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10 things to do in N.H. this weekend: Return of the Pumpkin People, Apple Harvest Day & more

A large crowd walks between lines of vendor tents in downtown Dover.
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Apple Harvest Day returns to downtown Dover on Saturday.

Kick off the first weekend in October with pumpkin and apple themed events, spooky stories and more.

Stay in the know about weekend happenings in the Granite State: Sign up for the Weekender newsletter.

For even more events, visit NHPR's community calendar. And don't forget to check the New Hampshire forecast before you head out.

A scarecrow "pumpkin person" with a pumpkin head seated in a chair, holding a pumpkin baby next to a cutout of a stork.
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The 38th Annual Return of the Pumpkin People begins this weekend in Jackson.

  • Deerfield Fair from Thursday, Sept. 29 through Sunday, Oct. 2 at the Deerfield Fairgrounds. More info.
  • Lore of the Jack-O'-Lantern Release Party on Friday, Oct. 30 at 8 p.m., at 3S Artspace in Portsmouth. More info.
  • New England Fall Astronomy Festival on Friday, Sept. 30 and Saturday, Oct. 1 at the UNH Observatory on the University of New Hampshire campus in Durham. More info.
  • BioBlitz! on Saturday, Oct. 1 from 6:30 a.m. to 7 p.m., at Odiorne Point State Park Trail. More info.
  • Apple Harvest Day on Saturday, Oct. 1 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in downtown Dover. More info.
  • Cyanotypes: Printing with the Sun on Saturday, Oct. 1 from noon to 2 p.m., at the Squam Lakes Association headquarters in Holderness. More info.
  • 23rd Annual Chili Challenge on Saturday, Oct. 1 from noon to 4 p.m., at the Waterville Valley Town Square. More info.
  • Powder Keg Beer & Chili Festival on Saturday, Oct. 1 from noon to 5 p.m., at Swasey Parkway in Exeter. More info.
  • 38th Annual Return of the Pumpkin People from Saturday, Oct. 1 through Monday, Oct. 31, at various locations in Jackson. More info.
    See also: Plainfield Pumpkin People
  • LGBTQ+ Community Hike Along The Monadnock-Sunapee Greenway Trail on Sunday, Oct. 2 from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m., at the Monadnock-Sunapee Greenway Trail. More info.
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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