Fitness with Phipps

Walk and Talk

Thursday, September 11,

5:30-6:30pm

Join Greatness Awaits Coaching for the meeting of the Walking Club. This casual, community-driven walk is open to all abilities. The group will depart from the Greater Dover Chamber of Commerce then walk the Community Trail. Register here.

United Way 9/11 Day of Service at the

Joe Parks Garden

Friday, September 12,

8:30am-1:30pm

Remember and honor 9/11 by participating in the United Way Day of Service at the Joe Parks Riverwalk Public Gardens.

Join community members, Strafford County Master Gardeners, and other volunteers to prune, paint, plant, and perform general maintenance in this public garden in the heart of Dover, NH. Snacks and lunch will be provided. Wear gardening clothing, closed-toed shoes, a hat, sunscreen, and bring tools if you have them. Learn more.

Telluride by the Sea 2025

Friday, September 12- Sunday September 14, 5pm

The Music Hall and the Telluride Film Festival collaborate on an exclusive presentation of six new features, brought directly from their Colorado debuts. This unique and intimate Portsmouth event treats audience members from across the Northeast to an exclusive peek into the Telluride experience – packing one September weekend in Portsmouth with the latest international cinema, private parties, great music, delicious food, and inspired conversations with other cinephiles of all ages, tastes, and backgrounds.

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Seacoast Cancer 5k

Sunday, September 14,

9am-12pm

The 12th Annual Seacoast Cancer 5K Run/Walk is one of the largest road races in New Hampshire. Event proceeds provide life-saving care and benefit local patients, families and staff at the Mass General Cancer Center at Wentworth-Douglass Hospital. This race can be completed in-person in Portsmouth or virtually. This event is rain or shine.

 Register here.

GSIL's 11th Annual Chipping in FORE! Independence Charity

Golf Tournament

September 18, 8:30am-4pm

GSIL will be hosting its 11th Annual Chipping in FORE! Independence golf tournament at Stonebridge Country Club in Goffstown, NH. Join them as they hit the greens to raise some green to benefit people with disabilities throughout New Hampshire. This scramble style shotgun start tournament is a great time for golfers of all abilities from novice to scratch. Register here.

Gundalow Co. Presents Dr. Meghan Howey: The Shock of Colonialism in New England

Thursday, September 18,

6:30-7:30pm

In this talk based on her recent book, The Shock of Colonialism in New England: Fragments from a Frontier, archaeologist Dr. Meghan C. L. Howey shares her research on the seventeenth-century colonial frontier of the Great Bay Estuary/P8bagok through the Great Bay Archaeological Survey (GBAS).

Learn more and get tickets.

Meat Bingo

Friday, September 19, 6:30pm

The Dover Attack youth softball program is hosting a fundraiser at the Moose Lodge where you have the chance to win a variety of meats. This is an adult only event and so much fun. Come have some laughs, win money and raise some funds for young softball players in the area. This is a cash-only event. Learn more.

Lydia's Run for Hope 5k

Saturday, September 20,

9am-3pm

Lace up your sneakers in support of Lydia's House of Hope's mission to move families from "homeless to wholeness!" at Lydia's Run for Hope 5k. The top female and top male winner will receive a customized medal, and winners in each category will receive a ribbon. After the walk/run, enjoy awesome post-race activities and refreshments. Register here.

SNHUGFEST 2025

Saturday, September 20, begins at 11am

The joyful strumming of ukuleles will once again fill the air at Henry Law Park as the Southern New Hampshire Ukulele Group (SNHUG) presents the 9th annual SNHUGFEST at the Rotary Arts Pavilion in Dover, NH. This free, all-day festival welcomes music lovers of all ages for a celebration of community, music, and compassion. Learn more.

The Seacoast

Ozzy Tribute

Saturday, September 20, 8pm

Join The Strand as they pay tribute to the legendary Godfather of heavy metal. Musicians from across the seacoast join together to honor the life and legacy of Ozzy Osbourne by playing some of the greatest hits by Ozzy and Black Sabbath. All proceeds will be donated to the American Parkinson’s Disease Association.

Throughout the event, there will be Raffles, mixed media performances, and a special farewell video tribute to Ozzy.

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Lunch & Learn at Confident Med Spa

Wednesday, September 24, 11am-1pm



Join Confident Med Spa for live demos and mini consults on their new services. Enjoy catered lunch and learn about some of the services that can help tighten, smooth, and contour - Sculptra, Threads, Functional Wellness, Physiq, Peptides, and more. Learn more.

When Elvis Met

The Beatles

Running through September 27, various times

The clock struck 11 PM at Elvis Presley’s Los Angeles mansion. Under the glow of red and blue lights, The Beatles stepped into a room that seemed to echo the future of music—a jukebox, a crescent couch, and a bar set the stage. Elvis stood at the center, ready for the convergence of two worlds. That night, rock ‘n’ roll royalty sealed its legacy. Playing at the Ogunquit Playhouse.

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Waiting for Godot

Running September 12-28, various times

Samuel Beckett’s iconic and unexpectedly hilarious Waiting for Godot opens the Players’ Ring Theatre’s 2025-26 Mainstage Theatre. Directed by Bretton Reis, who also plays one of the main characters, the play brings bold new staging, drawing out its wit and deep humanity.

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Farmer's Market

Wednesdays, 3:30-6:30pm

Seacoast Eat Local is excited to announce our new location in a large parking lot behind Dover Ice Arena. In partnership with the City of Dover Recreation Department, our goal is to have more crossover with existing city programs to make the market more widely accessible.

Learn more.

Soft Plastic Collection

Great Bay Services is collecting soft plastic to earn a Trex Bench for their grounds. They currently have to collect 76 more pounds. Soft plastics can be dropped off at the Greater Dover Chamber of Commerce at 550 Central Avenue, Dover. Learn more about Great Bay Services.

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