# Things to do with kids in Rockingham County, NH

> 7 upcoming family events and 5 places and ongoing programs in Rockingham County, NH, in the Boston–Cambridge–Newton area. Listings whose address ZIP code is in this county (Census Bureau ZIP-to-county file). Dates and times are Eastern Time. Today is Sat, Oct 24.

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## Events ahead

- [Applecrest Farm Fall Harvest Festival Weekends](https://grassyknees.com/boston/activities/applecrest-farm-fall-harvest-festival-weekends--listing-49366365171395d533930c3f) — Sat, Oct 24 (+3 more dates) · 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM · Applecrest Farm Orchards, Hampton Falls · Free · checked Oct 13. Applecrest Farm Orchards in Hampton Falls, NH runs free weekend harvest festivals through November 1 in its 52nd year (2026). Festival days include free live music, free tractor…
- [Ghosts on the Banke at Strawbery Banke Museum](https://grassyknees.com/boston/activities/ghosts-on-the-banke-at-strawbery-banke-museum--listing-b1078cb04887ce5a755f70a2) — Sat, Oct 24 · 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM · Strawbery Banke Museum, Portsmouth · From $17 · checked Oct 13. Trick-or-treat with spirits from America's founding as the historic Puddle Dock neighborhood comes alive after dark. A not-too-scary Halloween evening designed especially for…
- [Autumn Adventure's Tricks & Treats Track Stroll (Derry, NH)](https://grassyknees.com/boston/activities/autumn-adventure-s-tricks-and-treats-track-stroll-derry-nh--listing-2d6d2a0e8c9335dd85b3f259) — Wed, Oct 28 · 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM · Astro Stadium (Pinkerton Academy outdoor track), Derry · Free · checked Oct 13. The last Autumn Adventure of the season on the Town of Derry calendar: families stroll the Pinkerton Academy outdoor track at Astro Stadium while Derry Police, Pinkerton staff…
- [Chicka Chicka Boom Boom: The Musical at The Music Hall](https://grassyknees.com/boston/activities/chicka-chicka-boom-boom-the-musical-at-the-music-hall--listing-3875e50cafd2d8527f2f8fb7) — Thu, Oct 29 · 9:30 AM · The Music Hall, The Historic Theater, Portsmouth · From $8 · checked Oct 16. A one-hour stage musical based on the picture book Chicka Chicka Boom Boom, with puppets, dancing, music and audience interaction built around letters and words. It is part of…
- [GDTC Thanksgiving Turkey Trot 5K (Derry, NH)](https://grassyknees.com/boston/activities/gdtc-thanksgiving-turkey-trot-5k-derry-nh--listing-fe41579a1bd6666a39753238) — Thu, Nov 26 · 9:00 AM · Gallien's Town Beach on Beaver Lake, Derry · Up to 13 · From $10 · checked Oct 21. The Greater Derry Track Club's 53rd annual Thanksgiving Day 5K loops clockwise around the residential roads of Beaver Lake, starting from Gallien's Town Beach. Walkers are…
- [Hampstead Turkey Trot 5K Walk/Run (Hampstead, NH)](https://grassyknees.com/boston/activities/hampstead-turkey-trot-5k-walk-run-hampstead-nh--listing-8c83d30c0c0f64c1f62e5ac0) — Thu, Nov 26 · 8:30 AM · St. Anne's Church, Hampstead · All ages · From $20 · checked Oct 24. Hampstead Recreation's Thanksgiving-morning 5K walk/run starts and finishes at St. Anne's Church and loops east along Emerson Avenue, Randall Road, Sawyer and Wash Pond roads…
- [Candlelight Stroll at Strawbery Banke Museum](https://grassyknees.com/boston/activities/candlelight-stroll-at-strawbery-banke-museum--listing-9c0a6554144a522e7dfad503) — Fri, Dec 4 (+8 more dates) · 5:30 PM – 8:30 PM · Strawbery Banke Museum, Portsmouth · All ages · From $16 · checked Oct 13. Strawbery Banke's holiday tradition: the historic houses of Puddle Dock are decorated for three centuries of winter holidays and lit by candlelight, with costumed role-players…

