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Community Events Calendar
FHO's Fall Fun 5K
8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
On Saturday November 1st, Fellowship Housing Opportunities will hold its 4th annual 5K road race, FHO's Fall Fun 5K. The event will kick off at 8:00am with registration, followed by the traditional 5K walk/run at 9:00am. The course will ...
Lecture: Governor in Exile: Thomas Wilson Dorr and Granite State Politics
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
In the early 1840s, Rhode Islanders demanded the expansion of voting rights, which was denied to them under the state’s old charter. Led by a reformist politician named Thomas Wilson Dorr, the movement for expanded rights became known as Dorr’s ...
“Roaring for a Cause” Gala
6:00 PM - 11:00 PM
Step Back in Time. Stand Up for a Cause. Join us for a dazzling night of vintage elegance and modern impact as we transform Castleton into a roaring 1920s speakeasy—celebrating a century since the Jazz Age and raising vital funds for amputees. This ...
Admission Open House at The Derryfield School
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Join us on campus for our Admission Open House! Spend the afternoon touring campus with Derryfield students, attending engaging academic sessions, and having your questions answered by a student and faculty panel.
Gibson's Book Club reads Brat: A Novel, by Gabriel Smith
5:30 PM - 6:30 PM
Gibson's Book Club discussion! In November we'll be discussing Brat: A Novel, by Gabriel Smith. From a provocative literary talent, a hilarious and haunted novel grappling with grief, inheritance, and the ghosts of his past. Our book club is free and ...
Author Sarah Locke - Living Out Loud: A Memoir of Speaking Up, Breaking Free, and Finally Being Seen
4:30 PM - 6:00 PM
Gibson's Bookstore is pleased to welcome Henniker author Sarah Locke with her memoir Living Out Loud: A Memoir of Speaking Up, Breaking Free, and Finally Being Seen, a courageous, heartfelt memoir that explores what it means to rediscover your voice, ...
106th Annual Meeting and Citizen of the Year
5:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Our largest social event of the year, the 106th Annual Meeting and Citizen of the Year celebration, will take place at the Grappone Conference Center and includes a cocktail reception, plated dinner, and speaking program.
Ring in the Holidays
7:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Ring in the Holidays with the Granite State Ringers New Hampshire's elite handbell ensemble joins us to ring in the holidays. Since its founding in 2007, Granite State Ringers has expanded its impact, offering programs for children and adults and ...
Bach's Lunch: The Composer's Process
12:10 PM - 12:50 PM
Composer Stephen James will speak about his creative process when composing, how he researched the poems of Mary Oliver, what inspired him, and how he chose which poems to include in his song cycle for soprano and piano. He will share insights into ...
Velvet and Vines Fundraising Affair
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Join the Junior Service League of Concord on Friday, November 7th for an elegant evening featuring a silent auction, live music, delicious food, and a curated selection of local wine and beer, to raise money to support women and children in crisis ...
CCMS Student Recital - Nov 7, 2025
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Student recitals are part of the Concord Community Music School’s multi-level curriculum for private lesson students. These frequent performance opportunities help our students perform more easily, broaden their musical skills, and help them make new ...
Lecture: Things You Probably Didn’t Know About New Hampshire Archaeology
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
New Hampshire may not have archaeological monuments like cliff dwellings or burial mounds, but it does have a remarkable number of important and unusual archaeological sites and artifacts. Retired state archaeologist Dr. Richard Boisvert takes us on a ...
Are you looking for a great place for you Business Holiday Party!
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
In the winter we put up our Golf Simulator that has more than just golf! You can play mini-golf, skee ball, corn hole and more! No equipment necessary. We have a full kitchen and bar available to accommodate groups of up to 30 people. We also give ...
Pressure Drop World Premiere
3:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Join Teton Gravity Research for the Concord premiere of Pressure Drop, the new ski and snowboard film featuring the world’s best riders tackling massive terrain with style and precision. Celebrate the start of winter with a night of big lines, deep ...
