Revolutionary Valley Regional Tourism Council

Woburn Summer 2024 Outdoor Movie Series: Homeward Bound
2024-07-23 19:30 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | Library Park, City of Woburn, Harrison Avenue, Woburn, Massachusetts, 01801, United States
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We suggest you arrive early to pick out space on the lawn. Feel free to bring snacks & drinks with you, but in an effort to help keep our parks clean please make sure you take all your trash with you when you leave! Please also be respectful of others watching the movies by keeping talking to a minimum while the movie is showing! Movies with times associated start on time as they are shown on an LED screen. *Movie selections are subject to change per availability
Toy Story: Starts at 6pm
Homeward Bound: Starts at 7:30pm

Park Pop-Ups: The Migrating Birds
2024-07-24 14:00 - 16:00 | Boarding House Park, Boarding House Park, 40 French St, Lowell, MA, United States
Come join Lowell National Historical Park and Pollard Memorial Library for Pop-Ups in the Park! Borrow books or get a free library card from the bookmobile. Learn about migrating birds with fun activities!
Attendees can plan to meet outdoors in Boarding House Park, located at 40 French Street. Lowell National Historical Park visitors may park at the Hamilton Canal Innovation District parking garage at 350 Dutton St., Lowell. Parking in this garage (only) is available to National Park visitors at no cost provided they obtain a valid parking voucher at either the Lowell National Historical Park Visitor Center at 246 Market Street, or at the Boott Cotton Mills Museum at 115 John Street.

Free Friday Nights at Discovery Museum!
2024-07-26 16:30 - 20:00, 2024-08-02 16:30 - 20:00, 2024-08-09 16:30 - 20:00, 2024-08-16 16:30 - 20:00, 2024-08-23 16:30 - 20:00, 2024-08-30 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 at night, every Friday night through Labor Day!
We will gratefully accept non-perishable food donations for Open Table and the Acton Food Pantry. Reservations are recommended and can be made 10 days in advance; we cannot guarantee walk-in admission if at capacity.

2024 LOWELL FOLK FESTIVAL
2024-07-26 18:15 - 22:15, 2024-07-27 12:00 - 22:30, 2024-07-28 12:00 - 18:30 | The Lowell Folk Festival, Kirk Street, Lowell, MA, 01852, United States
Music, Food, and Crafts From Around the World, Showcased Throughout Lowell, MA July 26-28

