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- 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.