Fri–Sat9–10Oct
Arts & culture · Manchester
Comedian Juston McKinneyTicketed
Stand-up comedian Juston McKinney performs two nights on the Palace Theatre stage.
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Arts and culture in southern NH
39 concerts, theater, museums and author talks across southern New Hampshire for this weekend (Oct 9–11) and the next six weeks, in 19 towns. Updated Fri, Oct 9.
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Fri–Sun9–11Oct
Arts & culture · Portsmouth
Evil Dead: The MusicalTicketed
Seacoast Rep stages the campy horror-comedy musical for the Halloween season; best for older audiences.
Also Oct 15, Oct 16, Oct 17, Oct 22
Today9Oct
Arts & culture · Exeter
Joshua Burnside at The Word BarnTicketed
The Northern Irish songwriter plays an intimate barn concert in Exeter on Friday night.
Fri–Sat9–10Oct
Arts & culture · Dover
Night at the Museum 2026TicketedKid-friendly
Family-friendly evening tour, part ghost walk and part history lesson, with costumed figures from the collection.
Today9Oct
Arts & culture · Dublin
October Art Reception at the DubHub
Opening reception for the October photography show featuring work by three local photographers.
Fri–Sun9–11Oct
Arts & culture · Nashua
Peacock Players: Between the Lines JRTicketedKid-friendly
Peacock Players' youth cast stages the musical Between the Lines JR over two weekends.
Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays through Oct 18
Today9Oct
Arts & culture · Nashua
The Concert: A Tribute to ABBAFrom $57
Touring ABBA tribute act performs the group's hits live on the Nashua Center for the Arts stage.
Sat10Oct
Arts & culture · Manchester
Second Saturday at the Currier Museum of ArtFreeKid-friendly
Monthly free-admission day for New Hampshire residents, with a hands-on Creative Studio art activity for all ages.
Second Saturday of each month
Sat10Oct
Arts & culture · Derry
Badfish with Ted Bowne of PassafireTicketed
Sublime tribute band Badfish plays Tupelo Music Hall with special guest Ted Bowne of Passafire.
Sat–Sun10–11Oct
Arts & culture · Portsmouth
Echoes of Revolution Guided Tour
Hour-long guided walk through three historic homes, tracing how the Revolution changed everyday Portsmouth life.
Saturdays and Sundays through Nov 1
Sat–Mon10–12Oct
Arts & culture · New Ipswich
Fall Foliage Art Studio TourFree
More than 25 artists open their studios in New Ipswich, Rindge, Keene, Swanzey and nearby towns for the holiday weekend.
Sat10Oct
Arts & culture · Keene
Fraggle Rock Live$29 to $46Kid-friendly
The Fraggles come to the stage in a live musical show for families, with two performances on Saturday.
Sat10Oct
Arts & culture · Keene
Mel Allen presents Here in New England
Longtime Yankee magazine editor Mel Allen talks about his decades of writing on New England, hosted by Toadstool Bookshop.
Sat–Mon10–12Oct
Arts & culture · Dublin
Monadnock Art Open Studio Art TourFree
Self-guided tour of 65 artist studios around Dublin and nearby towns; maps online or at the preview exhibit in Peterborough.
Sat10Oct
Arts & culture · Concord
NH Historical Society Saturday Tours and Lectures$10
Saturday programs: a Revolution exhibit curator's tour Oct 10, then history lectures. Free for members, no registration.
Saturdays at 2pm through Oct 31
Sat10Oct
Arts & culture · Peterborough
Richard Shindell in Concert$35 online, $40 day of show
Peterborough Folk Music Society hosts the singer-songwriter for an evening concert; doors open at 6:30pm.
Sun11Oct
Arts & culture · Londonderry
Bradenburg & Beyond ConcertFree
Free chamber concert of contemporary Baroque-style works for piano, flute and trombone, with refreshments after; donations welcome.
Coming up
Mon12Oct
Arts & culture · Warner
Indigenous Peoples' Day at Mt. Kearsarge Indian MuseumFreeKid-friendly
Free admission day with gallery tours, hands-on family activities and a walk on the accessible Medicine Woods trail.
Tue13Oct
Arts & culture · Goffstown
Unpacking the Declaration of Independence: What It Meant Then and Now
NH Humanities talk by David Alcox on the Declaration's text, authors and ideas; seating is limited and registration is required.
