Around one hundred people joined The Concord Insider at the Bank of New Hampshire Stage on Tuesday, Sept. 16 for a celebration of the Cappies Awards nominees from 2025.
To mark the awards’ 15th anniversary, we opened up voting for a special extra round this year. The community cast their ballots for reigning sub-category winners competing for the first-ever category champion title, The Top Cap.
A group from Presidential Oaks staff at the Top Cap 15th anniversary celebration at the N.H. Stage. 
A pair from Joe Kings and Turbo Tan smiles at the Top Cap 15th anniversary celebration at the N.H. Stage in downtown Concord on Tuesday evening, September 16, 2025. 
Dave Constant of Constantly Pizza serves up food at the Top Cap 15th anniversary celebration at the N.H. Stage in downtown Concord on Tuesday evening, September 16, 2025. 
John Constant of Constantly Pizza serves up food at the Top Cap15th anniversary celebration at the N.H. Stage in Concord on Tuesday evening, September 16, 2025. 
The crowd at the Top Cap 15th anniversary celebration at the N.H. Stage in downtown Concord on Tuesday evening, September 16, 2025. 
Staff from Serendipity Spa pose for a photo at the Top Cap 15th anniversary celebration at the N.H. Stage in downtown Concord on Tuesday evening, September 16, 2025. 
Sean McKenna speaks to the crowd at the Top Cap 15th anniversary celebration at the N.H. Stage on Tuesday night. 
Sean McKenna speaks to the crowd at the Insider 15th anniversary celebration at the N.H. Stage on Tuesday night. 
The crowd at the Top Cap 15th anniversary celebration at the N.H. Stage in downtown Concord on Tuesday evening, September 16, 2025. 
Staff from Apple Tree Animal Hospital smile at the 15th anniversary celebration. 
Cappies awards lined the wall at the Top Cap 15th anniversary celebration at the N.H. Stage in downtown Concord on Tuesday evening, September 16, 2025. 
Top Cap Sports and Recreation winner from Thrive Group Fitness/Jazzercise of Concord at the Insider 15th anniversary celebration at the N.H. Stage in downtown Concord on Tuesday evening, September 16, 2025. 
Staff from Apple Tree Animal Hospital at the 15th anniversary celebration. 
Wilkinson-Beane-Simoeau-Paquette Funeral Home and Cremation Services was voted Best Funeral Home. 
Nerissa Osborne and Joelle Ciras, of Newspaper of New England, at the Top Cap15th anniversary celebration on Tuesday night.
We celebrated the 12 Top Caps, listed below, and all the other wonderful businesses who participated in the Cappies with food, drinks, balloons, music and more.
Thank you so much to everyone who has participated in the Cappies — this year and in previous years. Thank you to our category sponsors and to our event sponsors. Thank you to the voting public who made their voices heard. We greatly appreciate the role you all played in making the contest and the event a success.
The Top Caps champions are:
Havenwood Heritage Heights – Active Aging (sponsored by NH Health Care Association)
The McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center – Arts & Entertainment
Capital City Subaru – Automotive (sponsored by Tim’s Truck Capital)
Revival Kitchen & Bar – Dining (sponsored by Alan’s of Boscawen)
Constantly Pizza – Fun Food (sponsored by Constantly Pizza)
Turbo Tan – Health & Beauty (sponsored by Serendipity Day Spa)
Generations Dental Care – Medical
No Monkey Business Dog Training – Pets (sponsored by NY Smoke & Vape Shop)
ADF Flooring – Services
Granite State Candy Shoppe – Shopping
Thrive Group Fitness / Jazzercise of Concord – Sports & Recreation
Creative Focus Photography – Weddings
To learn more about each of the Top Caps, check out this week’s edition of The Concord Insider, available in print and online at concordinsider.com
