The Monadnock Region is full of things to do!
Looking for different ways to Discover Monadnock? Here you can read about things to do in the small towns and villages of the Monadnock Region, check out venues for art, annual festivals, best places for food or shopping or seeing live music. There are things to do here throughout the seasons! Take a look – we know you’ll find something you like.
For a quick look at what’s going on visit our calendar. And to make more than a day trip of it, check out our great campgrounds, bed & breakfasts, and hotels!
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Columbus Day Weekend in the Monadnock Region will be a spectacular and artistic two days because on Saturday and Sunday from 10 am to 5 pm artists all over the region will open their studio doors to display their work and exhibit their work environments. Known as the Fall Foliage Art Studio Tour, the tour includes
Greenfield, NH is a beautiful small town in the middle of Hilllsborough County. Greenfield was originally called Lyndeborough Addition when it was settled by the Lynde family in 1753. Then, in 1791, the residents of Lyneborough petitioned to form a new town, called Greenfield for the areas luscious and fertile landscape. Greenfield is also home
The Monadnock Region had a great summer packed with stunning performances, gorgeous art and beautiful weather. Know as we turn our eyes to autumn and the sumptuous changing of leaves we thought it would be appropriate to highlight some more Monadnock Artists. For all you art fans out there remember that there are visiting artists
Dublin NH, the home of the famous Yankee Magazine and Dublin Lake, is one of the regions most scenic and welcoming towns. Dublin was founded in 1749 when the Masonian proprietors granted the town as Monadnock number 3 to Matthew Thornton and a group of nearly 40 others. The town, though, would not be permanently settled for
Antrim NH is a majestic town on the northern tip of the Monadnock Region. Antrim was originally founded i n 1777, named after County Antrim in nothern Ireland, where the land’s owner, Philip Riley hailed from. The town would quickly grow around the Great Brook which provided water power for over 20 mills, which made
Rindge, NH is a beautifully scenic town on the boarder of Massachusetts and is home to Franklin Pierce University, the Cathedral of the Pines, and a part of Annett State Park. The town was originally settled by the Abenaki Native American tribe over 11,000 years ago. The tribe lived into the area until the 16th century when
Believe it or not, we’re almost done the month of July. So far this summer has blessed us with a series of great events from exquisite shows at all of the area’s different venues to great town events like Jaffrey’s Riverhouse. Luckily, these last few weeks of summer are packed with even more outstanding upcoming events that we
Just off to the northwest of Peterborough, NH quietly sits Hancock, NH a picturesque town filled with fascinating history and gorgeous buildings. One of the oldest towns in the area, Hancock was first settled in 1764 and then incorporated in 1779, named after Massachusetts’s first governor, John Hancock. Interestingly, almost all of the buildings on Hancock’s Main
Sitting at the very bottom of the Monadnock region, and directly on the Massachusetts’s border, lies Fitzwilliam, NH a picturesque small town originally settled by Scottish Colonists. Many consider Fitzwillaim to be “the quintessential New England Village” with its beautiful town common and 12 surrounding homes that are on the National Register for Historical Places. That
