In the summer months, it’s always nice to get outside and enjoy the warm weather.
And we found that the Lake Sunapee region is a great place to do just that.
Over the weeks and months to come, we found some pretty great events for you to check out if you decide to make a trip to that area.
As always, this should be looked at as more of a starting point than a list of everything that’s happening. But this should give you a good start.
Fireworks
Sunapee Harbor: Sunday, dusk.
New London: Pleasant Lake, Saturday, 9 p.m.
Newbury: July 8, 9 p.m.
Summer concerts
Sunapee: Wednesdays, July 5-Aug. 30, 6:30 p.m., Ben Mere Bandstand.
Sunapee Harbor: Saturdays through Sept. 2, 5 p.m., Flanders Stage. Aug. 20, 1 p.m.
Newport: Sundays through Aug. 27, 6 p.m., Town Common.
Newbury: Thursdays, July 6-Aug. 10, 6:30 p.m., Gazebo in Newbury Harbor. July 8, 4 p.m., town offices; 7:30 p.m., town gazebo.
New London: Fridays through Aug. 18, 6:30 p.m., Mary D. Haddad Bandstand, Sargent Common.
Elkins: Sundays, 6:30 p.m., bandstand opposite Pleasant Lake Dam.
Others
League of N.H. Craftsmen Fair, Aug. 5-13, Mount Sunapee Resort, Newbury.
Newport Veterans Club Pig Roast, Saturday, 4 p.m., music, fireworks.
Fifth annual Lake-A-Thon, Sunday, 9 a.m., Pleasant Lake, New London. Cardboard boat regatta, fishing classes.
93rd annual Hospital Days, New London Hospital, Aug. 3-6. Parade, music, food, crafts, triathlon.
Great Watermelon Race, Saturday, 6 p.m., Pete’s Shed, Sunapee.
Newbury Old Home Day, July 8, music, circus performers and more.
Pleasant Lake Protective Association Boat Parade, Saturday, 3 p.m., Slope N’ Shore beach, New London. Boats gather in front of Slope N’ Shore at 2:30 p.m., parade starts at 3. The theme for 2017 will be Once Upon a Time, so choose your favorite fairy tale and make it come to life.
Patriotic Sing-Along and Pie Sale, July 4, 11 a.m., Enfield Shaker Museum, 447 Route 4A, Enfield.
Library Arts Center Power Garden Tour, July 15, 9 a.m., Library Arts Center, 58 Main St., Newport. Enjoy this self-guided tour of some of the area’s most creative gardens and enjoy seeing artists and musicians in the gardens throughout the day.
Sixth Annual Lake Sunapee Sailing Day, July 15, 1 p.m., Lake Sunapee. All sailboats from sunfish to cruisers to racers are welcome to join. Sailboats are invited to rendezvous at the Lake Sunapee Cruising Fleet Committee Boat between 1 and 2 p.m. just outside Sunapee Harbor.
Beatlemania, July 22, 6 p.m., Sunapee. You’re invited to “come together” with Project Sunapee for dining, drinking, dancing and fun(draising). Take a Magical Mystery Tour to a Sunapee hilltop and step back to the 60s for a reunion with the Fab Four. Info: projectsunapee.org/ invitation.
Love Your Lake Day and Antique Boat Parade, Aug. 13, 10 a.m., Sunapee Harbor. Concert by the Fondtones and antique boat parade.
Insider staff
