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Events, yard sales, markets and club meetings in Rye, NH and within 10 miles, for this weekend (Oct 9–11) and the next six weeks. 5 listed in Rye. Updated Fri, Oct 9.
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Halloween & harvest · Hampton Falls · 8 mi away
Apple picking, corn maze and live bands each weekend; Oct 17-18 adds a Viking encampment and a giant pumpkin carve.
Weekends through Oct 31, plus Monday, Oct 12
Farmers market · Portsmouth · 4 mi away
Seacoast Eat Local's Saturday market at City Hall: local vegetables, meats, baked goods and crafts from area farms and makers.
Every Saturday through Oct 31 (season May 2 - Oct 31, 27 markets)
Arts & culture · Portsmouth · 4 mi away
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
Arts & culture · Exeter · 9 mi away
The Northern Irish songwriter plays an intimate barn concert in Exeter on Friday night.
Arts & culture · Portsmouth · 4 mi away
Hour-long guided walk through three historic homes, tracing how the Revolution changed everyday Portsmouth life.
Saturdays and Sundays through Nov 1
Event · New Castle · 5 mi away
Seaside 5K run and walk around New Castle, with a race-walk division and a short fun run for kids.
Club meeting · Exeter · 9 mi away
Drop-in Saturday morning cribbage hosted by the library's Friends group.
Yard sale · Exeter · 9 mi away
Multi-family sale with everyday indoor and outdoor goods, designer purses, and vintage and antique pieces.
Yard sale · Exeter · 9 mi away
Ham radio gear, hand and power tools, electronic test equipment, shop parts, ceramic tile, a drawing board and high-end speakers.
Yard sale · Hampton · 6 mi away
Multi-family sale at Hampton Beach with furniture, artwork, vintage collectibles, jewelry and more.
Yard sale · New Castle · 5 mi away
Antiques, collectibles, vintage Seacoast postcards and memorabilia, jewelry, books, furniture and housewares; rain or shine.
Yard sale · Seabrook · 10 mi away
Household odds and ends, tools, a soft dog crate, a small flat-screen TV and a table of free items.
Club meeting · Rye
Phil Brown of the Harris Center talks hawk migration at Pack Monadnock; chapter programs are open to the public.
Monthly chapter program
Outdoors · Rye
Costumes welcome for hands-on stations on glowing sea life and seal skeletons, plus a 5pm squid dissection.
Candidate event · Rye
Candidate statements and moderated questions for Executive Council District 3 and area legislative races. Hosted by the Rye Civic League.
Outdoors · Rye
NH Audubon Seacoast Chapter's monthly evening program looks at restoring salt marsh in the Hampton-Seabrook estuary.
Outdoors · Rye
Afternoon talk on why herring matter to the Gulf of Maine's ecology and economy; a park fee may apply at the gate.
Garden & nature
Volunteer-run NH Audubon chapter with evening bird and nature talks and field trips for members and nonmembers.
Monthly Wednesday evening programs plus weekend field trips; see chapter site.
Garden & nature
Club promoting floral arranging, home gardening, civic beautification and conservation, with grants and plant sales.
Monthly speaker meetings open to the public ($5 for non-members); see Programs page.
History & heritage
Preserves and shares Rye's history through the Town Museum, archives, lectures, trolley tours and community events.
Programs at Rye Public Library and around town; calendar on the website.
Service & community
Lions service club of local volunteers supporting sight and hearing causes, youth and neighbors in need; new members welcome.
History & heritage
Genealogy group of the Rye Historical Society, open to anyone tracing their family history.
Third Tuesday of each month, 7 pm, online via Zoom.
Service & community
Women's social club for the NH Seacoast with interest groups, luncheons, programs and a yearly charity.
Coffee 2nd Wednesday 9:30 AM, Rye Congregational Church (most months, fall-spring)
Garden & nature
Marine science center at Odiorne Point with memberships and volunteer roles for adults and teens.
Apply online; new volunteers attend a training class. Odiorne Point State Park, Rye.