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Saturday, December 5138 events

All day
Back Yard Games
Marion Gerrish Community Center & Thrift Shop • 39 W. BroadwayFamily
Family & Kids
All day
Craft Saturday
49 Nashua StFamily
Family & Kids
All day
Festival of Trees in Nashua, NH
St. Philip Greek Orthodox Church – Nashua, NH
Festivals & Holidays
All day
Free Puzzle Bin
Hampstead Public LibraryFreeFamily
Family & Kids
All day
The Town and The City Festival 2026
Warp and Weft
Festivals & Holidays
All day
Wreath Decorating Workshop
Pollard Memorial Library
Classes & Talks
4:30 a.m.6:30 a.m.
Ladies Christmas Brunch
King of Grace Church
Also at 9:30 a.m.
Festivals & Holidays
5 a.m.8 a.m.
Filmmaker Networking Mixer
60 Elm St
Also at 10 a.m.
Arts & Culture
7 a.m.9:30 a.m.
Let's Hike Haverhill: Whittier Birthplace
305 Whittier Rd
Also at 12 p.m.
Arts & Culture
8 a.m.2 p.m.
48th Annual Snowflake Fair
Longmeadow Congregational Church
Festivals & Holidays
8 a.m.
Breakfast With Santa
Nashua Senior Activity CenterFamily
Festivals & Holidays
8 a.m.
Church Fair & Food Extravaganza
First Baptist Church of NashuaFreeFamily
Family & Kids
8 a.m.4 p.m.
New Hampshire Coin & Currency Expo
DoubleTree by Hilton Manchester Downtown 700 Elm Street Manchester, NH 03101$8.48+
Business & Networking
8 a.m.2 p.m.
Bishop Guertin Holly Day Fair
Bishop Guertin High School
8 a.m.1 p.m.
4H Ham Radio Community Event
McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center
8:30 a.m.12 p.m.
Concord Farmers’ Market
Concord NH Farmers Market
Markets & Shopping
9 a.m.
Amherst Lions Club 46th Annual Craft Fair
Amherst Middle School
Community
9 a.m.2 p.m.
Holiday Craft Fair
Beaver Meadow SchoolFree
Classes & Talks
9 a.m.5 p.m.
Manchester Homebuyer Seminar
NeighborWorks Southern New Hampshire$69
Classes & Talks
9 a.m.
Rebecca Turmel
Downtown Concord Winter Farmers' Market
9 a.m.3 p.m.
Restauradas Desde La Raíz
House Of Mercy$20
Business & Networking
9 a.m.11 a.m.
Saturday Scoot & Skate!
Remix Roller Skating & Event Center • 725 Huse Rd$5+
9 a.m.
Sugar Plum Fairy Tea
Kimball Jenkins School of ArtFamily
Classes & Talks
9 a.m.
Toy Swap
85 Main StFamily
Family & Kids
9 a.m.2 p.m.
Semi-Annual Blood Drive
Buzz Durkin's Karate School
Health & Wellness
9 a.m.12 p.m.
Bowling-Season Opening Match
Bolero
Sports
9:30 a.m.11 a.m.
A Taste of Christmas: A Christmas Season Brunch
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day SaintsFree
Festivals & Holidays
9:30 a.m.12:30 p.m.
Dungeons & Donuts
George H. and Ella M. Rodgers Memorial LibraryFamily
Family & Kids
9:30 a.m.3:30 p.m.
NHCPR Safe Sitter® Babysitting Course
Hampstead Public LibraryFamily
Classes & Talks
9:30 a.m.10 a.m.
Pajama Jam with Miss Bernadette
Parker Memorial LibraryFamily
Family & Kids
9:30 a.m.11:45 a.m.
Weekly Classes - Saturdays
33 Baboosic Lake RdFamily
Family & Kids
9:30 a.m.10:30 a.m.
Zumba Dance Party
Zclub of Nashua$10
Sports
9:45 a.m.12:45 p.m.
Bodhi Day (Jōdō-e) Celebration & Potluck
2 Merrimack St
Community
10 a.m.
2026-27 The Met: Live in HD: SAMSON ET DALILA (Saint-Saëns)
BNH Stage at Capitol Center for the Arts
Also at 11 a.m.
Theater & Dance
10 a.m.3 p.m.
