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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