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Whether you’re in the mood to browse an arts festival, meet local authors, cheer on the World Cup, or watch Joey Chestnut tackle another eating challenge, there’s plenty happening around New Hampshire this weekend.
Here are the top seven events this weekend:
🎨 On The Green Arts & Crafts Festival
Wolfeboro, Friday, July 10-Sunday, July 12
Browse more than 100 arts and crafts vendors, enjoy food, music, and demonstrations, and bring along leashed dogs. Rain or shine.
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⚽ World Cup Watch Party: Quarterfinals
Cinco’s Cantina at the Dover, Rochester, and Epping locations, Friday, July 10
Watch the FIFA World Cup quarterfinals on the big screen while Rewards members receive half-price margaritas and appetizers.
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📚 Tamworth Author Fest
Tamworth, Saturday, July 11
Meet a dozen New Hampshire authors, hear readings, attend a keynote by Julie Carrick Dalton, and browse books from local writers.
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🌼 Westminster Garden Tour
Putney, VT, Saturday, July 11, and Sunday, July 12
Tour four private gardens, watch a sapling demonstration, and enjoy a performance by Sandglass Theater’s Flea Circus. Tickets are valid both days, rain or shine.
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🪶 Mt. Kearsarge Indian Museum 25th Annual Powwow
Warner, Saturday, July 11, and Sunday, July 12
Experience traditional dancing, drumming, Indigenous arts and crafts, and more than 20 vendors during this annual intertribal celebration.
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🍗 Saugus Wing Eating Championship featuring Joey Chestnut
Seabrook, Saturday, July 11
Competitive eating champion Joey Chestnut headlines this inaugural wing-eating competition, followed by live music, food, and drinks.
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🧘 Yoga in the Woods
North Woodstock, Sunday, July 12
Enjoy a beginner-friendly outdoor yoga class surrounded by the forest. Admission includes a return ticket to visit the park later in the season. Advance registration is required.
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