Category: This Week

Thursday, June 26

Comedian Demitri Martin will perform at the Chubb Theatre (Chubb Theatre at CCA, 44 S. Main St., Concord, 225-1111, ccanh.com) tonight at 7:30 p.m. as part of his “Quick Draw Tour.” Tickets start at $56.

Friday, June 27

Shop the Block! This evening from 4 to 8 p.m. Manchester’s Hanover Street will be closed for a special event co-hosted by the Palace Theatres and the Downtown Collaborative. There will be more than 20 retailers and live music, as well as food and drinks for purchase.

Friday, June 27

Watch high school football players from across the state at the NH East-West High School All-Star Football Game, benefiting Dartmouth Health Children’s and the Children’s Hospital at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, tonight at 6 p.m. at Grappone Stadium at Saint Anselm College (100 Saint Anselm Drive, Manchester). General admission tickets are $15 in advance, $20 on the day. Kids 5 and under get in for free. See chadkids.org

Saturday, June 28

The Black Heritage Trail of NH (222 Court St., Portsmouth, 570-8469, blackheritagetrailnh.org) has collaborated with community leaders to bring people together to read Frederick Douglass’s historic protest speech, “What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?” in 15 locations throughout the state at noon today. It will also be broadcast live online. Visit blackheritagetrailnh.org/frederick-douglass-statewide-readings.

Saturday, June 28

Take the intensity of your rock climbing to a new level. Vertical Dreams Nashua (25 E Otterson St., Nashua, 943-7571, verticaldreams.com) will host its first headlamp climbing night tonight from 7 to 10 p.m. There will be a DJ, a party atmosphere and climbing. This event is $15 for non-members. Participants should bring their own headlamps. Visit facebook.com/verticaldreams.

Saturday, June 28

Manchester Pride 2025 takes place today, with the theme “Picture Our Future.” The day will start with a parade on Elm Street at 11 a.m. headed to Veterans Park for a festival that runs from noon to 6 p.m. with entertainment, food, vendors and more, according to a Facebook post from Manchester True Collaborative about the event. See manchestertrue.org/pride-2025.

Saturday, June 28

The Nashua Center for the Arts (201 Main St., Nashua, 800-657-8774, nashuacenterforthearts.com) presents an evening of Dancing with the Celts tonight, beginning at 8 p.m. Tickets start at $44.25.

Sunday, June 29

There will be a Wicked Sing-Along at the BNH Stage (16 S. Main St., Concord, 225-1111, ccanh.com) today beginning at 2 p.m. Watch the film Wickedand sing along to all your favorite songs. Tickets are $15 in advance through the Capitol Center’s website, or $20 at the door.

Save the Date! Saturday, July 5
The Big Bounce America 2025 tour is coming to Merrimack from Saturday, July 5, through Sunday, July 6. This is the biggest touring inflatable event in the world and includes seven massive inflatable attractions, including a newly expanded 24,000-square-foot World’s Largest Bounce House. It will be held at the Anheuser-Busch Brewery (221 DW Highway, Merrimack, 595-1202, anheuser-busch.com/breweries/merrimack-nh). Book tickets at thebigbounceamerica.com/event/manchester.

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Thursday, June 19

Today is Downtown Nashua’s Third Thursday for June. From 3 to 8 p.m., 16 downtown businesses will offer special bargains and enticements. Find Third Thursday: June 19 on Facebook.

Thursday, June 19

Experience a world of huge and beautiful horses at the North East Friesian Horse Show at the Deerfield Fair Grounds (34 Stage Road, Deerfield, 463-7421) today through this Sunday, June 22. Visit nefhc.com/nefhc-classic-horse-show.

Saturday, June 21

The Nashua Pride Festival and Parade is this afternoon from 3 to 6 p.m. The parade will start at Nashua City Hall on Main Street and conclude at the festival grounds at the Nashua Public Library, 2 Court St., according to a Facebook post about the event. The festival will feature art, health information, activism, food trucks, music and more, the post said. Find “NashuaPideFestival” on Facebook for more.

Saturday, June 21

There will be a Queer Book Fair today from noon to 5 p.m. at CosMom ConShop(100 Main St., Nashua, 438-0497, cosmomconshop.com). Find novels, poetry and other writing by queer authors and literature about and pertaining to queer characters and identities.

Saturday, June 21

Today the Pembroke Historical Society and the Friends of the Pembroke Town Library are hosting one of New Hampshire’s Reenactments of the Final U.S. Tour by the Marquis de Lafayette, the French nobleman who fought on the side of the colonists in the American Revolutionary War. Today is 200 years to the day of his 1825 visit to Pembroke. The event starts at 6 p.m. at the Town Library, 313 Pembroke St.

Saturday, June 21

There will be a concert of Brass and Bells this evening at 7 p.m. at South Congregational Church, 27 Pleasant St. in Concord. This concert features the Granite State Ringers handbell choir of Concord under the direction of Joan Fossum and The Carter Mountain Brass Band, the Gilford-based brass band, under the direction of Debbi Gibson.

