Old Home Days celebrations across the Granite State are, well, old. For more than 100 years, towns throughout New Hampshire have honored honor local traditions with the help of parades, chicken barbecues, live music and late-night fireworks. Who knew so much fun went into celebrating something so old? Budgets, crowds, and themes vary from town to town, but Old Home Days celebrations have one thing in common: enthusiatic people coming together to celebrate their hometowns. So how do communities keep retooling an occasion established as early as the late 1880s? "We try to find a theme that is…

Bummed that you can't make Laconia Bike Week this year? No worries, we've got another event that's sure to lift your spirits. Hop on your hog and roar into Colebrook on June 25 for the Annual Great North Woods Ride-In and Blessing of the Motorcycles. The weekend includes helicopter rides, live music, a motorcycle rodeo, pig roast, and group rides through the great North Country. What could be better than cruising with fellow bike lovers through the mountain air? Just don't forget your helmets. To top the weekend off, there'll be a Sunday Mass at The Shrine of Our Lady of Grace church for the…

If you thought Concord was solely inhabited by a bunch of pasty white guys in suits, think again. There's a diverse mix of refugees and immigrants who call the city home, too. The folks on the Greater Concord Task Force Against Racism and Intolerance created the Concord Multicultural Festival to showcase the community's ethnic diversity and help break down cultural barriers. The festival…

If you're looking for an adventure but don't want to stray too far from home, you've got, like, 15 million options. Lucky for you, we narrowed them down. Here are few out-of-state happenings. Shiver me timbers, matey, there's trouble on the high seas! The pirates of the Dark Rose ship are docking at the Sand & Sea festival to stage beach invasions with cannons and sword fight demonstrations. They'll even set up their pirate encampment to give visitors a tour. The festival will feature activities for all ages including a fireworks show, entertainment on a beachfront stage, a pizza eating contest…

Welcome, faithful readers, to The Concord Insider's guide to New Hampshire fairs and festivals. This issue has got it all - action, suspense and lots of deep-fried, fatty foods. In it, you'll find hundreds of listings and write-ups about events going on across the state from now until October. We've included as many details as we could find - dates, times and locations and how you can find out more information. For…

June Through June 20 Fields of Lupine Festival Franconia, various locations Franconia, Easton, Sugar Hill, Bethlehem, Littleton and Lisbon join together for the 17th annual Fields of Lupine Festival. Buy the program tour book for a complete guide including events, a location map of lupine fields, directions, historical facts and more. The book costs $5 and acts as your admission ticket to festival events. Visit franconianotch.org. June…