HISTORY IN SAND–at the Seacoast’s Favorite International Block Party! See world-famous sand-sculptor Greg Grady carve replicas of some of Newmarket’s historic buildings at the Heritage Festival, Sept. 24 & 25. On stage: Japanese Taiko drummers, Opa’s Oompah Band, Israeli dancing, New England fiddling, and a Chinese diabolo demonstration. Plus, regional favorites, the Jumbo Circus Peanuts, The Serfs, and Trash Can Lid Productions. Plus artisans at work, great vendors, kayaking on the river, and much more!

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AMAZING ARTISANS! Visit the Heritage Festival (Sept. 24 & 25) for a feast of talent and traditional crafts. Blacksmith Garry Kalajian, cooper Ron Raiselis, dulcimer maker Allan Batchelder, 18th-c. printer R.P. Hale, wildfowl carver Fred Dolan will all be at work in the Artisan Tent. Try-it-yourself crafts in the adjacent Children’s Tent include Chinese brush painting, pottery, printing, weaving, spinning, woodworking and more! Watch original wood cuts (created for the Heritage Festival by artisan R.P. Hale) coming off his 18th-century press. Shown here: the Newmarket Mills from the 2009 festival press run.

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OUR SPONSOR TEAM! Big thanks to our sponsors for their support of the upcoming Heritage Festival [Sept. 24-25]. Special thanks to our Leaders: the New Hampshire State Council on the Arts, TDBank and the Town of Newmarket. Thanks also to our Partners: the Newmarket Business Association, Loco Sports, Independent Fabrication & BaileyWorks. And thanks to our Supporters: Chinburg Builders, Lamprey Health Care, New England Footwear, Newmarket Dental, and Proulx Oil. For a complete sponsor list, including many more great local businesses, click here.

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