The weekend was a little disappointing, but it was decent,” said Chuck Rage, who owns the Pelham Resort at Hampton Beach.

Atop the long list of awards is Best Lobster Roll at the Hampton Beach Seafood Festival. With locations in Portsmouth, Epping and seasonally in North Hampton, visit thebeachplum.net.

As one restaurant closes, another one opens in Hampton, New Hampshire...and this one is sounds pretty, pretty cool.

The Hampton Beach Seafood Festival brings over 50 local ... Little Squam Lake in Holderness, NH. SPLIT, A New Musical from Thursday, Sept. 5 through Sunday, Sept. 8 at the New London Barn Playhouse.

LOBSTER CAME FREE. I’M NOT SURE IF CHRIS IS GOING TO MAKE IT OVER HERE. WATCH THE CHAOS OF THE HAMPTON BEACH LOBSTER ROLL EATING COMPETITION ON SUNDAY, AND YOU MIGHT NOTICE SOMETHING ISN’T RIGHT.

The people at Conde Nast Traveler magazine think the same thing, as Hampton Beach landed on its list for the 17 best beach towns on the East Coast, along with other regions of New England.