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--RACING--
NHRA New England Nationals
JUNE 3-5, 2022
New England Dragway
280 Exeter Rd.
Epping, NH 03042

Friday, June 3, 2022 at 8:00 am
Adult tickets $36-$56

Saturday, June 4, 2022 at 8:00 am
Adult tickets $54-$74

Sunday, June 5, 2022 at 8:00 am
Adult tickets $54-$74

--RACING--
Monadnock Speedway
840 Keene Road
Winchester, NH 03470

Tri Track Open Modified Series (100 Laps), Pro Trucks, Late Models, Mini Stocks, Pure Stocks and NE Dwarf Car Series (formerly NE Classic Lites).

SATURDAY, MAY 7th, 2022
NASCAR Advanced Auto Weekly Racing Series
NHSTRA Modifieds, Street Stocks, Late Model Sportsman, Mini Stocks, Pure Stocks, Young Guns

Gates open: 3:00PM
Racing starts: 6:00PM

General Admission: $15 Adults

--LARGEST YARD SALE--
SATURDAY, JUNE 18th, 2022
9AM-2PM
Cheshire Fairgrounds
247 Monadnock Hwy
Swanzey, NH 03446


--AUCTION--
29 High Performance Sports Cars
SATURDAY, JUNE 4th, 2022 at 10AM
Stanley J. Paine Auctioneers
80 Airport Road, Orange, MA
Inspection June 2nd & 3rd 10AM-2PM

--2022 BIKE WEEK--
Laconia Motorcycle Week
June 11-19, 2022
Weirs Beach Boardwalk on the southern shores of Lake Winnipesaukee

Spring Dash Day II - NHSTRA Modifieds Whitcomb Classic 125
SUNDAY, MAY 1st, 2022
NHSTRA Modifieds (125 Laps), Street Stocks (25 Laps), Young Guns (15 Laps) and NHSTRA King of the Hill 4-cylinder Enduro (Laps TBD)

Gates open: 11:00AM
Racing starts: 2:00PM

General Admission: $20 Adultsnock Speedway
840 Keene Road
Winchester, NH 03470

Teddy Bear Pool Street Stock Triple Crown - Race I. Street Stocks (50 Laps) NHSTRA Modifieds, Late Model Sportsman, Mini Stocks, Young Guns.

SATURDAY, MAY 14th, 2022
Gates open: 3:00PM
Racing starts: 6:00PM

General Admission: $15 Adults

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--FIRST NIGHT NORTHAMPTON 2023--
December 31, 2022 to January 1st, 2023
New Year’s Eve 2022 Fireworks Display at 6:15 PM from the downtown parking garage roof and ball raising at midnight at Hotel Northampton.

--MEET SANTA LIVE VIDEO CHAT--
Nov 1st thru Dec 23rd, 2022
10AM-6PM
$10 ticket per whole group (up to 8 people)  for Experience the Wonder of a LIVE Video Chat with Santa at his home away from home - Yankee Candle Village!!

--BREAKFAST WITH SANTA--
Saturday, Dec 3rd, 2022
8:30AM-11:30AM
Ralph C. Mahar High School cafeteria
507 South Main St, Orange, MA 01364.
Orange Community Band will be performing from 9-11. Free glitter tattoos!

--HOLIDAY EVENTS--
Saturday, November 19, 2022, 9AM-3PM
Relay for Life Vendor/Craft Fair
Athol Town Hall
585 Main Street
Athol, MA 01331

Sat-Sun, November 19-20th, 2022
Red Apple Farm Thanksgiving Harvest Festival Weekend 
10AM-5PM
455 Highland Avenue
Phillipston, MA, 01331

Thursday, November 24, 2022, 8AM
Thanksgiving Day
5K Run/Walk Turkey Trot
Athol Area YMCA
545 Main St, Athol
Prize for the best costume!
$15 Registration Fee, call 978-249-3305 option 0.


