Townwide Weekend Gala More Than Just Fun, History

Looking for something fun to do on the Seacoast this weekend? Here are some ideas (and be sure to tell us about the things you did and show us the pictures you took by posting on Patch or by e-mailing Kyle Stucker at Kyle.Stucker@Patch.com):

1. Thousands are expected to visit Hampton on Friday, Saturday and Sunday for a wide variety of free, fun and family-friendly activities for the town's 375th anniversary celebration.

Outdoor food and gift vendors, live music and entertainment, a 100-vehicle antique car show, the unveiling of a restored piece of history, public officials in dunk tanks, live war reenactments, an outdoor movie and a police-firefighter softball game are just some of the festivities planned.

2. Speaking of outdoor movies and 375th anniversaries, Exeter will kick off the weekend a day early Thursday with a free outdoor showing of the family movie "How To Train Your Dragon" at Swasey Parkway.  

3. Wherefore art thou Romeo and/or Juliet this weekend? Take your significant other down to Portsmouth's Prescott Park Sunday afternoon for a rendition of "Romeo and Juliet" as part of the popular "Shakespeare in Prescott Park" series.

4. Before or after a multi-faceted climate change event in downtown Portsmouth, rediscover the Port City and areas just over the Maine border this weekend thanks to the much-anticipated opening of Memorial Bridge.

5. There are a variety of live concerts and performances in the area this weekend, including shows at the Hampton Beach Seashell Stage, Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom and Portmouth's Prescott Park.