Revolutionary Valley Regional Tourism Council

Lord Hobo 6.17k Charity Run
2024-06-16 10:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York)
Join Lord Hobo for their annual 6.17k Charity Run! Runners of all ages and abilities are welcome. Following the race, enjoy the parking lot party with local food vendors, activities and live music.
Please visit Lord Hobo’s website for registration details!

Live Greek & Middle Eastern Music and Bellydancing
2024-06-15 20:00 - 23:00, 2024-06-08 20:00 - 23:00, 2024-06-01 20:00 - 23:00 | Athenian Corner Restaurant, 207 Market Street, Lowell, 01852, United States
Live music and dancing featuring the Athenian Corner Ensemble

MASSACHUSETTS PIRATES VS. SAN ANTONIO GUNSLINGERS
2024-06-15 19:00 - 21:30 | Tsongas Center, Tsongas Center, 300 Arcand Dr, Lowell, MA, 01852, United States
Watch the Mass Pirates vs. San Antonio Gunslingers

Concert in the Courtyard ft. Just One Sip
2024-06-15 18:00 - 21:00 | The Groton Inn, The Groton Inn, 128 Main St, Groton, MA, 01450, United States
We’re excited to announce an amazing evening of live music in the Courtyard featuring one of our favorite local bands Just One Sip!
Bring your friends and family to enjoy an unforgettable night of great music, delicious food, and fun vibes. We’ll have bites from the new Forge & Vine food truck, full outdoor cash bar, and plenty of space to dance and enjoy a beautiful summer evening.
Free to attend, no reservations required. Seating is first come, first serve, but feel free to bring a blanket or chair to enjoy the music from the lawn! Food and drinks available for purchase.

Greater Lowell PRIDE
2024-06-15 12:00 - 16:00 | Lowell City Hall, Lowell City Hall, 375 Merrimack St, Lowell, MA, 01852, United States
Greater Lowell PRIDE is celebrated annually in Lowell, with the intention of uplifting the LGBTQIA community.
12:00PM – 12:30PM: Flag Raising at Lowell City Hall, 375 Merrimack Street
12:30PM – 1:00PM: Parade from Lowell City Hall to Boarding House Park
1:00PM – 4:00PM: Festival at Boarding House Park, 40 French Street

Acton Pride Festival
2024-06-15 12:00 - 15:00 | NARA Park, Nara Park, 25 Ledge Rock Way, Acton, MA, 01720, United States
Join Acton Pride for a fun-filled afternoon at NARA’s Beach! Beach admission will be free throughout the event. Games and fun including music! This is a free event open to the general public.

Chelmsford Market on the Common
2024-06-15 11:00 - 14:00, 2024-06-08 11:00 - 14:00 | Chelmsford Common, North Road, Chelmsford, Massachusetts, 01824, United States
Farmers and artisans market of local vendors offering fresh local food, handmade crafts, and more. Each week during the season brings a different assortment of vendors so check the social media pages for more specific details!

Pre-Father’s Day printing activity at the Museum of Printing
2024-06-15 10:00 - 16:00 | Museum of Printing, 15 Thornton Ave, Haverhill, MA, 01832, United States
This Saturday (June 15th) from 10 am to 4 pm we are hosting a special pre-Father’s Day printing activity at the Museum of Printing, Haverhill, MA.
Join Christine Mistretta, the Museum of Printing’s Acting Executive Director, as she helps visitors create a personalized greeting card for Dad. You can pick from a number of historic images and combine them with a message plus your Dad’s name reproduced in hot metal. This special activity is free with your Museum membership.

Bedford Cultural District Music Arts Festival
2024-06-15 10:00 - 15:00 | Bedford Town Common -75 Great Road, 75 Great Road, Bedford, MA, 01730, United States
The Bedford Cultural District Partnership (BCDP) will be holding a Music & Arts Festival 2024 on Saturday, June 15th, on the Bedford Common (75 Great Road).
Entertainment, education, and fun for all ages. Features diverse musical groups performing during the day, interactive art projects, open houses, local community booths, activities for kids and adults, and artisans selling or demonstrating their crafts.