Challenge your co-workers - Team Building with Golf
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Don't let the winter blues get you down, keep the camaraderie alive and well by challenging your co-workers to a game of golf! The golf simulator is a great way to host weekly team building, by starting your own league or book out a block of time for a ...
Virtual Lecture: The Year that Made America: From Rebellion to Independence, 1775–1776 *FREE*
7:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Historian and journalist Tom McMillan offers a gripping account of the precarious path to American independence. From the January publication of Common Sense to the darkest hours of the Revolution in December 1776, McMillan reconstructs the dramatic ...
Authors on Main: Laura Knoy - The Shopkeeper of Alsace
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Gibson's Bookstore, in conjunction with New Hampshire Public Radio and the Capitol Center for the Arts, is pleased to bring award-winning journalist and New Hampshire icon Laura Knoy to the BNH Stage for an evening of literary discussion for her debut ...
Powered by Women Conference
8:30 AM - 11:03 AM
NH Business Review proudly presents our eighth annual Powered by Women conference, an inspiring event that will showcase the drive, conviction and persistence of women leaders in the Granite State. Powered by Women serves to connect female leaders ...
Bach's Lunch: NH Premiere of In Blackwater Woods
12:10 PM - 12:50 PM
Stephen James, composer, turns collaborative pianist and is joined by soprano Jennie O’Brien for the premiere performance in New Hampshire of his song cycle In Blackwater Woods, set to poems by Mary Oliver. The song cycle includes seven remarkable ...
Author Robert Perreault - Courtship in Purgatory: A Novel. Joined by Becky Rule!
6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
NH author Robert Perreault returns to Gibson's Bookstore with his first novel in English, Courtship in Purgatory, an intimate look at the difficulties faced by two middle-aged lovers. Bound by tradition, torn by love, Courtship in Purgatory is a ...
Family Program: Giant Steps Across New Hampshire *FREE*
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Have you ever wanted to travel from Peterborough to Pittsburg, from Portsmouth to Plymouth, all in one morning? Drop in to the New Hampshire Historical Society for games and activities using the Giant Map of New Hampshire. Kids will play with this ...
Lecture: Union Veterans and the Making of Weirs Beach
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Historian C. Ian Stevenson of Boston University speaks about the New Hampshire Veterans Association site at the Weirs, exploring the ways Civil War veterans used architecture and landscape to heal wartime trauma and preserve their legacy. In the ...
Wagner's Women: Archetypes and Inspirations
8:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Come join us as we step into Wagner’s world, where love, loyalty, and redemption burn at the heart of opera’s most unforgettable heroines. In this fun and engagingly narrated concert, we’ll explore the women who shaped Wagner’s life and discover how ...
Business Before Hours at McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Join the Greater Concord Chamber of Commerce for a morning networking event! You’re invited to explore the Discovery Center's Air and Space exhibits, take in a planetarium show and network.
Estate & Planned Giving Webinar
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Make-A-Wish® New Hampshire invites you to join a free, informational Zoom session on how you can make a lasting impact for the causes you love—while creating a secure financial future for yourself and your family. This is your opportunity to learn ...
Poetry Society of New Hampshire: Mica L. Rich and Luka Erausquin
4:30 PM - 6:00 PM
Join the Poetry Society of New Hampshire on Wednesday, November 19th, 2025, from 4:30-6:00 pm for an afternoon of poetry! Their headliners this month are poets Mica L Rich and Luka Erausquin. An open mic follows their readings.
CYPN Networking at Granite Edvance
5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
Join the Concord Young Professionals Network (CYPN) for a complimentary evening of networking at Granite Edvance, a nonprofit dedicated to helping New Hampshire students chart their path to education and career success.
Romance novelist B.K. Borison - Good Spirits tour!
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Gibson's Bookstore is pleased to welcome best-selling romance novelist B.K. Borison (Business Casual, First Time Caller) to the Capitol Center for the Arts for an evening of literary discussion of her new novel, Good Spirits, a whimsical new holiday ...
