15th Annual Stiletto Sprint to benefit Big Brothers Big Sisters of NH (BBBSNH) will be held Saturday, September 23rd in downtown Portsmouth. The 40-yard dash in heels race starts at 2 p.m. on Pleasant Street, with a rain date of Sept. 24.
Fall Fest Celebration on Friday, September 30th from 6 to 9pm with Freedom Café at Coppal House Farm in Lee. Festivities include live music, campfire, corn maze and more.
The Granite State Fair runs two weekends this year from Sept 14-17th and from 21-24th at the Rochester Fairgrounds, Rochester.
The next two Seacoast Women’s Network meetings will be on September 26th and October 24th from 5:30pm to 8pm at the Grill 28 at Pease in Portsmouth. Learn more at https://www.seacoastwomensnetwork.com/.
Freedom Café Art show October 15th thru November 30th. The works of local artist Amy Kindler are on display and available to purchase at the Freedom Café.
Apple Harvest Day – Saturday, October 7th from 9am to 4:00pm – Over 300 vendors, 5 stages with entertainment, a 5K road race, KidZone and more! For more info, visit https://www.dovernh.org/apple-harvest-day.
Cat Fanciers Association Cat Show will be on October 28th & 29th at the VFW in Rollinsford. Open 9-3pm each day.
Backyard Farming Initiative, Behind the Scenes at Bedrock Gardens on Wednesday September 20th from 5:30pm – 7:00pm. This month we will meet Jill Nooney and Bob Munger of Bedrock Gar-dens, 19 High Road, Lee! Jill and Bob will be taking us behind the scenes of Bed-rock Gardens and delighting us with all its wonder.
Friends of the Newmarket Public Library Book Sale on Saturday, Sept 23rd from 10am to 2pm at the Library, 1 Elm St. Cash or Check only with the proceeds going to the library museum passes and programs.
All about the Eclipse with the NH Astronomical Society on Thursday, September 28th at 5:30 pm. Learn what eclipses are, details about the upcoming October 14th eclipse and how to observe the partial eclipse. Register to attend at NewmarketLibrary.org.