Fairs & Festivals in New Hampshire
From legendary county fairs to quirky local festivals, New Hampshire knows how to celebrate. Find upcoming fairs, carnivals, food festivals, and seasonal events.
114 upcoming events
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State House guided tour
New Hampshire State House, 107 N. Main St., Concord, NH, Concord10:00 AM
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Libertarian Double Feature
McGuire's house, 700 Suncook Valley Hwy, Epsom, NH, Epsom6:00 PM
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State House guided tour
New Hampshire State House, 107 N. Main St., Concord, NH, Concord10:00 AM
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Libertarian Double Feature
McGuire's house, 700 Suncook Valley Hwy, Epsom, NH, Epsom6:00 PM
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State House guided tour
New Hampshire State House, 107 N. Main St., Concord, NH, Concord10:00 AM
5
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Libertarian Double Feature
McGuire's house, 700 Suncook Valley Hwy, Epsom, NH, Epsom6:00 PM
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Fireworks 2026
Hampton Beach, top of B and C Streets, Hampton9:30 PM
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Wednesday Fireworks
Hampton Beach (Top of B and C Streets), Hampton9:30 PM
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Fireworks
Hampton Beach, Hampton9:30 PM
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69th Annual NH Antiques Show
New HampshireAll Day
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State House guided tour
New Hampshire State House, 107 N. Main St., Concord, NH, Concord10:00 AM
6
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Libertarian Double Feature
McGuire's house, 700 Suncook Valley Hwy, Epsom, NH, Epsom6:00 PM
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State House guided tour
New Hampshire State House, 107 N. Main St., Concord, NH, Concord10:00 AM
7
AUG
Libertarian Double Feature
McGuire's house, 700 Suncook Valley Hwy, Epsom, NH, Epsom6:00 PM
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AUG
State House guided tour
New Hampshire State House, 107 N. Main St., Concord, NH, Concord10:00 AM
8
AUG
Libertarian Double Feature
McGuire's house, 700 Suncook Valley Hwy, Epsom, NH, Epsom6:00 PM
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AUG
State House guided tour
New Hampshire State House, 107 N. Main St., Concord, NH, Concord10:00 AM
9
AUG
Libertarian Double Feature
McGuire's house, 700 Suncook Valley Hwy, Epsom, NH, Epsom6:00 PM
10
AUG
State House guided tour
New Hampshire State House, 107 N. Main St., Concord, NH, Concord10:00 AM
10
AUG
Libertarian Double Feature
McGuire's house, 700 Suncook Valley Hwy, Epsom, NH, Epsom6:00 PM
11
AUG
State House guided tour
New Hampshire State House, 107 N. Main St., Concord, NH, Concord10:00 AM
11
AUG
Libertarian Double Feature
McGuire's house, 700 Suncook Valley Hwy, Epsom, NH, Epsom6:00 PM
12
AUG
State House guided tour
New Hampshire State House, 107 N. Main St., Concord, NH, Concord10:00 AM
12
AUG
Libertarian Double Feature
McGuire's house, 700 Suncook Valley Hwy, Epsom, NH, Epsom6:00 PM
12
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Fireworks
Hampton Beach, Hampton9:30 PM
12
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Wednesday Fireworks
Hampton Beach (Top of B and C Streets), Hampton9:30 PM
12
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Fireworks 2026
Hampton Beach, top of B and C Streets, Hampton9:30 PM
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Cornish Fair
Town House Road in Cornish, NHAll Day
13
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State House guided tour
New Hampshire State House, 107 N. Main St., Concord, NH, Concord10:00 AM
13
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Libertarian Double Feature
McGuire's house, 700 Suncook Valley Hwy, Epsom, NH, Epsom6:00 PM
14
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White Mountain Boogie N’ Blues Festival
Sugar Shack Campground in Thornton, NHAll Day
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17th Annual Hampton Beach Children’s Festival
Hampton Beach, Ocean Boulevard in Hampton, NHAll Day
19
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Fireworks
Hampton Beach, Hampton9:30 PM
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Wednesday Fireworks
Hampton Beach (Top of B and C Streets), Hampton9:30 PM
19
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Fireworks 2026
Hampton Beach, top of B and C Streets, Hampton9:30 PM
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Cornish Fair
294 Town House Rd, Cornish, NH, Cornish5:00 AM
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Cornish Fair
New HampshireAll Day
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Cornish Fair
294 Town House Rd, Cornish, NH, Cornish5:00 AM
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Cornish Fair
New HampshireAll Day
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Cornish Fair
294 Town House Rd, Cornish, NH, Cornish5:00 AM
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Fireworks
Hampton Beach, Hampton9:30 PM
26
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Wednesday Fireworks
Hampton Beach (Top of B and C Streets), Hampton9:30 PM
26
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Fireworks 2026
Hampton Beach, top of B and C Streets, Hampton9:30 PM
28
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36th Annual North Country Moose Festival
Downtown ColebrookAll Day
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New Hampshire PoutineFest
Anheuser-Busch Biergarten, MerrimackAll Day
29
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America’s 250th Gala: Food and Drink that Shaped the Nation
Strawbery Banke Museum in PortsmouthAll Day
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Hampton Beach Seafood Festival
Hampton Beach, NHAll Day
2
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Fireworks
Hampton Beach, Hampton9:30 PM
2
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Wednesday Fireworks
Hampton Beach (Top of B and C Streets), Hampton9:30 PM
2
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Fireworks 2026
Hampton Beach, top of B and C Streets, Hampton9:30 PM
3
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Exeter UFO Festival
Swasey Parkway in Exeter, NHAll Day
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Lancaster Fair
516 Main St, Lancaster, NH, Lancaster5:00 AM
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Hopkinton State Fair
