Upcoming Programs & Events

Friday, November 22nd

6:30 pm - 9:00 pm

Cost: $25

Age: 12 -16

Location: Wasserman Park Function Hall 

Come and join Parks & Recreation Staff members Jade & Juliana for a night out just for Teens.

Teens will arrive and eat the provided pizza dinner and socialize while  listening to popular music. Once participants have finished eating we  will transition outside where we will play glow stick games like capture  the flag, camouflage, and abduction which will have clearly marked  perimeters. After games have ended the group will get to learn how to  build a fire and will make s'mores. 

Saturday, Nov 23rd

10:00 am - 12;00 pm

Cost: $10 per team

Meets at the Wasserman Park Function Hall 

Come and join Merrimack Parks & Recreation for the return of the Turkey Scavenger Hunt in a brand new format this year!

The Seek & Snap Photo Scavenger Hunt will take place on foot entirely within Wasserman Park. As a team, your task will be to find all of the items on the list and take a photo of that item. Each item on the list will have a different point value and the first 3 families to take photos worth at least 150 points a free 17 pound turkey for Thanksgiving!

All participants must be pre-registered and will meet at 10:00 am at the Function Hall at Wasserman Park. When you arrive that morning you will be given a scavenger hunt card and a list of the clues to find.

*Each time must provide their own smartphone or digital camer 

Wednesday, November 27th

8:00 am - 4:00 pm

Cost: $60 for first child; 2nd or more $55

Grades: K - 5

Location: Wasserman Park Function Hall 

Did you know that there is no school on Wednesday, November 27th due to  the Thanksgiving break? Come and join Merrimack Parks & Recreation and Staff from Camp Naticook during this no school day program with thanksgiving themed activities designed to keep your children busy and entertained all day  long so that you can get read for the holiday. 

We will spend our  day at Wasserman Park. Children will participate in a variety of sports,  games, arts & crafts projects, nature exploration, outdoor  activities and much more. A daily hot lunch is included in the cost of  your tuition. Advanced registration is required and spaces are limited.

Letter from Santa Program

Registration open thru December 15th

Fee: $5.00 pp

Watch the excitement when your child receives a letter from Santa Claus!  Santa wants to make your child feel special this holiday season with an  unforgettable gift: Imagine how surprised they'll be to receive mail direct from the North Pole.

Please complete 1 registration form for each child so that each child gets their own letter.  The deadline to register is Sunday, December 15th in order to ensure that we can get the letter to you in time for Christmas morning. Letters will arrive in a large red envelope from the North Pole. 

Due to the rising cost of postage and printing; we are forced to charge a small fee for this program in order to cover those costs. 

A Multi-Town Recreation Department Collaboration

The 5th Annual Southern New Hampshire Tour of Lights has returned for it's 5th year. This program is a collaboration among Recreation Departments in south central New Hampshire and the program exists to provide a free free family friendly activity to go and explore festive lights and decorations during the holidays.   

Residents are encouraged to decorate the exterior of their homes with festive lights this upcoming holiday season and then register your address with the Merrimack Parks & Recreation Department no later than Monday, December 2nd. This will guarantee your home is included in the official list of homes on the Southern New Hampshire Tour of Lights.

On Friday, December 6th, we will publicize a master list to the general public of all of the addresses in the communities who are participating in the Southern New Hampshire Tour of Lights with driving directions thru each community. 

Sunday, December 8th
Parade Start Time: 3:00 pm

Tree Lighting: 3:45 pm (approx)

The Merrimack Parks & Recreation Department would like to  invite you to join us in kicking off the official Holiday Season in Merrimack by joining us for the 31st Annual Holiday Happenings Events; which will take place on Sunday, December 8th, 2024

Our theme this year is: A Charlie Brown Christmas
 

The Annual Holiday Parade will kick off at 3:00 p.m. from the Commons Shopping Plaza located at 515 Daniel Webster Highway and will end in the Town  Hall parking lot located at 6 Baboosic Lake Road.  The Tree Lighting Ceremony will take place immediately after the Parade arrives at Town Hall (at approximately 3:45 pm.

December 23rd - Dec 31st (No program on 12/25)

8:00 am - 4:00 pm

Cost: $60 per day; siblings $55 per day

Grades: K - 5

Location: Wasserman Park Function Hall  

Come and join Merrimack Parks & Recreation and staff from Camp  Naticook over the December School Vacation week with activities designed  to keep your children busy and entertained all week long.  

Children  will participate in a variety of sports, games, arts & crafts  projects, nature exploration, outdoor activities and much more designed  to burn off some energy. A daily hot lunch is included in the cost of  your tuition.

The program runs from 8:00 am - 4:00 pm on each of the scheduled days and the program is geared towards children in Grades K - 5. Sign up by the day or for all 6 days.

Saturday, February 1st, 2025

12:30 - 7:00 pm

$110.00 pp

Using state of the art video projection, incredible lighting, and a full live band THE SIMON & GARFUNKEL STORY is a moving and powerful concert featuring all the hits such as “Mrs. Robinson,” “Bridge Over Troubled Water,” “Homeward Bound,” “Scarborough Fair,” “The Boxer,” “The Sound Of Silence,” and many more — this is a show not to be missed!

The immersive concert-style theater show chronicles the amazing journey shared by the folk-rock duo, Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel. It tells the story from their humble beginnings as Tom & Jerry to their incredible success as one of the best-selling music groups of the ‘60’s to their dramatic split in 1970. It culminates with the famous “The Concert in Central Park” reunion in 1981 with more than half a million fans in attendance.