** THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO MADE
2021 LONDONDERRY OLD HOME DAY MEMORABLE!
SEE YOU ALL NEXT YEAR! **
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Londonderry Old Home Day is back and better than ever! 5 Days of wonderful, local, family-friendly fun for all! We're thrilled to share that Macaroni Kid Derry has the inside scoop on all the event planning. Be sure to check out this article and our site often for the latest updates in the coming weeks!
This event attracts over 12,000 people and is scheduled to begin on Wednesday, August 18, 2021 and finish Sunday, August 22, 2021. The five-day event promises to provide some good old-fashioned fun for all; past and present residents of all ages, invited guests and relatives, and anyone who is interested in experiencing a part of Londonderry, New Hampshire.
Here are just a few of the exciting activities that are planned: concerts, fireworks, parade, 5k road race, baby contest, children's games, and so much more, all geared to a hometown traditional family celebration.
Want to know how to get the most out of your Londonderry Old Home Day Experience? See our Checklist and Tip List below.
QUICK LOOK, CURRENT 2021 OLD HOME DAY SCHEDULE (Updated August 21st)
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 18, 2021
SENIOR NIGHT & CONCERT
THURSDAY, AUGUST 19, 2021
BATTLE OF THE BANDS
FRIDAY, AUGUST 20, 2021
SOFTBALL, CONCERT & FIREWORKS
SATURDAY, AUGUST 21, 2021
PARADE, CONTESTS, BEER TENT, KID ZONE, CONCERTS, GAMES AND MORE!
SUNDAY, AUGUST 22, 2021
DAY OF SERVICE
HOW TO GET THE MOST OUT OF YOUR OLD HOME DAY FUN!
OFFICIAL EVENT MAP AND BOOTH LAYOUT!
FULL, CURRENT 2021 OLD HOME DAY SCHEDULE (Updated August 19th)
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 18, 2021
SENIOR NIGHT & CONCERT
- 4pm - BINGO fun for all who attend (take a chance and win a prize)
- Location: Lions Hall Pavilion
- 5pm - Londonderry's finest and more will be serving up a FREE BBQ dinner, cooked by the Lions *Tickets required, must be Londonderry resident
- Location: Lions Hall Pavilion
- 7pm - Concert on the Common with Neurotic Gumbo, classic rock band *Open to all
THURSDAY, AUGUST 19, 2021
BATTLE OF THE BANDS
- 5 - 9pm - Amazing local bands go head-to-head on the Londonderry Town Commons
- Open to all ages and skill levels
FRIDAY, AUGUST 20, 2021
SOFTBALL, CONCERT & FIREWORKS
- 5:30pm - 7pm - Londonderry/Derry First Responders Softball Game on the High School softball field.
- Location: LHS Varsity Softball Field
- 7pm - 9pm - Music: Scott Spradling Big Band has been confirmed to play!
- Location: Londonderry High School parking lot
- Food Trucks and more! - Messy BBQ, Hickory Stix, B’s Taco’s, Wicked Good Scoops, Buxton Pizza, Makn’ Ends Meat, and Chubbs’ Fries & Dough
- 9pm - Fireworks Extravaganza
- Location: Behind the High School
SATURDAY, AUGUST 21, 2021
PARADE, CONTESTS, BEER TENT, KID ZONE, CONCERTS, GAMES AND MORE!
- 9am - 10am - Baby Contest on the Common
- NO same day registration. Must be a Londonderry resident. *Sign up link below
- 10:15am - 11:45am - Parade Day!
- Location: Mammoth Road from the Middle School to Mack's Apples
- 11:30am - 4pm - Lions Club Den
- 603 Beer Tent and Axe Play
- Game Changers Cornhole
- Location: Lions Hall & Grounds
- 11:30am - 4pm - Booths on the Common: come patron local artisans *Sign up link below
- 11:45pm - 1pm - Recycled Percussion
- Location: Londonderry Town Common
- Wildcats Kids Zone - Games, Races, Face Painting and much more!
- Location: Town Common
- 1pm - Wildlife encounters
- Portsmouth Shipyard STEM Program
- Altitude Trampoline Park - Prizes and Giveaways
- YMCA of Greater Londonderry - Bowling
- Wildcats - Dunk Tank
- 11:30am - 4pm - Bandstand Activities: Join Ovation Theater for the day as we feature local artists, acts, competitions and a few showstoppers!
- 11:30 am – 12:30 pm: American Legion Band
12:30 pm – 1:00 pm: Ovation Theatre Company – Mamma Mia! Cast
1:00 pm – 1:30 pm: Strongman Competition
1:30 pm – 2:00 pm: NH Academie of Dance
2:00 pm – 2:15 pm: Woo Kickboxing Academy
2:15 pm – 2:30 pm: Ovation Theatre Company – Snow Angel Cast
2:30 pm – 2:45 pm: LHS Drumline
2:45 pm – 3:00 pm: House of Samurai
3:00 pm – 3:15 pm: Ovation Theatre Company – Seussical Jr. Cast
3:15 pm – 4:00 pm – Sunnycrest Apple Pie Eating Contest *Sign up link below
- 11:30 am – 12:30 pm: American Legion Band
- 10:00am - 4pm - Historical Society fun - Pig Roast BBQ! Traditional “old tyme” demonstrations, tours of the museum
- Location: Morrison House Grounds
- 6:30 - 9:30 - Saturday Night - Boot Scootin’ Boogie 5k and Brewfest Supported by Millennium Running
- Road Race begins at 6:30, followed by Brewfest
- Bonfire at Sargent Field until 9:30pm
SUNDAY, AUGUST 22, 2021
DAY OF SERVICE
- 1:30pm - Please join the Londonderry Clergy Association for a day of service
- Location: Town Commons
- Religion has been an important piece of Londonderry’s culture since the town was first incorporated in 1722
- Today, churches of many different denominations dot the landscape all over Londonderry
HOW TO GET INVOLVED
Have questions? Please contact Kirby Brown at: kbrown@londonderrynh.org
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A Little Old Home Day History
The observance of Old Home Day has been a long-standing New Hampshire tradition for over the last 100 years. It was started in 1899 by Governor Frank Rollins as an effort to remedy the decline of the small farming town by inviting former residents, friends and family back to the Granite State to make new acquaintances and renew old ones. Londonderry is one a handful of New Hampshire communities that have faithfully observed Old Home Day on the third weekend in August since 1899.
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