Acton Pride Drag Show
2024-06-14 20:00 - 22:30 | NARA Park, Nara Park, 25 Ledge Rock Way, Acton, MA, 01720, United States
Join Acton Pride for its second Drag Show. This event will feature a variety of performers. This event is geared for mature audiences. Tickets if not purchased in advance can be purchased at the gate for $15 cash or $15 plus processing fee for credit cards.

Open Mic Night
2024-06-14 18:30 - 20:00 | Mill No. 5, Mill No. 5, 250 Jackson St, Lowell, MA, United States
Open Mic night is back! Every first and third Friday, come share your music! Express yourself! Grab a drink, enjoy some food & support your local arts community!!

Butch Heroes: A Conversation with Ria Brodell
2024-06-13 19:00 - 20:00 | Concord Museum, Concord Museum, 53 Cambridge Tpke, Concord, MA, 01742, United States
Ria Brodell is a non-binary trans artist, educator, and author with a current solo exhibition at the Fitchburg Art Museum. Ria joins us at the Museum for a conversation on their ongoing series entitled Butch Heroes. Through this revelatory project of historic excavation and Queer reclamation, they create real or imagined portraits of their subjects that recover and celebrate previously lost moments in LGBTQIA history. Free for Members | $10 Non-Members | Free Virtual

Gold For Ghosts: Rick Beyer's Amazing Campaign for History's Hidden Heroes
2024-06-13 19:00 - 20:00 | The Depot
Nearly 20 years ago, while living in Lexington, author and filmmaker Rick Beyer learned the incredible story of the WWII deception units known as The Ghost Army. He soon launched a quest to tell the world about their exploits, and to make sure what they did would never be forgotten. That led to the Ghost Army documentary (2013), the book (2015), and finally the Congressional Gold Medal (2024), the highest honor Congress can bestow.
Now Rick returns to Lexington to recount his epic Ghost Army journey. It began on a winter’s day in a Lexington coffee shop, and after inumerable twists and turns, culminated in a ceremony at the U.S. Capitol presided over by the Speaker of the House. Rick will share insights, anecdotes, and behind-the-scenes adventures from this wild 20-year ride that so many people in Lexington took part in. All illustrated with rarely seen photos and footage. A story about what it really takes to see history preserved and remembered.
“The Ghost Army” is one of those remarkable projects where the underlying story of bringing the history to light winds up nearly as compelling as the historical tale itself. Rick Beyer will share both those stories June 13.
$10 members, $15 nonmembers, $5 veterans, active duty military FREE.
Doors will open at 6:30 for refreshments.

Raising Adventurous Eaters
2024-06-12 19:00 - 20:00 | Chelmsford Public Library, Chelmsford Public Library, 25 Boston Rd, Chelmsford, MA, 01824, United States
Join Katie Badger, a Registered Dietitian, owner of EveryBody Nutrition Counseling, LLC and mom of 2 for an evidence-based series to help you navigate various stages and challenges of feeding children.
The toddler years can be some of the most challenging when it comes to feeding. During this presentation we will consider the different degrees of picky eating, discuss strategies that can help make meal and snack time more fun for everyone involved and address some common concerns such as navigating sugar.
This workshop is geared toward caregivers of children ranging roughly from 1-6 years old.

Chelmsford Municipal Open House
2024-06-12 18:00 - 20:00 | Chelmsford Public Library, Chelmsford Public Library, 25 Boston Rd, Chelmsford, MA, 01824, United States
Become more engaged in your community!
Interested in getting involved, but not sure where to start? Drop in to this open house at the library. Meet different board members and learn about these municipal groups foster change and growth for our community. Meet new people and get your questions answered! Check back here for a list of organizations that will be featured soon.
Committees and organization that have so far signed up to have tables and information include:
Age Friendly Implementation Committee
Arts and Technology Education Fund Committee
Board of Assessors
Conservation Commission
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee
Dog Park Advisory Committee
Holiday Decorating Committee
Library Trustees
Recycling Committee
School Committee
Open Space and Recreation Plan
Municipal Vulnerability Program 2.0
Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee
Cultural Council
Planning Board
Come find out what you can offer our community!

