The New Hampshire Fairs & Festivals Blog
Guides to planning your 2026 New Hampshire fair and festival season.
New Hampshire Fall Festivals 2026: 36 Events, 80 Weekend Clashes
New Hampshire runs 36 fairs and festivals between September and November 2026, producing 80 same-weekend clashes between them. Here is which dates force a choice.
July 30, 2026 · 5 min read
Free New Hampshire Fairs and Festivals 2026
30 fairs and festivals across New Hampshire in 2026 are confirmed free to enter. Events with no published price are not included here, and that distinction matters.
July 30, 2026 · 4 min read
New Hampshire Agricultural Fairs 2026: Every Date, in Order
Fifteen listings in this directory carry the agricultural tag, and they run from April 30 through October 12. Nine have a midway. Six do not, starting with the Belknap County 4-H Fair.
July 29, 2026 · 4 min read
New Hampshire Food Festivals 2026: The Full Calendar
Eighteen listings carry the food-festival tag, spread from April to late October. Three pumpkin festivals hold three separate weekends, starting with Milford on October 9.
July 29, 2026 · 4 min read
New Hampshire Craft and Artisan Fairs 2026: The Whole Circuit
North Conway runs five craft fairs in one year, all free. Meredith and Tilton run three each. The anchor is the League of NH Craftsmen's Fair, nine days in August.
July 29, 2026 · 4 min read
Seacoast New Hampshire Festivals 2026: Hampton Beach, Portsmouth and Inland
The Seacoast carries 32 listings, more than any other New Hampshire region, and nine of them sit in Portsmouth alone. The season runs April to December, closing with Vintage Christmas.
July 29, 2026 · 4 min read