--SLED EXPO '22--
Live at the Big E Nov 19-20th
The Sled Expo is the largest snowmobile show in New England
Saturday, November 19, 2022, 9AM-7PM
Sunday, November 20, 2022, 9AM-3PM
Big E, Young Building
1305 Memorial Ave
West Springfield, MA 01089


--TURKEY RAFFLES--
Thursday, November 17, 2022
6-9:30PM
PACC Annual Turkey Raffle
Polish American Citizens Club
171 Kendall Pond Road West
Gardner, MA 01440

Thursday, Nov. 17, 2022, 7PM
American Legion Riders
Post 102 Turkey Raffle
325 Pequoig Avenue
Athol, MA 01331
Turkeys every round!
Basket raffles!
Door prize basket!
Free chowder!
Proceeds benefit Marine Corps League Toy Drive

--VETERANS DAY COOKOUT--
Friday, Nov. 11, 2022, 3PM
Orange American Legion Post 172
40 Daniel Shays Hwy
Orange, MA 01364
If you would like to bring a dish to  share with hamburgers and hotdogs.

--TURKEY RAFFLES--
Friday, Nov. 11, 2022, 7PM
Veteran's Day Turkey Raffle
Royalston Fire & EMS Station #1
4 Athol Road
Royalston, MA 01368

Friday, Nov. 11, 2022, 7PM
Birch Hill Canoe Club Annual Turkey Raffle
Tully City Council Club (Tully CCC)
365 Tully Road
Orange, MA 01364

Saturday, November 12, 2022, 1-5PM
Gardner Eagles 747 Annual Turkey Raffle
71 City Hall Avenue
Gardner, MA 01440

Saturday, Nov. 12, 2022, 6:30 PM
Hawg Haulers Motorcycle Club Rick Paul Memorial Thanksgiving Meat Social
Lots of prices, giveaways, meat! Fun for everyone.
A portion of the donations to be given to a scholarship fund in Rick Paul's name.
Winchendon American Legion Post 193
295 School Street
Winchendon, MA 01475

--FALL FESTIVAL--
6th Annual Winchendon Fall Festival
Saturday, October 22, 2022
Downtown Winchendon, MA 01475
9am - 4pm, free admission
Crafters and businesses $20 booth space

--HALLOWEEN CELEBRATION & HORSE-DRAWN HAY RIDE--
October 22nd-23rd, 2022
Spook-tacular Halloween fun!
Halloween Costume Parade at 11:00, led by none other than Santa himself! Trick or Treating around the Village begins at 12noon- 4PM.
Yankee Candle Village
25 Greenfield Road, Deerfield, MA 01373

--TULLY LAKE TRIATHLON--
25 Doane Hill Rd, Royalston, MA 01368
Saturday, October 15th, 2022, at Noon
Intensive 17-mile paddle/run/bike triathlon competition at Royalston’s 200 acre lake and campground.
5-mile paddle starts from Tully Lake Campground
4.5-mile run follows a dirt trail around Tully Lake
7.5-mile bike leg will loop the Tully Lake Mountain Bike Trail

--MUDBOG MUDSLINGER SPOOKTACULAR--
Final Mudbog of the Season!
Sunday, October 16, 2022
Monadnock Speedway
840 Keene Road
Winchester, NH 03470
Opens, Outlaws, Pros, Modifieds, 8 Cylinder & 4-6 Cylinders
Racing starts 11AM , $10 General Admission


--THE BIG E--
West Springfield, MA 01089
September 16th - October 2, 2022
$15 admission + $10 parking
Gates open 8am, events 9am to 11pm

--CAR SHOW--
Sunday, October 9, 2022 at 8AM-2PM
North Quabbin Cruisers
Bob Harris Jr. Memorial
HARVEST CAR SHOW
Co-Sponsored by the Athol Lions Club
Orange Airport, Orange, MA
$10 Entry Fee


--FALL FEST --
Our Lady immaculate Parish in Athol FallFest
Orange Airport
80 Airport Street
Orange, MA 01364
FRIDAY, SEPT. 23, 2022 at 5-10PM
SAT. SEPT. 24, 2022 at 1PM-10PM
SUN. SEPT. 25, 2022 at 8AM-6PM
Classic Car Show on Sunday


--RACING--
Monadnock Speedway
840 Keene Road
Winchester, NH 03470

Pro 4 Modified Paul Roach Memorial
SATURDAY, SEPT.  2, 2022
NHSTRA Modifieds, Pro 4 Modifieds, Street Stocks, Late Model Sportsman, Pure Stocks, Young Guns, STAR Antique Racers
Racing starts: 6:00PM
General Admission: $15 Adults.


