Friday, Sept. 5
The 36th Annual Hampton Beach Seafood Festival will kick off today from noon to 9 p.m. and continue Saturday, Sept. 6, from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., and Sunday, Sept. 7, from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Ocean Boulevard (Center Beach) in Hampton Beach. The weekend will feature an extensive line-up of live music, kicking off with Mica’s Groove Train today at 1:30 p.m., a lobster roll eating competition on Sunday, fireworks Saturday evening, a 5K on Sunday, culinary demonstrations, a cornhole competition on Saturday, crafters and, of course, seafood, according to seafoodfestivalnh.com, where you can see the planned menus for the festival’s food vendors. Find multiple lobster roll and chowder vendors, as well as items such as a lobster slider from Charlie’s Tap House, Scallops wrapped in bacon from the Purple Urchin, fried lobster tails from Ray’s Seafood Restaurant and oysters from Swell Oysters, according to the website which also lists lots of non-seafood and dessert food options.
Friday, Sept. 5
The theme for September’s First Friday in downtown Concord is “‘Fall’ in Love with Concord.” The event takes place ,along Main Street from 4 to 8 p.m. Food trucks will be on site from Batulo’s Kitchen, Kona Ice, and Teenie Wienies. There will be free yoga on the Statehouse lawn, live music from Tyler Levs, and a children’s entrepreneur market. Visit firstfridayconcord.com/september.
Saturday, Sept. 6
The 20th annual Pedaling for Payson, a bicycle-centered fundraising event to benefit Nurse Navigation at the Payson Center for Cancer Care, takes place today starting in the morning at Elm Brook Park in Contoocook. There will be 16-, 30- and 50-mile road rides, 22- and 45-mile gravel rides, a mountain bike loop, a 2-mile short course, and a stationary spin ride. Visit runsignup.com/Race/NH/Contoocook/PedalingforPayson.
Saturday, Sept. 6
Saint Peter’s Episcopal Church (3 Peabody Row, Londonderry, 437-8333, stpeterslondonderry.org) is holding its 38th Fall Artisan Craft Fair today from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. and tomorrow, Sunday, Sept. 7, from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Saturday, Sept. 6
The Humane Society for Greater Nashua hosts Wags to Whiskers Festival today from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the fields of Anheuser-Busch Brewery (221 DW Highway, Merrimack, 595-1202, anheuser-busch.com/breweries/merrimack-nh). This dog-friendly event will feature K9 demonstrations by the Merrimack and Nashua Police Departments, performances by Granite State Disc Dogs and adoption opportunities. Visit hsfn.org/wags-2025.
Sunday, Sept. 7
Guitarist Shaun Hague leads Journeyman,a tribute to Eric Clapton. Catch them today at 4 p.m., BNH Stage, 16 S. Main St, Concord, $35 and up at ccanh.com.
Save the Date! Monday, Sept. 15
The 2025 VoxPop Poetry Slam Finals will erupt onto the Bank of NH Stage (16 S. Main St., Concord, 225-1111, ccanh.com) Monday, Sept. 15, starting at noon. Prepare to be captivated as the city’s sharpest wordsmiths, fiercest spoken word artists and most captivating storytellers go head to head. Tickets are $20 each in advance through the Capitol Center’s website, or $23 at the door.