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At the annual Norwich Antiques Show, find quality dealers from around the region offering antiques ranging from large antiques to small collectibles. The show is held rain or shine on the lawn under individual dealer tents. Tickets $5. Children under 12 admitted free. ...

Celebrate Old Stone House Day—the bicentennial of the Orleans County Grammar School, where Alexander Twilight was principal before becoming the first Black American state legislator. Tour the Old Stone House and the school, join in a barn dance, take wagon rides on Prospect Hill and more....

Vice president Calvin Coolidge was asleep in his childhood home in Plymouth Notch when the news arrived that President Warren Harding had died. A few hours later, on Aug. 3, 1923, at 2:47 a.m., Coolidge was sworn in as the 30th president of the United States....

The parade theme is Pollinators and it starts at 10:30. The exhibit, How Does Your Garden Grow?, is all day. Morning coffee and treats, a white elephant sale, a silent auction, display, a live reptile demonstration, and catered lunch.  The Newbury Historical Society will be open to visitors....

Enjoy the 65th annual auto show, one of the oldest and largest in New England. The event includes an automobile parade, street dance, antique tractors, race cars, awards ceremony, food vendors, flea market and more....