Concord, NH
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1. Beech Hill Farm
Take the family to Beech Hill Farm for an afternoon of fall fun! The corn mazes are open and don't forget to have ice cream, pet the animals and play in the sand area before heading home. Bring the camera for beautiful fall family photos!
Grab some grub at The Everyday Cafe
Stop and shop at Dimond Hill Farm
2. Charmingfare Farm Pumpkin Festival
Bring the whole family and join us for Pumpkin Festival. We’ll have sack races, pumpkin spoon races and a pumpkin-rolling contest. Test your skills at our new Cow Milking Contest and try your hand at the Cow Pie Fly! You can even win a prize! Be part of a team and see if you can “Out Pull The Oxen”. Enjoy live music, Pumpkin Art (you can decorate your pumpkin), Tractor Train Rides, Horse-Drawn Rides to Carlton’s Hay Maze and Pony Rides.
Grab some grub at Tucker's
3. Enchanted Forrest at McLane Center
Follow the enchanted trail into the nighttime forest. Early tours are during the daylight and later tours are on dark trails in the woods illuminated by real jack-o-lanterns. This is a family friendly event for ages 4-adult and is not intended to be scary. Encounter larger than life creatures and characters as they present skits about mysterious activities in nature. Gather around a campfire for engaging stories. Come before your scheduled tour and/or stay later to enjoy new indoor activities, live animals, face painting, seasonal games, raffle and refreshments.
Have more fun at White Park
Score a sweet treat at Granite State Candy Shoppe
4. Wicked FIT Run
Come "chase away homelessness" at the Wicked Fit Run! The 6th annual race is held in both Concord and Wolfboro locationsl Put on your best costume and join the fun for these spooktacular days of family fun!
Grab some grub at Red Arrow Diner
Score a sweet treat at Granite State Candy Shoppe
5. Warner Fall Foliage Festival
Come celebrate rural life and vibrant foliage at a free, family-oriented community festival in the New Hampshire of Warner. Three days of events over Columbus Day weekend includes a full lineup of open-air concerts, 2 parades, a 5-mile road race, kids’ fun run and dance party, oxen and woodsmen’s contests, fresh lobster and chicken BBQ, amusement rides, street performers, and a host of artisans, farmer’s market, and food vendors.
Grab some grub at The Foot Hills of Warner
Stop for a little outdoor adventure at Mt. Kearsarge State Park
Have more fun at Mt. Kearsarge Indian Museum
6. Coppal House Farm Corn Maze
Marvel at this agricultural feat of engineering as you make your way through living walls of corn over 10 feet high! The Corn Maze will delight and challenge all ages! Our maze is professionally designed and cut from a company in Missouri. Enjoy a timeless stroll through 3 mazes! There are several ways to get through the maze, not just one path! Plan to spend the day at the farm! Let us provide the setting for a great day for you to have fun and enjoy the beautiful country views. We have a picnic area, bathroom facility, and plenty of free parking!
Grab some grub at Johnson's Seafood & Steak
7. New Hampshire Pumpkin Festival
NH Pumpkin Festival is a community-hosted, family friendly celebration of fall artistry, creativity and all things pumpkin! This year's festival includes 20,000+ Jack O Lanterns, 50+ food and craft vendors, children's amusement rides, children's games, bungee jump, climbing wall and so much more!
Have more fun at FunSpot
Score a sweet treat at Kellerhaus
8. The Children’s Place and Parent Education Centers Fall Festival
Looking for something fun and inexpensive to do with the family? Come to Apple Hill Farm on Saturday, Oct. 3, 2015, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and join in the fun at The Children’s Place and Parent Education Centers Fall Festival! Admission is $10 per family and includes all the games and crafts. It also includes one slice of pizza per person! If you are still hungry, there will be apple crisp, apple cider and pizza for sale! Come have some fun and support this great local resource for families with young children.
Grab some grub at Arnie's Place
Stop for a little outdoor adventure at Chuckster's Family Fun Park
9. Fall Festival at Strawbery Banke
New Hampshire Fall Festival at Strawbery Banke Museum in Portsmouth offers families a day to discover the past. On October 7, 10 am to 5 pm, the museum supplements its 32 historic buildings, 8 heirloom gardens, traditional crafts and costumed role-players with a harvest village including farm animal demonstrations and 20 costumed crafts demonstrators.
Stop for a little outdoor adventure at Dover Adventure Playground
Have more fun at The Children's Museum of NH
10. Not-So-Spooky-Spectacular
A Halloween event that focuses on fun – not fright! We’ll be celebrating throughout the day with all kinds of special activities. Kids and adults are encouraged to come in costume to explore our exhibits.
Grab some grub at Dos Amigos
Stop for a little outdoor adventure at Dover Adventure Playground
11. The Haunted Hunt
This event is sure to be a wicked fun way to support GSIL’s mission of independence for seniors and people with disabilities. Celebrate downtown Concord’s new accessibility as you compete in this urban scavenger hunt!
Have more fun at Bead it!
Stop and shop at Concord Downtown
Score a sweet treat at Granite State Candy Shoppe
12. Fall Polliwogs
A fun group for the littlest explorers (ages 3-5) amongst us! Join us and bring along your favorite grown-up to explore the forests, fields and gardens around Prescott Farm.
Grab some grub at The Union Diner
Score a sweet treat at The Kellerhaus
13. The Wizard of Oz
Community Players will present The Wizard of Oz as their 22nd offering to audiences of all ages, with over 45 actors ages 8-17 presenting the Young Performers Edition of this timeless classic. Show dates on October 13th and 14th!
Stop and shop at Yo Yo Heaven
Score a sweet treat at Aissas Sweets
14. Monadnock Pumpkin Festival
The Monadnock Pumpkin Festival will be a family friendly event to create a fantastic day of fun and of course pumpkins! Show your stuff in the children's costume parade. Carve Park, Fright Fest, Craft Fair, Food, Rides, pony rides, touch a truck, face painting and so much more! Huge pumpkin displays of carved pumpkins to be lit and enjoyed by all! Pumpkin Welcome Centers-login your carved pumpkin, pick up a map and program.
Grab some grub at Lindy's Diner
15. Halloween Howl
Families from across the region look forward with great excitement to the safe and celebratory atmosphere that Halloween Howl brings to downtown Concord! Trick or treating, wagon rides, costume parade, live music, haunted house, pumpkin contest, and more!
Stop and shop at Concord Downtown
16. Appleview Orchard
Score a sweet treat at Chichester Country Store
17. The Capital Crime of Witchcraft
Score a sweet treat at Main Street Bar & Grill (cast iron apple pie with streusel top)
18. NH Highland Games
The Games are a spectacle like no other, set against the scenic Loon Mountain. Don your tartans and enjoy how we transform the Loon Mountain Resort into the impressive mix of sights and sounds of a Scottish Highland Games & Festival.
Grab some grub at Flapjack's Pancake House
Have more fun at Clark's Trading Post
19. Prescott Farm Harvest Festival
Prescott Farm hosts the 8th annual Harvest Festival on September 16th. Join in the fabulous fall festivities including horse drawn hayrides, face painting, petting farm, music, games & raffles, crafts, hay jump, Oxen (meet Jake), workshops, demonstrations & more! Admission is FREE! There is a small fee for hayrides ($1/per person, kids ages 3 & under are free!) & pumpkins for decorating.
Grab some grub at The Tamarack Drive In Restaurant
Score a sweet treat at Happy Cow Ice Cream