Complete Festival Schedule here: https://lowellfolkfestival.org/pages/event-schedule
The 2024 Lowell Folk Festival kicks off at 6:15pm on Friday July 26th with the traditional Parade of Flags carried by local citizens who hail from around the world. This year Jorge Arce Comparsa Boricua will lead the Parade through the streets of downtown Lowell, MA to the opening ceremony at Boarding House Park.
Over three days (July 26th – July 28th), the 37th edition of the Festival will present more than 20 world-class artists performing music and dance traditions that range from Korea to Louisiana, on stages throughout Lowell. More information, including a complete schedule of performances, activities, crafts, and food stands representing cuisines from around the world, is available at lowellfolkfestival.org.
“This year the Festival is excited to announce its new street performance location at the corner of Central and Merrimack Streets,” said Festival Director Lee Viliesis. “There will be an expanded schedule of performances that will bring new vitality to the furthest corners of downtown.”
Saturday’s street performers will be San Simón Caporales of New England, who perform traditional Bolivian dance, and StiggityStackz Worldwide, Boston’s acclaimed freestyle dance troupe.
On Sunday, the corner of Merrimack and Central Streets will be lit up with performances by New England’s own Yo-Yo Guy, a past winner of the International Yo-Yo Federation’s Grand Prix and holder of 4 Guinness World Records, who performs his high-energy comedy show; Veronica Robles, director and founder of the Veronica Robles Cultural Center in East Boston, and her Mariachi Band; and the Korean Performing Arts Institute of Chicago’s flying footwork, brilliantly colored dress, joyful song, dance and percussion.
In addition, the four festival stages; Boarding House Park, Market Street Stage, St. Anne’s Churchyard, and the Dance Pavilion, will feature performances by world-class musicians and dancers representing cultures from around the world, and around the corner.
The Lowell Folk Festival provides unique experiences to hear Festival artists from diverse cultural backgrounds explore the connections, similarities, and differences in their musical journeys. These moderated talk/demonstration sessions allow festivalgoers a more intimate interaction with the musicians.
On Saturday, the familial performers of Choro das 3, The Friel Sisters, and Eddie Pennington & Caleb Coots will take part in a session titled All in the Family. Soul-full Sounds of Devotion brings together Yoni Battat, High Fidelity, and Annie & The Caldwell Singers, to demonstrate how they weave sacred elements into their music.
On Sunday, the festival will hold Masters of Movement, a conversation about dance traditions with internationally renowned Kathak dancer Farah Yasmeen Shaikh, Native Pride Dancers and Korean Performing Arts Institute of Chicago. Joe Hall & the Cane Cutters, Afro Dominicano, Swanky Kitchen Band, and Cyril Neville will take part in a session titled Caribbean Crossroads: From the Bayou to the Barrio and Jesse Daniel, Lutchinha and Sugaray Rayford will talk and sing songs about love, loss, and trouble in a panel called Songs for Good Times and Hard Times.
“Annually, one of the highlights of the Lowell Folk Festival has been the dazzling array of food options for hungry folk-arts lovers of all ages,” said Viliesis. “The ‘I’m only here for the food’ t-shirts were a big hit last fall. Everyone has a favorite food group they come back for every year.”
At Boarding House Park, the Dance Pavilion and Market Street, foods from around the world are prepared and served by local non-profits representing the diverse ethnic cultures to be found in New England. Cuisines representing Portuguese, Brazilian, Greek, Polish, Asian, Latin, African, Burmese and so many other communities, promise a rich and diverse culinary and cultural experience.
Festival goers also have the opportunity to experience visual and hand-craft arts at the Experience Lowell Arts Market. It will feature 50 area artists, craft makers, and organizations, enabling festival attendees to experience everything that Mill City’s arts and culture community has to offer.
The Lowell Folk Festival is produced and supported by the Lowell Festival Foundation, the City of Lowell, Lowell National Historical Park, the National Council for the Traditional Arts, the Greater Lowell Chamber of Commerce, the Greater Lowell Community Foundation, and the Greater Merrimack Valley Convention and Visitors Bureau.
Major support for the Lowell Folk Festival comes from Mass Cultural Council, Saab Family Foundation/Saab Center for Portuguese Studies, Gate City Casino, Richard K. and Nancy Donahue, Demoulas Foundation, John Hunnewell Trust, Middlesex Community College, UMass Lowell, Mahoney Oil/Eastern Salt, Mosaic Lowell, Hilton Garden Inn Tewksbury Andover, Mass Office of Travel & Tourism, Tito’s Handmade Vodka, Anheuser-Busch, Gervais Auto Group, Corning, Owl Stamp Visual Solutions, All Sports Heroes, Enterprise Bank, Aubert Fay Foundation, Theodore Edson Parker Foundation, Lowell Litter Krewe, Mark-One, Jade Lowell, Lowell Sun Charities, Albert E. J. Bergeron Insurance Agency, 92.5 The River, Lowell Telecommunications Corporation (LTC), Chelmsford Telemedia, Fred C. Church Insurance, WCAP, Marte Media, and Dylan & Pete’s Ice Cream.
Thanks to our exhibitors: C4 Energy, Vinfen, All Energy Solar, EternalHealth, Kids In Tech, Leaf Filter, Lowell Humane Society, Momentum Solar, NRG, Prestige Heating & Cooling, Renewal by Andersen, School of Rock Nashua & Burlington, Senior Whole Health by Molina Healthcare, Smilebliss Orthodontics, TopNotch Pro Painting, Advanced Cultivators, Cannabist, Full Harvest Moonz, Reverie 73, and Rise Dispensary.
Thanks to our business sponsors: Athenian Corner, Brew’d Awakenings, Cobblestones, El Potro, Jeanne D’Arc Credit Union, The Keep, Lowell Memorial Auditorium, The Old Court, and Sahel Restaurant & Lounge
For information about the 2024 Lowell Folk Festival, including musical artists and schedules, and other programming, visit lowellfolkfestival.org or Facebook.com/LowellFolkFestival to stay posted on all updates for the 2024 Lowell Folk Festival.

Park Pop-Ups: Frame Your Summer
2024-07-31 14:00 - 16:00 | Boarding House Park, Boarding House Park, 40 French St, Lowell, MA, United States
Come join Lowell National Historical Park and Pollard Memorial Library for Pop-Ups in the Park! Borrow books or get a free library card from the bookmobile. Create your own picture frames with popsicle sticks and other supplies. Use it to frame your favorite photos from this summer!
Attendees can plan to meet outdoors in Boarding House Park, located at 40 French Street. Lowell National Historical Park visitors may park at the Hamilton Canal Innovation District parking garage at 350 Dutton St., Lowell. Parking in this garage (only) is available to National Park visitors at no cost provided they obtain a valid parking voucher at either the Lowell National Historical Park Visitor Center at 246 Market Street, or at the Boott Cotton Mills Museum at 115 John Street.

