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Community Events Calendar

Community Events Calendar

9/19/2025 - 9/19/2026
FRI
September
19 21
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Cheers to 50 Years, at the 50th Annual New Hampshire Highland Games & Festival, September 19 – 21, 2025 at Loon Mountain Resort in Lincoln, NH. This three-day celebration showcases the sights, sounds, and spirit of Scotland through traditional heavy ...

FRI
September
19
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

NASCAR Cup Series haulers will parade along Main Street in downtown Concord, N.H. on Friday, Sept. 19 at approximately 1 p.m. on their way to New Hampshire Motor Speedway for New England’s only NASCAR Playoffs weekend. N.H. Gov. Kelly Ayotte to Wave ...

FRI
September
19
7:00 PM - 10:00 PM
SAT
September
20
10:30 AM - 4:00 PM
SAT
September
20
10:30 AM - 4:00 PM

Pop up at the Aerospace Fest

SAT
September
20
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Sy Montgomery and Matt Patterson return to Gibson's Bookstore for a family-friendly event for their new picturebook, The True and Lucky Life of a Turtle! Bring the kids, bring yourself (no kids required), bring a friend, and learn some turtle facts. ...

SUN
September
21
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM

**Rides & Wranglers for MS** is an exciting, community-driven event hosted by **Locke’s Promise, Inc.**, in partnership with **Jeep Girl Mafia Club - New Hampshire**. Designed for **Jeep enthusiasts and supporters of Multiple Sclerosis (MS) ...

SUN
September
21
11:00 AM - 5:00 PM

For nearly 20 years, the Concord Multicultural Festival has brought people together from all walks of life to celebrate our diverse cultures through food, music, art, and activities. Our mission is to promote cultural understanding and appreciation ...

SUN
September
21
11:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Cali Arepa will participate at the Multicultural Festival

WED
September
24
11:45 AM - 1:00 PM

Join Mainstay for an engaging session exploring how small businesses in New Hampshire are embracing this next generation of AI. Learn how AI agents are being used to streamline operations, save time, and drive innovation.

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WED
September
24
6:30 PM - 7:30 PM

Printz Honor–winning and New York Times bestselling author Julie Berry returns to Gibson's Bookstore with her new YA novel, If Looks Could Kill, a true-crime-nail-biter-turned-mythic-odyssey pitting Jack the Ripper against Medusa. A defiant love song ...

WED
September
24
7:30 PM - 9:30 PM

Of “Musik” and Astronomy: The Life and Times of Sir William and Karoline Herschel with R.P. Hale This multi-media program features the life of Sir William Herschel, a harpsichordist, linguist, optician, astronomer, and telescope maker who lived during ...

THU
September
25
6:30 PM - 7:30 PM

NH author Emily Prescott shares her debut novel, Henhouse, at Gibson's Bookstore! In this reimagining of Jane Austen's Pride & Prejudice, light-hearted contemporary romance is mixed with the earnestness of family dynamics to tell a story about ...

FRI
September
26
5:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Join us in the parking lot for an evening of delicious food, fun, and samples from some of our vendors! Open to members and those interested in learning more about the co-op, guests will enjoy the chance to mingle with shoppers and members alike as ...

MON
September
29
6:30 PM - 7:30 PM

Join contralto Melissa Elsman and pianist Kathryn Southworth in celebrating the remarkable contributions of three extraordinary women composers of the 19th and 20th centuries: Clara Schumann, Pauline Viardot, and Amy Beach. During their lifetimes, ...

WED
October
1
7:30 PM - 9:30 PM

The Grand Ole Opry through the Years with Rob Azevedo and Friends Some of the best musicians in New Hampshire will pay tribute some of the greatest country music stars from past and present. Will Hatch will take on Hank. Sixteen-year-old Olivia ...

THU
October
2
12:10 PM - 12:50 PM

Join contralto Melissa Elsman (our newest voice faculty) and pianist Kathryn Southworth for Part One of this lecture–recital exploring the early life and music of nineteenth-century Parisian composer Augusta Holmès. Celebrated in her lifetime yet ...

