Event Schedule - Hillsborough for the Holidays

Event information will be kept up-to-date as we receive updates from local businesses.

Holiday Fair	7:30am – 2:00pm	Hillsboro Methodist Church	Purchase coffee, tea, hot chocolate and assorted muffins for breakfast. Lunch will be served from 11-1, you can purchase chili with cornbread, chicken noodle soup and a vegetable soup with assorted breads. There will also be a plant sale, bake sale, jewelry, crafts, cookie decorating and a children’s table.
Cookie Walk	9:00am – 12:00pm	Smith Church	Homemade holiday cookies sold by the pound with the proceeds benefiting the church. Proceeds from “Jackie’s Smittens and Bags” sales will benefit the Family Promise program.
Festival of Trees	11/24 – 12/8	Fuller Library	Purchase tickets to win a fully decorated tree! $5 each or 5 for $20. Would you like to sponsor a tree? Call the library, 603-464-3595.
Light Parade	4:30pm	Begins at Elementary School	Parade will begin at the Elementary School, travel down School St, right onto Main St, then a right onto Central St. Every entry must register. You can print out the form HERE and return to an address shown on the form. An ‘entry’ is a float, a band, a walking unit, a vehicle, etc. Additionally, any parent/guardian of children under 18 who are participating in the parade must also register.
Holiday Trains	9:00am – 1:00pm 4:00pm – 5:30pm	Hillsborough Historical Society	Visit the Historical Society and their Holiday Train set up.
Town Tree Lighting	5:30pm	Butler Park	Join us to light the Town’s tree right after the Light Parade, caroling with the H-DMS Chorus, refreshments by Missies Day Spa.
Photos with Santa	1:00pm – 3:00pm	Valley Bible Chapel	Free photos with Santa, Mrs. Claus and the Grinch! Let us take the photos and we will send you home with a picture. Sponsored by Fuller Public Library.
Handmade Christmas	9:00am – 3:00pm	St. Mary’s Church	You will find embroidered ornaments, handmade crafts, tiny houses, baked goods, decorate your own wreath, lottery raffle ticket wreaths, and a huge baking basket raffle. The proceeds from the fair will go toward funding a community blood pressure kiosk at the Fuller Library. We look forward to seeing you.
Pop-up Shop	Black Friday, 11/28, 10am-5pm Small Business Saturday, 11/29, 10am-5pm Friday, 12/5, 5pm-8pm Saturday, 12/6, 10am-5pm Friday, 12/12, 5pm-8pm Saturday, 12/13, 10am-5pm Friday, 12/19, 5pm-8pm Saturday, 12/20, 10am-5pm	Stonewall Farm 235 Windsor Rd.	Our 6th annual holiday pop-up shop will offer a unique collection of high quality, locally handmade gifts. Our vendors specialize in wood working, candle and soap making, NH maple and honey products, spice rubs, crochet items, fine jewelry, skincare, and a variety of personalized gifts and holiday decor. We will have an assortment of freshly baked goods and sweet treats available to you each weekend!
Art & Music Coffeehouse	10:00am – 1:00pm	Village Art Cafe	Join us for hot cocoa and coffee, plus 3 performances – all free! 10-11: It’s a Classic Holiday with Alexandria 11-12: Christmas Folk with Mike Barger 12-1: Tunes from Yesteryear with Elijah.
Birchbark Ornament	11:00am – 3:00pm	Monadnock Green Shop	Make a free birchbark ornament with Florence!
Enchanting Tidings	10:00am – 3:00pm	Earth Magic Shoppe	Psychic readings, Vibrational Sound Healings, and pictures with Frosty and/or Krampus! There will be new, magical stock for holiday gift shopping as well as gift cards or certificates from our readers & healer. Every purchase, reading, or healing gets you an entry to our door prize giveaway!
Tree Trunk Ornament	10:00am – 1:00pm	Aubuchon Hardware	Create your own ornament from slices of spruce tree trunks.
Children’s Crafts	1:00pm – 3:00pm	Valley Bible Chapel	Children can make crafts to bring home.
Pickleball Open House	12:00pm – 4:00pm	Dinker’s Indoor Pickleball	Check out the facilities, meet the owner and try out pickleball for free!
Yummy Samples	11:00am – 4:00pm	Arachne’s Web, LLC: 606 2nd NH Tpke	We will be offering mulled cider, hot cocoa, herbal tea, cookies and samples of herbal dips and spice mixes.
More Yummy Samples	9:00am – 3:00pm	Cake Mama	Enjoy free samples and $5 off every gift card purchase (over $10).

10:00am – 8:00pm	Daisy Jack Studios	10% off discount on pottery Christmas trees and Ornaments
9:00am – 5:00pm	AV Concepts/Radio Shack	20% off all Batteries and Toys, Skie’s creations special: Buy 2 candles get 1 free
10:00am – 1:00pm	Hillsborough Community Thrift	50% off Items with Red or Green on them
12:00pm – 6:00pm	Dye Girls Designs	Stocking Stuffers under $10, & Laser Engraver on site for your engraving needs.

EVENT: Pickleball Open House

WHEN: 12:00pm – 4:00pm

WHERE: Dinker’s Indoor Pickleball

Check out the facilities, meet the owner and try out pickleball for free!

