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Jackson Invitational Snow Sculpting Competition

This Jackson Area Chamber of Commerce event will be held at Great Glen Trails/Mt. Washington Auto Road again this year. This fabulous location offers guests/visitors not only great cross country skiing, tubing, snow coach rides but creates an incredible background for the viewing of all our sculpting pieces. Check back soon for lots more details as to all the fun that will go with this exciting new experience and venue. This event may rotate venues as the years progress.

The event begins on Friday January 31st at noon with teams from all over the Northeastern part of the United States. The team will sculpt throughout the weekend and finish at noon on Sunday February 2nd, 2025. Spectators are welcome to view the entire process but welcome to return on Sunday the 28th for the finished products. See first hand how our sculptors take 8 foot high by 4 foot round cylinder of compacted snow and create incredible art frozen in time. This year we are expecting at least 12 Teams with 4 NH Sanctioned Teams: Check back to see the list of team names.

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Return of the Pumpkin People – October 1-31

JACKSON, NH – We’re off to see the Pumpkin People… This is a self-guided tour of over 70 displays found throughout the area. You will see Pumpkin People doing all kinds of things like hiking, fishing, dancing, flying, cooking and more. You will see that these displays are worth the effort to see each and everyone of them. This event has been delighting visitors and locals alike for forty years! Amazing that this event just keeps on bringing thousands of visitors to our area year after year. You have to experience it to know just how popular it is! Our Pumpkin People have a life of their own!

Pick up a 2024 Map & Guide at any of the participating businesses, the chamber office or request one be mailed to you by emailing info@jacksonnh.com with your address and we will be sure to get one right out to you. You can print one off from our website by clicking on map & guide. For details or questions not answered here just call the chamber at 978-580-0905.

Happy Findings! Don’t forget to vote (ballot on each map/guide) for People’s Choice. And be sure to check out the Golden Pumpkin and Where’s Jackson photo contests.

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The Bruce Marshall Group
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The Bruce Marshall Group – June 20th

JACKSON NH – The Bruce Marshall Group has performed with The Beach Boys five times, including a show at Otis Air Force Base that drew over 70,000 people (one of the largest concerts ever held on Cape Cod), and at Holman Stadium in Nashua, NH. The group represented NE at the international Blues Challenge in Memphis in 2008 and was the runner up at the regional challenge in 2007.

Join us on this special night at the Wildcat Tavern in Jackson, NH as the Bruce Marshall Group proudly celebrate their newest album on Verdict Records, “Vintage to Verdict”.

www.brucemarshall.com

Opener Jonathan Sarty

Tickets HERE

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Jackson NH Snow Sculpting Competition – January 6-28

JACKSON NH – This Jackson Area Chamber of Commerce event will be held at Great Glen Trails/Mt. Washington Auto Road again this year.  This fabulous location offers guests/visitors not only great cross country skiing, tubing, snow coach rides but creates an incredible background for the viewing of all our sculpting pieces.  Check back soon for lots more details as to all the fun that will go with this exciting new experience and venue.  This event may rotate venues as the years progress.

The event begins on Friday January 26th at noon with teams from all over the Northeastern part of the United States. The team will sculpt throughout the weekend and finish at noon on Sunday January 28th, 2024. Spectators are welcome to view the entire process but welcome to return on Sunday the 28th for the finished products. See first hand how our sculptors take 8 foot high by 4 foot round cylinder of compacted snow and create incredible art frozen in time.

Sculpting pieces usually remain available for viewing for at least a week after the event giving visitors ample time to get coveted photos. Please be aware that weather is a factor and we can not guarantee how long the snow sculptures will remain. The sculptures will be lit at night for an entirely different perspective. We anticipate at least 12 or more teams for 2024 and a spectacular show!  Check back often for more updates as this is our 23rd Anniversary of the event and we will be sure to celebrate it with some exciting enhancements.

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Mount Washington Observatory
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An Evening with Mount Washington Observatory – November 2nd

JACKSON NH – Why is Mt. Washington called the “Home of the World’s Worst Weather”? This program will explore the unique life and work of the weather observers stationed on Mt. Washington and learn why, for a mountain its size, Mt. Washington hosts some of the worst weather on Earth.

This program is hosted by OLLI of UNH (Osher Lifelong Learning Institute) – Mount Washington Valley Learning Region and presented by the Mount Washington Observatory Staff.

Event Contact
Friends of Whitney Community Center
Greg Marsello
401-824-6815
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Return of the Pumpkin People – October 1-30

JACKSON NH – This premiere event is celebrating its 39th year. This event is a self-guided tour available to you throughout the day or evening hours at your leisure.

Our businesses hosting Pumpkin People work very hard at creating the displays for your enjoyment… this year we anticipate even more displays than usual with more than 50 displays. You see Pumpkin People doing just about anything and sometimes even the impossible. Please remember to vote for your favorite. There is a ballot on the back of every map. Maps are available at participating businesses and located in brochure racks throughout the area. Ballots can be dropped off at any of the participating businesses or at the Chamber offices. New Hampshire, and especially our area, offers some of the most beautiful and awe inspiring views and events… please remember we need your help to keep the incredibleness going. Remember to thank your front line employees and as things challenge us during times such as Covid days be mindful that the challenges fall upon us all. Working together to be able to offer events such as this is something we all need to strive for… levity and fun can wash away stress. We thank you for respecting our State’s recommendations and or mandates that may be in place at the time of this event and or any of our events. If restrictions are tightened or loosened we shall be sure to keep this page up to date. Be well everyone and lets enjoy the little things which make us smile!

Maps and People Choice Award Ballots will be available by September 15, 2023. You can request them by calling the office at 978-580-0905, sending an email to info@jacksonnh.com or picking one up at any of the participating businesses located throughout the Conway and Jackson, NH areas.

Check back often for updates. Thank you!

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