Thu–Sun15–18Oct
Arts & culture · Portsmouth
New Hampshire Film FestivalDay passes $30 to $50
The 24th annual festival fills downtown with four days of film screenings; passes are sold by the day or weekend.
Fri16Oct
Arts & culture · Nashua
Classic Albums Live: Led Zeppelin IIFrom $35
Classic Albums Live performs the Led Zeppelin II album in concert.
Fri–Sat16–17Oct
Arts & culture · Concord
Looking Glass Land: The Misadventures of a Girl Named AliceTicketedKid-friendly
The Community Players of Concord's Children's Theatre Project presents a family show based on Alice's misadventures.
Fri–Sun16–18Oct
Arts & culture · Derry
Pinkerton Players: Queens$5 to $15
Pinkerton Academy's student company, the Pinkerton Players, stages Queens; it runs about two hours with an intermission.
Sat–Sun17–18Oct
Arts & culture · Derry
FJ: A Tribute to Foreigner and JourneyTicketed
Tribute band FJ performs the hits of Foreigner and Journey over two nights at Tupelo Music Hall.
Sat17Oct
Arts & culture · Salem
A Reverend and a Timely Discovery: Lecture and Guided Tour
Pete Wiggin talks about the 1629 Wheelwright Deed, followed by a guided site tour led by James Lacefield; RSVP requested.
Sat17Oct
Arts & culture · Pelham
Gibson Cemetery Walk
Pelham's first Gibson Cemetery Walk, a local history walk among the gravestones at the Marsh Road burial ground.
Sat–Sun17–18Oct
Arts & culture · Hopkinton
Hopkinton Historical Society Cemetery Walk$15
Guided walk through the Old Hopkinton Cemetery beside Town Hall, held rain or shine. $10 for society members.
Sat17Oct
Arts & culture · Brookline
Iron Melt - Fall
Iron pour at the sculpture park: scrap iron is melted and cast into tiles from molds carved by participants.
Sat17Oct
Arts & culture · Nashua
Mill Workers Legacy Stroll
Heritage guide Alan Manoian leads a riverfront walk about Nashua's mills and the workers who ran them.
Sat17Oct
Arts & culture · Peterborough
Peterborough Fall Ball$35 (under 25 pay their age)
Twelve hours of contra dancing with four bands and callers; newcomers welcome and should arrive early for instruction.
Sat17Oct
Arts & culture · Keene
Summoning Spirits$35
Performer Peter Boie mixes ghost stories, eerie magic and audience participation in a seance-style stage show.
Sun18Oct
Arts & culture · Concord
Cirque Kalabante: World of Words$59 to $68
Acrobats blend African storytelling, song and circus arts in a touring show about bridging two worlds.
Sun18Oct
Arts & culture · Londonderry
Londonderry Historical Society Open House and SAR Drill
Tour the Morrison House, Parmenter Barn and blacksmith shop while Sons of the American Revolution members drill and fire muskets.
Sun18Oct
Arts & culture · Nashua
Neko Case with DestroyerFrom $58
Singer-songwriter Neko Case brings her Neon Grey Midnight Green tour to Nashua, with Destroyer opening.
Wed21Oct
Arts & culture · Concord
Walker Lecture SeriesFree
Free Walker Lectures: Irish Voices plus Poe's The Raven on Oct 21, then Southern Rail bluegrass on Oct 28. No tickets.
Wednesdays Oct 21 and Oct 28
Thu22Oct
Arts & culture · Hooksett
What's the History of Your House?
Erin Moulton shows how deeds, maps, newspapers and directories can uncover a building's past; pre-registration suggested.
Fri23Oct
Arts & culture · Portsmouth
Bonnie Garmus Author Talk: Peck & Peck$47
The Lessons in Chemistry author discusses her new novel on stage; each ticket comes with a signed copy.
Fri–Sun23–25Oct
Arts & culture · Manchester
Much Ado About Murder$20 adults, $17 seniors, $15 students
Audience-participation murder mystery set at a Halloween party, where the crowd examines the crime scene and questions suspects.
Sat24Oct
Arts & culture · Manchester
Manchester Author Panel TalkIncluded with museum admission
Nine authors of books on Manchester history share their work, then join a panel on researching and writing about the city.