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10 things to do in N.H. this weekend: More fairs, brewings, fall foliage, Portsmouth Pride

Fall foliage as seen from Mount Sunapee, N.H.
Dan Tuohy
Fall foliage as seen from Mount Sunapee, N.H.

Make the most of your Indigenous Peoples’ Day / Columbus Day weekend in New Hampshire.

Looks like good weather for the long weekend in New Hampshire.

Scroll below for our weekly 10 things to do — plus a little extra for fun, and check out NHPR's community calendar for more events, ideas, and activities.

Stay in tune with weekend happenings by subscribing to NHPR's The Weekender newsletter.

  • 32nd Milford Pumpkin Festival on Friday, Oct. 8, to Sunday, Oct. 10, downtown Milford. Learn more.
  • Dover Dog Howloween on Saturday, Oct. 9, noon to 4 p.m., at Henry Law Park in Dover. Learn more.
  • 13th Annual NH Brewfest on Saturday, Oct. 9, noon to 5 p.m., Cisco Brewers in Portsmouth. Learn more.
  • Portsmouth Pride on Saturday, Oct. 9, noon to 6 p.m., Strawbery Banke Museum in Portsmouth. Learn more.
Symphony NH opening night is Oct. 9.
Symphony NH opening night is Oct. 9.

  • Opening Night with Symphony NH on Saturday, Oct. 9, 7:30-9:30 p.m. at keefe Center for the Arts in Nashua. Learn more
  • White Mountain Oktoberfest on Saturday, Oct.. 9 and Sunday, Oct. 10, at Loon Mountain Resort in Lincoln. Learn more.
  • Bedrock Gardens Fairy & Hobbit House Festival on Saturday, Oct. 9, to Monday, Oct. 11, at Bedrock Gardens in Lee. Learn more.
  • Fall Foliage Art Studio Tour on Saturday, Oct. 9, to Monday, Oct. 11, at various locations. Learn more. Related event: Monadnock Art Tour.
  • 2021 Granite State Blues Challenge on Sunday, Oct. 10, 2 p.m. at the Stone Church in Newmarket. Learn more.
  • Indigenous Peoples’ Day - Erasure and Reclamation on Monday, Oct. 11, 1-3 p.m., at Mount Kearsarge Indian Museum in Warner. Learn more.
    Grain Thief at Bank of New Hampshire Stage
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    Grain Thief at Bank of New Hampshire Stage

BONUS:

  • Fall Foliage Fest on Saturday, Oct. 9, to Monday, Oct. 11, at Waterville Valley Resort. Learn more.
  • The Sandwich Fair on Saturday, Oct. 9, to Monday, Oct. 11. Learn more.
  • The Strand Salsa Spook-over on Saturday, Oct. 9, 8 p.m. at The Strand in Dover. Learn more.
  • New Boston Rail Trail Expansion Project Ribbon Cutting on Sunday, Oct. 10, 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., at Lang Station in New Boston. Learn more.
  • Grain Thief, with Green Heron perform Friday, Oct. 8, at the Bank of New Hampshire Stage, Capitol Center for the Arts, in Concord, 8 p.m. Learn more.
Zoey Knox is NHPR's newsroom engagement producer. Prior to joining NHPR, she held a programming internship at Radio Milwaukee and worked at college radio stations in Madison, WI, (WSUM) and Seattle, WA (KXSU).
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