Memorial Day Parades | Rubber Duck Regatta | Stories, Talks, And Walks: The Portsmouth NH Patch Weekender

PORTSMOUTH, NH — Here is the Memorial Day Weekend Calendar listing roundup — the extended, remixed version, through Tuesday.

Get out and have a great weekend!

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Saturday

Arcidi Fishing Derby (May 23: Ryefield Pond on Ryefield Farm, Milford)

Concord Farmers' Market (Capitol Street, Concord)

Storytime Stations at the Heights (Heights Branch Library, Concord)

Alumni Friends and Family Day Cook-out (Bert Whittemore Boathouse, Concord)

CCMS String Department Recital (Concord Community Music School)

Yellow Brick Road (Laconia High School)

Walking Scotland: The John Muir Way (Exeter Public Library)

Saturday Storytime (Wonderland Books and Toys, Manchester

Candlelight: Coldplay & Imagine Dragons (The Rex Theatre, Manchester)

Candlelight: 90s Hip-Hop on Strings (The Rex Theatre, Manchester)

Merrimack Premium Outlets to Host Annual Summer Sidewalk Sale (Merrimack Premium Outlets, Merrimack)

Rubber Duck Regatta (Renaissance Park, Nashua)

Comedian Jim McCue headlines double headliner show and book signing (McCues Comedy Club-Portsmouth)

Rowan is opening at The Mall at Rockingham Park! (The Mall at Rockingham Park, Salem)

ICYMI

• Pro Portsmouth Unveils 2026 Market Square Day Logo Ahead Of June Festival And Road Race
• Concord's Rooftop Social Opens With New Cocktails, Food, And Live Music Concerts This Summer
• Ayotte Kicks Off New Hampshire’s Summer Travel And Tourism Season With Ice Cream And Apple Crisp
• Milford Trout Fishing Derby At Ryefield Farm Offers Free Entry, Food, Prizes
• Concord Artist Saad Hindal Chosen To Design 52nd Annual Market Days Festival Poster

Sunday

The Craftworkers’ Guild Spring Shop — Last Weekend! (May 24: Bedford)

Penacook Memorial Day Parade (Village Street, Concord)

Merrimack Premium Outlets to Host Annual Summer Sidewalk Sale (Merrimack Premium Outlets, Merrimack)

Nashua Farmers Market Kick-Off (Renaissance Park, Nashua)

The Mall at Rockingham Park Welcomes Back Weekly Farmers Market (The Mall at Rockingham Park, Salem)

Also Read

• Concord Has Memorial Day Parades In Penacook And Downtown Concord
• Portsmouth Announces Memorial Day Parade, Wreath Ceremony, Holiday Closures

Monday

Memorial Day Parade and Ceremony (Cemetery on the Plains, Windham)

GSBC's FREE Annual Memorial Day Pig Roast (May 25: Granite State Baptist Church, Concord)

Tuesday

Milkweed Walk (GoodLife Programs & Activities, Concord)

Pilates for 50+ (GoodLife Programs & Activities, Concord)

Book Club (GoodLife Programs & Activities, Concord)

Let's Get Quizzical! (Concord Public Library)

CCMS Teen Folk Recital (Concord Community Music School)

Merrimack Premium Outlets to Host Annual Summer Sidewalk Sale (Merrimack Premium Outlets, Merrimack)

K-5: Soaring Paper Showdown (Nashua Public Library)

Community Singing Circle (Nashua Public Library)

Upcoming Featured Events

Graduation Parties — Open House (May 27: Lanam Club Inc, Andover, Massachusetts)

Sip & Sun Brew Fest at Mel's Funway Park! (May 30: Mel's Funway Park, Litchfield)

Introduction to AI — Free, in-person class (May 30: C1M Photography, LLC, Amherst)

Plant Sale to Benefit Community Hospice House (May 30: The Big Little Garden, Merrimack)

Great Island Garden Club Plant Sale (May 30: New Castle Recreation Center, New Castle)

Blood Drive Concord VFW Post 1631 (June 6: VFW Hall, Concord)

Northlands Live 2026 (June 19: Cheshire Fair, Swanzey)

Values for Life: A Children's Program (Ages 5- 10) (July 25: New England Shirdi Sai Temple, Groton, Mass.)

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