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Things to do in Contoocook, NH

Events, yard sales, markets and club meetings in Contoocook, NH and within 10 miles, for this weekend (Oct 9–11) and the next six weeks. 3 listed in Contoocook, including 2 yard sales. Updated Fri, Oct 9.

Open Contoocook in the full guide

This weekend in Contoocook

Sat10Oct

Yard sale · Contoocook

Happy Hen Antiques pop-up sale

Starts 9am · 1797 Hatfield Road, near Route 202

Vintage pop-up on a horse farm with antiques, home decor, baskets, cast iron sewing bases, bottles and wooden planes.

Sun11Oct

Yard sale · Contoocook

Garage sale

8am to 1pm · 679 Park Ave

Clear-out garage sale with a wide mix of low-priced items, plus sourdough pretzels and bagels for sale.

Nearby this weekend (within 10 miles)

Fri–Mon9–12Oct

Halloween & harvest · Hopkinton · 3 mi away

Beech Hill Farm Corn Mazes

Noon to dusk · Beech Hill Farm, 107 Beech Hill Rd

Corn mazes open daily at the farm through Halloween, along with the ice cream barn and fall pumpkins and mums.

Daily through Oct 31

Today9Oct

Halloween & harvest · Concord · 9 mi away

Courtyard Movie Night: BeetlejuiceFree

7pm to 8:30pm · The Courtyard at Arts Alley, 20 S Main St

Free outdoor screening of Beetlejuice with a costume contest; bring a chair or blanket. Weather dependent.

Sat10Oct

Event · Concord · 9 mi away

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.

Sat10Oct

Farmers market · Concord · 9 mi away

Concord Farmers' MarketFree

8:30am to noon · Capitol Street beside the State House, 7 Capitol St

Outdoor market beside the State House with 40+ vendors: produce, meats, cheese, maple, honey, flowers and baked goods. SNAP/EBT accepted.

Every Saturday, May 2 through Oct 31

Sat–Sun10–11Oct

Event · Henniker · 6 mi away

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.

Fri–Sun9–11Oct

Event · Warner · 7 mi away

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.

Sat10Oct

Arts & culture · Concord · 9 mi away

NH Historical Society Saturday Tours and Lectures$10

2pm · New Hampshire Historical Society, 30 Park St

Saturday programs: a Revolution exhibit curator's tour Oct 10, then history lectures. Free for members, no registration.

Saturdays at 2pm through Oct 31

Sat–Sun10–11Oct

Event · Warner · 7 mi away

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.

Sat10Oct

Farmers market · Warner · 7 mi away

Warner Area Farmers MarketFree

9am to 1pm · Warner Town Hall lawn (Warner Commons), 5 E Main St

Small Saturday market on the Town Hall lawn with local produce, baked goods, crafts and live music.

Saturdays, mid-May through late October

Sat10Oct

Outdoors · Warner · 7 mi away

Warner Fall Foliage Festival 5K$30 in advance, $40 race day

9:30am · Main Street, Warner

5K run and walk on Main Street during the Warner Fall Foliage Festival; race-day sign-up opens at 8am.

Sun11Oct

Outdoors · Warner · 7 mi away

Warner Fall Foliage Festival Kids Fun RunFreeKid-friendly

9:30am (check-in 9am to 9:15am) · Warner Post Office parking lot, Warner

Free rain-or-shine fun run for kids, suggested ages 5 to 14, followed by a dance party and snacks in the park.

Sat10Oct

Yard sale · Concord · 9 mi away

30 Tables of Treasures

8am to 2pm · 91 Fisherville Rd

Five vendors and 30 tables of LEGO, clothing, CDs, DVDs, jewelry, vintage toys, glassware, holiday and craft items.

Sat10Oct

Yard sale · Concord · 9 mi away

Holiday pop-up sale

8am to 1pm, weather permitting · 61 Branch Tpke, near Loudon Rd

Mostly new holiday decor, Halloween costumes, jewelry, toys, warm clothing, boots, flannel sheets and stocking stuffers.

Sat–Sun10–11Oct

Yard sale · Warner · 7 mi away

Moving sale

8am to 6:30pm · 41 Pleasant Lane (Exit 7 off Rte 89)

Moving sale where everything must go; the seller promises lots of items and negotiable prices.

Coming up in Contoocook

Wed21Oct

Club meeting · Contoocook

Hopkinton Town Library Book Group

1pm · Hopkinton Town Library, 61 Houston Dr

The library's monthly book group discusses Kindred by Octavia Butler; a 5pm session can be requested.

Third Wednesday of each month

Clubs and groups in Contoocook

American Legion Post 81

Service & community

American Legion post where veterans and their families gather for fellowship, veteran support and community service.

Contoocook Easy Riders 4-H Club

Fish, game & animals

4-H club for youth with horse and veterinary science projects, plus crafts, citizenship and community service.

Contact Merrimack County 4-H to be connected with the club leader.

Contoocook Sno-Mads Snowmobile Club

Snowmobile & OHRV

Long-running Contoocook snowmobile club, founded in 1969, looking after local trails for area riders.

Join online through the NH Snowmobile Association.

Granite State Equestrians 4-H Club

Fish, game & animals

4-H horse club for youth in the Contoocook area.

Contact Merrimack County 4-H to be connected with the club leader.

Hopkinton Rotary

Service & community

Rotary service club running community projects, scholarships and fundraisers around Hopkinton and Contoocook; guests welcome.

Wednesdays 7:15 AM, Slusser Center, 41 Houston Dr

New England Canoe and Kayak Racing Association

Water sports & lakes

Volunteer-run association for canoe and kayak racers of all skill levels, with downriver and flatwater points series.

Races spring through fall, including Otter Brook near Keene in May; schedule on the website.

Two Villages Art Society

Arts, music & crafts

Nonprofit art society and gallery in Hopkinton showing work by local and regional artists.

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