Community Corner

Get Ready for the Exeter Fall Festival Oct. 4

16th annual event held rain or shine on Saturday, Water Street and Swasey Park.

Water Street Stage

  • 10:00 am Leo Ganley & Friends (music)
  • 11:00 am Adagio Dance Academy (dance demonstration)
  • 12:00 pm Bel Airs (music)
  • 1:00 pm Wildlife Encounters (live wildlife animals)
  • 2:00 pm Charlie Foxtrot (music)
  • 3:00 pm Bob Fellows (magician & illusionist)

Swasey Park Stage

  • 10:00 am Classics Alive (story telling)
  • 10:30 am Lindsay & Her Puppet Pals (puppet show)
  • 11:00 am Twister & Nikki (disc dog performance)
  • 11:30 am Classics Alive (story telling)
  • 12:00 pm Lindsay & Her Puppet Pals (puppet show)
  • 12:30 pm Twister & Nikki (disc dog performance)
  • 1:00 pm Adagio Dance Academy (dance demonstration)
  • 1:30 pm Twister & Nikki (disc dog performance)
  • 2:00 pm Classics Alive (story telling)
  • 2:30 pm NH Martial Arts Academy (martial arts demonstration)
  • 3:00 pm Twister & Nikki (disc dog performance)

Other Activities

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6:30 am – 11:00 am

Exeter Elementary PTO Pancake Breakfast (in front of PEA Boat House)

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9:00 am – 11:00 am

River Cruise on the Squamscott (Exeter town pier; water front)

10:00 am – 5:00 pm

Visit the many shops and restaurants in downtown Exeter

10:00 am – 4:00 pm

Folsom Tavern open for self-guided tours

10:00 am – 4:00 pm

Seacoast Artist Association; Artist Nancy Hubbe will doing Caricature drawings and Photographer John Hauschildt will on hand with his fish-eye lens for some silly family photos!

10:00 am – 4:00 pm

American Independence Museum open (admission fee)

10:00 am – 4:00 pm

Fall Kids Craft, Exeter Public Library (4 Chestnut Street)

11:00 am – 3:00 pm

Horse-drawn Hay Wagon Rides (starting in front of the Harris Family Children’s Center)

11:30 am – 12:30 pm

MAX, the Manchester Monarchs mascot, will make an appearance at the Fall Festival

Noon – 4:00 pm

3rd Annual Powder Keg Beer & Chili Festival (Swasey Park, admission fee)

12:30 pm

Historical Lincoln Visit Marker unveiling ( in front of Exeter Town Hall)

Submitted text. Courtesy photo.

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