WHERE: Arachne’s Web, LLC 606 2nd NH Tpke

EVENT: Tea, cookie, cider and spices samples

WHEN: 11:00am – 4:00pm

We will be offering mulled cider, herbal tea, cookies and samples of herbal dips and spice mixes for shoppers all day on Dec. 6th. We generally have cocoa available for the kids who might be shopping with moms.

WHERE: Cake Mama

EVENT: Free samples and $5 off gift cards!

WHEN: 9:00am – 3:00pm

Enjoy free samples and $5 off every gift card purchase (over $10).

EVENT: Tree Trunk Ornament

WHEN: 10:00am – 1:00pm

WHERE: Aubuchon Hardware

Create your own ornament from slices of spruce tree trunks.

EVENT: Children’s Crafts

WHEN: 1:00pm – 3:00pm

WHERE: Valley Bible Chapel

Children can make crafts to bring home.

EVENT: Enchanting Tidings

WHEN: 10:00am – 3:00pm

WHERE: Earth Magic Shoppe

Psychic readings, Vibrational Sound Healings, and pictures with Frosty and/or Krampus! There will be new, magical stock for holiday gift shopping as well as gift cards or certificates from our readers & healer. Every purchase, reading, or healing gets you an entry to our door prize giveaway!

EVENT: Birchbark Ornament

WHEN: 11:00am – 3:00pm

WHERE: Monadnock Green Shop

Come make a free birchbark ornament with Florence!

EVENT: Art & Music Coffeehouse

WHEN: 10:00am – 1:00pm

WHERE: Village Art Cafe

Join us for hot cocoa and coffee, plus 3 performances – all free!

10-11: It’s a Classic Holiday with Alexandria

11-12: Christmas Folk with Mike Barger

12-1: Tunes from Yesteryear with Elijah

EVENT: Pop-up Shop

WHERE: Stonewall Farm 235 Windsor Rd.

WHEN:

Black Friday, 11/28, 10am-5pm
Small Business Saturday, 11/29, 10am-5pm
Friday, 12/5, 5pm-8pm
Saturday, 12/6, 10am-5pm
Friday, 12/12, 5pm-8pm
Saturday, 12/13, 10am-5pm
Friday, 12/19, 5pm-8pm
Saturday, 12/20, 10am-5pm

Our 6th annual holiday pop-up shop will offer a unique collection of high quality, locally handmade gifts. Our vendors specialize in wood working, candle and soap making, NH maple and honey products, spice rubs, crochet items, fine jewelry, skincare, and a variety of personalized gifts and holiday decor. We will have an assortment of freshly baked goods and sweet treats available to you each weekend!

EVENT: Handmade Christmas

WHEN: 9:00am – 3:00pm

WHERE: St. Mary’s Church

You will find embroidered ornaments, handmade crafts, tiny houses, baked goods, decorate your own wreath, lottery raffle ticket wreaths, and a huge baking basket raffle. The proceeds from the fair will go toward funding a community blood pressure kiosk at the Fuller Library. We look forward to seeing you.

EVENT: Town Tree Lighting

WHEN: 5:30pm

WHERE: Butler Park

Join us to light the Town’s tree right after the Light Parade, caroling with the H-DMS Chorus, refreshments by Missies Day Spa.

EVENT: Festival of Trees

TIME: 11/24 – 12/8

WHERE: Fuller Library

Purchase tickets to win a fully decorated tree! $5 each or 5 for $20. Would you like to sponsor a tree? Call the library, 603-464-3595.

EVENT: Cookie Walk

WHEN: 9:00am – 12:00pm

WHERE: Smith Church

Homemade holiday cookies sold by the pound with the proceeds benefiting the church. Proceeds from ‘Jackie’s Smittens and Bags’ sales will benefit the Family Promise program.

EVENT: Holiday Trains

WHEN: 9:00am – 1:00pm, 4:00pm – 5:30pm

WHERE: Hillsborough Historical Society

Visit the Historical Society and their Holiday Train set up.

EVENT: Light Parade

WHEN: 4:30pm

WHERE: Begins at the Elementary School

Parade will begin at the Elementary School, travel down School St, right onto Main St, then a right onto Central St. Every entry must register. You can print out the form HERE and email or dropoff to a location shown on the form. An ‘entry’ is a float, band, walking unit, vehicle, etc. Additionally, any parent/guardian of a child under 18 who is participating in the parade must also register.

EVENT: Photos with Santa, Mrs. Claus and the Grinch

WHEN: 1:00pm – 3:00pm

WHERE: Valley Bible Chapel

Free photos with Santa, Mrs. Claus and the Grinch! Let us take the photos and we will send you home with a picture. Sponsored by Fuller Public Library.

EVENT: Holiday Fair

TIME: 7:30am – 2:00pm

WHERE: Hillsboro Methodist Church

Purchase coffee, tea, hot chocolate and assorted muffins for breakfast. Lunch will be served from 11-1, you can purchase chili with cornbread, chicken noodle soup and a vegetable soup with assorted breads. There will also be a plant sale, bake sale, jewelry, crafts, cookie decorating and a children’s table.