GLOBAL OUTLOOK – Navigating Interesting Times
8:00 AM - 10:00 AM
We can all agree we are operating in unprecedented times. Since the transition in USA Federal administration, decisions and actions have had immediate and long-term ramifications for our businesses and organizations. The early decisions requiring ...
CCMS Student Recital - Nov 21, 2025
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Student recitals are part of the Concord Community Music School’s multi-level curriculum for private lesson students. These frequent performance opportunities help our students perform more easily, broaden their musical skills, and help them make new ...
Storytime! Author Matt Tavares - Dasher and the Polar Bear
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Gibson's Bookstore is pleased to welcome back author/illustrator Matt Tavares for a storytime event for his new picture book Dasher and the Polar Bear! In this all-new Christmas tale, Dasher the reindeer discovers that the only thing better than ...
Lecture: Lafayette and the Farewell Tour: The Granite State Salutes the Nation’s Guest
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Join historian Alan Hoffman as he explores the Marquis de Lafayette’s triumphal tour of New Hampshire—and the United States—in 1824 and 1825. Lafayette was a young, idealistic aristocrat when he journeyed to America in 1777 to join the patriots in ...
Holidays at the Estate
12:00 PM - 12:00 AM
Celebrate the season at Kimball Jenkins Estate. It’s the perfect time to visit, with a rare opportunity to experience our historic campus aglow and our Mansion’s first floor decorated for the holidays. All ages are welcome to enjoy a variety of ...
What the Dickens
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Looking for a fun and festive evening out with family and friends to kick off the holiday season? Join us on Saturday, November 29, from 6:30-9:30pm as we celebrate Charles Dickens’ holiday classic “A Christmas Carol” in a whole new way! Stranger ...
Sugar Plum Fairy Tea
Kimball Jenkins invites you to attend our 2nd annual Sugar Plum Fairy Tea, Sunday, November 30, 2025 in our historic Carriage House. A magical holiday event for all ages, the afternoon will feature a scrumptious light lunch catered by Washington Street ...
Handel's Messiah
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Handel’s Messiah A musical rite of the holiday season, this Baroque-era oratorio still awes listeners more than 250 years after the composer’s death. Concord’s performance, conducted by Benjamin Greene, will include professional soloists and a ...
Golf Simulator League
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Join our golf simulator league starting the first week of December and running through the end of March. Play once per week with your partner. This is open to all teams, men, women, mixed. League fee is $50, which goes back to players in Pro Shop ...
Gibson's Book Club reads Stolen, by Ann-Helén Laestadius
5:30 PM - 6:30 PM
Gibson's Book Club discussion! In December we'll be discussing Stolen, by Ann-Helén Laestadius, translated by Rachel Willson-Broyles. A spellbinding Swedish novel that follows a young indigenous woman as she struggles to defend her family’s reindeer ...
Leadership Greater Concord (LGC) Alumni Networking
5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
You're invited to attend this year's LGC alumni networking event! Catch up with your classmates, meet the LGC Class of 2025, and rep your #BestClassEver!
The Snow Lies Deep: A Mercy Carr Mystery, with author Paula Munier
6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
NH Paula Munier returns to Gibson's Bookstore for the latest thrilling installment in the bestselling Mercy Carr mystery series, The Snow Lies Deep! Mercy and Troy are looking forward to baby Felicity’s first holiday season, and they’re determined to ...
Bach's Lunch: 2025 Canterbury Singers Holiday Concert and Sing-Along
12:10 PM - 12:50 PM
The Canterbury Singers are back with "Sing We Nowell!", another concert of fun and traditional holiday tunes as well as selections from the Shaker, Deep South, and Gospel traditions. The audience will be joining us for our traditional carol singing, ...
Holiday Business After Hours
5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
The Chamber and Concord Young Professionals Network (CYPN) are joining forces for their annual holiday networking party! Decembers Business After Hours takes place at the Grappone Conference Center, which will be sparkling with holiday decor--ready to ...
