Boarding House Park
2025-07-16 10:00 - 12:15, 2025-07-18 10:00 - 12:15, 2025-07-30 10:00 - 12:15, 2025-07-31 10:00 - 12:15, 2025-08-06 10:00 - 12:15, 2025-08-07 10:00 - 12:15, 2025-08-13 10:00 - 12:15, 2025-08-14 10:00 - 12:15 (America/New_York) | Boarding House Park, Boarding House Park, 40 French St, Lowell, MA, United States
Join Lowell National Historical Park for Free Fun for Kids with Lowell Summer Music Series at Boarding House Park. Each performance is unique and includes so many things to do. Starting at 10:00 am, have blast with music, performances, arts and crafts, free books, snacks, and organized playgroups. These events create joyful, enriching moments for kids and a welcoming space for families to connect and thrive. After the performance, climb on Lowell National Historical Park’s trolley for a free ride.
Learn more about the free concerts for kids on the Lowell Summer Music Series website: lowellsummermusic.org/pages/kids

Weaving An Address - Curator Tour and Author Talk
2025-07-19 15:00 - 17:30 | The Umbrella Arts Center, 40 Stow Street, Concord, MA, 01742, United States
The public is invited to a free program exploring The Umbrella Arts Center’s outdoors public art ramble, Weaving an Address, a site-specific exhibition of work by prominent Black artists commemorating colonial-era Black residents of Concord’s famed Walden Woods.
On Saturday, July 19 at 3PM, curator and artist Marla McLeod will lead a guided tour of the artwork installed at Brister’s Hill in Walden Woods, named for Brister Freeman, an enslaved man who won his freedom by serving in the Revolutionary War and then bought the property and lived there along with other formerly enslaved before Thoreau.
The tour will be followed at 4:30PM by refreshments and a panel discussion back at The Umbrella Arts Center (40 Stow Street, Concord, MA) with McLeod in dialogue with historian Elise Lemire, author of Black Walden: Slavery and Its Aftermath in Concord, Massachusetts, who was recently a subject of the new international documentary, Concord’s Secret History, just released on over 500 PBS stations. Saturday’s discussion will examine the “journey from archive to art,” and Lemire’s scholarly research that fueled Weaving’s creative installations.
Part of the town’s Revolution250 celebrations, this program is co-presented by The Umbrella Arts Center, The Walden Woods Project and The Robbins House: Concord’s African American History Museum. It featured work by artists Sharon Chandler Correnty, Ifé Franklin, Stephen Hamilton, Whitney Harris, Ekua Holmes, Perla Mabel, Marla McLeod, Kimberly Love Radcliffe, and Anthony Peyton Young.
Learn more at https://theumbrellaarts.org/weaving

A River Transformed Walking Tour
2025-07-21 14:00 - 15:30, 2025-07-22 14:00 - 15:30, 2025-07-28 14:00 - 15:30, 2025-07-29 14:00 - 15:30, 2025-08-04 14:00 - 15:30, 2025-08-05 14:00 - 15:30, 2025-08-11 14:00 - 15:30, 2025-08-12 14:00 - 15:30 and 1 more date | 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.

Art with the Bookmobile
2025-07-24 10:00 - 11:30 | Boarding House Park, Boarding House Park, 40 French St, Lowell, MA, 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/

Bedford Summer Biergarten
2025-08-09 12:00 - 16:00 | Bedford Town Common -75 Great Road, 75 Great Road, Bedford, MA, 01730, United States
The Town of Bedford is looking forward to welcoming the community and our neighbors to the Bedford Summer Biergarten on Saturday, August 9th from noon-4:00pm. This free, family-friendly event will feature a German-inspired biergarten on the historic Town Common with two craft breweries, food trucks, live music, and lawn games.
Craft Breweries:
Modest Roots Brewing
Idle Hands Craft Ales
Food Trucks and Food Vendors:
Golden Grillz BBQ Food Truck
Augusta’s Chicken on the Road / Cluck Truck
Eggroll Cafe Food Truck
Express Pizza
Kona Shaved Ice Truck
Bedford Cupcakes
Music Performance By:
Jumpin’ Juba playing blues-based roots-rock and classic rock for your listening and dancing pleasure. The group features Steve Hurl on electric finger-style and slide guitar plus vocals, Jim Gildeaz on bass and Brian Flan on drums. (for a preview or to learn more visit www.stevehurl.com)
What to Bring
Lawn / camp chairs, blankets, and leashed, well-behaved dogs are welcome. Families are welcome, but only 21+ will receive a wristband. Minors under 21 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.
What to Leave at Home
Please leave bags at home. We’re requesting that only bags that are necessary for family care, etc. be brought to the event. Any bags at the entry gate will be checked / searched before entry. Please don’t bring outside food or drinks – we have some great food trucks coming!
ID’s will be checked at the entrances and attendees that are 21+ will receive a wristband with 3 drink purchase tickets. A ticket will be removed with each beer purchase. When food is purchased, the 3rd ticket will be stamped/punched so that it can be used to make a third beer purchase. All beer must be kept and consumed within the fenced barrier of the Biergarten area (front part of the Common).
How to Get There, Where to Park
Biking and walking to the festival is encouraged (there are bike racks at the Town Common and nearby vicinity). Please note that Elm Street will be closed starting on Thursday to ensure access for pedestrians and food trucks. If driving to the event, vehicles are encouraged to park at the Town Municipal Parking Lots at 10 Mudge Way, the High School, or John Glenn Middle School, and walk over to the Common.
The event will happen rain or shine, but in case of severe weather, check the Town of Bedford website for updates: http://www.bedfordma.gov.
Location: Bedford Town Common, 75A Great Road, Bedford, MA
Entrances to the Biergarten will be on Elm Street and at the corner of Elm and Great Road.
Admission: Free to the Public, Ages 21+ and parent/guardian-accompanied minors
Free Public Parking at Bedford Town Hall, 10 Mudge Way, Bedford, MA

Free Family Day at The Umbrella Arts Center
2025-08-09 14:00 - 16:00 | The Umbrella Arts Center, 40 Stow Street, Concord, MA, 01742, United States
Come to The Umbrella for FREE family fun!
Drop by any time during the two-hour time block Saturday, August 9: 2:00pm – 4:00pm to partake in a seasonal and creative craft led by one of our talented instructors!
Open to all ages and abilities. Registration appreciated (but not required).
For more information, visit our website:
https://theumbrellaarts.org/class/free-family-days-0
