The Best Events Happening in November

This month features a diverse lineup of activities, including concerts, marathons, and winery tours.

Silver Bells Craft Show, Tilton, November 2-3

Come and get a head start on your holiday shopping at the Lakes Region Holiday Craft Fair! There will be 90 fabulous arts and crafts exhibitors displaying a variety of media for great holiday gifts. Saturday, 10 a.m.- 4 p.m. and Sunday, 10 a.m.- 3 p.m. Tanger Outlets, 120 Laconia Rd., Tilton. joycescraftshows.com

Oktoberfest and Pats Peak Ski Team’s 53rd Annual Ski & Snowboard Sale, Henniker, November 3

Join the fun at the annual Oktoberfest at Pats Peak with live music with The Bavarian Brothers, a German Food Fest, Harpoon German Beer Garden, German beer stein sale, chair lift rides and activities for kids. The Ski & Snowboard Sale is from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., selling new and used equipment and accessories at great prices! This is also your last chance to purchase your Pats Peak Season Pass at a discount! Free. 11 a.m. – 5 p.m. Pats Peak, 686 Flanders Rd., Henniker. patspeak.com

“How the Grinch Stole Christmas” and “The Nutcracker”,  Various Locations, November 9- December 15

Safe Haven Ballet is thrilled to bring their spirited, full-length ballet of “The Nutcracker”, and their more contemporary and interactive “How the Grinch Stole Christmas” to the Portsmouth Music Hall, the Colonial Theatre, the Nashua Center for the Arts, the Lowell Memorial Auditorium, Cary Hall and the Capital Center for the Arts. SHB is a trauma informed touring professional ballet company and pre-professional school located in beautiful Portsmouth, and it exists to offer free trauma sensitive classes to survivors of sexual/domestic violence and trauma. Many of these brave survivors will be in the production as they help bring the magic of the season to you. Ticket prices, location and times vary, safehavenballet.org/events

Manchester City Marathon, Manchester, November 10

Start hoping now for a snowstorm-less November. The Queen City’s annual Boston Marathon qualifying 26.2 takes runners through the Millyard and across the river into Goffstown. Don’t have the energy for a full marathon? Try the half or, on the day before, the new Penmen for Patriots 5K. (603) 488-1186; millenniumrunning.com

Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey, Manchester, November 15-16

The immersive, live, family entertainment experience is unlike anything audiences have ever seen, filled with incredible acts that push the limits of human potential.  This reimagined American Icon will surprise families as they come together to witness a fast-paced, action-packed production with modernized acts on a scale never-seen-before creating real connections between audiences and performers.$19-$119, times vary. SNHU Arena, 555 Elm Street, Manchester, (603) 644-5000; snhuarena.com

6th Annual NH Jingle Bells Winery Tour Bells, Lee, November 16- December 29

The NH Jingle Bells Winery Tour is back for a sixth season! Experience the wonders of the holiday season while touring through fifteen festive wineries. On this self-guided tour through NH wine country, tasters will receive a unique holiday ornament from each location, and enjoy a wine or spirit, along with a light bite on weekends. Attendees will also have the opportunity to win a gift basket full of assorted presents by following the Jingle Bell Winery Tour’s Facebook page and sharing, posting and commenting throughout their tour. Make sure to include @NHJingleBellsWineryTour & #NHJBWT2024 to be entered. Wear your festive holiday attire, as photos are encouraged! Your ticket includes admission to the twelve participating wineries: Alpine Garden Winery, Appolo Vineyard, Averill House Vineyard, Black Bear Vineyard, Cabana Falls Winery, Crazy Cat Winery, Flag Hill Distillery & Winery, Front Four Cellars, Gilmanton Winery, Hermit Woods Winery, LaBelle Winery [Choose from one of two LaBelle Winery (Amherst or Derry) locations to visit], Seven Birches Winery, The Summit Winery, Sweet Baby Vineyard, and White Mountain Winery. $65- $130. Weekends from 12 p.m.- 5 p.m. Locations vary. (603) 659-2949; Facebook. New Hampshire Magazine is a proud sponsor of this event. 

“The Nutcracker”, Manchester, November 21- 24

Enjoy the magic and beauty of a timeless classic this holiday season as Southern New Hampshire Dance Theater performs The Nutcracker, based on the story by E.T.A. Hoffman with music by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. The show opens in a 19th-century home in Germany, where a special Christmas gift is given from a mysterious and loving uncle to his young and curious niece, Clara. With delicate costumes and engaging and vivid imagery, Clara’s dream comes to life onstage at the historic Palace Theatre. This holiday classic is a tradition for the whole family to enjoy. Ticket prices and times vary, The Palace Theatre, 80 Hanover St., Manchester. (603) 668-5588; palacetheatre.org

Trans-Siberian Orchestra, Manchester, November 29

This year, the Trans-Siberian Orchestra is bringing the final chapter of their Christmas trilogy, “The Lost Christmas Eve” to Manchester! This unforgettable, all new version of “The Lost Christmas Eve” is something for the whole family to enjoy. This event will sell out quickly, so get tickets while you can. $59.99- $199.99. Shows at 2:30 p.m. and 7 p.m., SNHU Arena, 555 Elm St., Manchester. (603) 644-5000; snhuarena.com

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