State Fairgrounds, Kearsarge Ave, Contoocook, NH, Hopkinton1:00 PM
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Lancaster Fair
New HampshireAll Day
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Hopkinton State Fair
New HampshireAll Day
4
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Lancaster Fair
516 Main St, Lancaster, NH, Lancaster5:00 AM
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Hopkinton State Fair
State Fairgrounds, Kearsarge Ave, Contoocook, NH, Hopkinton1:00 PM
5
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Hopkinton State Fair
New HampshireAll Day
5
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Lancaster Fair
New HampshireAll Day
5
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Lancaster Fair
516 Main St, Lancaster, NH, Lancaster5:00 AM
5
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Hopkinton State Fair
State Fairgrounds, Kearsarge Ave, Contoocook, NH, Hopkinton1:00 PM
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Lancaster Fair
New HampshireAll Day
6
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Hopkinton State Fair
New HampshireAll Day
6
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Lancaster Fair
516 Main St, Lancaster, NH, Lancaster5:00 AM
6
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Hopkinton State Fair
State Fairgrounds, Kearsarge Ave, Contoocook, NH, Hopkinton1:00 PM
6
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Labor Day Weekend – Special Fireworks Display
Hampton Beach, Hampton9:30 PM
7
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Lancaster Fair
New HampshireAll Day
7
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Hopkinton State Fair
New HampshireAll Day
7
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Lancaster Fair
516 Main St, Lancaster, NH, Lancaster5:00 AM
7
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Hopkinton State Fair
State Fairgrounds, Kearsarge Ave, Contoocook, NH, Hopkinton1:00 PM
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Sandwich Fair
Sandwich Fairgrounds, Route 109 North, Center Sandwich, NH, Sandwich5:00 AM
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Sandwich Fair
Sandwich Fairgrounds, Route 109 North, Center Sandwich, NH, Sandwich5:00 AM
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Sandwich Fair
Sandwich Fairgrounds, Route 109 North, Center Sandwich, NH, Sandwich5:00 AM
11
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Hillsborough County Agricultural Fair
17 Hilldale Ln, New Boston, NH, New Boston5:00 AM
12
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Hillsborough County Agricultural Fair
New HampshireAll Day
12
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Sandwich Fair
Sandwich Fairgrounds, Route 109 North, Center Sandwich, NH, Sandwich5:00 AM
12
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Hillsborough County Agricultural Fair
17 Hilldale Ln, New Boston, NH, New Boston5:00 AM
12
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Seafood Festival – Special Fireworks Display
Hampton Beach, Hampton8:30 PM
13
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Hillsborough County Agricultural Fair
New HampshireAll Day
13
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Sandwich Fair
Sandwich Fairgrounds, Route 109 North, Center Sandwich, NH, Sandwich5:00 AM
13
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Hillsborough County Agricultural Fair
17 Hilldale Ln, New Boston, NH, New Boston5:00 AM
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Granite State Fair
New HampshireAll Day
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NH Highland Games & Festival
Loon Mtn Resort, Lincoln, NH, LincolnAll Day
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Granite State Fair
New HampshireAll Day
18
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GENEALOGY SEMINAR
Lincoln, LincolnAll Day
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WORLD CUP KICKOFF CEILIDH
Lincoln, LincolnAll Day
19
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NHSCOT & NH Highland Games Festival
Loon Mountain Resort - 60 Loon Mountain Road, Lincoln, NHAll Day
19
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Granite State Fair
New HampshireAll Day
19
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Manchester Brewfest
Arms Park, Commercial Street, Manchester, NHAll Day
19
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11th Annual Claremont Brewfest
Visitor’s Center Green, ClaremontAll Day
19
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Granite State Comicon
DoubleTree by Hilton Manchester Downtown, Manchester10:00 AM
20
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Granite State Fair
New HampshireAll Day
20
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NHSCOT & NH Highland Games Festival
Loon Mountain Resort - 60 Loon Mountain Road, Lincoln, NHAll Day
20
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Granite State Comicon
DoubleTree by Hilton Manchester Downtown, Manchester10:00 AM
24
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Granite State Fair
New HampshireAll Day
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Granite State Fair
New HampshireAll Day
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Granite State Fair
New HampshireAll Day
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Granite State Fair
New HampshireAll Day
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OCT
Deerfield Fair
Deerfield Fairgrounds, Route 43, Deerfield, NH, Deerfield5:00 AM
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Deerfield Fair
New HampshireAll Day
2
OCT
Deerfield Fair
Deerfield Fairgrounds, Route 43, Deerfield, NH, Deerfield5:00 AM
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OCT
Deerfield Fair
New HampshireAll Day
3
OCT
Deerfield Fair
Deerfield Fairgrounds, Route 43, Deerfield, NH, Deerfield5:00 AM
4
OCT
Deerfield Fair
New HampshireAll Day
4
OCT
Deerfield Fair
Deerfield Fairgrounds, Route 43, Deerfield, NH, Deerfield5:00 AM
9
OCT
79th Annual Warner Fall Foliage Festival
Main Street, Warner, NHAll Day
10
OCT
Sandwich Fair
New HampshireAll Day
10
OCT
Attitash Mountain Resort Annual Oktoberfest
Attitash Mountain Resort in BartlettAll Day
10
OCT
Somersworth Pumpkin Festival
Somersworth Plaza in Somersworth, NHAll Day
11
OCT
Sandwich Fair
New HampshireAll Day
12
OCT
Sandwich Fair
New HampshireAll Day
12
OCT
13th Annual Exeter Powder Keg Beer & Chili Festival
Swasey Parkway, ExeterAll Day
23
OCT
NH Pumpkin Festival
Downtown LaconiaAll Day
31
DEC
New Year’s Eve – Special Fireworks Display
Hampton Beach, Hampton8:00 PM
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