Wine-INN Wednesday
2024-06-12 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.

Still Here: Houses of Our Patriots
2024-06-10 19:00 - 20:30 | Acton Memorial Library, 486 Main Street, Acton, MA, 01720
The second event in the Acton 250 series “Still Here: Houses of Our Patriots” will be a presentation about the Nathaniel Edwards House, 328 Pope Road, on Monday, June 10 at 7PM. at the Acton Memorial Library, 486 Main St Acton, MA 01720. The speaker will be the house’s co-owner, David Hardt, who has done extensive research on this mid-18th century center-chimney building. For more information and to register: https://tinyurl.com/HardtHouse to attend in person or via Zoom: https://tinyurl.com/Acton250-ZOOM. Please find all Acton 250 programming at http://www.actonma.gov/250.

Summer Garage Sale & Book Sale
2024-06-08 10:00 - 16:00 | Museum of Printing, 15 Thornton Ave, Haverhill, MA, 01832, United States
The Printer’s Garage Sale is full of treasures for the admirer, amateur, enthusiast, and professional alike.
We have printing presses of all sizes, ancillary equipment, cabinets, ink, sooooo much paper, and, of course, type cases (with type) along with books on typography, graphic arts, and printing.
All this and more Saturday, June 8th from 10am to 4pm at the Museum of Printing, 15 Thornton Ave., Haverhill, MA.

Celebration of Military Service
2024-06-08 10:00 - 14:00 | Shedd Park Pavilion, 433 Rogers Street (Rt. 38), Lowell, MA, 01852, United States
In partnership with the Hidden Battles Foundation, the City of Lowell will host a Celebration of Military Service 5K and Festival.
The event will start off with a 5K cross country run/ruck/walk through the scenic Shedd Park woods, followed by a festive celebration featuring free food, live music, and over 25 military support vendors.
Participants can register for the 5K online, $25: https://raceroster.com/events/2024/88373/celebration-of-military-service-5k
Veterans register for free with code VETERAN

Concord Museum's 35th Annual Garden Tour
2024-06-07 09:00 - 2024-06-08 16:00 | Concord Museum, Concord Museum, 53 Cambridge Tpke, Concord, MA, 01742, United States
Join us for a day of beauty, nature, and discovery as you visit private gardens throughout Concord. This year’s Tour features six stunning private gardens in Concord – from a manicured garden with cultivated flower beds, to a Japanese-inspired garden, to a unique jewel of a low-maintenance garden (with no grass(!), with many rare plants along the way. Plus, there will be an Ask the Arborist booth to provide guidance for your own gardens. All proceeds support the Concord Museum’s vital education initiatives. Presented by the Guild of Volunteers.

Backyard and Beyond: Outdoor Yoga
2024-06-06 10:30 - 11:00 | Discovery Museum, Discovery Museum, 177 Main St, Acton, MA, 01720, United States
Join us to 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.

Exhibit Opening: The Portuguese In Lowell: The Familiar And The New
2024-06-05 08:00 - 17:00 | Lowell National Historical Park – Boott Cotton Mills Gallery, 115 John Street, Lowell, 01852, United States
Join Lowell National Historical Park and the Saab Center for Portugues Studies at UMass Lowell for the opening of a new exhibit “The Portuguese In Lowell: The Familiar And The New” at the Boott Cotton Mill Museum (115 John St.)
The event will begin at Boarding House Park with a performance by the Holy Ghost Band at 2:30. The band will lead participants to the gallery which will be open from 3-5 p.m. A reception and remarks will take place after the procession to the Boott Cotton Mills Museum.
The exhibit will be on view from June 8. 2024 through February 24, 2025.
For more information visit, https://www.nps.gov/lowe/learn/portuguese-connections.htm.