Saturday, June 21

Plaistow’s Old Home Day returns today from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. with a parade and activities on the Town Hall green (145 Main St., Plaistow). See plaistow.com.

Saturday, June 21

The Nashua Center for the Arts (201 Main St., Nashua, 800-657-8774, nashuacenterforthearts.com) is hosting Hot To Go: The Chappell Roan Party, for ages 18+, tonight at 8 p.m. Tickets start at $23.30.

Wednesday, June 25

Tonight’s Londonderry Concert on the Common will feature East Coast Soul, a 10-piece musical collective. They will perform from 7 to 8:30 p.m. In case of bad weather, the alternate venue will be the Londonderry High School cafeteria. Visit londonderryartscouncil.org/cotc-schedule.

Save the Date! Thursday, June 26

Concord’s annual Market Days Festival runs Thursday, June 26, through Saturday, June 28, in downtown Concord from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. with local vendors, live entertainment, family-friendly activities, maybe an in-festival wedding on Friday, June 27, and more. Visit marketdaysfestival.com.

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Thursday, June 12

The second annual United Through Color art event takes place at Positive Street Art (48 Bridge St., Nashua, 589-9003, positivestreetart.org) this evening from 6 to 8 p.m. Members of Positive Street Art and Opportunity Networks have collaborated to learn and experience art, science, professional skills and studying the human form. Visit to see paintings and sculptures, performance, art and photography, and enjoy signature food and dancing. There will be allergy-friendly foods and live DJ-ing from some of the group members. Visit positivestreetart.org/exhibitions.

Saturday, June 14

The New Hampshire Master Chorale will perform the Brahms Requiem, one of the most beloved choral works in the classical music repertoire, as the centerpiece of its 2025 spring concert series, tonight at 7:30 p.m. at St. Paul’s Church, 21 Center St. in downtown Concord. Tickets for adults are $33 through nhmasterchorale.org. The Requiem will be performed in English.

Saturday, June 14

Balin Books (Somerset Plaza, 375 Amherst St., Nashua, 417-7981, balinbooks.com) hosts a book signingevent today at 2 p.m. with Paul August, the author of Ripples in the Nile. This adventure/thriller is set in modern Egypt and is full of shocks, surprises and betrayal.

Saturday, June 14

Check out Woofstock 2025 at Lake Park at Tuscan Village, 72 Rockingham Park Blvd., Salem, today beginning at noon. This event brings together local eight animal rescue organizations and shelters for a day of adoptions, Visit tuscanvillagesalem.com/events/eventdetails/woofstock.

Saturday, June 14

Comedian Tim McKeever will perform at 8 p.m. tonight at Chunky’s Cinema Pub (707 Huse Road, Manchester, 206-3888, chunkys.com). Tickets are $20 through the Chunky’s website.

Wednesday, June 18

Spike Lee’s Do The Right Thing (R, 1989) will screen as part of the Pints! Camera! Action! Series — “A sociable, big-screen brouhaha with no tickets, no ushers, and definitely no shushing” — at the Music Hall Lounge in Portsmouth tonight at 7 p.m. See themusichall.org.

Wednesday, June 18

It’s poetry Wednesday! Poetry Conversations, a monthly gathering on the third Wednesdays from 3 to 4 p.m., runs today at Pembroke Town Library (313 Pembroke St., Pembroke). This is an opportunity to share favorite poets and poems. And Poetry Society of New Hampshire will feature poets Holley Daschback and Patrice Pinette at today’s monthly poetry readings at Gibson’s Bookstore (45 S. Main St., Concord, 224-0562, gibsonsbookstore.com), 4:30 to 6 p.m. with reading followed by an open mic.

Save the Date! Friday, June 20

Legendary band Phish will play the SNHU Arena (555 Elm St., Manchester, 644-5000, snhuarena.com) Friday, June 20, through Sunday, June 22, as part of its 2025 Summer Tour. Visit the SNHU Arena website. Tickets start at $94 through ticketmaster.com.

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Thursday, June 5

Dogma,the 1999 movie from director Kevin Smith that features Jay and Silent Bob, Ben Affleck and Matt Damon as angels, Alan Rickman as an angel, religious controversy, excellent George Carlin and Alanis Morrisette cameos and so much more is getting a theatrical rerelease. Catch it today and Sunday, June 8, at the Cinemark Rockingham Park in Salem at 6:50 and 10:20 p.m. and on those days at the Regal Fox Run in Newington. See dogmamovie.com.

Friday, June 6

The theme of downtown Concord’s First Friday for June is “Beach Party,” starting at 4 p.m.. Many downtown businesses will be open until 8 p.m. tonight. There will be food trucks, free yoga, storytelling, live music from The Wandering Souls Band, and DJ Nazzy. Visit firstfridayconcord.com/june.

Friday, June 6

Evergreen, a one-acre woodland garden featuring more than 400 mature rhododendrons, will be open to the public today through Sunday, June 8, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily, according to a press release. The garden’s 220 Catawba rhododendrons are at peak bloom in early June, the release said. Because the plans along paths are easily damaged, no pets or children younger than 12 will be admitted, the release said. See evergreenfoundation.org.

