What you need to know to get ready for Market Days

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Cady Hickman and Cameron Green leave Manchester City Hall after getting their marriage license on June 4, 2025. The couple plans on getting married on the State House lawn during Market Days later this month.

Cady Hickman and Cameron Green leave Manchester City Hall after getting their marriage license on June 4, 2025. The couple plans on getting married on the State House lawn during Market Days later this month. GEOFF FORESTER

Market Days take place on Main Street in Concord.

Market Days take place on Main Street in Concord. Maddie Vanderpool

By RACHEL WACHMAN

Monitor staff

Published: 06-24-2025 12:42 PM

Modified: 06-24-2025 5:30 PM


With Market Days, a three-day festival in the streets of downtown Concord, beginning on Thursday, here are some things to know ahead of time.

Hosted by local nonprofit InTown Concord, Market Days runs from Thursday to Saturday, from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. each day. This is the 51st year of the celebration, and this year’s theme is “Love Where You Live.”

More than 150 vendors and organizations will be in attendance, with goods ranging from food and beverages to clothing, jewelry and more. The Concord Arts Market will have multiple areas at the festival.

The extravaganza will also feature live music on three stages – the Main Stage on South Main Street, the Homegrown Stage in Bicentennial Square and the Playground Stage in Eagle Square. Dozens of acts will take the microphone, showcasing a broad array of music.

Lovebirds Cady Hickman and Cameron Green will celebrate their union with a Market Days marriage ceremony at 5 p.m. on Friday, followed by a parade down Main Street and their first dance at the Main Stage.

Several streets will be closed off during Market Days from 4 a.m. on Thursday, June 26 to 1 a.m. on Sunday, June 29, 4:00 a.m. to 1 a.m. Closed streets include:

■Main Street from Centre Street/Loudon Road to Hills Avenue

■Park Street from Main Street to North State Street

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■Capitol Street from Main Street to North State Street

■School Street from Main Street to North State Street

■Warren Street from Main Street to North State Street

■Pleasant Street from Main Street to North State Street

■Depot Street from Storrs Street to Main Street

■Pleasant Street Extension from Storrs Street to Main Street

For more information on Market Days, visit www.marketdaysfestival.com.