9 events for your weekend calendar

With more than two dozen pumpkin patches and pick-your-own pumpkin farms, New Hampshire is full of spots to get your jack-o-lantern. (Curated Lifestyle/Unsplash)

By Katy Savage

October 22, 2025

It’s the final countdown to Halloween, and New Hampshire is packed with pumpkin patches, haunted happenings, plenty of sweet treats, and other events. Here are nine things to do in New Hampshire this weekend:

🎃 Return of the Pumpkin People
Jackson – Oct. 1–31
An annual townwide display of pumpkin people and fall-themed activities.
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🍰 Annual Taste of New Hampshire
Concord – Tuesday, Oct. 21
Sample entrees, desserts, and beverages from dozens of local restaurants and specialty shops.
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🍟 New Hampshire PoutineFest
Merrimack – Saturday, Oct. 25
A festival celebrating all things poutine, with creative takes on the classic Canadian dish, local craft beers, and live music.
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🎃 NH Pumpkin Festival
Laconia – Saturday, Oct. 25
A festive celebration of fall with pumpkin-themed activities, crafts, and food.
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👻 Haunted Halloween Happenings
Waterville Valley – Saturday, Oct. 25
A full day of Halloween festivities, including a costume contest, trunk or treat, and community trick-or-treating. Categories include scariest, funniest, and most creative costumes for all ages. Advance registration is required for some events.
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🦉 Owl-O-Ween
Holderness – Saturday, Oct. 25
Meet owls, explore the animal trail with pumpkin treats, and enjoy Halloween activities for kids. Included with trail admission.
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🎨 Pumpkin Palooza at Kimball Jenkins
Concord – Saturday, Oct. 25
A celebration featuring pumpkin painting, a candy scavenger hunt, a costume parade, and a live music performance. Free apple cider doughnuts provided by The Common Man.
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🍬 6th Annual Trick or Treat at The Community House
Milford – Saturday, Oct. 25
A family event with local vendors, music, and trick-or-treating for kids at each booth. Costumes encouraged.
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🎭 Spooky Open House
Goffstown – Saturday, Oct. 25
A community celebration featuring a haunted trail, costume parade, open swim, and games. Admission is a non-perishable food donation; $5 for the evening trail.
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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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