## Places and ongoing programs

- [Applecrest Farm Orchards](https://grassyknees.com/boston/activities/applecrest-farm-orchards--listing-b8a185b7ce71e2f29e14a449) — Farm Market daily 8 am-6 pm; Pick Your Own 9 am-6 pm; Corn Maze 8 am-6 pm; Creamery 12-6… · Applecrest Farm Orchards, Hampton Falls · Free · checked Oct 13. Applecrest Farm Orchards in Hampton Falls, NH (52nd year in 2026) has a farm market open daily 8 am-6 pm with local produce, meats, cheeses, dairy and the farm's own cold-stored…
- [Great Bay Discovery Center](https://grassyknees.com/boston/activities/great-bay-discovery-center--listing-99781149c6f1471a74c528ab) — Trails daily dawn to dusk; exhibit room Tue-Sat 10 am-4 pm through Oct 24, 2026 · Great Bay Discovery Center, Greenland · Free · checked Oct 13. The Great Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve's Discovery Center in Greenland, NH has free hiking trails through forests, salt marshes and mudflats, including a Crommet Creek…
- [Odiorne Point State Park](https://grassyknees.com/boston/activities/odiorne-point-state-park--listing-d3e8b5d65797e17bc8883157) — Gates open 8 am; close 6 pm Oct 13-31; gates closed from Nov 1 (park unstaffed from Nov… · Odiorne Point State Park, Rye · From $2 · checked Oct 13. New Hampshire's Odiorne Point State Park in Rye on the Atlantic coast has an extensive trail network, a bike path, a playground, picnic areas, grassy open space and the Seacoast…
- [Seacoast Science Center](https://grassyknees.com/boston/activities/seacoast-science-center--listing-106918204025f75a64559a01) — Wednesday–Sunday 10 am–4 pm; closed Mondays and Tuesdays; sensory-friendly hour Sundays… · Seacoast Science Center, Odiorne Point State Park, Rye · All ages · From $10 · checked Oct 13. Marine science center inside Odiorne Point State Park on the Rye, NH coast, with touch tanks, aquaria, a whale skeleton and trails to the tide pools. Open Wednesday–Sunday 10…
- [Strawbery Banke Museum](https://grassyknees.com/boston/activities/strawbery-banke-museum--listing-b42d44324251bfe89247b876) — Season June 17–November 1, 2026: Wednesday–Monday 10 AM–4 PM; Tuesdays 10 AM–2 PM guided… · Strawbery Banke Museum, Portsmouth · All ages · From $10.50 · checked Oct 13. Outdoor history museum of restored houses and gardens in Portsmouth's Puddle Dock neighborhood. The 2026 season runs June 17–November 1: open Wednesday–Monday 10 AM–4 PM for…

## Recently ended

- [Secret Garden Harvest Party](https://grassyknees.com/boston/activities/secret-garden-harvest-party--listing-cf4607dc3db1fe3e60b362e4) — ended Sat, Oct 17
- [Nature@Nite at Seacoast Science Center (Portsmouth Public Library outreach)](https://grassyknees.com/boston/activities/nature-nite-at-seacoast-science-center-portsmouth-public-library-outre--listing-d80ac0c7b4f1410918ff6c25) — ended Fri, Oct 16

## Nearby

- Towns in Rockingham County, NH: [Portsmouth, NH](https://grassyknees.com/boston/towns/portsmouth-nh) (Markdown: https://grassyknees.com/boston/towns/portsmouth-nh.md)
- [Things to do with kids in Boston](https://grassyknees.com/boston) (Markdown: https://grassyknees.com/boston.md)
- [This weekend in Boston](https://grassyknees.com/boston/this-weekend) (Markdown: https://grassyknees.com/boston/this-weekend.md)

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