Family fun for whenever
Spring carnival
• The Manchester Spring Carnival runs Wednesday, April 30, through Sunday, May 4, opening at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, 2 p.m. on Thursday and Friday, and 1 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday, according to fiestashows.com/fs/manchester. The carnival takes place in the JFK Coliseum parking lot at 303 Beech St. in Manchester. The carnival features more than 15 rides, game concessions and food concessions, the website said. Admission costs $5 per person (free for ages 12 and under), with additional prices for wristbands or megapasses for games. See the website for hours, rules and ride passes.
Pup performers
• Catch the talented dog performers of Mutts Gone Nuts! at the Dana Center at Saint Anselm College in Manchester on Saturday, May 3, at 4 p.m. Tickets cost $45 at tickets.anselm.edu. Get a sense of the show, where dogs do flips, leaps and tricks and even appear to dance, at muttsgonenuts.com.
Library fun
• Check out the all-ages Escape Room at the Nashua Public Library (2 Court St. in Nashua; nashualibrary.org) running Wednesday, April 30, and Thursday, May 1, from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. each day, according to the website. “Your trip to the library to play board games goes awry when you become a pawn in the game. Can you find all the clues, discover the secrets, and escape the board game before the room needs to be cleaned by the librarians?” the website said. The game takes about 15 minutes, the website said.
• The Manchester City Library (405 Pine St. in Manchester; manchester.lib.nh.us) will hold a May the Fourth Eve Star Wars Party on Saturday, May 3, from 10 a.m. to noon, according to the website. This all-ages drop-in event will feature Star Wars-themed crafts and activities, lightsaber training and Star Wars trivia, according to the website.
• Meet a box turtle and learn about wildlife conservation from a field biologist at Zoo New England on Saturday, May 3, at 2 p.m. at the Nashua Public Library (2 Court St. in Nashua; nashualibrary.org). The event is for all ages, according to the library website.