Bethlehem and the surrounding communities offer numerous events throughout the year, many of which are free to attend. Below is a partial list of area happenings.

For a schedule of events, please click here: 2009 "A Bethlehem Christmas" (Adobe Acrobat)

Bethlehem- There's no better place for a special Christmas holiday weekend!
Once again this year, Bethlehem will do its Holiday best for a Bethlehem Christmas.
Dress up warm and join the "Bethlehem Holiday Homes and Inns tour"
Saturday December 5th and 12th, 2009.
Inns and homes in Bethlehem will open their doors between 12noon and 4:30pm.
Booklets with maps are for sale at Maya Papaya, Connecticut River Bank, Wren Gallery and the Bethlehem Visitors Center all located on Main Street, Bethlehem.
$10 per person and receive a FREE collectors Christmas ornament.
Call for more information (603) 869-3364 or (603) 444-2600

• Bethlehem Holiday Homes & Inns Tour
• Durrell United Methodist Church Annual Christmas Bazaar and Deli Lunch
• Bethlehem Heritage Slide Show telling some of the History of Bethlehem
• Open House at Bethlehem Heritage Museum with a Special Visit from Santa
• Annual Holiday Cookie Walk at WREN
• Doll Party and Stories at the Bethlehem Library
• The Rocks Christmas Tree Farm Christmas Marketplace - Horse Drawn Rides ~ weekend, reservations only
• Stamp your Christmas Cards at the Bethlehem Post Office

Several local inns, motels, and B & B's offer special weekend packages that include admission to the special events. Contact them for more information on their holiday specials.

AREA EVENTS

Please be sure to verify dates and times of all events before attending.

Local Works Farmers Market & Outdoor Marketplace

Local Works Farmers Market and Outdoor Marketplace on Bethlehem's Main Street is open every Wednesday, 3-6pm, and Saturdays, 9am-1pm, from the end of May to mid-October. Enjoy locally grown and produced food, baked goods, flowers, plants, crafts, music and demonstrations in a relaxed outdoor venue.

For more information email localworksnh@gmail.com or call (603) 869-9736. The 2009 season opens on May 23rd. For more information, please visit www.wrencommunity.org

Fields of Lupine Festival

The Fields of Lupine Festival is an annual 3 week event, running this year from June 5 - 21, 2009. Now in its 16th year, the Festival includes the towns of Bethlehem, Littleton, and Bretton Woods. Visitors have likened the beauty of this event to the brilliance of our fall foliage season. Tour gardens and lupine fields by foot or horse-drawn wagon. Visit area museums and attractions: Sugar Hill Historic Museum, New England Ski Museum, Franconia Heritage Museum, and the Frost Place. Other events include:

• Inn Tours: Adair Country Inn, Sunset Hill House, Sugar Hill Inn
• Informational Tour of NH's Most Energy Efficient Home
• Horse Drawn Wagon Rides in the Lupine Field
• Astronomy Tours of the Night Sky - Sunset Hill House
• Weekend Market
• Sugar Hill Historical Museum
• Moose & Bear Presentations at the Adair Country Inn and Sugar Hill Inn
• "Local Historian,Sarah Nelson Welch" - Franconia Museum
• Free Exhibits & Film at the Flume Gorge
• Chocolate Tastings at the Sugar Hill Inn
• "The Lost Ski Areas of New England" at the New England Ski Museum
• Moose Photography Exhibit - Polly's Pancake Parlor
• The Gallery at WREN - Blooming Art
• Free Coffee Break at Franconia's Woodsville Guaranty Bank and at Plough-Wind Antiques