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Portsmouth NH - Holiday Fairs and Festivals

What would the holiday season be without the awesome holiday craft fairs, church fairs, holiday art shows, parades, and so much more? We've got plenty of them in and around the Portsmouth NH Seacoast areas!!


                   Holiday Fairs Portsmouth NH



What would the holiday season be without the awesome holiday craft fairs, church fairs, holiday art shows, parades, and so much more?  We've got plenty of  them in and around the Portsmouth NH Seacoast areas?!?

We had a fun sampling of them just before Thanksgiving, and we've got even more coming up starting this coming weekend.   This coming weekend, Dec. 1st & 2nd, is THE big holiday fair weekend in this area.
Snowman by the Tree

Portsmouth NH Holiday Fairs
 
 
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  • Nov 29 & 30 - Evergreen Fair at the Memorial Union Building (MUB) at UNH in Durham, 10am to 8pm and 10am to 4pm .... specially selected craftsmen and artists.


These are all on December 1st:
  • Christmas Fair at St. James Church Hall in Portsmouth, 9am to 3pm......crafts, yummy baked goods, gift baskets, raffles, silent auctions, and more.
  • International Christmas Fair at Christ Episcopal Church in Portsmouth, 9am to 2pm ..... artists from Asia, Africa, and Latin America will be showing and selling their crafts, as well as local crafts people, a cookie walk, and more. 
  • Holly Shoppe Fair at the North Church in Portsmouth, 9am to 1:30pm .... wreaths, greenery, baked goods, crafts, candles, a silent auction, and more.
  • Holly Hill Fair at St. John's Church in Portsmouth, 9am to 2pm .... Christmas crafts, greenery, vintage treasures, baked goods, children's crafts, and more.
  • Village Christmas Fair at the Parish House of the New Castle Congregational Church in New Castle, 8am to 1pm ... holiday wreaths, greenery, baked goods, holiday baskets, ornaments, crafts, gifts, candy, white elephant room, raffles, a silent auction, and Mr. and Mrs. Santa Claus will be there, too.
  • Christmas Fair at the Community Church of Durham in Durham, 10am to 3pm .... Christmas wreaths, quilts, jewelry, baked goods, crafts, and more.
  • Christmas Fair at the Greenland Community Congregational Church in Greenland, 9am to 2pm ....  jewelry, crafts, cookie walk, baked goods, children's shop & activities, and a silent auction.
  • Holiday Fair at Webster at Rye in Rye, 9am to 3pm .... baked goods, crafts, raffles, and more.
  • Holly Berry Fair at the Trinity Episcopal Church in Hampton, 9am to 2pm .... cookie walk, crafts, treasures, white elephant tables, baked goods, a silent auction, and more.
  • Wreath Sale at the First Parish Congregational Church in York, 9am to noon ..... wreaths for sale, table arrangements, greenery, and more.
  • Holiday Craft Show at Wells Jr. High School in Wells, 9am to 2pm .... crafts of all varieties, baked goods, greenery, and more.
  • Christmas Angel Fair at the First Baptist Church in South Berwick, 9am to 1pm ...crafts, holiday treasures, homemade jams & baked goods, cookie walk, white elephant tables, cookie walk, and more...
  • Christmas Fair at the First Parish Federated Church in South Berwick, 9am to 2pm ... wreaths, crafts, white elephant table, baked goods, and more.
Christmas Goodie Gift Basket


Local holiday fairs for December 2nd are listed below:
  • "Make A Difference" Bazaar will be held at the historic South Church in downtown Portsmouth, noon to 2pm ... featuring fair trade products from organizations working in Third-World countries.
 
 

I hope you've got your list all printed out from this post, and that you'll have your shopping shoes on because that's a lot of fairs and festivals to hit!  

I can tell you from first-hand experience, each of these fairs brings out the fun in everyone and you'll find something you just have to have at each of them.  I've gone home from these fairs with my car loaded many times!


