Arts & Entertainment
Authors And Poetry | Blood Drive | Design A Boxwood Tree | ‘Four Seasons’ | More: NH Patch’s Events Roundup
Also: Christmas tree lightings; Hobbit fest; play auditions; 3D workshop; winter lanterns; Oreo taste-test challenge; knit snowman workshop.
CONCORD, NH — While Granite Staters may be a bit dazed due to all the Thanksgiving holiday weekend fun, there is still stuff to do this week in New Hampshire.
Double-check with event organizers to make sure things are still happening, especially with snow expected on Tuesday and Friday-Saturday.
And don’t forget: Event listings are free on one Patch site. You can share your calendar listing on other community sites for a modest fee, starting at 25 cents per day. To get started, visit the Events link on the front page of all Patch sites. Statewide calendar roundups are published on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays.
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Tuesday
Lions Traditional Christmas Tree Lighting (Veterans Park, Salem)
Poetry Nashua (Nashua Public Library)
Find out what's happening in Concordfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
St Anselm College Community Blood Drive (Saint Anselm College, Manchester)
Design Your Own Boxwood Tree with Felicia Motherway (North Hampton Public Library)
Hobbit Fest (Concord Public Library)
The Snow Lies Deep: A Mercy Carr Mystery, with author Paula Munier (Gibson's Bookstore, Concord)
3D Woodshop — Pick Your Project (The Canvas Roadshow, Bedford)
Wednesday
- K-5: Winter Lanterns (Nashua Public Library)
- Oreo Taste-Test Challenge (Nashua Public Library)
- Yoga Tune up (Auria Wellness, Merrimack)
- Candlelight: Featuring Vivaldi’s Four Seasons & More (The Rex Theatre, Manchester)
- Preschool Storytime (Concord Public Library)
- Web Wednesday at the Heights (Heights Branch Library, Concord)
- Tree Lighting (Boudreau Square, Penacook)
- Knit Snowman Workshop (The Canvas Roadshow, Bedford)
Thursday
Greater Salem Artists Association Winter Art Show and Sale (Kelley Library, Salem)
Nashua Holiday Community Blood Drive — Donors Needed! (Sheraton Nashua)
Thrift Shop (First Church Nashua Congregational)
Daytime DIY: Suncatchers (Nashua Public Library)
Christmas Tree Lighting (Rivier University)
Michael’s Harborside in Newburyport Presents FREE Live Music Nights
STEAM for Littles (Concord Public Library)
Bach’s Lunch: Canterbury Singers 2025 Holiday Recital and Sing-Along (Concord Community Music School)
Teen Advisory Board (Concord Public Library)
Books & Brew (Heights Branch Library, Concord)
Evening Storytime (Penacook Library & Activity Center, Concord)
Auditions for "Ms. Holmes and Ms. Watson Apt 2B" (Community Players of Concord Studio, Concord)
Thursday Theater at 2:00 (Bedford Public Library)
Thursday Theater at 6:00 (Bedford Public Library)
Tumbled Sea Glass Holiday Tree (The Canvas Roadshow, Bedford)
Upcoming Featured Events
- Paul Hodes and The Blue Buddha Band CD release Concert (BNH Stage, Concord)
- Bedford Women's Club Festival of Trees 12/5 & 12/6 (Dec. 5, Bedford Presbyterian Church)
- Breakfast with Santa (Dec. 6, St. James United Methodist Church, Merrimack)
- The Craftworkers’ Guild Holiday Shop (Dec. 6, Bedford)
- Bedford Women's Club Festival of Trees 12/5 & 12/6 (Dec. 6, Bedford Presbyterian Church)
- Need A Stocking Stuffer? Buy A 2026 Concord High Crimson Tide Wrestling Team Gold Card! (Dec. 6)
- Photos with Santa! (Dec. 7, Keller Williams Gateway, Realty, Nashua)
- The Craftworkers’ Guild Holiday Shop (Dec. 13, Bedford)
- Holiday Sip & Shop (Dec. 13, Tornadeau Collective, Nashua)
- The Craftworkers’ Guild Holiday Shop — Last Weekend! (Dec. 20, Bedford)
- Christmas Eve Services (Dec. 24, Church of the Good Shepherd, Nashua)
- Time for Three in Concert (Jan. 4, 2026, Groton Hill Music Center)
- Recycled Percussion 30TH Anniversary Tour (Feb. 28, 2026, Nashua Center for the Arts)
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