Revolutionary Valley Regional Tourism Council

Weaving Workshop Session // Taller de Tejido Sesión
2025-04-24 14:00 - 14:30, 2025-04-24 14:45 - 15:15 (America/New_York) | Lowell National Historical Park – Boott Cotton Mills Museum, 115 John Street, Lowell, 01852, United States
Ages 5 and up • Reservation Required: Phone • Hosted by Lowell National Historical Park and
Tsongas Industrial History Center
Learn how cloth is designed, patterned, and made in this unique hands-on workshop. Weave your own piece of cloth using hand looms. Learn the difference between warp and weft, and have fun in the process! Please register by calling 978 970-5000.
Aprende cómo se diseña, modela y fabrica la tela en este taller práctico único. Teje tu propia pieza de tela en utilizando telares manuales. Aprenda la diferencia entre urdimbre y trama y diviértase en el proceso. Inscríbete llamando al 978 970-5000.

Fish with a Ranger // Pesca con un Ranger
2025-04-25 10:00 - 12:00 | Boarding House Park, Boarding House Park, 40 French St, Lowell, MA, United States
All Ages • No Registration Required • Hosted by: Lowell National Historical Park and Pollard
Memorial Library Bookmobile
Location: Boarding House Park, 40 French Street, Lowell
Join rangers at Lowell National Historical Park to learn all about the fish of the Merrimack River and how we use our local water! Learn the basics of fishing, and make your own fish out of a recycled bottle. You will also be able to get a library card or check out some books from the Pollard Memorial Library Bookmobile!
Únete a los Ranger del Parque Histórico Nacional de Lowell para aprender todo sobre los peces del río Merrimack y cómo usamos nuestra agua local. Aprende los conceptos básicos de la pesca y haz tu propio pez con una botella reciclada. También podrá obtener una tarjeta de la biblioteca y podrás sacar algunos libros del Bookmobile de la Pollard Memorial Library

Downtown Public Art Walk // Paseo del Arte público por el Downtown
2025-04-26 12:00 - 13:00 | MA
All Ages • No Registration Required • Hosted by: Lowell National Historical Park
Location: Mack Plaza, Corner of Market St and Shattuck St, Lowell
Join rangers from Lowell National Historical Park to celebrate International Sculpture day with a Public Art Walk through downtown Lowell. Starting at the Workers Statue on the corner of Market St. and Shattuck St. The walk will cover about a mile in total, ending at the Arts League of Lowell garden sculpture show.
Únete a los Ranger del Parque Histórico Nacional de Lowell para celebrar el Día Internacional de la Escultura con un Paseo de Arte Público por el Downtown de Lowell. Empezaremos en la estatua de los trabajadores, en la esquina de Market St. y Shattuck St. El recorrido será de aproximadamente una milla y media en total.

Bessie’s Closet at Discovery Museum
2025-05-02 15:30 - 19:30, 2025-05-03 10:00 - 15:00, 2025-05-04 10:00 - 15:00 | Discovery Museum, Discovery Museum, 177 Main St, Acton, MA, 01720, United States
FREE – Museum Admission Not Required
Bessie’s Closet is a free pop-up clothing store open to all. Supported by donations from the community, Bessie’s Closet offers new or gently-used clothing and shoes for both children and adults. Anyone who may benefit is welcome to visit Bessie’s Closet. Museum admission is not required, but also not included. All items are available free of charge, take what you need! Items available in Bessie’s Closet are dependent upon donations received.
Friday, May 2 through Sunday, May 4, 2024
Fri. 3:30 – 7:30pm; Sat. & Sun. 10am – 3pm

First Friday Nights Free! At Discovery Museum
2025-05-02 16:30 - 20:00, 2025-06-06 16:30 - 20:00 | Discovery Museum, Discovery Museum, 177 Main St, Acton, MA, 01720, United States
Join us with free admission and explore the Museum and Discovery Woods on the first Friday night of every month during the school year, October through June! Discovery Woods will close at dusk.
We will gratefully accept non-perishable food donations for Open Table and the Acton Food Pantry. First Friday Nights Free are generously sponsored by MathWorks.

Fife & Drum Music Festival (Muster)
2025-05-03 12:00 - 16:00 | Hastings Park, Hastings Park, Lexington, MA 02421, Lexington, MA, 02420, United States
Free outdoor afternoon of music, history and entertainment by two dozen fife and drum corps representing different eras including the Revolution, hosted by the William Diamond Junior Fife & Drum Corps of Lexington. Begins with a 250th anniversary ceremony on the Lexington Battle Green (1624 Massachusetts Ave.) honoring the 7 Lexington patriots who fell on the Green at the Battle of Lexington in 1775. Free parking; walking distance from Lexington’s historic Battle Green, Visitors Center and historic houses.

Doors Open Lowell
2025-05-10 10:00 - 16:00 | MA
Being presented for the 20th time, Doors Open Lowell is the community’s signature preservation, architecture, and design event. Presented as part of National Preservation Month, Lowell was the first city in the United States to launch this prestigious event in 2002 and since then, Doors Open Lowell has opened the doors to over 100 of Lowell’s historic buildings.

