Christmas Tree Lightings | Art Shows | Blood Drive | Live Music And A Singalong: The NH Patch Weekender

CONCORD, NH — Here is a roundup of fun things to do this week — including some that will get you into the spirit of the season.

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Thursday

Greater Salem Artists Association Winter Art Show and Sale (Kelley Library)

Nashua Holiday Community Blood Drive — Donors Needed! (Sheraton Nashua)

Thrift Shop (First Church Nashua Congregational U.C.S.)

Daytime DIY: Suncatchers (Nashua Public Library)

Christmas Tree Lighting (Rivier University, Nashua)

Michael’s Harborside in Newburyport Presents FREE Live Music Nights (Michael's Harborside Restaurant & Bar, Newburyport, Massachusetts)

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)

New Date: Auditions for "Ms. Holmes and Ms. Watson Apt 2B" (Community Players of Concord Studio)

Friday

• Open Studio Button Factory (Button Factory Studios, Portsmouth)
• Pop-Up Christmas Shop (First Baptist Church of Nashua)
• Bedford Women's Club Festival of Trees 12/5 & 12/6 (Bedford Presbyterian Church)
• Heart and Soul Vinyasa (Auria Wellness, Merrimack)
• Family Pizza Shabbat (Etz Hayim Synagogue, Derry)
• Gingerbread Construction Contest 2025 (North Hampton Public Library)
• Paul Hodes and The Blue Buddha Band CD release Concert (BNH Stage, Concord)
• Mini Masters (Penacook Library & Activity Center)
• Winter Giftopolis (Eagle Square, Concord)
• Addiction Recovery Program (Granite State Baptist Church, Concord)
• High Street Coffee House Holiday Themed Open Mic (Boscawen Congregational Church)
• 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)

Saturday

Annual Tree Lighting Festivities (Windham Town Common)

The Alley Market (Button Factory Studios, Portsmouth)

45th Annual Amherst Lions Club Craft Fair and Online Silent Auction (Amherst Middle School)

Breakfast with Santa (St. James United Methodist Church, Merrimack)

Breakfast with Santa (Nashua Senior Activity Center)

Festival of Tabletop Trees, Wreaths and Centerpieces (Nashua Senior Activity Center)

Olde-Fashioned CHRISTMAS FAIR (First Baptist Church of Nashua)

The Craftworkers’ Guild Holiday Shop (Bedford)

2nd Annual Spyglass Brewing Co. Holiday Makers Market (Spyglass Brewing Company, Nashua)

Arlington Street United Methodist Church--2025 Holly Town Fair (Nashua)

Bedford Women's Club Festival of Trees 12/5 & 12/6 (Bedford Presbyterian Church)

UUCM Holiday Fair (Unitarian Universalist Congregation in Milford)

Jamelot at Wilton American Legion! (Bent-Burke Post, Wilton)

Messiah Sing! (Mont Vernon Congregational Church)

Steadfast's 5th Annual Sip & Shop! (Steadfast Spirits Distilling Co., Concord)

Human Design Workshop: Discover your Inner Authority and Energy Type (Auria Wellness, Merrimack)

Winter Craft Fair (Exeter Public Library)

33rd Annual Holiday Craft Fair with BMS PTO (Beaver Meadow School, Concord)

St. Nicholas Fair (Concord)

Java & Jazz (William & Sons Coffee Co., Concord)

Storytime Stations at the Heights (Heights Branch Library, Concord)

Christmas Fair & Cookie Walk (Immaculate Conception Parish, Penacook)

Hanukkah Feast: a Hands-on Cooking Class (Gilmanton Community Church, Gilmanton)

Holiday Pop-up Makers' Market (Warner)

Need A Stocking Stuffer? Buy A 2026 Concord High Crimson Tide Wrestling Team Gold Card! (Concord High School)

Drop and Shop (Saint Paul's Episcopal Church, Concord)

Holiday Spectacular (Concord Dance Academy at the Audi)

Crushed Glass Holiday Workshop (The Canvas Roadshow, Bedford)

Cozy Knit Blanket Workshop (The Canvas Roadshow, Bedford)

Sunday

• A Special Visit with Caring Santa at The Mall at Rockingham Park (The Mall at Rockingham Park, Salem)
• Photos with Santa! (Keller Williams Gateway Realty, Nashua)
• A Special Visit with Caring Santa® at Pheasant Lane Mall (Nashua)
• Nashua Choral Society holiday concert "Let the Season Sing!" (Immaculate Conception Church, Nashua)
• Messiah Sing! (Milford United Methodist Church)
• Connecting with Crystals: Lapis Lazuli (Auria Wellness, Merrimack)
• Steadfast Spirits' 5th Annual Sip & Shop (Steadfast Spirits Distilling Co., Concord)
• Gingerbread Marketplace (Kimball Jenkins School of Art, Concord)
• Holiday Spectacular (Concord Dance Academy at the Audi)
• First Sunday Jazz Jam (First Congregational Church, Concord)
• Lights of Memory Celebration (Peabody Place, Franklin)
• Lessons and Carols (Saint Paul's Episcopal Church, Concord)
• BHS Small Business Expo (Bedford High School)
• KIDZ Craft - Pillows (The Canvas Roadshow, Bedford)
• Friends of the Library Concert Series: New England Irish Harp Orchestra (Bedford Public Library)
• Faux Stained Glass Workshop (The Canvas Roadshow, Bedford)

Upcoming Featured Events

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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