Revolutionary Valley Regional Tourism Council

Cinco de Mayo on the Lawn
2026-05-05 17:30 - 20:30 (America/New_York) | Forge & Vine, Forge & Vine, 128R Main St, Groton, MA, 01450, United States
Join us for Cinco de Mayo at The Groton Inn | Forge & Vine with a festive evening on the lawn. Enjoy a delicious, Mexican-inspired menu from the Forge & Vine Food Truck, refreshing drinks, beautiful views, and plenty of fun. Gather with friends, grab a taco (or 3!) and a margarita, and celebrate!
Tap the link to see food truck menu.
Free to attend, food and beverages available for purchase, no reservations required. This event is weather dependent.

American Disunion: An Evening with David Blight
2026-05-04 19:00 - 20:00 | Concord Museum, Concord Museum, 53 Cambridge Tpke, Concord, MA, 01742, United States
Join Pulitzer Prize-winning historian David Blight for a compelling forum on the evolving meaning of American independence. Drawing on his scholarship on Frederick Douglass, Blight will explore how the ideals of the Declaration of Independence have been interpreted and contested over time.
Professor Blight will discuss Frederick Douglass’s 1852 speech, “What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?”. Through Douglass’s words, Blight invites us to reflect on the enduring tensions between liberty and inequality, and to consider whether the nation’s founding promises remain unfulfilled.
Members Free | $10 Non-Members | Free Virtual

Open Studios Concord
2026-05-03 12:00 - 17:00, 2026-05-02 12:00 - 17:00 | The Umbrella Arts Center, 40 Stow Street, Concord, MA, 01742, United States
The Umbrella Arts Center is home to more than 60 working artists skilled in a variety of fine and applied arts including ceramics, glass, fiber arts, jewelry making, illustration, mixed-media, painting, photography, printmaking, illustration, sculpture, woodworking, writing and more. Our annual Open Studios is an incredible opportunity to meet our artists, learn about their process, and share in celebrating their work.
Under Our Umbrella showcases the work being made by our Studio Artists and the breadth of mediums, styles, and themes that they explore. Walk through the Wedge Gallery, connect with a piece, and then connect with the artist by visiting them in their studio!
Our popular annual spring Ceramics Sale features over 25 Umbrella artists’ work, which makes for perfect Mother’s Day gifts ranging from handheld vessels to large scale sculpture, from the functional and foodsafe to the decorative and whimsical!
Open Studios features activities the whole family can enjoy! Partake in shopping, hear live music, view our gallery exhibition, enjoy concessions, and participate in fun activities such as lawn games and a scavenger hunt.
FEATURING
Three Floors of Open Studios with Participating Artists, daily 12 – 5 PM
The Annual Spring Ceramics Sale, daily 12 – 5 PM, rooms 223 & 224
ON DISPLAY
Under Our Umbrella
works by Umbrella Studio Artists in the Wedge Gallery
works available for purchase via ArtCloud
Earthworks: Evolution, the Ceramics Biennial exhibition
juried by Lisa Orr, in the Allie Kussin Gallery
works available for purchase via ArtCloud
What’s Going On Here?
An upcoming three-part exploration of vernal pools, featuring…
An interactive lawn installation
A case exhibition about the storybook The Noisy Puddle
ACTIVITIES
Youth Scavenger Hunt, daily 12-5 PM, starting at the Welcome Table
Free Family Craft Activities, 1 – 4 PM daily, room 222
“Hard Hat Tours” of our renovation project at 1 PM daily, starting at the Box Office
Reading of The Noisy Puddle, Sunday at 2 & 3 PM, room 221
Lawn Games, 12 – 5 PM daily, weather permitting
Wooden Storage Shed Raffle, through Sunday at 5 PM, info at the Box Office
special thanks to our friends at Concord Building & Design Center for providing materials
PERFORMANCES & MORE
Rijah, Saturday starting at 1 PM
Grace Givertz, Sunday starting at 12:30 PM
The Backwards Hats, Sunday starting at 4 PM
BOX OFFICE INFORMATION AVAILABLE ABOUT…
Summer Camp Registration | Class Registration
KidCare is available for the Sunday, May 3 performance
FOOD & DRINK
Tandoor & Curry on Wheels, Sunday
This program is offered in partnership with Freedom’s Way National Heritage Area during the Hidden Treasures Festival of Nature, Culture & History. Learn more at freedomsway.org.

Bessie’s Closet at Discovery Museum
2026-05-03 10:00 - 15:00, 2026-05-02 10:00 - 15:00, 2026-05-01 15:30 - 19:30 | Discovery Museum, Discovery Museum, 177 Main St, Acton, MA, 01720, United States
Friday, May 1 through Sunday, May 3 | Fri. 3:30 – 7:30pm; Sat. & Sun. 10am – 3pm
FREE – Museum Admission Not Required
Bessie’s Closet is a free pop-up clothing store open to all members of our community. Supported by donations from our Museum community and beyond, 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.