49th Annual Pine Hill Holiday Fair
Pine Hill at High Mowing SchoolFreeFamily
Family & Kids
10 a.m.5 p.m.
Contoocook Artisans Holiday Craft Fair
American Legion Post #81
Classes & Talks
10 a.m.12 p.m.
December Watercolor Workshop with Jacqui Boudreau
The Art Nook$44.52
Classes & Talks
10 a.m.5 p.m.
Festival of Trees
14 Village Green
Festivals & Holidays
10 a.m.2 p.m.
Grinnell Elementary School PTA 5th Annual Craft Fair
6 Grinnell Rd
Markets & Shopping
10 a.m.4 p.m.
Holiday Open House
Millyard Museum
Arts & Culture
10 a.m.1 p.m.
Hyla Brook Holiday Market Sip & Shop
Hyla Brook Estate
Festivals & Holidays
10 a.m.3 p.m.
Letterpress Printing on Fabric Workshop
Museum of Printing$150
Classes & Talks
10 a.m.4 p.m.
MIG Welding 101 at Manchester Makerspace Dec 5th
Manchester Makerspace$172.57
Classes & Talks
10 a.m.1 p.m.
Make a Cutting Board
Rockler Woodworking and Hardware - Salem$124.99
Classes & Talks
10 a.m.12 p.m.
Open Toddler Time @ the Y
Exeter Area YMCAFamily
Family & Kids
10 a.m.
Timberlane Boys Varsity Basketball @ Milford
Milford High School
Sports
10 a.m.
Westport Boys Varsity Basketball @ Methuen
St. Mary's High School
Sports
10:30 a.m.11 a.m.
Books and Beats
24 Village GreenFamily
Family & Kids
10:30 a.m.12:30 p.m.
Christmas Giving Distribution
St. Michaels - Cotter Hall
Festivals & Holidays
10:30 a.m.12:30 p.m.
Holiday Cookie Decorating Class (12/5/26 – Amherst)
LaBelle Winery Amherst Event Center$59
Classes & Talks
10:30 a.m.
Nashua North Boys Varsity Basketball @ Pelham
Pelham High School
Sports
11 a.m.3 p.m.
1st Annual Searles Castle Christmas Market
Searles Castle
Festivals & Holidays
11 a.m.
Children's Story time
Barnes & Noble - Salem, NHFamily
Family & Kids
11 a.m.12 p.m.
Coding for Tweens and Teens
2 Library LnFamily
Classes & Talks
11 a.m.12 p.m.
Line Dance Fitness — Learn It, Then Dance It!
Zclub of Nashua$10
Sports
11 a.m.4 p.m.
MARE Adoption Information Station
Jordan's Furniture
11 a.m.3 p.m.
Pages & Pours: A Grown-Up Book Fair
Willow Spring Vineyards, LLC$21.99
Arts & Culture
11 a.m.11:45 a.m.
Reading with Rabbits with Land's Sake Farm
25 Bryant LnFamily
Family & Kids
11 a.m.1 p.m.
Saturday All-Skate!
Remix Roller Skating & Event Center • 725 Huse Rd$10+
Also at 12 p.m., 1 p.m., 2 p.m., 3 p.m., 4 p.m., 5 p.m., 6 p.m., 7 p.m. and 8 p.m.
11 a.m.
Ugly Sweater Brunch
Flag Hill Distillery & Winery
Food & Drink
11 a.m.6 p.m.
Winter Wine Igloo Escape at Averill House Vineyard – Cozy Tastings & Holiday Charm in Brookline, NH
Averill House Vineyard$100
Food & Drink
11 a.m.12 p.m.
Curator’s Gallery Talk
New England Quilt Museum
Arts & Culture
11 a.m.3 p.m.
Crafts & Vendor Fair
Mill Falls Montessori Chartered Public School
Classes & Talks
11:30 a.m.
Hillsboro-Deering Boys Varsity Basketball @ Stark
John Stark Regional High
Sports
11:30 a.m.1 p.m.
Ice Skating
Douglas N. Everett Arena
Sports
11:30 a.m.
Mr. Aaron Concert and Visit with Santa
Kimball Jenkins School of Art
Festivals & Holidays
11:30 a.m.12:30 p.m.
Storytime and Crafts: It's Winter
Bookery ManchesterFreeFamily
Family & Kids
12 p.m.5 p.m.
December Holiday Open Studios
122 Western Ave #217Free
Arts & Culture
12 p.m.4 p.m.
