Category: Family Fun

Family fun for whenever

Space and sky

• The annual AerospaceFest at the McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center in Concord will take place Saturday, Sept. 19, from 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., according to starhop.com.

“AerospaceFest is the Discovery Center’s annual celebration of all things STEM and highlights the exciting ways local companies, universities, non-profits, and other organizations are contributing to science and education. These organizations will be spread around the Discovery Center’s grounds and exhibit halls, sharing their work with visitors through demonstrations, hands-on activities, and discussions,” according to the website, where you can find a list of vendors and participants. The Fest will also feature Big Joe’s Big Green Show; “Big Joe the Storyteller presents a show filled with multicultural tales about protecting the environment and making our world a happier and greener place to live,” the website said.

The Center will debut the new planetarium show “Encounters in the Milky Way” with free tickets available, first come first served, at the Discovery Center’s front desk, for screenings at 11 a.m., noon, 1 p.m., 2 p.m. and 3 p.m., the website said. The event is open to all with a suggested donation of $5 per person, the website said.

Wheels & Wings

• Nashua Airport’s Wheels & Wings “A Touch a Truck Event” will take place Saturday, Sept. 19, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Boire Field with cars, trucks and planes to see and explore, according to the city’s SummerFun brochure at nashuanh.gov. The event will feature a horns-free hour from 1 to 2 p.m. and organizers will collect nonperishable food for End 68 Hours of Hunger, the brochure said. The event, which is free to attend, will feature fire trucks, police vehicles, planes, helicopters, DPW vehicles, electric cars and more, according to a post on Nashua Recreation Department’s website.

Outdoor movie

• Inside Out 2 (PG, 2024) will screen in Derryfield Park in Manchester on Friday, Sept. 18, at 8:15 p.m., according to a post on the Manchester Parks & Recreation Facebook page. BYO chairs, blankets and snacks, the post said.

At the museums

• Toddlerfest, the annual celebration of younger kids at the Children’s Museum of New Hampshire, 6 Washington St. in Dover, Tuesday, Sept. 22, through Sunday, Oct. 4, according to childrens-museum.org, where you can purchase admission for the Toddlerfest days. The museum will feature special events and activities geared toward younger kids, the website said. Tuesday kicks off with Early Birds Playgroup from 8:15 to 9 a.m. and then a storytime and sing-along with the Dover Public Library at 10:30 a.m., the website said. Other events in the first week include Try A Little Artists Class at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 23; Messy Baby Paint Crawl on Thursday, Sept. 24, at 10:30 p.m., and Science Friday on Friday, Sept. 25, at 2:30 p.m., according to the website, where you can find admission information. The Children’s Museum reopens after its annual fall cleaning on Saturday, Sept. 19.

• SEE Science Center, 200 Bedford St. in Manchester, will reopen after its annual break for maintenance and repairs on Saturday, Sept. 19, when it will be open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., according to see-sciencecenter.org. The center will then operate on its fall/winter hours: Tuesdays through Fridays, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., and Saturdays and Sundays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., with some Monday hours on certain holidays and school vacations, the website said.

Family fun for whenever

Season finale

The New Hampshire Fisher Cats play their final stretch of regular-season games at Delta Dental Stadium in downtown Manchester against the Harrisburg Senators with games daily through Sunday, Sept. 13, at 1:05 p.m. — a game that features a Bluey meet and greet, according to milb.com/new-hampshire, where you can find details about the VIP package for a pre-game Bluey and Bingo event. Thursday, Sept. 10, at 6:03 p.m. the Fisher Cats play as the Manchester Buffalo Tenders with a Buffalo Tenders bobblehead for the first 500 fans, the website said. The game on Friday, Sept. 11, at 6:03 p.m. will feature post-game fireworks, and on Saturday, Sept. 12, the Fisher Cats play as the New Hampshire Space Potatoes and the first 1,000 fans get a Trey Yesavage bobblehead, according to the website, where you can purchase tickets.

Family fun

• Mr. Aaron’s Kids Music Fest takes place Saturday, Sept. 12, at the NH Statehouse on Main Street in downtown Concord from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. featuring the Mr. Aaron Band, Miss Alli, Friend Andrea, La La Squad and a kids’ music songwriting competition, according to Mr. Aaron’s Facebook page.