--CAR SHOW--
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2022 at 9AM
Barre Lions Club Car Show
Barre Common
$15 Entry Fee

NE Dragway Night of Fire
Night of Fire, New England Dragway, August 27,  2022.

--RACING--
AUGUST 27, 2022
Night of Fire
Alcohol Funny Cars, Alcohol Dragsters, Nitro Injected Dragsters, Jet Funny Cars, Jet Dragsters, Wheelstanders and more!
New England Dragway
280 Exeter Road
Epping, NH 03042
Racing starts at 5PM
$35+ Admission


Monadnock Speedway
840 Keene Road
Winchester, NH 03470

350 SMAC Tour (Super Modified Atlantic Charter Series)
SATURDAY, AUGUST 20th, 2022
350 Super Modifieds (50 Laps), NHSTRA Modifieds, Street Stocks, Mini Stocks, Pure Stocks, Young Guns
Racing starts: 6:00PM
General Admission: $20 Adults.

--CAR SHOW--
SUNDAY, AUGUST 21st 12-4PM
3rd Annual Montague Elks Veterans Car Show
1 Elks Ave, Turners Falls, MA

--SUNDAY MUDBOG MUDSLINGER--
AUGUST 14, 2022
Monadnock Speedway
Winchester, NH 
Opens, Outlaws, Pros, Modifieds, 8 Cylinder & 4-6 Cylinders
Racing starts 12PM Noon, $10 General Admission

--RACING--
AUGUST 13, 2022
Monadnock Speedway
Winchester, NH 
Teddy Bear Pool Street Stock Triple Crown
Street Stocks (50 Laps), Late Model Sportsman, Mini Stocks, Six Shooters, Young Guns
Racing starts 6PM, $15 General Admission

--CHESHIRE FAIR 2022--
AUGUST 4th-7th, 2022
247 Monadnock Hwy, Swanzey, NH 03446
General Admission Adult $12
Sunday Aug. 7, 2022 at 5PM $12 Demolition Derby!

--RACING--
AUGUST 6, 2022
Monadnock Speedway
Winchester, NH 
NASCAR Advance Auto Weekly Racing Series
NHSTRA Modifieds, Street Stocks, Late Model Sportsman, Mini Stocks, Pure Stocks, Young Guns, NEAR (New England Antique Racers) 
Racing starts 6PM, $15 General Admission


-TRUCK SHOW--
JULY 29-30, 2022
Monadnock Speedway
840 Keene Road
Winchester, NH 03470
5th Annual GEAR JAMMER Magazine Truck Show
Friday, July 29, 2022, Noon-10PM
Gates open at Noon
9PM Fireworks show
$20 General Admission

Saturday, July 30th, 2022
Gates open at 9AM
10AM-2PM Big Rig Truck Pulls
7PM Parade of Lights Show
$20 General Admission

--RACING--
JULY 30, 2022
Jet Cars Under the Stars
New England Dragway
280 Exeter Road, Epping, NH 03042
Racing starts 11AM, Jets race 6PM
$35+ Admission


Orange Solstice RiverFest 5-10PM
Saturday, June 25th, 2022 starts at 5PM
Lighted Boat Parade at 9PM
Celebrating the Summer Solstice on the Millers River, 25 East River Street, Orange, MA
Food, live music, games, vendors of all sorts, a performance from The Dance Studio, a parachute demo, fire dancers and more! Sponsored by the Orange Lions Club.
Free admission