Live Greek & Middle Eastern Music and Bellydancing
2026-05-02 20:00 - 23:00, 2026-04-25 20:00 - 23:00 | Athenian Corner Restaurant, 207 Market Street, Lowell, 01852, United States
Live music and dancing featuring the Athenian Corner Ensemble

Points of Light Lantern Celebration
2026-05-02 17:00 - 22:00 | Revolutionary Valley Regional Tourism Council, 240 Central Street, lowell, MA, 01852, United States
Points of Light is a spring celebration of unity and renewal that brings together the food, music, and traditions of Lowell’s diverse cultures. The centerpiece of the night is a special ceremony in which participants personalize water lanterns that will be released onto the Western Canal, creating hundreds of floating points of light.
Ecumenical Plaza, Western Canal,, Lowell, MA 01854, United States, Lowell, Massachusetts, 01854, United States

FULL BLOOM 8| April 29 – May 31, 2026| Reception on Saturday May 2, 3 - 5 pm| Loading Dock Gallery
2026-05-02 15:00 - 17:00 | Loading Dock Gallery, 122 Western Avenue, Lowell, MA, United States
Loading Dock Gallery
122 Western Avenue
Lowell, MA 01851
Show: Full Bloom 8
Show dates: April 29 – May 31, 2026
Reception: Saturday, May 2, 3 – 5 PM
Flowers hold a quiet mystery. They are fleeting, luminous, and generous—reminding us of what is briefly beautiful in our lives. Their glow feels like an invitation.
Loading Dock Gallery welcomes the warmth of summer with Full Bloom 8, a vibrant celebration of flowers, birds, insects, gardens, and the wonder found in small, radiant moments. Featuring work by Loading Dock Gallery members, this exhibition captures the color, energy, and renewal that define the season.
As daylight lingers and blossoms unfold, artists turn their attention to nature’s cycles of growth and transformation. The works in Full Bloom 8 evoke memory, hope, and the simple joy gardens bring. Though nature’s beauty exists to lure pollinators, it also calls to us—drawing us closer, inviting reflection.
Join us for a show alive with color and light.
Full Bloom 8 will be open Wednesdays-Fridays 12–5:30 PM and weekends 10 AM–3:30 PM, April 29 through May 31. Join us for the opening reception on Saturday, May 2, from 3–5 PM, coinciding with Western Avenue Studios’ Open Studios.
Loading Dock Gallery is part of Loading Dock Arts, Inc., a 501(c)(3). For more information, visit www.theloadingdockgallery.com.

OPEN STUDIOS - Lowell
2026-05-02 12:00 - 17:00 | Western Avenue | Studios & Lofts, Western Avenue | Studios & Lofts, 122 Western Ave, Lowell, MA, United States
Open Studios on the first Saturday of the month at Western Avenue Studios & Lofts. Studios are buzzing with new ideas as artists share recent work, experiments, and the momentum that comes with longer days.
With 5 floors to explore, visitors are encouraged to take their time—wander the building, strike up conversations with artists, watch creative processes unfold, and discover handmade work across a wide range of mediums.
Open Studios is self-guided, welcoming, and full of moments that invite curiosity and connection.

Private Salty Reiki Healing with Anabel
2026-05-01, 2026-04-24 | The Salted Soul Salt Cave, 340 Great Road, Acton, MA, 01720, United States
Every Friday, Anabel is here offering private reiki sessions in the cave. Get your salt therapy and reiki healing all at once. Investment is $145.
Appointment options are:
*10:00-11:00am
*11:30-12:30pm
*1:00-2:00pm

The Town and The City Festival 2026
2026-04-30 17:00 - 2026-05-02 00:00, 2026-04-30 08:00 - 17:00 | Downtown Lowell, Various Locations, Lowell, MA, 01852, United States
This multi-day music and arts festival takes place in various event spaces, bars, cafes, and galleries throughout downtown Lowell, Massachusetts. The festival celebrates the spirit of Jack Kerouac in direct and indirect ways. It is named after Kerouac’s earliest novel which was primarily set in this historic mill city. The Town and The City Festival is inspired by the creativity and exploration for which the author was so famously known and will present a diverse mix of musical genres and artistic disciplines to inspire discovery and to celebrate a love of life.

Gerard Magliocca on Limitations in Executive Power
2026-04-28 19:00 - 20:00 | Concord Museum, Concord Museum, 53 Cambridge Tpke, Concord, MA, 01742, United States
Legal scholar Gerard Magliocca explores Justice Robert H. Jackson’s landmark concurring opinion in the Steel Seizure Case, illuminating its enduring framework for presidential power. This forum connects constitutional history to current debates, examining how Jackson’s analysis continues to shape limits on executive authority in times of crisis.