• The Currier Museum of Art, 150 Ash St. in Manchester, currier.org, will hold Community Day on Saturday, Sept. 12, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. (with art-making from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.) featuring free admission; tours of the galleries with artists from the exhibit “Radical Quiet” at 1, 2 and 3 p.m.; the New Hampshire Forest Society; hands-on activities and more, the website said.

• The annual Friends of Benson Park Family Fun Day is a special one this year, as the park is celebrating its 100th anniversary, according to friendsofbensonpark.org. The party happens Saturday, Sept. 12, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Benson Park, 19 Kimball Hill Road in Hudson, and admission is free, the website said.

Ducks and dogs

• Auburn Day and Annual Duck Race will take place Saturday, Sept. 12, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Auburn Village on Hooksett Road, according to auburnhistorical.org. The duck race will take place around 2:30 p.m. — earlier if all the ducks are sold, the website said. Racing rubber duckies cost $5 for one or $20 for five, the website said, with prizes for the first- through 10th-place ducks (you need not be present to win). Other happenings include a Black Hawk helicopter set up from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., demonstrations in the field behind the library, live music, a petting zoo, food trucks, vendors, and cookie and pie contests, the website said.

• The family-friendly, dog-friendly Wags to Whiskers Festival held by the Humane Society for Greater Nashua will take place Saturday, Sept. 12, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Holman Stadium in Nashua. The day will feature K9 demonstrations, adoptable puppies, entertainment, kids’ games and more, according to hsfn.org, where you can purchase tickets (kids ages 12 and under get free admission, the website said).

Family fun for whenever

Music and fun

• Concord Community Music School, 23 Wall St. in Concord, will hold a Family Music Festival on Saturday, Aug. 29, from noon to 4 p.m. with an instrument petting zoo, demo classes, jams, activities, live entertainment, food trucks, face painting and more, according to a press release. The day is geared to people of all ages and musical experience, the release said. The instrument petting zoo will run from noon to 3 p.m. to allow guests to try out instruments with the help of school faculty, the release said. The Krimson Krewe will perform on the Fletcher Murphy Park Stage at the back of the school at 3 p.m., and food trucks slated to attend include Sunfox Farm and Savvy Sweets and Treats, the press release said. See ccmusicschool.org.

And save the date for other music school open houses: The Nashua Community Music School, 2 Lock St. in Nashua, will hold an open house with instrument petting zoo on Friday, Sept. 18, from 3 to 6 p.m. See nashuacms.org. The Manchester Community Music School, 2291 Elm St. in Manchester, will hold an instrument petting zoo on Monday, Sept. 21, from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m., according to mcmusicschool.org.

Summer magic

• The Palace Theatre’s 2026 Bank of New Hampshire Children’s Summer Series at the Palace Theatre, 80 Hanover St., Manchester, wraps up its season with magician BJ Hickman, whose final shows are Thursday, Aug. 27, at 10 a.m. and 6 p.m., according to palacetheatre.org, where you can purchase tickets.

• The Girl Scouts will host a Fairy Garden Party for girls in pre-kindergarten and up on Saturday, Aug. 29, from 10 to 11:30 a.m. at the Epsom Public Library, 1606 Dover Road in Epsom, according to a press release. The event will feature activities (making fairy wands, flower crowns and a fairy friend) as well as information about Girl Scouts, the release said. “RSVP to 888-474-9686 or customercare@girlscoutsgwm.org — or just drop in. See more at bit.ly/44JFef1,” the release said. See girlscoutsgwm.org for more on other Girl Scouts happenings.

For the littles

• The Upper Room in Derry is offering a new initiative, Little Explorers, with the SEE Science Center, 200 Bedford St. in Manchester, starting Friday, Sept. 4, and running the first Friday of each month from 10 to 11:30 a.m. for ages 0 to 6 years, according to a press release. This free program will offer hands-on science exhibits and interactive demonstrations, according to the release. Space is limited and registration is required; see forms.office.com/r/UbjuWJF8K3. For more on The Upper Room, see urteachers.org.

Save the date

• The annual AerospaceFest at the McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center in Concord will take place Saturday, Sept. 19, from 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. and feature STEM and aerospace organizations from across New England, the debut of the new planetarium show “Encounters in the Milky Way” and more, according to starhop.com.