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Top 5 Weekend Events Greater Nashua 8/2

Happy August from Mac Kid Greater Nashua!

By Julia King, Assistant Publisher, Karyn Martin, Publisher, Macaroni KID Nashua July 29, 2024


Every Friday, Macaroni KID Nashua shares 5 things to do THIS WEEKEND with your kids (or sometimes for your kids) in the Greater Nashua area.

Here are our picks for the weekend of August 2nd, 2024. Click on the links below for all the details! Don't forget to check out all our events in the events calendar. See the full month here and if you click on a day, all the events for that day will appear below. 

FOR THE WEEKEND OF FRIDAY,  AUGUST 2

1. 🎥Nashua Park & Recreation Pic ‘n the Park- The Marvels (NASHUA)

Greeley Park

Saturday, August 3rd, 2024, All day

FREE

All ages are welcome to this free event! We will be watching a PG13 movie starting at dusk. 

2.  ☕Character Tea Party (MILFORD)

Boys and Girls Club of Souhegan Valley 

Saturday, August 3rd, 2024, 10-11:30am 

$10 per person 

Visit with some of the characters from the upcoming performance of Alice in Wonderland. There will be lemonade, iced tea, cookies and other treats, character photo ops, an autograph booklet, and your very own tea cup souvenir! All ages are welcome. 

3.  🍗🚚Great New England BBQ & Food Truck Festival (MILFORD)

The Hampshire Dome

Saturday, August 3rd, 2024, 11am-6pm 

$5.00 per person and ages 14 & under are free!

Join us for the 8th Annual Great New England BBQ and Food Truck Festival! There will be more than a dozen food trucks, cold craft brews, signature cocktails and wine tasting, vendors, axe throwing, live music, caricature drawings, and a Kids Zone with activities for the kids!

4.  🦞2nd Annual Lobster Festival (MILFORD)

Trombly Gardens, LLC

Saturday, August 3rd, 2024, 12-4pm 

$6 per ticket

This festival will include live music, hayrides, cow train, whole lobsters, lobster rolls, our own corn & french fries and more!

5.  🐚🎤Open Auditions for 2024 Talent Competition (HAMPTON)

Hampton Beach

Sunday, August 4, 2024, 12-3pm 

FREE

We are hosting Open Auditions on August 4, 2024, from 12-3 p.m. for our Annual Talent Show, which will be held August 23-25, 2024 with prizes reaching $1,000 for the Winner in the Junior (under 18) and Senior (over 18) Categories. Please consider singing your heart out for us and the audience at the Seashell stage. This is always a fun day of vocal talent.

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