CMSGMA Central Massachusetts Steam, Gas and Machinery Association
45th Annual Yankee Engine-uity Show and Giant 100 space Flea Market
Saturday-Sunday, June 25th-26th, 2022, 8AM - 5PM, free admission
80 Airport Road, Orange, MA


MCCNE Hollis Hills All Wheels Car Show
Hosted by the Mustang Car Club of New England
Sunday, July 10, 2022 9AM-3PM
Free admission
Hollis Hills Farms
340 Marshall Road
Fitchburg, MA, 01420

--MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND EVENTS 2022--
--2022 MEMORIAL DAY PARADE--
Memorial Day Chicken BBQ
MONDAY, MAY 30, 2022 at 12-3PM
VFW Post 7389
3 Eaton Street,
Westminster, MA
Tickets: $13

Memorial Day Parade which begins at Lovell St around 11:15-11:30
MONDAY, MAY 30, 2022
VFW Post 7389, Eaton Street, Westminster, MA 01473
6:30am-8am breakfast at VFW, Westminster
Recognizing Veteran Monuments in town:
8:30am - depart the VFW
8:45am - Whitmanville Cemetery
9:00am – Woodside Cemetery
9:20am – Mount Pleasant Cemetery
9:30am – WWI Monument (Leominster St and Academy Hill Rd)
9:40am – Civil War Monument (First Congregational Church)
9:45am – Spanish War Monument (Bacon St near old Town Hall)
9:50am – VFW Veterans Monument
11:15-11:30am Memorial Day Parade, Lovell Street thru Main Street to Academy Hill

--2022 MEMORIAL DAY PARADE--
MONDAY, MAY 30th at 11:00AM
Baldwinville Commons on Central Street, Baldwinville, MA.
The Town of Templeton with the assistance of the American Legion Post #373 and Friends of Templeton Veterans are holding a Memorial Day Ceremony. Guest speaker is Combat Veteran Mike Damon.

SATURDAY, MAY 28, 2022, 9:30AM
30th anniversary Wachusett Mountain Race Race begins at 9:30AM at Wachusett Mountain Ski Resort, Princeton, MA 
Central Mass Striders (5K & 10K).
USATF New England Mountain Running Circuit.
3 mile "King of the Mountain" course to the top of Mount Wachusett or 10K the finish line at the bottom of the mountain

--MUD BOGS--
Monadnock Speedway
840 Keene Road
Winchester, NH 03470

SUNDAY, MAY 15th, 2022
Opens, Outlaws, Pros, Modifieds, 8 Cylinder & 4-6 Cylinders.
Gates open: 9:30AM
Racing starts: 12:00PM

General Admission: $10 Adults

--RACING--
Monadnock Speedway
840 Keene Road
Winchester, NH 03470

Tri Track Returns on Season Opener
SATURDAY, APRIL 30th, 2022
Spring Dash Day I - 100 Lap Tri Track Modified Series
Late Model Sportsman, Mini Stocks, Pure Stocks, Tri Track Modifieds, Pro Trucks

Tri Track Open Modified Series (100 Laps), Pro Trucks, Late Models, Mini Stocks, Pure Stocks and NE Dwarf Car Series (formerly NE Classic Lites).

Pit Admission: $40 (purchased on the day of the event)

Gates open: 12:00PM
Racing starts: 5:00PM

General Admission: $30 Adults.

--BIG CHEESE 5K ROAD RACE--
Saturday, April 9, 2022 at 9:30am
Starts at School Street / Prospect Street, Athol


--57th ANNUAL RIVER RAT RACE--
Saturday, April 9, 2022 at 1 pm
Athol/Orange River Rat Canoe Race
5-mile canoe sprint from Athol, MA to Orange, MA on the Miller's River

--GREENFIELD WINTER CARNIVAL 2022--
February 4th 9AM - February 6th, 2022 at 4PM
Centennial Celebration, 3-day event held at Beacon Field and other locations in town, it features a downtown ice sculpture contest, ice skating, XC skiing, cardboard sled contest, and other winter activities. 
For details call (413) 772-1553 .

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