Winter Lamp Post with Snow and Red Ribbon

Have fun shopping and enjoy each of these wonderful fairs. 



I wish you the happiest of holidays!!
                                        Ann Cummings Portsmouth New Hampshire REALTOR


 


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Posted on Mon Nov 26, 2007 @ 5:51 pm by Ann.Cummings
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Holiday Fairs in Seacoast NH and Maine!

You'll want to mark these dates and locations if you love holiday fairs and festivals as much as I do! The holiday fairs have already started, with a couple of the early ones this past weekend.



    Seacoast NH Holiday Fairs!!

 
You'll want to mark down these November dates and locations, if you love holiday fairs and festivals as much as I do,!  The holiday fairs have already started, with a couple of early ones this past weekend.  Not to fear though, as there are plenty more coming up all around the Seacoast areas of Maine and New Hampshire, in addition to all the other fun things we have going on here all the time!
 
  • Nov. 10 - Holiday Fine Arts and Crafts Fair - 10am to 4pm, Portsmouth High School, Portsmouth NH.
  • Nov. 10 - Jingle Bell Fair, First Congregational Church, Hampton NH. 
  • Nov. 10 - Holiday Craft Fair, Moose Lodge - 9am to 3pm, Portsmouth NH.
  • Nov. 11 - Holiday Alternative Gifts Fair - 11:30 to 1pm, Durham Community Church, Durham NH.
  • Nov. 15 - Craft Fair, Dondero Elementary School - 4pm to 6pm, Portsmouth NH.
  • Nov. 16 - Evergreen Festival - 2 to 7pm, Second Congregational Church of Kittery, Kittery ME.
  • Nov. 16-18 - Portsmouth Holiday Arts Tour, map of locations around town, Portsmouth NH.
  • Nov. 16-18 - Festival of Trees, Urban Forestry Center, Portsmouth NH.
               Festival of Trees - Portsmouth NH


Nov. 17-18 - Holiday Fine Arts Fair, Exeter Center for Creative Arts, Exeter NH.

  • Nov. 17-18    - The Artists of Salmon Falls Mills Open Studios - 11am to 5pm, Rollinsford NH.
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Seacoast NH and Maine ~ November Fun!

Fall is fully upon us now here in New Hampshire and Maine, and just about all of the gorgeous colorful fall foliage has disappeared.

Stratham NH - Foliage - Ann Cummings 2007

Fall is fully upon us now here in New Hampshire and Maine, and just about all of the gorgeous colorful fall foliage has disappeared.  There's a chill in the air, and the furnaces have begun kicking on to keep us warm.


Don't despair, there's still plenty of fun things to do in Portsmouth and the surrounding Seacoast towns of Maine and New Hampshire!

 




Check out this sampling of the variety of things going on during the month of November.  I'll sure you'll find something to please everyone!  And you'll see that November is certainly the month for Holiday Arts and Crafts Fairs here, too!   

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Posted on Sat Nov 03, 2007 @ 8:36 pm by Ann.Cummings
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September Fun in and Around Portsmouth New Hampshire!

Summer may be coming to an end, but here in the Portsmouth NH and the surrounding towns there's still lots of fun to be h

Portsmouth NH - Downtown Pier


Here in Portsmouth New Hampshire and the surrounding towns, summer may be coming to an end, but the fun continues on! 



We still have plenty of wonderful weather ahead of us before winter comes, and plenty of fun things to do as well.  Fun things abound all year long here along the coast!
 



Check out some of this area's fun - I'm sure you'll find something here for just about everyone:

9/5 - "Portsmouth Poetry Hoot"- Café Expresso - Portsmouth.  
9/6 - "Old-Time Contra and Square Dance" - Dover City Hall - Dover.  (8pm to 10:45pm)
9/7 - "ECSD Summer Concert Series" - Hammond Park - Eliot Maine - enjoy a cookout and concert.  (6:30pm)
9/8 - Opening Gala- "Tiempo Libre" - Portsmouth Music Hall - Portsmouth.  Celebrating the restoration of this beautiful historic music hall with hot Latin music. 
9/8 - "Thomas the Train and Friends" - Regal Theater - Newington.  


