Festivals and fairs in southern NH

Event · Milford

Milford Pumpkin FestivalFreeKid-friendly

Fri 5pm to 9pm; Sat 10am to 9pm; Sun 10am to 3pm · Milford Oval and downtown Milford

Downtown Milford fills with pumpkins, a giant pumpkin weigh-off, pumpkin painting, music and food over three days.

Event · Bedford

Craftworkers' Guild Harvest Craft Shop

10am to 5pm (Monday hours not confirmed) · Kendall House, 3A Meetinghouse Rd (behind Bedford Public Library)

Final weekend of the guild's seasonal shop, with juried handmade goods from about 50 local artisans at the historic Kendall House.

Final weekend; closes Monday, Oct 12

Event · Warner

Warner Fall Foliage Festival

Main Street, Warner

Long-running town festival with live music, a farmers market, a road race, a parade and midway rides.

Event · Bedford

Fall Fair at Joppa Hill Educational FarmTicketedKid-friendly

10am to 4pm · Joppa Hill Educational Farm, 174 Joppa Hill Road

Farm fair with tractor rides, animal meet-and-greets, live entertainment, food trucks, local vendors and a kids' activity tent.

Event · Salem

Parmigiano Reggiano Festival and ToscanaFestFree

Sat noon to 8pm; Sun from noon · Tuscan Village, 9 Via Toscana

Free weekend of Parmigiano Reggiano tastings, cooking demos and tribute bands; Sunday adds ToscanaFest with 30+ local vendors.

Event · Concord

Arts in the Park

10am to 3pm · Rollins Park, 33 Bow St

Concord Arts Market closes its season with local artists and makers, live Celtic music and a seed-saving session.

Event · Henniker

Historic Craney Hill Fire Tower Fall Tour

10am to 4pm · Craney Hill Tower, 222 Lester Lane

Climb the historic fire tower for foliage views; park on Craney Hill Road and walk half a mile up gated Lester Lane.

Event · Derry

Friends of the Derry Public Library Monthly Book SaleFree

9:30 AM - 12:30 PM (second-Saturday schedule per Friends of the Library page) · Derry Public Library, lower level, 64 E Broadway (Rte 102), Derry, NH

Over 5,000 sorted, donated books priced 50 cents to $1 at the Friends' October second-Saturday sale in the library's lower level.

Event · Warner

Pillsbury Free Library Fall Festival Book and Bake SaleFree

9:00 AM - 4:00 PM both days · Pillsbury Free Library, 18 E. Main St, Warner, NH (inside and on the lawn under tents)

Thousands of books and baked goods priced by donation during Warner's Fall Foliage Festival weekend, benefiting the library and town groups.

Event · Manchester

The Chocolate Expo$20 adults, $10 ages 5 to 12

10am to 6pm · DoubleTree Expo Center, 700 Elm St.

Timed-entry show for sampling and buying chocolate from makers near and far; children under 5 are free.

Event · Greenfield

Fantastic Flea MarketFree

9:00 AM - 2:00 PM · Oak Park, Forest St, Greenfield, NH 03047

Multi-vendor flea market with antiques, vintage pieces and new merchandise, plus farmers market goods.

Event · New Castle

Great Island 5K$40Kid-friendly

10am (kids fun run 11:15am) · Great Island Common, 301 Wentworth Rd (Rt. 1B)

Seaside 5K run and walk around New Castle, with a race-walk division and a short fun run for kids.

Event · Goffstown

Goffstown Giant Pumpkin Weigh-Off & Regatta

Sat 9am to 4pm (touch-a-truck 9am to 2pm); Sun 9:30am to 3:30pm · Main Street, Goffstown Village, and the Piscataquog River

Giant pumpkins are weighed Saturday, then hollowed into boats and raced on the Piscataquog River on Sunday.

Event · Keene

Keene Pumpkin FestivalFree

2pm to 7pm · Downtown Keene, centered on Railroad Square and Main Street

Free downtown festival with pumpkin carving, school pumpkin displays, live stages and trick-or-treating from 3 to 5pm.

Event · Nashua

Fall Harvest Craft Fair

9am to 2pm · Nashua Senior Activity Center, 70 Temple Street

Harvest-season craft fair hosted at the Nashua Senior Activity Center.

Event · Merrimack

St. James United Methodist Church Harvest Fair & Yard SaleFree

9:00 AM - 2:00 PM (luncheon from 11:00 AM) · St. James United Methodist Church, 646 Daniel Webster Hwy, Merrimack, NH

Church harvest fair with a yard sale of treasures and finds, a silent auction, baked goods and candy, a Sweet Shoppe and a luncheon.

Event · Canterbury

Vintage and Antique Car Show at Canterbury Shaker Village

10am to 2pm · Canterbury Shaker Village, 288 Shaker Rd

Vintage and antique cars on display at the Shaker village, with live music, food and a 50/50 raffle.

Event · Manchester

Howl-O-Ween 5K Run/Walk

10am · Delta Dental Stadium, 1 Line Dr

Costume-friendly 5K run or walk, with or without your dog, raising money for the Animal Rescue League of NH.

Event · Concord

One Million Steps for OCD WalkFree

2pm to 4pm · White Park, 1 White St

Free community walk raising awareness and funds for OCD support, with raffles, activities and a Kona Ice truck.

Event · Epsom

2026 Seven to Save AnnouncementFree

5pm to 7pm · Epsom Meetinghouse, 1598 Dover Rd

NH Preservation Alliance unveils its 2026 list of at-risk historic places. Free, but pre-registration is required.

Event · Derry

4th Annual Derry Harvest FestivalFreeKid-friendly

Noon to 6pm · Fody's Tavern, 187 1/2 Rockingham Rd

Free fall festival with vendors, live blues, a giant slide and kids' craft corner, a fire truck for photos and raffles.

Event · Concord

New England RetroFest 2026$10

8:30am to 2pm · Faraday Function Center, Concord

First-year show of retro and vintage computers with exhibitors and a swap area for parts and software. Kids 12 and under free.

Event · Concord

FHO's Fall Fun 5K$40

9am start, registration from 8am · Rollins Park, 33 Bow St

Flat neighborhood 5K benefiting Fellowship Housing Opportunities, with music, refreshments and a raffle afterward.

Event · Walpole

Friends of the Walpole Town Library Annual Book SaleFree

Hours to be announced · Walpole, NH (location to be announced by the Friends of the Library)

The Friends' biggest fundraiser of the year returns the last full weekend of October with thousands of gently used books; details to follow.

Event · Stratham

Great Bay 5K: Race for a Healthy Estuary$40

9am (wheelchair start 8:45am) · Stratham Hill Park, Rt. 33

Fall 5K for runners and walkers that raises money to protect the Great Bay estuary.

Event · Nashua

Celebrate Samhain$10 with food donation, $15 without

10am to 6pm · DoubleTree by Hilton Nashua, 2 Somerset Parkway

Indoor Samhain festival, held rain or shine; bring a non-perishable food donation for the lower admission price.