# Things to do with kids in Strafford County, NH > 9 upcoming family events and 3 places and ongoing programs in Strafford 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 Mon, Nov 2. Source: Grassy Knees is a directory of real family events, places and programs for kids across major U.S. metro areas, where every listing is researched from the organizer’s own page and shows the date we last checked it. https://grassyknees.com covers 42 metro areas as of Nov 2, 2026, with more added regularly. About: https://grassyknees.com/about Freshness: listings are re-checked on a daily research run (latest check 2026-11-01), and new events are added as organizers post them. Sell-outs, weather cancellations and time changes show up on the live page first: https://grassyknees.com/boston/counties/strafford-county-nh ## Events ahead - [Seussical the Musical Jr. at Rochester Opera House](https://grassyknees.com/boston/activities/seussical-the-musical-jr-at-rochester-opera-house--listing-6827d7dbc82e371220b05bca) — Thu, Nov 12 (+2 more dates) · 7:00 PM · Rochester Opera House · From $14 · checked Oct 20. Rochester Opera House's own youth performers stage Seussical the Musical Jr., the young-performer version of Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty's Dr. Seuss musical, in the historic… - [Dover Holiday Parade (Dover, NH)](https://grassyknees.com/boston/activities/dover-holiday-parade-dover-nh--listing-4e07a3f369661139ce5e2eab) — Sun, Nov 29 · 3:00 PM · Central Avenue, downtown Dover (starts by the Dover Chamber of Commerce) · All ages · checked Oct 27. Downtown Dover's annual holiday parade, put on by the volunteer group Cochecho Friends, rolls down Central Avenue on the Sunday afternoon of Thanksgiving weekend. Expect… - [Sole City Dance Presents The Nutcracker (Rochester, NH)](https://grassyknees.com/boston/activities/sole-city-dance-presents-the-nutcracker-rochester-nh--listing-6111ae883555f3b695866aa3) — Dec 3 – Dec 6 · 7:00 PM · Rochester Opera House · All ages · From $26 · checked Oct 20. Sole City Dance brings its 21st-anniversary production of The Nutcracker to the historic Rochester Opera House in Rochester, New Hampshire. Set to Tchaikovsky's score, the ballet… - [Holiday Tree Lighting in Central Square (Rochester, NH)](https://grassyknees.com/boston/activities/holiday-tree-lighting-in-central-square-rochester-nh--listing-e13cb619fe7fa45eebb38b7b) — Fri, Dec 4 · 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM · Central Square, downtown Rochester · All ages · Free · checked Oct 27. Downtown Rochester's tree lighting is a compact one-hour evening put on by the Greater Rochester Chamber of Commerce in Central Square. The program opens with a reading of 'Twas… - [Rochester Holiday Parade: Christmas in Whoville (Rochester, NH)](https://grassyknees.com/boston/activities/rochester-holiday-parade-christmas-in-whoville-rochester-nh--listing-a354880f7ab235b1d08516ec) — Sun, Dec 6 · 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM · Downtown Rochester parade route (Wakefield Street to North Main Street) · All ages · checked Oct 27. The Greater Rochester Chamber of Commerce has run Rochester's holiday parade since the mid-1980s, and it is one of the largest in New Hampshire. This year's theme is Christmas in… - [A Christmas Carol (World Premiere) at Rochester Opera House](https://grassyknees.com/boston/activities/a-christmas-carol-world-premiere-at-rochester-opera-house--listing-a8e057e6bbe06a21f51cdaf8) — Dec 11 – Dec 23 · Rochester Opera House · From $36 · checked Oct 24. The Rochester Opera House marks the 2026 holiday season with the world premiere of a new stage version of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol, composed, choreographed and written… - [Family Dance with The Suite Studio (Halloween edition)](https://grassyknees.com/boston/activities/family-dance-with-the-suite-studio-halloween-edition--listing-9f670ff944e0cbd79e5b2e33) — Sat, Dec 12 · 10:00 AM – 10:45 AM · Dover Public Library · All ages · checked Oct 13. Families dance with Jenna from The Suite Studio in the Community Room: babies can be worn or watch from a bucket seat, walkers and older kids dance alongside their grown-ups. The… - [Jingle Bell Extravaganza at the Children's Museum of New Hampshire](https://grassyknees.com/boston/activities/jingle-bell-extravaganza-at-the-children-s-museum-of-new-hampshire--listing-9f8329af73ff46849a9bdef5) — Sun, Dec 13 · 9:00 AM – 5:30 PM · Children's Museum of New Hampshire, Dover · From $25 · checked Oct 13. Ticketed holiday event at the Children's Museum of New Hampshire in Dover: families meet Santa for a photo and a special gift, kids make holiday crafts and do a science… - [Strafford Wind Symphony Holiday Concert: Unwrapped (Rochester, NH)](https://grassyknees.com/boston/activities/strafford-wind-symphony-holiday-concert-unwrapped-rochester-nh--listing-ddeec7e2b85c1030cd702275) — Mon, Dec 14 · 7:00 PM · Rochester Opera House · All ages · From $20 · checked Oct 27. The Strafford Wind Symphony, a volunteer community band of hobbyist and professional musicians from the Seacoast and southern Maine, has played a holiday concert in Rochester for… ## Places and ongoing programs - [Children's Museum of New Hampshire](https://grassyknees.com/boston/activities/children-s-museum-of-new-hampshire--listing-98bbd07d8d9f27315c9ab8b5) — Tuesdays 9 AM–12 PM; Wednesday–Sunday 9 AM–12 PM and 1 PM–4 PM; closed Mondays · Children's Museum of New Hampshire, Dover · From $16 · checked Oct 13. Interactive children's museum in downtown Dover, NH, with exhibits including the new CLIMBER structure (opened to the public October 2, 2026). Visits are by timed play session… - [Monthly Family Game Night at Dover Public Library (Dover, NH)](https://grassyknees.com/boston/activities/monthly-family-game-night-at-dover-public-library-dover-nh--listing-e5fed9b3d816e6a71d6156f4) — Third Wednesday of every month, 6:00–8:00 pm (for example Wednesday, December 16, 2026) · Dover Public Library · All ages · checked Oct 27. Dover Public Library opens its Community Room on the third Wednesday evening of each month for a drop-in game night with a selection of card and board games set out to play. It… - [Public Skating at Dover Ice Arena](https://grassyknees.com/boston/activities/public-skating-at-dover-ice-arena--listing-d741f095499e4295614689bc) — Drop-in public skating most days; monthly schedules posted as PDFs on the city page and… · Dover Ice Arena · All ages · From $7 · checked Oct 21. The City of Dover's ice arena on Portland Avenue runs drop-in public skating most days of the year, apart from an annual maintenance shutdown in late spring. Two kinds of… ## Recently ended - [Not-So-Spooky Spectacular at the Children's Museum of New Hampshire](https://grassyknees.com/boston/activities/not-so-spooky-spectacular-at-the-children-s-museum-of-new-hampshire--listing-1e7d7dbc9be456c208877ca7) — ended Sat, Oct 31 - [Halloween STEM Saturday](https://grassyknees.com/boston/activities/halloween-stem-saturday--listing-3cb9494b567609b09f056ee4) — ended Sat, Oct 24 ## Nearby - Towns in Strafford County, NH: [Dover, NH](https://grassyknees.com/boston/towns/dover-nh) (Markdown: https://grassyknees.com/boston/towns/dover-nh.md), [Rochester, NH](https://grassyknees.com/boston/towns/rochester-nh) (Markdown: https://grassyknees.com/boston/towns/rochester-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) Town pages are listed once a town has 3 current listings, county pages at 10.