"Look around, look around, at how lucky we are to be alive right now" 
~Hamilton, the Musical

MASTER 250 CALENDAR: The Town of Exeter 250th Celebration Commission is collecting all the events in Exeter via one master calendar. Click to see the calendar of events here.

250 Events & Calendars

Below is a selection of entities that are working together to celebrate, honor and make history come alive in 2026. Click on the link to go directly to their websites.

American Independence Museum & Folsom Tavern

Campus hosts lectures, festivals, beer garden and more

Exeter Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution

Often seen around town in colonial garb hosting events

Exeter Historical Society Hosting lectures and programs

See their calendar page here.

Exeter Town/Parks & Rec Hosting programs, concerts & trips for all ages. See their calendar link here.

250 Maps & Videos

There are 30+ Revolutionary War soldiers buried in the Winter Street Cemetery. (Printed maps available in the acrylic holder on the DAR 250 sign at the Front St. gate.)

Short educational video about Exeter’s Powder House, which held stolen gunpowder in 1775. Produced in 2025 by the Exeter DAR in honor of the 250th of the Battle of Bunker Hill.

Short video about honoring Black patriot, Jude Hall who served for all eight years of the war, with a granite step at the museum. Fife and drum soundtrack!

Short video of double “America 250” sign installations by the NHDAR at both AIM and Winter St Cemetery in Nov. 2024 (below)

Past 250 Events

Schedule a Visit

Enjoy a cozy stay in the village

Exeter hotels include: Exeter Inn and the Inn at the Bandstand (both downtown). The Fairfield Inn and Hampton Inn are a little further away on Portsmouth Ave.

Explore Downtown Exeter

All are walkable in the heart of downtown (Water & Front Streets)

Downtown eateries include: Sea Dog, Cornicello, Oba Noodle, Big Bean, Czar’s BrewPub, Otis, Otto Pizza, Vino e Vivo. Enjoy the new cocktail bar Exeter Apothecary!

Downtown galleries include: Seacoast Artists Association, Exeter Fine Craft Guild, Foundation Art Space, Town Hall.

Downtown coffee shops include: Me & Ollie’s, St. Anthony’s, Cascade du Chocolate, Big Bean.

Downtown bookshops include: Water Street Bookstore, A Picture’s Worth a Thousand Words, Colophon Bookstore, Phillips Exeter Academy Bookstore. (Literary tour walking maps for download at ExeterLitFest.com)

More: Visit lots of boutique shops. Relax in Soleil’s Salt Cave. Stroll along the river on Swasey Parkway. See the beautiful campus of Phillips Exeter Academy.