Seasonal & Holidays
Holiday Activities Through the Next Three Weeks of 2016
Fairs, exhibits, shows and shopping around the Granite State.

Here is a roundup of holiday activities in Patch communities around New Hampshire.
AMHERST
Souhegan Valley Chorus Holiday Concert, “Sounds of the Season,” Sunday, Dec. 11, at 6 p.m. at Souhegan High School.
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BEDFORD
The Craftworkers’ Guild Holiday Fair runs through Dec. 22 in the Oliver Kendall House behind the Bedford Library.
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CONCORD
Dickens’ A Christmas Carol at Hatbox Theater in Concord. Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m. through Dec. 18.
Capitol Center for the Arts, Concord:
Mannheim Steamroller Christmas by Chip Davis, Dec. 7.
Also in December: The Twelve Days of Christmas and the Holiday Pops. See the full list of holiday shows.
Holiday gathering with Senator-elect Maggie Hassan and Governor-elect Chris Sununu at The Bridges House in Concord on Friday, Dec. 9 at 7 p.m.
Annual Craft Fair at Bishop Brady High School, Concord, on Saturday, Dec. 10 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Holiday Fair and Book Sale by NH Audubon, Dec. 10, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at McClane Center in Concord.
Nutcracker Ballet at Concord City Auditorium, Dec. 10 at 2 p.m.
CHRISTMAS ORGAN CONCERT & CAROL SING Sunday, Dec. 18 at 2 p.m., First Church of Christ, Scientist, Concord.
New Year’s Eve Gala, Holiday Inn, Concord.
EXETER
A Christmas Carol in Exeter's Historic Town Hall December 9th through Dec. 18. Production by Prescott Park Arts Festival.
Noël by Amare Cantare, Wednesday, Dec. 14 at 7:30 p.m., Christ Church in Exeter.
HAMPTON-NORTHHAMPTON
New Year’s Eve Fireworks, Dec. 31 on Hampton Beach.
LONDONDERRY
Blue Christmas Service, Londonderry United Methodist Church, Dec. 14 at 7 p.m. Service is open to everyone and to those in need of support during the holidays.
Story Time with Santa Claus - Saturday, Dec. 17 at 11 a.m. at Aviation Museum of New Hampshire.
New Year’s Eve at The Yard.
MERRIMACK
Anheuser-Busch Brewery Lights in Merrimack. Lights, music, food, s’mores and Clydesdales through Dec. 30. (closed Christmas Eve and Christmas Day).
Blue Christmas Service on Dec. 21 at 7 p.m. at St. James United Methodist Church in Merrimack. Service is for everyone, and for those struggling this holiday season.
MILFORD
Holiday Shopping Extravaganza, Hampshire Hills, Wednesday Dec. 7 from 5:30 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Breakfast with Santa, Hamphshire Hills, Saturday, Dec. 10.
Dinner with Santa, Hamphshire Hills, Monday Dec. 12 and Tuesday, Dec. 13.
Elf, Jr. by the Riverbend Youth Company, Dec. 16-18 in Milford.
NASHUA
Elf The Musical at Peacock Players Mainstage, Dec. 9 through Dec. 18.
Holly Jolly Craft Fair, with more than 70 exhibitors, Saturday, Dec. 10 at The Crown Plaza Hotel in Nashua.
Mother & Daughter Christmas Tea at Speaker’s Corner Restaurant in The Crowne Plaza in Nashua on Dec. 17.
‘Tis the Season Holiday Concert by New England Voices in Harmony, Saturday Dec.17 at Nashua Senior Center.
New Year’s Eve Gala, Nashua Radisson.
PORTSMOUTH
26th Annual Gingerbread House Exhibit at Discover Portsmouth. Runs through Dec. 23.
Seacoast Repertory Theater, December shows: A Wonderful Life, Dec. 2 – 23 & Rudolfoletto, Dec. 10, 11, 17, 18.
Noël by Amare Cantare, Saturday, Dec. 10, 7:30 p.m. at Immaculate Conception Church, Portsmouth.
37th Annual Candlelight Stroll at Strawbery Banke Museum in Portsmouth. Through Dec. 18, tour holiday traditions recreated in the historic houses.
Portsmouth Promusica Concert, Christmas Concert, Dec. 9 in Dover and Dec. 11 in Portsmouth.
A Holly Jolly Cabaret by Sounds of the Seacoast, Award-Winning Women’s Barbershop Chorus, Sunday, Dec. 11 at The Jarvis Center at St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church in Portsmouth.
Ed Gerhard’s 34th Annual Christmas Guitar Concert, Friday Dec. 16 and Saturday, Dec. 17. Unitarian Church.
Family Holiday Pops by the Portsmouth Symphony Orchestra, Dec. 20 and Dec. 21.
First Night Portsmouth, Dec. 31, Dancing, Ice Sculptures, Fireworks.
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