FRI
October
3 4
7:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Join us for this premier cultural event, featuring live presentations, panels, and book signings by 50+ nationally recognized authors and poets. The festival takes place on South Main Street in Concord, NH, in both street tents and at the ...

SAT
October
4
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

NH Marathon Event Includes: Marathon, Half Marathon, 10K & Kids Race around beautiful Newfound Lake **All Proceeds go to Circle Program, Mayhew Program and the Tapply-Thompson Community Center to help NH Kids!** Friday Night Information: The local ...

SAT
October
4

Join us on October 4, 2025 for an exciting day of workshops and concert featuring Jenna Moynihan, Pascal Gemme, Audrey Budington, & Liz Faiella, with Dan Faiella and Yann Falquet, guitar Festival 9:30am-5pm, Concert 7:30pm Workshops + Concert: $130 ...

SAT
October
4
10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
MON
October
6
8:00 AM - 2:00 PM
MON
October
6
5:30 PM - 6:30 PM

Gibson's Book Club discussion! In October we'll be reading and discussing Demon Copperhead, by Barbara Kingsolver. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize! From the acclaimed author of The Poisonwood Bible and The Bean Trees and the recipient of the National ...

TUE
October
7
6:30 PM - 7:30 PM

Legendary fantasy author R.A. Salvatore returns to Gibson's Bookstore for the launch day event for his newest series, The Finest Edge of Twilight: Dungeons and Dragons, in which the daughter of legendary Dungeons & Dragons adventurers Drizzt Do’Urden ...

WED
October
8
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM

Don't miss this must-attend seminar on Connected TV (CTV) and targeted Video Ads!  Explore cutting-edge trends and breakthrough strategies transforming digital advertising. Learn how to harness CTV's powerful targeting to reach your audience, ...

WED
October
8
7:30 PM - 9:30 PM

7,400 Miles on Foot: Tackling the Triple Crown of Hiking With Carey Kish Experience the highs and lows of long-distance hiking with Carey Kish, whose words, images, and footsteps will take us over America’s Appalachian Trail, Pacific Crest Trail and ...

WED
October
8
7:30 PM - 8:30 PM

Join Gibson's Bookstore from your living room live on Zoom as our Queen of Scream, Bookseller Ryan, chats with Brian Asman about his new collection of short stories, Man, F*ck This House (And Other Disasters) for our bookstore podcast, The Laydown! ...

THU
October
9
12:10 PM - 1:10 PM

Join contralto Melissa Elsman (our newest voice faculty) and pianist Kathryn Southworth for Part Two of this lecture–recital exploring the life and music of nineteenth-century Parisian composer Augusta Holmès. Denied access to the Paris Conservatory ...

THU
October
9
5:00 PM - 8:00 PM

NH Business Review’s Business Excellence Awards is an annual awards program that recognizes the achievements of business owners and operators in New Hampshire. Since 2003, NH Business Review has been honoring the imagination, industriousness, ...

SAT
October
11
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Gibson's Bookstore heads across the street to the Capitol Center for the Arts to welcome best-selling romance novelist Lyla Sage on her Soul Searching tour! Lyla will be joined on-stage in-conversation by romance novelists BK Borison (First Time ...

TUE
October
14
6:30 PM - 7:30 PM

Author Tom Verde visits Gibson's Bookstore to present his new book, Queens of Islam: The Muslim World's Historic Women Rulers, a survey of prominent Muslim women rulers from the first centuries of Islamic history to early modern times.

WED
October
15
5:30 PM - 7:00 PM

Save the date! Join us on Wednesday, October 15th for our annual Neighborhood Nonprofit Night!

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WED
October
15
6:30 PM - 7:30 PM

Nebula, Locus, and Alex Award-winner P. Djèlí Clark visits Gibson's Bookstore for the first time with Ring Shout, a dark fantasy historical novella that gives a supernatural twist to the Ku Klux Klan's reign of terror. Our book club read this in ...

