Events Worth Knowing
Hand-picked events across the Valley each week. Not just a dump of the calendar — the ones worth your time.
This Week in History
A slice of Upper Valley history tied to the week. The people, places, and moments that made this region what it is.
Local First
Written for people who live here, work here, and care about this corner of NH and VT. Always free.
Independence Day All Week, Shaggy at Lake Morey & Where to Beat the Heat
Lebanon's fireworks are tonight, Hanover's classic parade hits Saturday, and Shaggy and Guster both play Lake Morey's free concert series this week -- plus our guide to swimming holes, museums, and libraries for beating the heat.
Read this issue →4th of July in the Valley -- Parades, Old Home Days & More
Fitz and the Tantrums at Lake Morey tonight, Fire Pit Folk Punk Friday, the 65th Hanover Center Old Timers Fair Saturday, and your complete guide to 4th of July weekend in the Upper Valley.
Read this issue →Balloons, Berries, and the First Big Weekend of Summer
The 46th Quechee Balloon Festival opens Friday, Lake Morey's concert series launches tonight, and PYO strawberry fields are opening across the Valley this week -- here's where to go before the fields are stripped.
Read this issue →Dig In -- Summer Reading, Reptile Day & More
School's out and the libraries are throwing parties -- Howe and Etna both have summer reading launch events on Tuesday, plus Remarkable Reptile Day at VINS, Pride weekend at the Lebanon Opera House, and the Lake Morey concert series opener.
Read this issue →Creamees, Cones & the Connecticut River -- Ice Cream Season Is Here
A guide to the Upper Valley's best ice cream spots -- from Mac's Maple in Plainfield to the new creamee sign at Sunrise Farm on Route 5. Plus Nona Hendryx at Dartmouth, the Hanover Farmers Market opens, and the AVA Juried Exhibition.
Read this issue →Chairs on the Green -- Samantha Fish, Green Day & a Summer of Free Music
Samantha Fish at the Lebanon Opera House, Green Day's American Idiot at the Hop all weekend, and a preview of the Valley's remarkable summer of free outdoor concerts -- from the Norwich green to Lake Morey's front lawn to Montpelier.
Read this issue →The Names on the Green -- Memorial Day, Molly Tuttle & American Idiot
How the Upper Valley has marked Memorial Day for 150 years -- plus Molly Tuttle and Samantha Fish at the Lebanon Opera House, Green Day's American Idiot at the Hop, the VINS Ambassador Birthday Bash, and a Dartmouth Wind Ensemble sendoff.
Read this issue →Where to Make Things -- Community Day at Hood, Firebird & Three Poets
A guide to the Upper Valley's best studios for ceramics, metalsmithing, and art-making -- CraftStudies, AVA Gallery, and Tip Top Pottery -- plus Community Day at the Hood Museum, Dartmouth Symphony's Firebird, three poets at Norwich Bookstore and Mothers Day!
Read this issue →The Markets Are Coming -- Gala at the Montshire, Shakespeare, Baseball & More
Your field guide to every outdoor farmers market in the Upper Valley, plus a Montshire gala, Dartmouth baseball with kids running the bases, Shakespeare Unrehearsed at Howe, and two nights of author readings at Norwich Bookstore.
Read this issue →Plain and Simple — Shakers, Sheep, Fiddle & Flour, and More
The Spring Shaker Forum at Enfield, sheep shearing at Billings Farm, Bruce Molsky and Martin Philip's Fiddle & Flour workshop, Jake Shimabukuro at the Opera House, and the story of the largest Shaker building ever built — right here on Route 4A.
Read this issue →Spring on the Working Lands — Billings Farm, AVA Gallery & More
Billings Farm opens for the season, four new shows debut at AVA Gallery in Lebanon, the Howe Spring Soirée, and the agricultural history of Vermont's working lands — right here in the Valley.
Read this issue →Upcoming events and a nod to the oldest flour company in America
Easter weekend, a Dartmouth sports blitz, a quilting project in White River Junction, pizza at the Norwich Bookstore, and the story of the oldest flour company in America — your neighbor since 1790.
Read this issue →CSA Sign-Up Season & First Full Week of Spring
Clue at the Opera House, Montshire After Dark, Flight of the Seabird, a Shaker Supper, Dartmouth baseball and lacrosse — plus your complete guide to Upper Valley farm shares for 2026.
Read this issue →The Original Maple Makers & First Weekend of Spring
Maple Open House at Billings Farm, Fiber Arts Weekend at the Enfield Shaker Museum, 123 Andrés, Both Sides Now at the Opera House, and the Abenaki story of Sogalikas — the sugaring moon.
Read this issue →Dartmouth Hockey Playoffs, Astronomy Day & a Woodstock Birthday
Best-of-three playoff series at Thompson Arena, Yasmin Williams at the Opera House, Winter Wildlife Tracking at VINS, and the 225th birthday of George Perkins Marsh.
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