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Deerfield Fair is an agricultural fair.
it's billed as a family fair because there is "no gambling".
I prefer the Rochester fair, it's longer, also has agricultural displays, animals and rides, but you have the opportunity to win a doll or a stuffed tiger for a loved one.
Unless you like shoulder-to-shoulder crowds, I would AVOID the Keene Pumpkin Festival. Never again. (But if you are determined -- because it IS neat to see those pumpkins, know that it's much easier sans kids. We were basket cases trying to keep track of them in the massive crowds.)
Unless you like shoulder-to-shoulder crowds, I would AVOID the Keene Pumpkin Festival. Never again. (But if you are determined -- because it IS neat to see those pumpkins, know that it's much easier sans kids. We were basket cases trying to keep track of them in the massive crowds.)
I think the whole Sunapee/Newbury/Warner/New London/Bradford/Sutton area is one giant awesome fall festival. Just driving around the region during fall, you run into all kinds of neat events.
Hello everyone I am new to this. Since you all are from New Hampshire. Can anyone advice me which towns are the best to move to with good school systems....Thank you AMG
Hello everyone I am new to this. Since you all are from New Hampshire. Can anyone advice me which towns are the best to move to with good school systems....Thank you AMG
There are a lot of threads on this topic already. I suggest you check out greatschools.org and take it from there.
Hello everyone I am new to this. Since you all are from New Hampshire. Can anyone advice me which towns are the best to move to with good school systems....Thank you AMG
Hi AMG. I'm going to suggest that you start a new thread to ask your questions. As lady fern says, there are already many threads about this topic, but you are likely to get more help/response if your question isn't part of a thread about fall fairs & festivals. What will also be helpful is asking about a particular part of NH. If you are only concerned with the lakes region, for example, posts about the seacoast or southern New Hampshire wouldn't be of particular interest to you.
I never found the Keene Pumpkin festival to be that crowded but maybe it's just me. The Big E in West Springfield Mass is billed as New Englands great state fair and it really lives up to it's billing. Great fair with awesome food, shows , animals, circus , bands and much much more. West Springfield is a little over an hour from Keene right off of I91 and well worth the trip.
In the past 9 years, I've been to the Pumpkin Festival in Keene 5 times, I think. When I first went, it was really a fun time. As the years have passed, it gets more crowded and more crowded. Uncomfortably crowded. Hard to walk crowded. It's disappointing, because I used to love it. It also used to be very family oriented, and recently it seems more college student oriented. I spent 90 min. in line (no exaggeration) with my granddaughter to ride the one ride they had there last year - a ferris wheel. It is spectacular to see that many pumpkins lined up, and to contribute to the festivities by carving and bringing jack o lanterns to add to the mix. Maybe the answer is to go on Friday night (tho a lot less pumpkins will be on display then) or Saturday early in the day (tho the jack o lanterns won't be lit and it's a bit less festive in the daytime) to beat the crowds. I would love it to return to the festival I attended 9 years ago.
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