SAT
October
18
9:00 AM - 9:00 PM

Mingle with ghosts, goblins, zombies and other ghoulish creatures on Saturday, October 18, at RiverFire, Berlin’s annual fall family festival. Hosted by the Androscoggin Valley Chamber of Commerce and held at Service Credit Union Heritage Park, the ...

SAT
October
18 19
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Deerfield Arts Tour 2025 A FREE, self-guided tour of artists’ studios in Deerfield, New Hampshire. October 18-19, 10am – 4pmJoin Us! Meander the beautiful back roads of Deerfield in peak foliage season. Experience personal encounters with painters, ...

SAT
October
18
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
SAT
October
18
6:30 PM - 10:30 PM

Celebrate with all of your friends! We will be partying like its 1975- rockin to the 70's with DJ Nazzy. Yummy snacks and a   cash bar. Lots of surprises, a silent auction and a super groovy photo booth. Don't forget the costume contest!

SAT
October
18
7:00 PM - 11:00 PM

The Pink Tie Gala is an event of excellence, with chef prepared dishes, craft beer & cocktails, premium wines, dessert bar, mission moment, music, dancing and a live auction with the NH Famous Jim Rosenburg. Tickets available soon. Contact Kathi Russ ...

WED
October
22
6:30 PM - 7:30 PM

It's rockstar horror panel at Gibson's Bookstore! CJ Leede, Delilah S. Dawson, and Clay McLeod Chapman will be haunting our bookstore with their spooky antics and infectious energy.

WED
October
22
7:30 PM - 9:30 PM

An Evening of Ghosts and Legends with Jeff Belanger This ghostly multi-media program will take you on a journey through the haunts in your backyard and around the world, pulling from Jeff's 25 years of research for his books, podcasts, adventures, and ...

THU
October
23
6:30 PM - 7:30 PM

Anne Hand visits Gibson's Bookstore to share her new memoir, Austrian Again: Reclaiming a Lost Legacy. One morning, in the summer of 2020, Anne was casually reading The Guardian when she saw a headline that would change her life: “Austria offers ...

FRI
October
24
8:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Working Hard, Falling Behind: Join Us for NHFPI’s Fall Policy Conference Why are so many Granite Staters working hard, but struggling to make ends meet?  Join the New Hampshire Fiscal Policy Institute on Friday, October 24 at the Grappone ...

SAT
October
25
7:30 PM - 10:00 PM
TUE
October
28
6:30 PM - 7:30 PM

New England murder mystery author Mark Okrant returns to Gibson's Bookstore with his newest novel, A Killer Serve! Old guys don’t always play nice. Lawrence Peters arrives at the historic Beachmere Inn in Ogunquit, Maine, with two simple goals: win ...

WED
October
29
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM

Join skilled bankers from The Merrimack and Detective Yerkes from the Concord Police Department as they help you to recognize the most recent fraud trends and protect your business.

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WED
October
29
7:30 PM - 9:30 PM

Classical Piano with Mark Valenti Selections will include an eclectic mix of classical piano pieces, giving an overview of the evolution of piano styles from the elegant gracefulness of Classicism to the passionate lyricism of Romanticism through the ...

SAT
November
1
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 ...

MON
November
3
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 ...

TUE
November
4
8:00 AM - 2:00 PM
WED
November
5
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.

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WED
November
5
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 ...

THU
November
13
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 ...

SAT
November
15
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
WED
November
19
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 ...

SUN
November
30
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 ...

MON
December
1
8:00 AM - 2:00 PM
TUE
December
2
5:30 PM - 7:00 PM

You're invited to attend this year's LGC alumni networking event! Catch up with your classmates and meet the LGC Class of 2025. Alumni admission is complimentary and includes delicious hors d'oeuvres from O Steaks & Seafood. Beverages will also ...

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