Weekly Roundup

Put on your best party clothes and get to downtown Peterborough for the 6th annual Night Market on Friday, Aug. 8 from 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. This year celebrates the building blocks of community with food trucks, light and sound installations, an outdoor bar and silent disco, 70+ art vendors, interactive activities for all ages and more. Underground System, a shape-shifting force in the New York City dance music scene will set the mood. This event is free to attend. Rain date Saturday, Aug. 9. Get your body moving with the Greater Keene Rotaract Club's 4th annual Splash Dash 5K on Saturday, Aug. 9 from 7:30 to 9:30 a.m., starting and ending at the Keene Family YMCA. Registration is $30 per participant with group discount pricing. Walkers will begin at 7:30 a.m. and runners at 8 a.m. Pick up race packets on Friday, Aug. 8 from 5 to 7 p.m. at Ted's Shoe & Sport in downtown Keene or on race day. Proceeds will benefit the Greater Keene Rotaract Club. Visit runsignup.com/Race/NH/Keene/SplashDash5K2 or email rotaractsplashdash@gmail.com for more information. Try your hand at glassblowing with a make-your-own glass pendant workshop on Saturday, Aug. 9 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Terrapin Glassblowing Studio, 79 Hadley Rd., Jaffrey. In just 20 minutes, create a one-of-a-kind wearable pendant using durable borosilicate glass. This drop-in activity is appropriate for ages 12 and up. Pendants are $30 per person. Red Apple Farm in Phillipston, Mass. celebrates sunflowers at their Sunflower Festival this weekend, Aug. 9 and 10, and next at the Red Apple Farm, 455 Highland Ave., Phillipston, Mass. Visitors can wander through their fields for pick-your-own sunflower bouquets, enjoy a range of themed activities for all ages and live music. Find more information online at redapplefarm.com. The Fitzwilliam Fire Department hosts their 4th annual Cornhole Tournament and Fun Day on Sunday, Aug. 10 from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. at The Drill Yard, 156 Bowkerville Rd., Fitzwilliam. Register cornhole teams for $30 and the chance to take home the first-place prize of $300 (or $200 or $100 for second and third place). Not interested in cornhole? Enjoy breakfast, lunch and chicken BBQ dinner, a community dance and fireworks at dark. To pre-register for cornhole or questions call 603-585-6561 or email admin@fitzpolice.us.