Jingle and Mingle
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Join us for an enchanting evening of celebration, connection, and holiday cheer. Kimball Jenkins is hosting this festive fundraiser to raise vital funds for its scholarship and community outreach programs. Your ticket purchase will assist our ...
CCMS Student Recital - Dec 12, 2025
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Student recitals are part of the Concord Community Music School’s multi-level curriculum for private lesson students. These frequent performance opportunities help our students perform more easily, broaden their musical skills, and help them make new ...
CCMS Adult Student Recital - Dec 17, 2025
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Student recitals are part of the Concord Community Music School’s multi-level curriculum for private lesson students. These frequent performance opportunities help our students perform more easily, broaden their musical skills, and help them make new ...
CCMS Flute Studio Recital - Dec 18, 2025
6:30 AM - 7:30 PM
Student recitals are part of the Concord Community Music School’s multi-level curriculum for private lesson students. These frequent performance opportunities help our students perform more easily, broaden their musical skills, and help them make new ...
CCMS Student Recitals (2) - Dec 19, 2025
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Student recitals are part of the Concord Community Music School’s multi-level curriculum for private lesson students. These frequent performance opportunities help our students perform more easily, broaden their musical skills, and help them make new ...
CCMS Student Recital - Jan 15, 2026
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Student recitals are part of the Concord Community Music School’s multi-level curriculum for private lesson students. These frequent performance opportunities help our students perform more easily, broaden their musical skills, and help them make new ...
CCMS Student Recital - Jan 16, 2026
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Student recitals are part of the Concord Community Music School’s multi-level curriculum for private lesson students. These frequent performance opportunities help our students perform more easily, broaden their musical skills, and help them make new ...
New Horizons Band 2026 Winter Concert
6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Get ready to experience the warmth of music this winter! The New Horizons Band is a community band that welcomes adults of all ages who play woodwind, brass, or percussion instruments. No auditions, no requirements, just reasonable comfort on your ...
CCMS Integrated Arts Recital
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Student recitals are part of the Music School’s multi-level curriculum for private lesson students. These frequent performance opportunities help our students perform more easily, broaden their musical skills, and help them make new musical friends. ...
CCMS Student Recital - Mar 13, 2026
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Student recitals are part of the Concord Community Music School’s multi-level curriculum for private lesson students. These frequent performance opportunities help our students perform more easily, broaden their musical skills, and help them make new ...
CCMS Student Recital - Apr 24, 2026
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Student recitals are part of the Concord Community Music School’s multi-level curriculum for private lesson students. These frequent performance opportunities help our students perform more easily, broaden their musical skills, and help them make new ...
CCMS Adult Student Recital - May 13, 2026
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Student recitals are part of the Concord Community Music School’s multi-level curriculum for private lesson students. These frequent performance opportunities help our students perform more easily, broaden their musical skills, and help them make new ...
CCMS Student Recitals (2) - May 15, 2026
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Student recitals are part of the Concord Community Music School’s multi-level curriculum for private lesson students. These frequent performance opportunities help our students perform more easily, broaden their musical skills, and help them make new ...
New Horizons Band 2026 Spring Concert
6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
The New Horizons Band is a community band that welcomes adults of all ages who play woodwind, brass, or percussion instruments. No auditions, no requirements, just reasonable comfort on your instrument to get started. Under the direction of Maria ...
Spring 2026 CCMS Songweaver Drummers Recital
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Concord Community Music School's Songweaver Drummers group is open to intermediate and experienced women drummers with at least one year’s experience, where they can learn African hand-drumming techniques taught in the oral tradition. Join us for their ...
CCMS Student Recitals (2) - May 29, 2026
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Student recitals are part of the Concord Community Music School’s multi-level curriculum for private lesson students. These frequent performance opportunities help our students perform more easily, broaden their musical skills, and help them make new ...