EVENTS + PROGRAMS
From our annual Rising Stars Awards to our regional friend-working series, Stay Work Play has you covered and connected to YPs, top businesses, and organizations across the state, throughout the year.
Check out our highlighted event series below.
We can’t wait to see you at the next event!
You’re invited to come celebrate the graduates of our 2026 Rising Stars Leadership Program, connect with this incredible cohort (+ all attendees!), and cheer them on with great drinks, food, and even better company. An extremely positive kickoff to summer you won’t want to miss!
Introducing our brand new summer series, dedicated entirely to interns in NH! With a focus on building friendships and connections, in addition to gaining insightful career advice and tips, this free series also gets interns full access to NH Nexus.
Join us for our signature half-day summit for young leaders who want to build their network + move the needle on one of NH’s most pressing challenges impacting our future workforce: early care and education (ECE).
This traveling after-hours friendworking series spotlights Young Professional Network in their home region at local hotspots. Come meet your people, in your region.
Join us for an electric evening to recognize and celebrate the bold leaders and organizations that are driving opportunity, positivity, connection, and community in NH. Network with purpose and cheer on those who make our state exceptional…in style!
Every two years, we commission the state’s most comprehensive study of young people’s perspectives in the 603. The 2025 findings were unveiled on November 6. See the results here.
WILL RETURN!
This traveling pop-up series brings together YPs (21+) at craft breweries across NH to discuss the factors influencing their choice to stay in—or leave—the state (and their respective region).
NEXT FEBRUARY
Bringing together young people, legislators, and employers, the annual legislative reception is a casual networking event honoring NH’s under-40 legislators.
2027 APPS OPEN SOON
The Rising Stars Leadership Program offers a path for young leaders in New Hampshire to develop personal and professional leadership skills while building a strong understanding and connection to the different aspects that make NH the right place to Stay, Work, and Play.