A Bedford Assortment
2026-04-26 14:00 - 15:30 | Bedford Historical Society, 16 South Road, Bedford, 01730, United States
Vocabulary.com describes an “assortment” as “a bunch of different things all together, whether they’re the same sort or not.”
“For example,” says Society President and Bedford Town Historian Sharon McDonald, “an assortment of chocolates would be a box of cherry-filled, nut, caramel, coconut, and orange crème candies.
Using her engaging story-telling style, McDonald’s “Bedford Assortment” program will be a bunch of assorted snippets from Bedford’s colonial history that may be funny, sad, surprising, or inspiring. She hopes you will say “Bon, bon!”
Doors open at 2 PM for a social period and refreshments
2:15 PM – Brief Society announcements followed by the Guest Speaker

Earth Week at Discovery Museum!
2026-04-26 10:00 - 15:00, 2026-04-25 10:00 - 15:00, 2026-04-24 10:00 - 15:00, 2026-04-23 10:00 - 15:00, 2026-04-22 10:00 - 15:00 | Discovery Museum, Discovery Museum, 177 Main St, Acton, MA, 01720, United States
Join us this April school vacation week to celebrate and connect with nature! All week we will be exploring our connection to the Earth through science, art, and play.
Special Earth Week programs run daily from 10:00am – 12:00pm & 1:00pm – 3:00pm. See daily schedule for details.

Obey Your Master - Metallica Tribute
2026-04-25 19:30 - 22:00 | Taffeta Music Hall, Taffeta Music Hall, 110 Western Ave, Lowell, MA, 01851, United States
Taffeta Music Hall

Under 18 must be accompanied by parent or guardian

April 25, 2026

Doors:
7:00 pm
•
Show:
7:30 pm

Dance Prism Ballet Presents "Coppélia"
2026-04-25 14:30 - 16:30 | Greater Merrimack Valley Convention and Visitors Bureau, Greater Merrimack Valley Convention and Visitors Bureau, 115 Merrimack St, Lowell, MA, 01852, United States
Coppélia is a lighthearted, family-friendly comic ballet—the perfect way to introduce children to the theater. Follow the story of Swanilda as she tries to discover the secret of the mysterious “mechanical doll” in Dr. Coppélius’s workshop.
This performance is a wonderful opportunity to support a local regional arts organization and inspire your young dancer.

Lords of Salem: A Tribute to Rob Zombie with Falling to Pieces: A Tribute to Faith No More
2026-04-24 19:30 - 22:00 | Taffeta Music Hall, Taffeta Music Hall, 110 Western Ave, Lowell, MA, 01851, United States
Taffeta Music Hall

Under 18 must be accompanied by parent or guardian

April 24, 2026

Doors:
7:00 pm
•
Show:
7:30 pm

Community Panel Discussion
2026-04-24 12:00 - 13:00 | Revolutionary Valley Regional Tourism Council, 240 Central Street, lowell, MA, 01852, United States
Hear directly from local LGBTQ+ leaders, employees, and business owners as they share insights on the unique challenges and opportunities within the Lowell community. This panel discussion will explore how workplaces and organizations can create meaningful dialogue, strengthen connections, and foster environments where everyone feels welcome and respected.
Part of the Building Belonging LGBTQ+ Business Education Series, this session invites community members, business leaders, and nonprofit organizations to engage in conversation about creating inclusive spaces throughout the region.

PLAYcation Presents: Colorful Lowell
2026-04-23 10:00 - 13:00 | JFK Plaza, 50 Arcand Drive, Lowell, MA, 01852, United States
All Ages
Join many organizations from across Lowell for a morning of activities at JFK Park. Be the first to receive a Lowell Bicentennial coloring book! Create chalk creations, sign up for a library card or check out a book from the bookmobile, reveal vibrant hidden designs in a Magic Color Scratch Postcard, dance and play with bubbles. Create summer bookmarks and add to a woven community creation, and more!
No Reservations Required
John F Kennedy Plaza, 50 Arcand Dr.

Boston Fleet at Tsongas Center
2026-04-22 19:00 - 22:00 | Tsongas Center, Tsongas Center, 300 Arcand Dr, Lowell, MA, 01852, United States
Step onto the ice with the Boston Fleet and feel the electricity of
elite women’s hockey at Tsongas Center. Watch world-class
athletes showcase speed, skill, and heart that’ll leave you on
your feet, from the opening face-off to the final buzzer.
Four of the Fleet’s players just returned from the Olympics
with medals—three gold medalists from Team USA and
a bronze medalist from Team Switzerland—and you’ll witness
that same Olympic level intensity and excellence every game.
Whether you’re a longtime hockey fan or discovering the sport
for the first time, there’s nothing like live professional women’s
hockey—the energy in the arena is contagious,
the plays are breathtaking, and you’ll find yourself part of
a community that gets louder and prouder every game.
Come for the game, leave knowing you witnessed something special.

Meet the Scientist: Our Changing Ocean with Boston College at Discovery Museum
2026-04-22 13:00 - 15:00 | Discovery Museum, Discovery Museum, 177 Main St, Acton, MA, 01720, United States
Join Professor Tony Wang and doctoral students from the Earth and Environmental Sciences department at Boston College to explore the science of our changing ocean. Discover the intricate workings of ocean circulation and the essential role of phytoplankton, practice fish dissection and uncover earstones (otoliths), and use a microscope to identify microfossils. Learn about the impact of climate change on coral reefs and the Antarctic Ocean. These hands-on activities will offer valuable insights into the dynamic and vital world of ocean science!