Mister Vic - Kids Concert Night at NARA
2024-07-31 18:00 - 19:00 | Thoams E. Tidman Ampitheather at NARA Park, 71 Quarry Road, Acton, MA, 01720, United States
Free concert, open to the public. Bring your own chairs/blankets. All lawn seating.
All Lawn Seating – General Admission – Bring Your Own Chair/Blanket.
Dogs permitted on non-retractable leash and cannot be a nuisance.
Smoking not permitted in Amphitheater
Handicap parking available.
All attendees follow yellow directional signs to parking area – upper parking lot.
Portable toilets available throughout the event.
Ending time is approximate.
The Town of Acton has the right to make changes if necessary for this event.
Follow the NARA Park Facebook page-great way to stay on top of the latest information.
Please email recreation@actonma.gov if you have any questions.
The Thomas E. Tidman Amphitheater at NARA is located off 71 Quarry Road in Acton, MA. All events are open to residents and non-residents. Parking for events is free. Portable toilets are located near the amphitheater, and regular restrooms are located via a 4 min. walk. Food vendor accepts cash or credit cards. Added handicap spots are made available for larger events. Be sure to check the NARA Facebook page for updates.
RAIN CANCELS

Concert in the Courtyard ft. Mindrift and Spyglass Brewing
2024-08-01 18:00 - 21:00 | The Groton Inn, The Groton Inn, 128 Main St, Groton, MA, 01450, United States
Head to The Groton Inn’s Courtyard for an unforgettable evening of music, beer, and fun! Sing along with top hits performed by the WooSox’s current Battle of the Bands champions, Mindrift while savoring samples and full pours of beers from local favorite Spyglass Brewery. The Forge & Vine Food Truck will be serving delicious bites, exciting lawn games will be set up for everyone to enjoy, and a full outdoor cash bar will be available with a variety of beverages.
Family friendly event. Food & drinks available for purchase, free to attend, no reservations required.

HORIZONS | July 31 – September 1, 2024 | Reception on Saturday August 3, 3 - 5 pm | Loading Dock Gallery
2024-08-03 15:00 - 17:00 | The Loading Dock Gallery, The Loading Dock Gallery, 122 Western Ave, Lowell, MA, United States
Join us at Loading Dock Gallery as we embark on an extraordinary journey beyond the visible edge and explore the infinite possibilities of “Horizon,” a captivating showcase delving into the literal and metaphorical concept of Horizons featuring works from inspirational and talented member artists of the Loading Dock Gallery using multiple mediums.
Through the artists’ exploration of the intricacies of a horizon in the context of both the edge of a landscape where the earth and sky meet and the limitations and possibilities of an individual’s experience, ideas, goals, and knowledge. Our member artists share visualizations of their own “Horizons”.
HORIZONS can be enjoyed July 31, 2024 through September 1, 2024 at Loading Dock Gallery, 122 Western Avenue, Lowell, MA, Noon-5:30 pm, Wednesday-Saturday, until 4pm Sunday. Reception 3-5pm, Saturday, August 3, 2024. More at www.theloadingdockgallery.com.
Loading Dock Gallery is part of Loading Dock Arts, Inc., a 501c3.

Woburn Summer 2024 Outdoor Movie Series: Migration
2024-08-06 19:30 - 21:00 | Library Park, Woburn, Library Park, Harrison Ave, Woburn, MA, 01801, United States
The movie begins at dark. We suggest you arrive early to pick out space on the lawn. Feel free to bring snacks & drinks with you, but in an effort to help keep our parks clean please make sure you take all your trash with you when you leave! Please also be respectful of others watching the movies by keeping talking to a minimum while the movie is showing! Movies that begin at Dark start around 8pm and we suggest you get there around 7:30. Movies with times associated start on time as they are shown on an LED screen. *Movie selections are subject to change per availability.

