LOWELL — Besides lining up its musical entertainment, the Lowell Festival Foundation, which manages the city’s storied Lowell Folk Festival, locked down its special events and alcoholic beverages ...

LOWELL — The receipts, accounting and crowd figures still aren’t completely tallied, but by many reports, the 38th Lowell Folk Festival was a big hit with visitors. Whether the festival made money, ...

LOWELL — Excitement is building for the 38th annual Lowell Folk Festival that opens in just 12 days. The longest-running and second-largest free folk festival kicks off with the traditional Parade of ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X LOWELL — The 38th annual Lowell Folk Festival is now less than a week away, and with it comes a ...

The 2025 Lowell Folk Festival officially kicks off on Friday July 25th at 6:15pm with Dynasty Productions from nearby Lawrence, MA, leading a Trinidadian Carnival Parade through the streets of Lowell, ...

To quote Louis Armstrong, “All music is folk music. I ain’t never heard a horse sing a song.” No horses at the Lowell Folk Festival, but lots of songs and lots of folks. Taking Armstrong’s definition ...

In addition to performances by world class musicians representing folk traditions from many different cultures, families attending the 2025 Lowell Folk Festival will find the new Discovery Lowell ...

Every year, the free Lowell Folk Festival shows that a weekend-long immersion in traditional music, dance, and food can be as entertaining as it is enriching. The festival, which fills the streets of ...

This weekend is the annual Lowell Folk Festival and local lauoto player Vasilis Kostas will be playing. The lauoto is an eight-string, long necked instrument also called the Greek lute. Kostas grew up ...