New Hampshire Coastline - Ann Cummings Copyright
9/8 - "6th Annual Paddle on the Pond" - North Mill Pond - Downtown Portsmouth.  (11am to 2pm)
9/8 - "Jackson Hill Cider Day" - Historic Jackson House - Portsmouth.  Harvest celebration for families - music, games, cider-pressing, crafts, and more.  (12noon to 4pm) 
9/9 - "Capriccio Festival of Kites" - Kite Masters' Festival - Ogunquit Beach Maine.  (10am to 2pm)
9/15 - "22nd International Coastal Cleanup" - various sites along the New Hampshire coastline and along Great Bay.  
 
9/15 - "Art in the Park"- York Art Association Juried Arts & Crafts Show - Moulton Park - York Maine.  (9am to 4pm)
9/15 - "Hootie and the Blowfish" Concert - Casino Ballroom - Hampton Beach. 
9/15 - "Comedian Jimmy Dunn" - Seacoast Repertory Theatre - Portsmouth.  
9/16 - "Portsmouth Criterium Bicycle Race" - High-speed bike races through the streets of Portsmouth and a Lifestyle Expo in Market Square - Downtown Portsmouth. 
9/16 - "Before Strawbery Banke: Celebrating the Historic Museums of Portsmouth"- Gov. Langdon House - Portsmouth.  (3 - 4pm).


Great Island Common - New Castle NH - Ann Cummings Copyright


9/23 - "Portsmouth Peace Treaty Parade" - Downtown Portsmouth to Prescott Park - Portsmouth.  (2 - 3pm)
9/23 - "2nd Annual Seacoast Pan-Mass Challenge Kids Bike" - Great Island Commons - New Castle.  (9am to noon)
9/30 - "The Shaw Brothers in Concert" - Portsmouth Music Hall - Portsmouth. 
 
 

 


Check out these multi-day events and make a weekend of it:
lobster dinner

9/7 through 9/9 - "Hampton Beach Seafood Festival" -  New England's largest Seaside Festival - top restaurants offer up loads of seafood alongside arts & crafts vendors showcasing locally-made products - music, food, fireworks - Hampton Beach.
9-7 through 9/9 - "NASCAR at the Trading Post"- Kittery Trading Post Septemberfest - Kittery Trading Post - Kittery Maine.  NASCAR simulator, racing skills, and more.
9/9 through 9/19 - "Summer Film Fest 07" Continues - Portsmouth Music Hall Movies - Portsmouth.  
9/15 through 9/16 - "Golden Harvest Days and History in Bloom"- Strawbery Banke Museum - historic landscapes and gardens - Portsmouth. 
9-21 through 9/23 - "9thAnnual Telluride by the Sea" - Portsmouth Music Hall - Portsmouth.  Six Movies - Three Days - a "Weekend Celebration of New Cinema".  
9/22 - 9/23 - "3rd Annual Tour of Fairy Houses in Portsmouth Gardens" - Historic South End Locations - Portsmouth. 

 

Prescott Park and Pier - Ann Cummings Copyright 2007

Here are some month-long fun tours to enjoy:

Month of September - Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, and Mondays - "Portsmouth Harbor Highlight Tours" - Historic Downtown Portsmouth - learn about the early settlers, ship builders, patriots, and more, who came to Portsmouth to find their fortunes.  

Month of September -  Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, and Mondays - "Portsmouth Harbor Twilight Tours" - Historic Downtown Portsmouth - learn about the ‘bawdy life' of a by-gone era on the waterfront of Water Street.  Tours start 5:30pm.  

 

 
For more great pictures of Portsmouth New Hampshire and some of the surrounding towns, take this tour - here are some beautiful pictures from all seasons in this tour!
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