Summer Garage Sale & Book Sale (MA Tax Holiday)
2024-08-10 10:00 - 16:00 | Museum of Printing, 15 Thornton Ave, Haverhill, MA, 01832, United States
Please take note and update your calendars!
We have moved the date of our Summer Garage & Book Sale to Saturday August 10th, which falls on the weekend of the Massachusetts Sales Tax Holiday. Not only will you find great deals on printing-related books and equipment, but you won’t have to pay tax!
Museum of Printing, 15 Thornton Ave, MA
Saturday, August 10th
10am to 4pm

Woburn Summer 2024 Outdoor Movie Series: DC League of Super Pets
2024-08-13 19:30 - 21:00 | Library Park, City of Woburn, Harrison Avenue, Woburn, Massachusetts, 01801, United States

Wine-INN Wednesday
2024-08-14 17:00 - 19:00, 2024-09-11 17:00 - 19:00 | The Inn at Hastings Park, 2027 Massachusetts Ave, Lexington, MA, 02421, United States
Lexington’s Inn at Hastings Park, Boston area’s ONLY Relais & Châteaux property, is hosting a complimentary wine tasting of the world’s best wines every second Wednesday of the month throughout 2024 at Town Meeting Bistro’s beautiful bar beginning on March 13, 2024. Meet and learn from the industry’s top experts, leaders, distributors, and winemakers as you sample the delicious aromas and flavors of each month’s featured varietals. Make a night out of it and book a reservation at Town Meeting Bistro after the tasting and order a bottle of your favorite! These events are for adults only, 21 and older.

Backyard and Beyond: Mud Kitchen at Discovery Museum
2024-08-18 10:00 - 12:00 | Discovery Museum, Discovery Museum, 177 Main St, Acton, MA, 01720, United States
Come and play in Discovery Woods! We’ll be pouring, stirring, spraying, and experimenting with water and mud. Make mud pies, mud handprints, paint with mud and more! Inclement weather may result in changes to the program, or cancellation.

The 18th Annual Northeast Chevelle & El Camino Regional Car Show.
2024-08-23 11:00 - 2024-08-24 13:00 | Westford Regency Inn, 219 Littleton Road, Westford, MD, 01886, United States
Car show of Chevelle and El Camino, food concessions for lunch at the Westford Regency Inn & Conference Center
“The only Chevelle and El Camino Show in the Northeast”
Participant Gift and Dash Plaque, Security, Trailer Parking, Show Shirts, 50/50 and Chinese Raffles Trophies include Top 25 (Participant Voting), Best in Show (Most Votes) and “Special Awards”
AUGUST 23-24, 2024: WESTFORD REGENCY
219 Littleton Rd, Westford, MA 01886 • www.westfordregency.com

Lowell Walks: Mill Girls & Boarding House Keepers
2024-08-24 10:00 - 11:30 | Lowell National Historical Park Visitor Center, Lowell National Historical Park Visitor Center, 246 Market St, Lowell, MA, United States
With the construction of a new mill city, a large labor force was needed to fill minimum wage positions being rapidly created. The boarding house system allowed mill agents sent out into the New England countryside to recruit a new workforce of young women with promises of paid work, available food, shelter, and the care and supervision of a boarding house keeper.
Join a ranger for the upcoming Lowell Walks, a guided walking tour. Tours are about 90 minutes, are free, and include a moderate amount of walking. No reservations are necessary, and tours are conducted rain or shine.
All tours will meet the ranger at the park Visitor Center (246 Market Street). Lowell National Historical Park visitors may park at the Hamilton Canal Innovation District parking garage at 350 Dutton St., Lowell. Parking in this garage (only) is available to National Park visitors at no cost provided they obtain a valid parking voucher at either the Lowell National Historical Park Visitor Center at 246 Market Street, or at the Boott Cotton Mills Museum at 115 John Street.

Solar ‘Scopes with Brian Mernoff
2024-08-31 10:00 - 11:00 | Discovery Museum, Discovery Museum, 177 Main St, Acton, MA, 01720, United States
Join local astrophotographer Brian Mernoff and try looking through some solar telescopes. Weather permitting, we will safely see the sun in ways you haven’t before! Test out some other tools that let us explore light and go on a “light” scavenger hunt. Inclement weather may result in changes to the program, or cancellation.