Saturday, June 7

The Goffstown Rotary Club’s Car Show is returning for its 11th year today from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Parsons Drive in Goffstown. Check out the classic vehicles along with the food trucks and vendors. See goffstownrotary.org.

Saturday, June 7

The Griffin Free Library (22 Hooksett Road in Auburn; griffinfree.org) will host a World War II Encampment Reenactment today from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. to commemorate D-Day (June 6, 1944). See historically accurate clothes and equipment, talk to volunteers in period clothing and listen to music of the era. The event is free.

Saturday, June 7

The NH Audubon’s McLane Center (84 Silk Farm Road, Concord) will hold its annual Native Plant Sale & Spring Craft Fair today from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. NH Audubon staff and volunteers will be available to answer questions.

Saturday, June 7

This is a big day for treasure hunters. Many local towns are staging town-wide yard sales today, including Allenstown, Candia, Epsom, Goffstown, Lee, New Boston and Weare. Visit individual towns’ websites for details.

Saturday, June 7

Singer Aimee Mann takes the stage at the Nashua Center for the Arts (201 Main St., Nashua, 800-657-8774, nashuacenterforthearts.com) tonight at 7:30 p.m. Tickets start at $66.

Sunday, June 8

The New Hampshire Gay Men’s Chorus wraps up its concert series “Celebrations!” today at Bank of NH Stage (16 S. Main St., Concord, 225-1111, ccanh.com) at 3 p.m. Tickets are $30.75.

Save the Date: Thursday, June 12
Legendary jazz band Spyro Gyra will perform at the Tupelo Music Hall (10 A St., Derry, 437-5100, tupelomusichall.com) Thursday, June 12, at 8 p.m. as part of its 50th Anniversary Tour. Tickets cost $57.

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Thursday, May 29

Author Marina Kirsch reads from her family memoir Flight of Remembrance and signs copies at the Aviation Museum of New Hampshire (27 Navigator Road, Londonderry, 669-4820, aviationmuseumofnh.org) tonight at 7 p.m. Admission costs $10; copies of the book will be available for $20 each during the event.

Thursday, May 29

Thursday is Poetry Night at Stark Brewing Co. (500 N. Commercial St, Manchester, 625-4444, starkbrewingcompany.com) from 7 to 10 p.m. Bring your own poems to share, or come for a good drink and listen. There is a $5 entry fee.

Friday, May 30

The Tupelo Music Hall (10 A St., Derry, 437-5100, tupelomusichall.com) hosts a double dose of Southern rock tonight beginning at 7 p.m. Supergroup Once an Outlaw and Allman Brothers tribute band The Peacheaters will bring authentic Southern rock to Derry for one evening. Tickets are $40.

Saturday, May 31

Celebrate Hillsborough, an event by History Alive, will take place today 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. in Hillsborough Center. The day will feature tours, music, activities, demonstrations, student art, workshops and more focused on Hillsborough history, according to historyalivenh.org.

Saturday, May 31

There’s a live simulcast of Rossini’s “The Barber of Seville” from the Metropolitan Opera in New York at 1 p.m. today at the BNH Stage (16 S. Main St., Concord, 225-1111, ccanh.com). Tickets are $32.20 for adults, $26 for Met members and Capitol Center members, and $19 for students.

Saturday, May 31

Experience intense mixed martial arts action at Combat Zone 88 tonight, beginning at 6 p.m. at the SNHU Arena (555 Elm St., Manchester, 644-5000, snhuarena.com). Tickets start at $60.

Sunday, June 1

The Northern New England Book Fair and the NHADA (NH Antiques Dealers Association) Members Antiques Show is being held today at the Everett Arena (15 Loudon Road, Concord) from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Dozens of vendors will exhibit their wares. Admission is $5. Visit nhada.org.

Tuesday, June 3

American roots legends Taj Mahal and Keb’ Mo’ will take the stage at Chubb Theatre (Chubb Theatre at CCA, 44 S. Main St., Concord, 225-1111, ccanh.com) tonight at 7 p.m. as part of their Room on the Porch tour. Tickets start at $69.

Wednesday, June 4

Suzanne Vega performs a career-spanning show tonight at the Nashua Center for the Arts (201 Main St., Nashua, 800-657-8774, nashuacenterforthearts.com) at 7 p.m. Tickets start at $55.

Saturday, May 17

It’s plant sale Saturday! The Goffstown Community Garden Club sale starts at 8 a.m. and runs until noon (or when they sell out, whatever is first) at the Goffstown Town Commons. Find the Milford Garden Club from 8:30 a.m. to noon at the Community House Lawn, at the corner of Union and Elm streets. The Nashua Garden Club will hold its annual plant sale from 9 a.m. to noon at the Nashua Historical Society, 5 Abbot St. The Bedford Garden Club will hold its sale at Joppa Hill Farm (174 Joppa Hill Road in Bedford) from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

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