Mark your calendars for these 10 fun things to do in New Hampshire this weekend, starting with the N.H. Film Festival, which opens Thursday evening in Portsmouth.
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- The New Hampshire Film Festival is in Portsmouth from Oct. 17 to Oct. 20. The Music Hall is the festival's main stage, but other venues include 3S Artspace, the Moffatt-Ladd House, The Press Room, and the Music Hall Loft. Here's the festival schedule.
- Melvin Seals & JGB play at the Lebanon Opera Houseon Friday, Oct. 18, and Veronic Swift performs Oct. 20 in Lebanon.
- Jesse Cook plays the Chubb Theatre at theCapitol Center for the Arts in Concord on Friday, Oct. 18, at 8 p.m.
Credit CCANH.comJesse Cook performs Friday, Oct. 18, at the Capitol Center for the Arts in Concord.
- The 2019 N.H. Pumpkin Festival is Oct. 18-19 in Laconia. Hours are 4-8 p.m. Friday, and noon to 8 p.m. Saturday.
- Five Painters at Kimball Jenkins Estate, School of Art, in Concord, Oct. 18, 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Artist reception featuring James Wolcott, Robert Larsen, Melissa Miller, Becky Darling, and Charlie Goodwin.
- Justin McKinney returns to the Palace Theatre in Manchesteron Saturday, Oct. 19, 6 p.m.
- Heather Maloney plays the Bank of NH Stage, presented by Capitol Center for the Arts, on Saturday, Oct. 19, at 8 p.m.
- ?Goffstown Giant Pumpkin weigh off and regatta is Oct. 19-20 in the Goffstown Village. Presented by the Goffstown Main Street Program.
Credit Dan Tuohy / NHPRThe 2018 Goffstown Pumpkin Fest & Regatta.
- Ocean Discovery Day is at the UNH Jere A. Chase Ocean Engineering Laboratory on Saturday, Oct. 19, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. It's a public open house.
- Sergio Mendes & Bebel Gilberto perform at the Chubb Theatre at the Capitol Center for the Arts on Saturday, Oct. 19, at 8 p.m.
- Run To Make a Difference:The CHaD HERO event is Sunday, Oct. 20, in Hanover. There's a half marathon, a 5k run and walk, and a fun run for kids. And the fourth annual James Foley Freedom Run is Saturday, Oct. 19, at theRochester Community Center.
