 603-642-8333 / www.eastkingstonlibrary.org
SANDOWN: Goody Cole: Victim or Witch?
Bob McDermott from North East Paranormal Associates will share the history and legend of Eunice "Goody" Cole.
11 a.m. - 12 p.m., Sandown Public Library, 305 Main Street
Must register: 603-887-3428 / www.sandownlibrary.us
DERRY: Downtown Trick or Treat and Costume Parade
The costume parade and contest will kick off at 11 a.m. at Hood Park. The downtown trick or treat event will be from 12-3 p.m. on West Broadway, East Broadway, Crystal Ave, and Hood Commons.
11 a.m., Hood Park, Rollins Street
Info: https://shorturl.at/5DtXf
DANVILLE: Paranormal Program
Join NH paranormal investigator Bob McDermitt as we take a new look at the legendary Smuttynose murder case
1 p.m., Colby Memorial Library, 7 Colby Road
Register: 603-382-6733 / www.colbymemoriallibrary.org
HAMPSTEAD: Museum Open
1-4 p.m., Hampstead Historical Museum, 65 Main Street
Info: 603-329-6411 / www.hampsteadlibrary.org
EPPING: Disney's 'Descendants'
Based on the popular Disney Channel Original Movies, Disney's Descendants: The Musical is a new musical jam-packed with comedy, adventure, Disney characters, and hit songs from the films.
2 p.m., Epping Community Theater, 38 Ladd's Lane
Cost: $20 for adults, $17 for seniors, $15 for children age 12 and under
Tickets/info: www.eppingtheater.org
SANDOWN: Sandown's Annual Monster Mash
A fun-filled Halloween party for the whole family! The event features carnival games, exciting events, prizes, delicious food, and much more! Parents can sign up their children online for fun competitions like donuts on a string, a sack race, and more. Families are encouraged to come dressed in costume for a spooky afternoon together.
3-7 p.m., Ed Garvey Recreation Center, 25 Pheasant Run Drive
Info: https://shorturl.at/61YuK
EPPING: Halloween Block Party
A family-friendly night of trick-or-treating, kids games, music, food, vendors, and more!
4-7 p.m., Main Street
Rain date: Sunday, Oct. 27
Info: https://shorturl.at/CJ1Dm
PLAISTOW: Pumpkin Lighting Festival
Features a pumpkin carving contest, DJ, games, corn maze, food trucks, candy, costume contest, and pumpkin lighting!
4-7 p.m., Town Green, Main Street
Info: plaistow.com/recreation
KENSINGTON: Live Music with The Gemstones
Come on down to The Farm for fun, live music with The Gemstones, a retro-rock band with a love for the biggest hits of the 50s.
5-8 p.m., The Farm at Eastman's Corner, 267 South Road
Cost: $5 per person
Info: www.eastmanscorner.com
WINDHAM: Halloween Costume Gala
Don't miss this amazing evening featuring a delicious buffet dinner, silent auction, live auction, trips, 50/50, prize for best costume all while supporting the mission of Less Leg More Heart in providing vital support, supplies and services for amputees.
6:30 p.m., Castleton Banquet and Conference Center, 58 Enterprise Drive
Cost: $100 per person
Tickets/info: https://shorturl.at/iLlps
DERRY: Halloween Haunt
Inside the haunt, there will be approximately 20 scare actors from local businesses across Derry, a torture room designed to look like a tattoo parlor, and plenty of fun and spooky surprises outside.
7-9:30 p.m., 78 Redfield Circle
Cost: By donation to benefit the Food Pantry at the First Baptist Church of Derry
EPPING: Disney's 'Descendants'
Based on the popular Disney Channel Original Movies, Disney's Descendants: The Musical is a new musical jam-packed with comedy, adventure, Disney characters, and hit songs from the films.
7 p.m., Epping Community Theater, 38 Ladd's Lane
Cost: $20 for adults, $17 for seniors, $15 for children age 12 and under
Tickets/info: www.eppingtheater.org
SALEM: 'Clue: On Stage'
Salem High School Theatre Arts invites you to this perfect night of "Whodunit", right in time for Halloween!
7 p.m., Salem High School, Seifert Performing Arts Center, 44 Geremonty Drive
Cost: $10 for adults, $7 for seniors, students and staff
Tickets: https://ssd.booktix.com/
Info: 603-893-7069
SALEM: 'Rhapsody in Red, White & Blue'
Grammy nominated composer Peter Boyer has written an homage to Gershwin entitled "Rhapsody in Red, White & Blue". Boyer collaborated with Steinway artist Jeffrey Biegel to embark on a unique introduction of this new work for piano and orchestra.