SYNESTHESIA theory: Translation of Art and Music
2024-08-31 11:00 - 13:00 | Lowell National Historical Park – Boott Cotton Mills Event Center, John Street, Lowell, Massachusetts, 01852, United States
Join as local artists Jasper Crystal Wizard and Kevin Vann work together to share insights on creativity while combining multiple forms of art, dance, and music. Jasper is a Khmer artist who aims to blur the lines of your senses to explore a new way of storytelling, using visual art, music, and dance. Kevin Vann brings his expertise as a musician to translate the movement into music. Both artists grew up in the Lowell, finding inspiration and support from the artistic community.
Join us Saturday, August 31, 2024, at 11 am for a 2-hour workshop at the Boott Cotton Mills Museum Event Center, 115 John St. The workshop will be an experience of loosening up your creative muscles. Connecting with yourself to listen, observe and translate art to paper or sound. Using the synesthesia theory, learn what it means to describe emotions as music and translate music into art! The event is free of charge for ages 13 and up, reservations are required. Save your spot by calling 978-970-5000!
Supplies will be provided, feel free to bring your own instrument: percussion, string, or wind.

Backyard and Beyond: Seed Investigation at Discovery Museum
2024-09-13 13:00 - 15:00 | Discovery Museum, Discovery Museum, 177 Main St, Acton, MA, 01720, United States
Late Summer/early Fall is the time when many trees and plants release their seeds to grow a new generation. These seeds have some ingenious ways of getting where they need to go. Some tempt animals to eat them, which gives them a free ride and provides fertilizer at the same time! Some parachute from trees, float on the air or water, or shoot out from seed pods like missiles. Join us to see what kinds of seeds we can find in Discovery Woods and on the Great Hill Conservation Land! Please note that the conservation land trails are not ADA or stroller accessible; please wear appropriate footwear and clothing. For more information on Great Hill, please visit trails.actonma.gov. Inclement weather may result in changes to the program or cancellation.

Lowell Walks: Portuguese in Lowell
2024-09-14 10:00 - 11:30 | Portuguese American Civic League of Lowell, Central Street, Lowell, Massachusetts, 01852, United States
Join researchers and archivists from the University of Massachusetts Lowell’s Portuguese American Digital Archive, Nikki Tantum, Gray Fitzsimons, and Nicole Catarino on a walk around the Back Central neighborhood. In the late 1800s, increasing demands for cotton cloth production provided jobs and opportunity for the first Portuguese immigrants arriving in Lowell. In the decades that followed more Portuguese immigrants moved to the city and wove their lives and cultures into the neighborhood of Back Central, creating a new community that still exists today.
This walk will highlight these stories just as the photography exhibit “The Portuguese in Lowell: The Familiar and the New” does, but through a different lens. This exhibit highlighting photographs captured by Pedro Letria is on display at the Boott Cotton Mills Museum through February 2025.
Join us for this upcoming Lowell Walks event, a guided walking tour. Tours are about 90 minutes, are free, and include a moderate amount of walking. No reservations are necessary, and tours are conducted rain or shine.
Free parking is available where the tour meets: Portuguese American Civic League of Lowell, 512 Central Street.

Lowell Irish Festival
2024-09-14 11:30 - 19:30 | Lowell Memorial Auditorium, Lowell Memorial Auditorium, 50 E Merrimack St, Lowell, MA, 01852, United States
The 2024 Lowell Irish Festival presented by Guinness will take place on Saturday, September 14 at Lowell Memorial Auditorium. Guinness’s commitment to the Lowell Irish Festival has enabled the Lowell Auditorium to make this and all future Irish Festivals free for all attendees.
Established in 2019, The Lowell Irish Festival features live Irish music from national and local acts, Irish food and drinks, craft vendors, children’s activities, and family-friendly entertainment. The day-long event encompasses the inside of the Lowell Memorial Auditorium and its outdoor spaces.

Live Music and Food Truck at The Groton Inn | Forge & Vine
2024-09-14 12:00 - 15:00 | Forge & Vine, Forge & Vine, 128R Main St, Groton, MA, 01450, United States
Join us at The Groton Inn | Forge & Vine for great live music by singer & guitarist Jae Mannion, delicious selections from the F&V Food Truck, refreshing beverages, and stunning views of beautiful Gibbet Hill. It’s the perfect way to spend an early autumn Saturday.
Free to attend, no reservations required, food & beverages available for purchase. Family friendly and fun for all!

Backyard and Beyond: Outdoor Yoga at Discovery Museum
2024-09-18 11:00 - 11:30 | Discovery Museum, Discovery Museum, 177 Main St, Acton, MA, 01720, United States
Move your body and connect with nature while doing outdoor yoga! Yoga improves physical and mental strength, like self-awareness and focus. Kelly Western, professional yoga instructor, will lead a fun yoga class for children and adults that incorporates balance, strength, stretching, and mindfulness in the context of connecting with nature. Yoga mats available. (Optional: Bring your own yoga mat or beach towel.) Inclement weather may result in changes to the program, or cancellation.
