Waterville Valley, New Hampshire (July 19, 2019) - The Black Bear Half Marathon will return to Waterville Valley this Labor Day Weekend in support of the Waterville Valley Elementary School (WVES) PTA. The race will travel the Valley’s scenic roads & trails and competitors will enjoy the gorgeous White Mountain National Forest. Read more →
Featuring professional actors paired with local kids, the family friendly theatrical fare is a celebration of Shakespeare and other great works of literature presented in a fast, furious, fun and audience interactive way that has been putting the “’shake’ back in Shakespeare” for 14 years. Theaward-winning Theatre Under The Stars’ Family Fest returns to Waterville Valley, August 10-24th. Read more →
Just 6.3 percent of more than 27,000 AAA Inspected & Approved hotels receive the prestigious rating Read more →
Waterville Valley’s Annual Ugotta Regatta returns to the waters of Corcoran Pond on Saturday, August 3. Read more →
Arts Week Returns to Canterbury Shaker Village, July 23 – August 3 Artists in Residence, Theater, Dance, Music, Sculpture Shaker Saturday August 3 free admission for children Read more →
On July 20th 1969, American astronauts embarked on humanity’s greatest adventure and took our first steps on the Moon, during the Apollo 11 mission. To celebrate the 50thanniversary of this historic breakthrough, the McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center is opening To the Moon!, a special exhibition on lunar science and exploration, opening Saturday July 20that 10:30 a.m. with a full day of special programs and activities. Read more →
Get your hiking boots on and got to Waterville Valley for the 6thannual Denali Challenge. Starting on Friday, August 9 and ending on Sunday, August 11, hikers are challenged to summit five peaks in and around Waterville Valley equaling 20,000 feet in height – equivalent to hiking Mt. Denali, the highest peak in North America. Read more →
The Hotel Concord has teamed up with the musicians of the Concord Community Music School to present “Summer on the Sidewalk,” a free Thursday-evening series of live, local music in downtown Concord, NH. Read more →
Town Square will host an evening of chocolate temptations with an assortment of treats than can be purchased by the piece. There will be a fun “Name that Candy Bar” contest for chocolate-connoisseurs and everyone with a sweet tooth. Waterville Valley’s sweetest summer event will also offer craft beer sampling from 6-8:30 p.m. While indulging in chocolate, guests can enjoy a free outdoor concert in the Town Square by the Tom Paquette Band from 6 to 9 p.m. Read more →
Designed to fly three Apollo astronauts to the moon and back, the Saturn V made its first unmanned test flight in 1967. The Saturn V Rocket is one of the largest rockets ever built, and a marvel of engineering. Hard-won lessons in how rockets work (and how they fail) were applied to build a vehicle which could push 45 tons of men and equipment all the way to the Moon! Read more →