GrotonFest Winter
Revolutionary Valley Regional Tourism Council
Festivals & Holidays
12 p.m.4 p.m.
Inner Worlds Imagination Market
One Urban Tribe
12 p.m.4 p.m.
Photos with Santa!
The Farm Stand at Farmer Dave’sFreeFamily
Festivals & Holidays
12 p.m.
The MET Live in HD: Samson Et Dalila (Saint-Saens)
Capitol Center for the Arts - Bank of New Hampshire Stage$83+
Theater & Dance
12 p.m.2 p.m.
Whoville ($47)
Muse Paintbar - Manchester$47
12 p.m.4 p.m.
🎄 Holiday Sip & Shop at Saddle Up Saloon 🎄
Saddle Up Saloon - Samantha Rae and Jay Acoustic
12 p.m.
Meruzhan Khachatryan Exhibition
The Armenian Apostolic Church at Hye Pointe
Arts & Culture
12:30 p.m.
Gilford Boys Varsity Basketball @ Pembroke
Bow High School
Sports
12:30 p.m.3 p.m.
Yu-Gi-Oh! Tournament
Double Midnight Comics
1 p.m.2 p.m.
Aldus and His Dream Book: A Viewing of Hypnerotomachia Poliphili
Museum of Printing$28.52+
Classes & Talks
1 p.m.5 p.m.
Annual Cosplay Ugly Sweater Party
Taffeta Music Hall, Lowell Massachusetts$17.85+
Arts & Culture
1 p.m.3 p.m.
Fused Glass Ornaments with Barbara Lester
The Art Nook$25.31
Classes & Talks
1 p.m.2 p.m.
G1&2 Co-ed Lawrence Futsal League
38 Lawrence St
Also at 2 p.m. and 3 p.m.
1 p.m.
New England College Women's Basketball vs Albertus Magnus College
Bridges Gym
Sports
1 p.m.5 p.m.
Old Dogs Go To Helen Winter Vendor Fair
All Dogs Gym & Inn
1 p.m.5 p.m.
One Piece
Double Midnight Comics
1:30 p.m.
Dunstable's Jinglefest and Journey 2026
Downtown Dunstable
Festivals & Holidays
1:30 p.m.3 p.m.
Med himiumship
Dracut Public Library
1:30 p.m.3 p.m.
OG's Comedy Club Dinner Show Saturday December 5 w/Chris Tabb Haverhill MA
Oriental Gardens- Funny Vibes Comedy Club$23.18
Also at 6:30 p.m.
Comedy
2 p.m.
A Christmas Carol
Palace Theatre - Manchester, NH
Also at 7:30 p.m.
Festivals & Holidays
2 p.m.5 p.m.
Rambling Rogues
45 Wingate St, Haverhill, MA
2 p.m.
Sounds of the Season
Maria's Family Restaurant, 81 Essex St
Festivals & Holidays
2 p.m.4:30 p.m.
The Complete Works of Jane Austen, Abridged
Merrimack Repertory Theatre$20+
Also at 7 p.m.
Arts & Culture
2:30 p.m.5 p.m.
Christmas Tree Lighting at Town Common
Windham Terrace
Festivals & Holidays
2:30 p.m.5 p.m.
Christmas Tree Lighting at Town Common
2 N Lowell Rd
Festivals & Holidays
2:30 p.m.
Santa Claus Shuffle
DoubleTree Expo Center$5+
Festivals & Holidays
2:30 p.m.5 p.m.
The Common Man Millyard DIY Chunky Knit Christmas Tree Skirt Workshop
The Common Man Roadside Millyard$66.63
Classes & Talks
2:30 p.m.5 p.m.
Windham Museum Open!
3 N Lowell Rd
Arts & Culture
3 p.m.
New England College Men's Basketball vs Albertus Magnus College
Bridges Gym
Sports
3 p.m.
Rivier University Women's Ice Hockey vs Suffolk
Conway Ice Arena
Sports
3 p.m.
Saturday Storytime
Wonderland Books and ToysFamily
Also at 3 p.m. and 3 p.m.
Family & Kids
3 p.m.5 p.m.
Winter Lights| November 4 – December 31, 2026| Receptions on Nov. 7 & Dec. 5, 3 – 5 pm| Loading Dock Gallery
The Loading Dock GalleryFree
Arts & Culture
3:30 p.m.5:30 p.m.
