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13Events this week
1Free things to do
87New spots
90New stories

● Checked Friday, September 18, before the 6 AM send.

This week in Concord

Five picks from this week's calendar. See all 13 events, day by day →

Get Fit NH Saturday Pop Up Workouts

Saturday 8am · Get Fit NH

Concord Farmers' Market

Saturday 8:30am · Concord Farmers Market · Free

AerospaceFest 2026

Saturday 10:30am · McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center

Lucas Gallo

Sunday 10am · White Park

Art Hour

Monday 12pm · Pembroke Town Library

New in Concord

Places that opened, reopened, or earned a mention this month — the ones we'd go back to.

603 Bar-B-Q

Restaurants

Texas smoke, local soul: 603 Bar-B-Q keeps the smokers full and serves Texas-style barbecue by the pound on trays with sauces on the side, then calls it a day when it’s gone.

bbqnh.com ↗

Royal Palace Dance Studio, LLC. Concord, NH Ballroom Studio

Entertainment

Dance it out, Concord: If your week could use a little rhythm, Royal Palace Dance Studio, LLC teaches latin, ballroom, and social styles through easygoing group classes, confidence-boosting private lessons, and even a customizable Date Night.

royalpalacedance.com ↗

The Pierce Manse

Arts & Culture

A presidential time warp: Take a quick trip back to the 1850s at The Pierce Manse, the only home ever owned and lived in by Franklin Pierce.

piercemanse.org ↗

Concord’s best businesses

Every spot worth knowing, in one place.

The restaurants, shops, and services the newsletter recommends, all in one place — every listing checked, and paid pins marked every time.

Browse Concord’s best →

Most read in Concord

The five stories Concord readers clicked most this month, from the daily editions.

  1. Stalker Arrested 7 Times In 4 Weeks

    Convinicted homeless stalker Jeffrey Gardner was arrested 7 times in 4 weeks in Concord, New Hampshire.

    Full story at patch.com ↗

  2. With larger developments slow going, a flush of smaller housing projects newly pitched in Concord - Concord Monitor

    The housing and rental costs in Concord, New Hampshire, have remained high despite a decrease in prices and demand.

    Full story at concordmonitor.com ↗

  3. Possible hyperscale data center eyed for Bow • New Hampshire Bulletin

    A potential data center could be headed to the town of Bow, New Hampshire, according to Federal Energy Regulatory Commission filings and social media post from New Hampshire Consumer Advocate Donald Kreis.

    Full story at newhampshirebulletin.com ↗

  4. Concord Housing faces lawsuit over in-home surveillance devices - Manchester Ink Link

    The Concord Housing and Redevelopment Authority (CHRA) in New Hampshire is being sued by the American Civil Liberties Union of New Hampshire and New Hampshire Legal Assistance over in-home surveillance devices installed in tenants' apartments.

    Full story at manchester.inklink.news ↗

  5. 3 hospitalized after crash in Manchester, NH

    Two vehicles crashed in Manchester, New Hampshire, causing one of the vehicles to roll over and injure three people, leaving three people in serious condition.

    Full story at nbcboston.com ↗

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