American Bloods: The Untamed Dynasty that Shaped a Nation
2024-06-04 19:00 - 20:00 | Concord Museum, Concord Museum, 53 Cambridge Tpke, Concord, MA, 01742, United States
Inspired by the discovery of a mysterious manuscript in an old farmhouse just north of Concord, historian John Kaag takes us on a multi-generational exploration of one of America’s first and most expansive pioneer families. The Bloods explored and laid claim to the frontiers—geographic, political, intellectual, and spiritual—that would become the very core of the United States. Free for Members | $10 Non-Members | Free Virtual

Book Chat on American Midnight with Adam Hochschild
2024-06-04 19:00 - 20:00 | The Depot
America in the World War I era was a tinderbox: a time of fierce debate over labor rights, free speech, and racial equality. In an era marked by vigilanteism spurred on by the government, citizen turned against citizen in the war over what it means to be American. Lynchings, suppression of the press, and violence against conscientious objectors marred our ideals of democracy. A colorful cast of characters, from Woodrow Wilson to Emma Goldman and J. Edgar Hoover joined in the fray.
Join author Adam Hochschild for a conversation on this little-known era of American history whose legacy is still felt with us today. Meeting is in-person and the author will join us virtually.
Free!

2024 Annual Tourism Conference
2024-06-04 | Westford Regency Inn and Conference Center, Westford Regency Inn and Conference Center, 219 Littleton Rd, Westford, MA, 01886, United States
Mark your calendar and plan to join us at the Greater Merrimack Valley’s Annual Tourism Conference at the Westford Regency Inn & Conference Center, Westford, MA on Tuesday, June 4th, 2024.
The Greater Merrimack Valley Convention & Visitors Bureau is the official destination marketing organization (DMO) for the Greater Merrimack Valley. Our DMO is one of 16 legislatively designated Massachusetts Tourism Regions charged with marketing the 21 communities in our region as a premier travel destination for domestic and international travelers; group and bus tours; meetings, conferences, and conventions; and sporting events. This Annual Tourism Conference will attract top industry professionals representing a wide spectrum of the state and region’s tourism-oriented businesses as well as state and municipal leaders.
For information please call 978-954-5093.
To learn more, please visit the Annual Tourism Conference page

Full Bloom VI | May 29 – June 30, 2024 | Reception on Saturday June 1, 3 - 5 pm | Loading Dock Gallery
2024-06-01 15:00 - 17:00 | Loading Dock Gallery, 122 Western Avenue, Lowell, MA, United States
Loading Dock Gallery
122 Western Avenue
Lowell, MA
Show: Full Bloom VI
Show dates: May 29, 2024 – June 30, 2024
Reception: 3-5pm, Saturday, June 1, 2024
In June, Loading Dock Gallery presents Full Bloom VI, an annual show featuring the artists of Loading Dock Gallery and their inspiring paintings, pottery, wearable art, photography, and other art and crafts.
Immerse yourself in the joy of rebirth on full display at Loading Dock Gallery. Full Bloom VI features the artists’ celebration and interpretation of Mother Nature’s finest creations in their own unique, garden-themed mediums. Discover a special piece that speaks to you so that you may enjoy the wonders of nature all year round.
The annual Loading Dock Gallery show, Full Bloom VI, will be happening May 29 through June 30 at Loading Dock Gallery, 122 Western Avenue, Lowell, MA, Noon-5:30 pm, Wednesday-Saturday, until 4pm Sunday. Reception 3-5pm, Saturday, June 1, 2024. More at www.theloadingdockgallery.com.
Loading Dock Gallery is part of Loading Dock Arts, Inc., a 501c3.

Lincoln Public Schools Step Team
2024-06-01 13:30 - 14:00 | Discovery Museum, Discovery Museum, 177 Main St, Acton, MA, 01720, United States
Discovery Museum is excited to welcome youth steppers from the district-wide Lincoln Public Schools Step Team. Step is an artform that involves making acapella-style beats with your body, to create an experience that brings together dance, music, and community. The LPS Step Team is a diverse group of students, who are committed to standing together against all forms of discrimination, and who work together as a team, while honoring each unique individual. Since the team was formed as a pilot program in the spring of 2022, it has grown to include steppers from multiple communities, ranging from 1st – 8th grades, coming together to learn a new artform.
