Free Friday! Soup’s On!
NEWS FLASH! FREE FRIDAY ENTERTAINMENT at the Heritage Festival, Sept. 24.
* The Friday night Heritage Festival Kick-Off celebration is free this year! Come join the fun under the main tent next to the library. Enjoy the music of Opa’s Oompah Band (6-8 pm). Meet friends and neighbors! Festival admission is FREE (Friday night only).
* Hungry? Have supper at the Soup and Chowder Fest while you listen to the music. Sample a taste of tradition, served up by area eateries and local chefs. Eat a hearty soup supper (5:30-7 pm) — and support a good cause! Cost for meal: Adults, $7; children, $3. (Cost covers three cups of soup.) Main tent.
The Gundalow is Coming!
THE GUNDALOW IS COMING TO NEWMARKET for Heritage Festival weekend! Climb aboard the Captain Edward H. Adams, a reproduction of an 1880s gundalow, built in 1982. Try the sweeps, take the helm, use the old tools, explore below deck, and learn the lore of the great flat-bottomed gundalows that once sailed the waters of the Piscataqua Region. The captain will set the sail hourly on the half hour, weather permitting. (Sat. Sept. 25, 10-5; Sun. Sept. 26, 10-5) Sponsored by the Gundalow Company. While you’re down on the waterfront, check out all the other great festival activities: kayaking on the Lamprey with EMS, scenic boat rides, climbing wall, bungee bounce, classic cars, farm animals, juggling, fencing, and jump roping. Plus, learn about the oysters of Great Bay, the wild and scenic Lamprey River, and more! http://www.heritage-festival.org/index.php/program/activities/
Fencing at the Festival
EN GARDE! The Seacoast Fencing Club has been training champions for over 20 years. Watch a demonstration of their skills (Sat. 10:30-11:15 in the Workshop Tent)–and then drop in on the waterfront workshop and try it yourself (Sat. 12:00-4:00) more
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Mark your calendar now!
HERITAGE FESTIVAL 2012 IS IN THE WORKS! We’re putting together a fabulous line-up for this year’s event. And we hope you’ll join us in beautiful downtown Newmarket for the Seacoast’s favorite international block party–an annual celebration of the arts, culture, history and community spirit. More details to come in the months ahead. Meanwhile, mark your calendar now for Saturday, Sept. 22, 2012. See you at the festival!
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Festival Farewell
IT’S A WRAP! Thanks to one and all for a fabulous 2011 Heritage Festival. Read about the weekend festivities here or here. Special thanks to our sponsors–and to everyone who came out to celebrate the arts, culture, history and community spirit at Newmarket’s international block party. See you in 2012!
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Culture Party!
FESTIVAL IN THE SPOTLIGHT! Check out this NH.com blog about the Heritage Festival. “What would a heritage festival be without a smorgasbord of cultural foods and flavors? Dig-in . . . and enjoy the great multicultural company at this year’s Newmarket Heritage Festival.
