From calling moose and eating poutine to hunting for UFOs, late summer in New Hampshire is packed with festivals, fairs, food and plenty of wonderfully weird things to do.
🫎 36th Annual North Country Moose Festival
Colebrook, Aug. 28-29
A free festival with a moose-calling contest, parade, live music, craft vendors, a dog show, and more.
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🪕 Moore Dam Bluegrass Festival
Concord, Vermont, Aug. 28-30
A weekend of bluegrass, dancing, jam sessions, food, craft vendors, and camping.
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🚚 5th Annual Seacoast Food Truck Festival
Kittery, Maine, Aug. 29-30
Food trucks, live music, drinks, and a free kids zone. $5 admission; ages 14 and under free.
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🇺🇸 America’s 250th Gala: Food and Drink that Shaped the Nation
Portsmouth, Aug. 29
A special food-and-drink event celebrating America’s 250th.
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🍟 New Hampshire PoutineFest
Merrimack, Aug. 29
A festival dedicated to poutine, with plenty of fries, cheese curds, and gravy.
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🎨 73rd Annual Greeley Park Art Show
Nashua, Aug. 29
More than 50 artists, plus live music, demonstrations, raffles, and kids activities.
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🎶 Family Music Festival
Concord, Aug. 29
Instrument demos, jams, music activities, live entertainment, food trucks, and family activities.
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🐕 The K9 Carnival
Hillsborough, Aug. 30
Dog demonstrations, food, raffles, and a chance to meet the Living on the Ledge Mondioring Club. Free.
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🎡 Lancaster Fair
Lancaster, Sept. 3-7
A Labor Day weekend fair with rides, food, entertainment, and agricultural events.
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🎠 Hopkinton State Fair
Contoocook, Sept. 3-7
A Labor Day weekend tradition with rides, food, entertainment, and agricultural events.
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👽 Exeter UFO Festival
Exeter, Sept. 3-7
A Labor Day weekend celebration of UFO history and the unexplained.
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✂️ Manchester Scrapbook Convention
Manchester, Sept. 11-12
Scrapbook supplies, classes, and exhibitor demonstrations.
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