Halloween Check before you go
Oct 2–10
Historic James House, 186 Towle Farm Rd, Hampton
$15 night walk; $8 Saturday day walk; 5 & under free
Live music
Fri, Oct 2 · 7:00 PM
The Music Hall Historic Theater, Portsmouth
$50–$225
Festivals & fairs Free
Sat, Oct 3 · 9 AM–4 PM (5K 8:30 AM)
Downtown Central Ave & Henry Law Park, Dover
Festivals & fairs Free
Oct 3 – Nov 1
Applecrest Farm Orchards, 133 Exeter Rd (Rt 88), Hampton Falls
Food & drink
Sat, Oct 3 · 12–4 PM (VIP noon, GA 1 PM)
Swasey Parkway, Exeter
VIP $70; general admission $55; designated driver and youth $15
Halloween Free
Sat, Oct 3 · 11 AM–3 PM
Downtown / Central Square, Rochester
Festivals & fairs Free
Sat, Oct 10 · 10 AM–3 PM
Somersworth Plaza, 2 Somersworth Plaza, Somersworth
Live music
Wed, Oct 14 · 7:30 PM
The Music Hall Historic Theater, Portsmouth
$39.50–$72.50
Film
Thu–Sun, Oct 15–18
Venues across downtown Portsmouth, Portsmouth
Ticketed
Live music
Thu, Oct 15 · 7:00 PM
The Word Barn, Exeter
Halloween
Oct 16–24
Strawbery Banke Museum, 14 Hancock St, Portsmouth
$17; members $8.50 or free; under 1 free
Halloween
Sat, Oct 17
Portsmouth Farmers' Market, 1 Junkins Ave, Portsmouth
$5 per smash (BYO pumpkin) / $10 (pick a pumpkin)
Live music
Thu, Oct 22 · 7:00 PM
The Music Hall Historic Theater, Portsmouth
$65–$125
Halloween Free
Fri, Oct 23 · 7 PM
Downtown Rochester, Rochester
Festivals & fairs Free
Sat, Oct 24 · 11 AM–2 PM
Community Campus, Portsmouth
Halloween Free
Sat, Oct 24 · Noon–3 PM
Downtown Rochester, Rochester
Live music
Sun, Oct 25 · 4:00 PM
The Music Hall Historic Theater, Portsmouth
$35–$61
Halloween Free
Sat, Oct 31 · 10:30 AM
Swasey Parkway, Exeter
Halloween Free
Sat, Oct 31 · 7:00 PM
Gathers at Peirce Island, winds through downtown, Portsmouth
Arts & crafts Free
Sat–Sun, Nov 7–8 · 10:00 AM–4:00 PM
Galleries and studios around downtown Exeter, Exeter
Holiday
Sat, Nov 14 · 10 AM–4 PM
Great Bay Community College, Pease Tradeport, Portsmouth
$7; 14 & under free
Holiday
Sat–Sun, Nov 21–22
The Rim Sports Complex, 311 Winnacunnet Rd, Hampton
$7 (valid both days); 14 & under free
Holiday Free
Sat–Sun, Nov 21–22
Artist studios around Portsmouth, Portsmouth
Holiday Free
Sat, Nov 28
Downtown Rochester, Rochester
Holiday
Dec 4–20 · Weekends; arrival windows vary by day
Strawbery Banke Museum, Portsmouth
Ticketed