7:30 p.m., Seifert Performing Arts Center, 44 Geremonty Drive
Cost: $35 for adults, $30 for seniors, $10 for students, $5 for Salem students; or $15 online streaming (Sunday concerts only)
Info/tickets: www.nhphil.org
SALEM: [title of show]
Cue Zero Theatre Company promises to make you run the entire gamut of emotions with the ultimate tribute to the creative process, the metamusical [title of show].
7:30 p.m., Arts Academy of New Hampshire, 19 Keewaydin Drive, Suite 4
Cost: $15 plus fees
Info/tickets: www.artsacademynh.org
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 27
PLAISTOW: Psychic Fair
A day of supernatural insights, with talented readers and healers and a mystical marketplace, where creative and unique vendors offer treasures that bridge the gap between the living and the ethereal.
10 a.m. - 4 p.m., American Legion Post 34,
Cost: Admission is free
Info: https://shorturl.at/hp7Nc
SALEM: Farmers Market
Sundays, May - October
Shop from a wide variety of fresh, locally-produced foods.
10 a.m. - 2 p.m., The Mall at Rockingham Park, 77 Rockingham Park Blvd.
Info: www.salemnhfarmersmarket.org
SANDOWN: Sandown Fire-Rescue Trick or Treat and Touch a Truck
Stop by the fire station to see the fire trucks, meet the firefighters, and take some pictures. Grab some candy while you are there. Costumes for the little ones, or the little ones at heart are encouraged.
11 a.m. - 1 p.m., Fire Department, 314 Main Street
Info: https://shorturl.at/zunyY
SEABROOK: Bingo
Sundays
Paper and pull-tab sales begin at 12 p.m. Games start at 1:30 p.m.
11 a.m., Seabrook Fireman's Hall, Collins Street
Info: visit Seabrook New Hampshire Bingo on Facebook
HAMPSTEAD: Trunk or Treat
Come enjoy this afternoon of free fun featuring a bouncy slide and monster obstacle course, wall climbing, balloon twisting, games, food truck, and lots of candy.
1-3 p.m., Island Pond Baptist Church, 26 North Salem Road
Info: 603-329-5959 / www.islandpondbc.com
Questions? Email: [email protected]
EPPING: Disney's 'Descendants'
Based on the popular Disney Channel Original Movies, Disney's Descendants: The Musical is a new musical jam-packed with comedy, adventure, Disney characters, and hit songs from the films.
2 p.m., Epping Community Theater, 38 Ladd's Lane
Cost: $20 for adults, $17 for seniors, $15 for children age 12 and under
Tickets/info: www.eppingtheater.org
SALEM: NH Philharmonic Orchestra
The premiere performance of "Rhapsody in Red, White, and Blue" will feature Steinway artist, Jeffrey Biegel.
2 p.m., Seifert Performing Arts Center, 44 Geremonty Drive
Cost: $35 for adults, $30 for seniors, $10 for students, $5 for Salem students
Tickets: https://nhpo.booktix.com
Info: www.nhphil.org
SALEM: [title of show]
Cue Zero Theatre Company promises to make you run the entire gamut of emotions with the ultimate tribute to the creative process, the metamusical [title of show].
2 p.m., Arts Academy of New Hampshire, 19 Keewaydin Drive, Suite 4
Cost: $15 plus fees
Info/tickets: www.CZTheatre.com
FREMONT: Trunk or Treat
Dress in your favorite Halloween costume and get ready for a spooktacular afternoon. Free and open to all ages.
3-4 p.m., Ellis School, 432 Main Street
Info: www.fremont.nh.gov
KINGSTON: Trunk or Treat
Safe fun for the whole family.
4-5 p.m., First Congregational Church, 6 Church Street
Info: 603-642-7256 / www.kingstonfcc.org
EXETER: Exeter After Dark: Crime, Haunts, and Local Lore
Discover the eerie past of the American Independence Museum and Folsom Tavern, where spiritualist gatherings were once held. Delve into the town's darker history with stories of a 19th-century murder-suicide attempt on Cass Street, the tragic disappearance of Tammy Belanger, the infamous H.H. Holmes' connection to Exeter, and much more.
5-7 p.m. and 7:30-9:30 p.m., American Independence Museum, 164 Water Street
Cost: $20 for non-members, $15 for AIM members
Info/tickets: https://shorturl.at/vMSlN
BRENTWOOD: AA Meeting
Sundays
6-7 p.m., First Baptist Church, 201 North Road
Info: 603-679-5259 / www.firstbaptistbrentwood.com