Women’s Ice Hockey vs Suffolk
Conway Ice Arena
Sports
4 p.m.5 p.m.
G5-G8 Co-ed Lawrence Futsal League
38 Lawrence St
Also at 5 p.m. and 6 p.m.
4 p.m.5 p.m.
Holiday Parade
Elm Street
Festivals & Holidays
4 p.m.8 p.m.
Magic: The Gathering Commander
Double Midnight ComicsFree
4 p.m.
Oyster River Boys Varsity Basketball @ Londonderry
Londonderry High School
Sports
4 p.m.8 p.m.
Santa Dinner/Dance
Tyngsboro Sportsmen’s Club
Festivals & Holidays
4 p.m.7 p.m.
Church Street Christmas Market 2026
Sweet River Farm
Festivals & Holidays
4:30 p.m.7:30 p.m.
Chanukah Celebration
Etz Hayim Synagogue
Festivals & Holidays
4:30 p.m.5:30 p.m.
Holly Jolly Journey 2026 - Dec 5
Holly Jolly Journey$15+
Also at 5:30 p.m., 6:30 p.m., 7:30 p.m., 8:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m.
5 p.m.9 p.m.
Flesh and Blood CC
Double Midnight Comics
5 p.m.8 p.m.
Pokemon League and Trading Meetup
483 Amherst St, Nashua, NHFamily
Community
5:30 p.m.
Bow Girls Varsity Basketball @ Londonderry
Londonderry High School
Sports
6 p.m.
Bedford Dance Center: The Nutcracker
Dana Center at Saint Anselm College$54+
Theater & Dance
6 p.m.
Methuen Ballet - The Nutcracker
The Dana Center-Koonz Theatre$69+
Theater & Dance
6 p.m.8 p.m.
Samstag Spätnachmittag Stammtisch in Bedford NH
Panera Bread, 7 Colby Ct
6:05 p.m.
Boston College Eagles at UMass Lowell River Hawks Mens Hockey
Tsongas Center at UMass Lowell$30+
Sports
6:05 p.m.
University of Massachusetts Lowell Men's Ice Hockey vs Boston College
Tsongas Center
Sports
6:30 p.m.
Chris Tabb
Oriental Garden
6:30 p.m.9 p.m.
Hermanos
Hermanos
7 p.m.
Brian Walker performs
The Claddagh Pub
7 p.m.8:30 p.m.
G9&10 Co-ed Pickup
38 Lawrence St
7 p.m.9 p.m.
Men’s Ice Hockey vs. Westfield St.
Conway Ice Arena
Sports
7 p.m.9 p.m.
Messages from Spirit with Lauren Rainbow & Tony Stockwell
Circles of Wisdom$55
7 p.m.
Pinkerton Players Presents- The Play That Goes Wrong
Stockbridge Theatre
Theater & Dance
7 p.m.10 p.m.
Rambling Rogues
The Peddler's Daughter Irish Restaurant & Pub
7 p.m.
Winston Hodges (from Kevin Hart's Funny AF on Netflix) + Sarah May and more
Moka Pot Comedy$28.52
Comedy
7:30 p.m.
Jimmy Failla
Chubb Theatre at Capitol Center for the Arts$91+
Theater & Dance
7:30 p.m.
The Irish Tenors 'A family Christmas'
Face 2 Face @ Nashua Center for the Arts
Festivals & Holidays
7:30 p.m.
The Scott Spradling Band
The Rex Theatre Manchester
Music
7:30 p.m.
What the Dickens?
Kimball Jenkins School of Art
Comedy
8 p.m.
Carbon Leaf @ Tupelo Music Hall
Tupelo Music Hall Derry
Music
8 p.m.11 p.m.
Live Greek & Middle Eastern Music and Bellydancing
Athenian Corner RestaurantFree
Music
8 p.m.
Spongerave Lowell
Taffeta Music Hall, Lowell Massachusetts
Music
8 p.m.
Taken By Vultures & Already Dead
Thirsty First: Tavern & Grill
8:30 p.m.
All Day Fire
Lynn's 102 Tavern
9 p.m.
Ken Clark
Strange Brew Tavern
9 p.m.
Latin Saturday
Tescobar Perormance Center
9:30 p.m.
Pop Farmers
The Peddler's Daughter

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