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NH Halloween Guide
Scarecrows around the State
We've scoured the state looking for the scarecrows and pumpkin people and discovered the "best of the best" displays and contests throught the state. Some of these locations allow you to build your own, others are looking for judges to pick their favorites. But all of them have a single theme: Autumn in New Hamphsire. We've put together a list below of the best places to spot these creations across the Granite State!
The Return of the Pumpkin People
Throughout the towns of Glen, Bartlett, Intervale, Hart's Location and Jackson
When: October 1-21, 2007
Participation by residents of the towns is encouraged. Voting for People's Choice Award continues throughout the event so remember your vote counts... this year each vote will cost $2 and it will enter you into a 50/50 raffle as well as helping to select the People's Choice Award. The raffle will be drawn on October 22nd.
Once again, more than fifty area businesses and homeowners are expected to get into the fall foliage spirit and create unique, colorful and playful pumpkin people throughout the village of Jackson and surrounding towns. Sponsored by the Jackson Area Chamber of Commerce, this event attracts visitors to these villages to take the self-guided tour of the pumpkin people which is a big hit with the leaf peeping crowd. The 2006 Map will be available at the chamber office as well as participating businesses.
Pumpkin visitors in past years have included some of our old friends like Charlie Brown, Lucy and Snoopy, Snow White and her seven friends, Louis 'Satchmo' Armstrong even made an appearance complete with his horn, and the Ellis River Stepdancers. Other pumpkin visitors came for the outdoor recreation. We saw a cycling team, skaters, snowshoers, skiers, climbers, kayakers, jump ropers at a daycare center, the Three Blind Moose pumpkins, a Snow Sculpting competitor, Victorian golfing couple as well as a bride and groom.
Mack's Apples in Londonderry - Annual Scarecrow Contest
230 Mammoth Road
Londonderry, NH
(603) 432-3456
This annual event begins on October 1, with area businesses participating by putting up their unique creations on display. This is one of those events where you drive by and can't help but stop, just to check out the variety of inventive scarecrows. Vote for your favorite, and pick up some pumpkins while you are there.
Annual Wolfeboro Commons Scarecrow Festival
Throughout Wolfeboro
603-569-2200
When: Beginning on September 29 through October 15
Businesses participate in this annual festival, so you'll see scarecrows planted all throughout town. Festival maps, pointing out all the locations of all the stuffed shirts can be found at the Wolfeboro Area Chamber of Commerce.
Milford Circle
When: October 5-7, 2007
This annual festival invites families to create their own scarecrow. They'll even provide all of the items you'll need, for a fee. Look for the scarecrows on the Community House Lawn. The new Pumpkin catapult, face painting, pumpkin carving, live entertainment and the giant pumpkin weigh-in are just a few of the activities that make this a fun weekend for the whole family!
Scarecrow Alley
New Boston
When: September 29-October 28
New Boston residents are encouraged to create their own scarecrow display on the Town Common. Ballot boxes are located at the Town Hall, Whipple Free Library and Dodge's Store so everyone can cast a vote for their favorite hay bale with a head.
11th Annual Settler's Green Scarecrow Contest
Settler's Green Village
North Conway
When: September 29 through October 8, 2007
Dozens of life size, homemade scarecrows will be hanging around throughout Settlers' Green. Created by local organizations, schools, businesses and individuals, the scarecrows range from the traditional to the humorous to the "just plain weird!" With cash is up for grabs, Settler's Green invites everyone to enter their most artistic scarecrows.
Harvest Fair - Scarecrow on the Street
Throughout Colebrook
When: October 20
This annual Harvest Fair will feature a "Scarecrow on the Street" Contest. Details to come.
Pumpkin Festival's Scarecrow Contest
Stratford, NH
When: October 6, 8am-5pm
A scarecrow contest is only a part of the festivities during this annual pumpkin festival which also features a 23-mile long yard sale, a pie-eating contest, live music and a scavenger hunt.
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