🌱 Patch AM: Which family events are happening around Milford this weekend?

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In today's newsletter:

• Which family events are happening around Milford this weekend?
• How will Milford's abolition history be featured in Manchester this month?

Also on today's calendar: 14th Annual Monadnock International Film Festival and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call a belt that is made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Warm with clouds and sun, with a high of 78 and low of 63 degrees.
• Friday: Cloudy, a shower in the p.m., temps: high: 78, low: 53.
• Saturday: Less humid with sunshine, with a high of 69 and low of 42 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Top 5 Weekend Events in Greater Nashua - 10/02 (macaronikid.com) — Families in Milford have several kid-friendly options this weekend, including an all-day Craft Saturday at Wadleigh Memorial Library on October 3. The roundup also highlights pumpkin picking and festivals across Greater Nashua, all happening Friday through Sunday. It's a handy, free guide if you're planning local fall fun with children.
   

• 20th Annual Black New England Conference in Manchester Set For Oct. 23-24 (indepthnh.org) — Milford's own abolition history will be spotlighted in a special bus tour during the Black New England Conference in Manchester on October 23–24. Attendees can visit sites tied to Harriet E. Wilson and learn about the town's 19th-century role in the struggle for freedom. The two-day event also features talks, panels, and other New Hampshire history tours.
   

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★ Featured events ★

Friday October 2
• 14th Annual Monadnock International Film Festival →
  SHOWROOM, 20 Commercial St, Keene
  9:00 am
Saturday October 3
• Coins, Stamps & Collectibles: Free Appraisal Day at the Spellman Museum →
  Spellman Museum of Stamps & Postal History, 241 Wellesley St, Weston
  10:00 am
Sunday October 4
• Mystic Autumn Fair →
  DoubleTree by Hilton Nashua, 2 Somerset Pkwy, Nashua
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Saturday October 3
• Milford Outdoor Farmer's Market →
  Milford Farmers Market, 300 Elm Street, Milford
  10:00 am
• The Craftworkers' Guild Harvest Shop →
  3A Meetinghouse Rd, Bedford, NH, 03110
  10:00 am
Friday October 9
• Milford Pumpkin festival 2026 →
  Milford Recreation Department, 1 Union Square, Milford
  7:00 pm
Saturday October 10
• Book Sale - Friends of Brookline Public LIbrary →
  4 Main St, Brookline
  9:00 am
• The Craftworkers' Guild Harvest Shop →
  3A Meetinghouse Rd, Bedford, NH, 03110
  10:00 am
• NH Wool Arts Tour →
  , Lyndeborough
  10:00 am
Saturday October 17
• Harvest Fair →
  St. James United Methodist Church, 646 Daniel Webster Hwy, Merrimack
  9:00 am
• OCT. 17/18 11th Annual Great New England Fall Craft & Artisan Show - Milford, NH →
  The Hampshire Dome, 34 Emerson Rd, Milford
  10:00 am
Sunday October 18
• OCT. 17/18 11th Annual Great New England Fall Craft & Artisan Show - Milford, NH →
  The Hampshire Dome, 34 Emerson Rd, Milford
  10:00 am

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A waist of time. (Thank you Martin L. for sending it in!)
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