Festivals & fairs in New Hampshire

Craftworkers' Guild Harvest Shop

Oct 1–12 · Thu–Sun 10 AM–5 PM, plus Mon Oct 12

Oliver Kendall House, 3A Meetinghouse Rd (behind Bedford Public Library), Bedford

Deerfield Fair

Thu–Sun, Oct 1–4

Deerfield Fairgrounds, 34 Stage Rd, Deerfield

Ticketed

Return of the Pumpkin People

Oct 1–31

Displays at businesses and homes. Maps at Jackson Area Chamber, 18 Main St, Jackson

Sunfox Farm Corn Maze, Pumpkins & Festival Weekends

Oct 1–31

Sunfox Farm fields behind 6 Loudon Rd, Concord

Bretton Woods Oktoberfest

Fri–Sat, Oct 2–3

Fabyan's Station, Bretton Woods, Bretton Woods

Ticketed

Mt. Washington Valley Fall Craft Fair

Fri–Sun, Oct 2–4 · Fri & Sat 10am–5pm; Sun 10am–4pm

Schouler Park, 1 Norcross Circle, North Conway

Apple Harvest Day

Sat, Oct 3 · 9 AM–4 PM (5K 8:30 AM)

Downtown Central Ave & Henry Law Park, Dover

Applecrest Fall Festival Weekends

Oct 3 – Nov 1

Applecrest Farm Orchards, 133 Exeter Rd (Rt 88), Hampton Falls

Applefest at Sullivan Farm

Sat–Sun, Oct 3–4 · 10 AM–4 PM each day

Sullivan Farm, 70 Coburn Ave, Nashua

Food and activities sold with $1 tickets (games 1 ticket, hay ride 3, apple crisp 5)

Autumn Craft Festival on the Lake

Sat–Sun, Oct 3–4

Mill Falls Marketplace, 312 Daniel Webster Hwy, Meredith

Charmingfare Farm Pumpkin Festival

Oct 3–12

Charmingfare Farm, Candia

$29; 23 months & under free

Claremont Fall Festival & Chili Cook-Off

Sat, Oct 3 · 10 AM–3 PM (5K noon)

Claremont Visitor Center Green, 14 North St, Claremont

Fiddle and Fritters

Sat, Oct 3 · From 10:00 AM (rain date Sun Oct 4)

Fassett Farm Nursery, 822 Mountain Rd, Jaffrey

Frizzhome Gardens Fall Festival

Sat, Oct 3

Frizzhome Gardens, 270 Back River Rd, Bedford

Nashua Multicultural Festival

Sat, Oct 3 · 12:00–5:00 PM

Le Parc de Notre Renaissance Française, 23 Water St, Nashua

Peak into Peterborough

Sat, Oct 3 · 10:00 AM–4:00 PM

Downtown (Vendor Village in Depot Park; stage on Depot St), Peterborough

Harvest Day at Muster Field Farm

Sun, Oct 4 · 10 AM–3 PM

Muster Field Farm Museum, Harvey Rd, North Sutton

Hollis Apple Festival

Sun, Oct 4 · 2:00 PM (rain: Hollis-Brookline Middle School)

Monument Square, Hollis

New England Muslim Festival

Sun, Oct 4 · 12:00–8:00 PM

Arms Park, 10 Arms St, Manchester

Milford Pumpkin Festival

Fri–Sun, Oct 9–11 · Fri 5–9 PM · Sat 10 AM–9 PM · Sun 10 AM–3 PM

Downtown / the Oval (Community House Lawn, Emerson Park, Keyes Memorial Park, Railroad Pond), Milford

Warner Fall Foliage Festival

Fri–Sun, Oct 9–11

Main Street, Warner, Warner

Waterville Valley Fall Foliage Fest

Fri–Sun, Oct 9–11

Town Square & Waterville Valley Resort, Waterville Valley

Gibson Center Columbus Day Weekend Craft Fair

Sat–Sun, Oct 10–11 · Sat 9am–5pm; Sun 9am–3pm

Gibson Center lawn, 14 Grove St, North Conway

Joppa Hill Educational Farm Fall Fair

Sat, Oct 10 · 10:00 AM–4:00 PM

Joppa Hill Educational Farm, 174 Joppa Hill Rd, Bedford

$15 per person or $45 per family (up to 6)

Sandwich Fair

Sat–Mon, Oct 10–12

Sandwich Fairgrounds, 7 Wentworth Hill Rd, Center Sandwich

Ticketed; seniors $7 (see the fair site for full pricing)

Settlers Green Busker Festival

Sat, Oct 10 · Sets from 11am (staggered through the afternoon)

Settlers Green Outlet Village, North Conway

Somersworth Pumpkin Festival

Sat, Oct 10 · 10 AM–3 PM

Somersworth Plaza, 2 Somersworth Plaza, Somersworth

White Mountain Oktoberfest

Sat–Mon, Oct 10–12

Loon Mountain Resort, Governor Adams Lodge, Lincoln

Hay Day Fall Festival

Sun, Oct 11 · 11 AM–2 PM

John Hay Estate at The Fells, 456 Rt 103A, Newbury

$20 adults, $10 children (member discount)

NH Duck Drop

Sun, Oct 11 · 10 AM–2 PM (awards 3 PM)

Mount Sunapee Resort, Newbury

Ragged Mountain Harvest Party

Sun, Oct 11 · 2–6 PM

Ragged Mountain Resort, Danbury

All Things Pumpkin Festival

Oct 16–31

Jackson Area Chamber member businesses, Jackson

Cost varies by activity

Pumpkin Walk at Castle in the Clouds

Fri, Oct 16 · 5–6:30 PM

Castle in the Clouds (event parking 586 Ossipee Park Rd), Moultonborough

Belknap County Fairgrounds Fall Festival

Sat, Oct 17

Belknap County Fairgrounds, Belmont

Fabulous Fall Craft & Artisan Show

Sat–Sun, Oct 17–18

Hampshire Dome, 34 Emerson Rd, Milford

$7 (valid both days); 14 & under free

Giant Pumpkin Weigh-off & Regatta

Sat–Sun, Oct 17–18

Goffstown Village / Piscataquog River, Goffstown

Keene Pumpkin Festival

Sat, Oct 17

Downtown Keene, Keene

Ladies of the Lake Fall Crafts Fair & Festival

Sat, Oct 17 · 9 AM–3 PM

Laconia High School, 345 Union Ave, Laconia

Leaf Peeper's Craft Fair

Sat–Sun, Oct 17–18 · Sat 10am–5pm; Sun 10am–4pm

Schouler Park, 1 Norcross Circle, North Conway

Peterborough Fall Ball

Sat, Oct 17 · 12:00 noon–midnight

Peterborough Town House, 1 Grove St, Peterborough

$35 (under 25: pay your age)

Tuckerman Brewing Fall Fest

Sat, Oct 17 · 12–8pm

Tuckerman Brewing Co., 66 Hobbs St, Conway

Laconia Pumpkin Festival

Fri–Sat, Oct 23–24

Downtown Laconia, Laconia

Portsmouth Fall Family Fun Fest

Sat, Oct 24 · 11 AM–2 PM

Community Campus, Portsmouth

Stonewall Farm Fall Jubilee: Make Your Own Scarecrow

Sun, Oct 25

Stonewall Farm, 242 Chesterfield Rd, Keene

Tuckerman Brewing Artisan Fair

Sat, Nov 7 · 12–4pm (brewery open 12–8)

Tuckerman Brewing Co., 66 Hobbs St, Conway