Spring Busker Festival
2025-05-10 12:00 - 17:00 | Downtown Lowell, Various Locations, Lowell, MA, 01852, United States
Enjoy free live entertainment in downtown Lowell during the Spring Busker Festival! Organized by the City of Lowell through the Office of Cultural Affairs and Special Events, this festival brings together musicians, dancers, aerialists, market vendors, food trucks and more for a day full of exciting entertainment.

Concord250 Event: Concord Triptych Film Screenings
2025-05-17 15:00 - 18:00 | The Umbrella Arts Center, 40 Stow Street, Concord, MA, 01742, United States
May 17, 2025, 3PM
The Umbrella Arts Center Main Stage Theater 144
Five Sisters Productions and the Tufts University Half the History Film Project return to The Umbrella Arts Center to present a program of three locally shot short films about impactful women in Concord history.
The featured films will be:
Margaret Lothrop and the Wayside (Premiere screening with new score)
Ellen Garrison: Scenes from an Activist Life (Return engagement)
Women of the Old Manse (Sneak peek)
Related family activities include FREE optional childcare (space pending) with teacher-led thematically related crafts during the screening, and a table display of Rise Up!, a new children’s book by Barefoot Books on revolutions and protest in U.S. history.
Partners: The Umbrella Arts Center, Tufts University Half the History Film Project, The Robbins House, Barefoot Books, Concord 250, The Old Manse
FREE

Colonial Dance Tunes and Love Songs
2025-05-18 14:00 - 15:30 | Bedford Historical Society, 16 South Road, Bedford, 01730, United States
Dressed in the clothes of 18th-century itinerant musicians, Deirdre Sweeney and Al Petty will perform an extensive repertoire of historical dance music, as well as marches and laments, including 18th-century tunes such as “Mr. Isaac’s Maggot” and “Jack’s Health.” Their instruments include the flute, penny whistle, recorder, and fife. The music was gathered from manuscripts printed between the 17th and 19th centuries and arranged in counterpoint.
The two musicians, who sometimes appear with a third musician as the Colonial Minstrels, have long been active in related musical cultures, including American fife and drum and traditional Irish music. They are popular performers at the Paul Revere House Museum in Boston.
Doors open at 2 PM for a social period and refreshments; 2:15 PM Announcements and Annual Meeting, followed by the Guest Speaker.
There is an elevator to the 3rd floor, where the program will be held.
This event is free and open to the public.

Lowell Pride
2025-06-07 | Lowell Heritage State Park, Lowell Heritage State Park, 160 Pawtucket Blvd, Lowell, MA, 01852, United States
Greater Lowell Pride is celebrated annually in Lowell, MA with the intention of uplifting Lowell’s LGBTQIA community. The festival begins with a flag raising at Lowell City Hall followed by events at Kerouac Park. Greater Lowell Pride was celebrated at Heritage State Park.
Our primary goal is to amplify and uplift the LGBTQIA residents, business owners, and organizations in the Greater Lowell area.

A River Transformed Walking Tour
2025-06-16 14:00 - 15:30, 2025-06-17 14:00 - 15:30, 2025-06-23 14:00 - 15:30, 2025-06-24 14:00 - 15:30, 2025-06-30 14:00 - 15:30, 2025-07-01 14:00 - 15:30 | Lowell National Historical Park – Boott Cotton Mills Museum, 115 John Street, Lowell, 01852, United States
Discover how the power of the Merrimack River was harnessed into textile production in the 19th century. This tour combines a walk along the riverwalk accompanied by a park ranger with a guided visit to the River Transformed Exhibit at the Suffolk Mill.
June 15-August 31, 2025
Monday and Tuesday at 2 p.m.
Visitors should plan for a 75-minute tour, all of which will be spent on your feet. Visitors can expect to walk as much as 1.5-miles on paved paths and are encouraged to bring water. This tour meets and ends at the Boott Cotton Mills Museum (115 John St.)
This tour is free. To reserve your spot, call (978) 970-5000 or check in at the Boott Cotton Mills Museum front desk.

Acton-Westford Pride Festival
2025-06-21 12:00 - 15:00 | Thoams E. Tidman Ampitheather at NARA Park, 71 Quarry Road, Acton, MA, 01720, United States
Join us for a fun family-friendly event at NARA Park. They’ll be activities, booths, food vendor and the Femmes Band. This event is open to the public and is free for all to attend.

Art with the Bookmobile
2025-06-25 11:00 - 12:30 | Shedd Park, Shedd Park, 453 Rogers St, Lowell, MA, 01852, United States
Join Lowell National Historical Park and the Pollard Memorial Library Bookmobile as we “pop-up” around the city with art activities. Try fun activities, create art, and borrow books! Get information about library services and apply for a FREE library card! Come meet us around Lowell.
Learn more about the bookmobile stops throughout the summer and when we’ll be joining them on their event calendar: https://lowelllibrary.org/events/

Art with the Bookmobile
2025-07-01 11:00 - 12:30 | Lowell Community Health Center, Lowell Community Health Center, 161 Jackson St, Lowell, MA, 01852, United States
