7 events for your weekend calendar

A moose in Maine during spring standing behind budding brush. (Adam Nir/Unsplash)

By Katy Savage

August 20, 2025

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Looking for something fun to do in New England this week? From music and moose to craft beer and butterflies, there’s an event for every interest. Check out these highlights:

🎶 Great Waters Music Festival
Wolfeboro & Moultonborough, through Aug. 27
This summer music series brings classical, jazz, and pop concerts to venues like Brewster Academy and Castle in the Clouds.
More info

🫎 35th Annual North Country Moose Festival
Colebrook, Friday, Aug. 22–Saturday, Aug. 23
The festival features a moose-calling contest, live music, artisan and craft vendors, train rides, a dog show, maple syrup tasting, and a classic car show.
More info

🎷 42nd Annual Seacoast Jazz Festival featuring Matt Wilson
Portsmouth, Saturday, Aug. 23 (Rain date: Aug. 24)
Presented in partnership with Seacoast Jazz Society. Performances on the Wilcox Main Stage in Prescott Park, culminating with Matt Wilson’s Good Trouble at 5 p.m.
More info

🍺 Annual Gate City Brewfest & Wing Competition
Nashua, Saturday, Aug. 23
For craft beer lovers and families alike: enjoy activities for all ages, a cornhole tournament (with preliminary qualifiers), live music, and more.
More info

🏴 Quechee Scottish Games and Festival
Quechee, VT, Saturday, Aug. 23
Highland games, clans, vendors, food, music, and dance celebrating 50 years of Scottish heritage.
More info

🦋 13th Annual NH Monarch Festival
Canterbury, Saturday, Aug. 23
Educational activities, presentations, butterfly releases, and free milkweed seeds at Canterbury Shaker Village.
More info

🎻 34th and Final Mostly Bach Festival
Mount Washington Valley, Aug. 23–24
Baroque music performances featuring Bach, Vivaldi, and Haydn, closing out 34 seasons of the festival.
More info

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Katy Savage

Katy Savage is the Granite Post's newsletter editor. Katy is an award-winning reporter with more than 10 years of experience working in daily, weekly, and digital news organizations as both an editor and reporter. Katy is a New England native and has a passion for telling stories about where she grew up.

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