BELMONT - Those who love to mix horsepower and mud turned out Saturday for the inaugural Monster Mash truck show and mud bog at the Belknap Fairgrounds.

NASHUA — After a lip-smacking, 16-year run, the Nashua West Rotary Club’s Rock’n Ribfest will be no more.

DEERFIELD - On the heels of a rain-soaked week, the crisp autumn air and clear blue skies arrived just in time for this weekend's 142nd Deerfield Fair.

CONCORD - Award-winning children's book author and illustrator Tomie dePaola will present his newest book, "Quiet," during a visit to Gibson's Bookstore at 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 14.

ROCHESTER - The parking lot at Harley-Davidson Shop of Rochester was packed Saturday as enthusiasts turned out to see the antique bikes taking part in this year's Motorcycle Cannonball Endurance Run.

HAMPTON — Workers are busy setting up for the 29th annual Hampton Beach Seafood Festival, which begins Friday and is expected to draw more than 100,000 people to the three-day event.

CONTOOCOOK — Thousands of people made their way to the Hopkinton State Fair over the Labor Day weekend to indulge in a bevy of food and festivities.

CANDIA-Different Drummer Farm, 55 South Road, is hosting a Teddy Bear Picnic from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 16.

It has been 53 years since the “Incident in Exeter,” when a reputed UFO was spotting flying over the nearby community of Kensington.

CONTOOCOOK — With the Hopkinton State Fair, the hardest part of walking through the gates is deciding what to see — or eat — first.

MANCHESTER — More than 1,000 vehicles — including the Oscar Mayer Wienermobile with its yellow “bun” chassis topped by a hot-dog shaped compartment, pulled into the Queen City last year for the annual Cruising Downtown event.

For those who haven’t been to New Hampshire’s North Country or haven’t visited the region in some time, the 148th Lancaster Fair is a great gateway.

COLEBROOK — Because of popular demand and after a three-year hiatus, the Moose Festival returns to the heart of the downtown on Friday.

DALTON — The third Team O’Neil RallyFest was held Sunday at the 583-acre Team O’Neil Rally School, drawing more than 500 visitors to the event.

BERLIN — Beginning today, the City that Trees Built and Jericho Mountain State Park are hosting one of the largest gatherings of all-terrain vehicles in New England.

More than a dozen hot air balloons will light up the skies over Pittsfield this weekend as part of the Suncook Valley Rotary Club’s 37th annual Hot Air Balloon Rally.

PORTSMOUTH – The Tall Ships are in Portsmouth for a four-day family friendly event that draws thousands to Peirce Island.

The mountaintop estate widely known as Castle in the Clouds has been named to the National Register of Historic Places.

PORTSMOUTH — People in Portsmouth are preparing for festivities when the Tall Ships arrive next week.

In the introduction of her 1894 book, "An Island Garden," Celia Thaxter wrote about her love of flowers.

LACONIA - The City on the Lakes celebrated its 125th anniversary Saturday with a party by land and by air.

RAYMOND — The 44th annual Raymond Town Fair is promising something for all ages this weekend with everything from outhouse and wife-carrying races to dog and children’s parades.

EPPING - Fireworks won’t be the only big noise makers this week.

LINCOLN – While several places around the world, most famously Pamplona, Spain, hold an annual running of the bulls, only two small towns in the White Mountains can boast of a “running of the bears.”

HAMPTON BEACH — Sand sculptors will have just 24 hours over the course of three days to finish 10-ton works of art.

MERRIMACK — Rotary Nashua West’s Rock’n Ribfest bring good eats, sounds and fun to Anheuser-Busch this weekend.

LACONIA — A stable of 16 vintage and classic motorcycles and their riders entertained crowds during the 95th Annual Bike Week, being held June 9 through 17, when they tested their machines and their nerve against a steep hill Tuesday.

HAMPTON — There is $15,000 in prize money up for grabs at the 18th annual Master Sand Sculpting Classic being held this week at Hampton Beach.

A little rain, a bit of sunshine, and — right on cue — the lupines have popped in the fields around Sugar Hill and Franconia, just in time for the 25th annual Celebration of Lupine.

DEERFIELD — For the organizers of the 42nd annual New Hampshire Sheep and Wool Festival, it was all about the shepherds.

HOLDERNESS — Squam Lakes Natural Science Center staff and volunteers are busy preparing for the opening of the 52nd trail season on May 1.

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For more information on any of these listings, visit our calendar site, nh365.org, and type the event ID number into the box at the top of the homepage.

NEWPORT — The 102nd Newport Winter Carnival kicked off Thursday morning and runs through Sunday, with events scheduled throughout each day and throughout the town.

Sunday, Jan. 21