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Bread & Roses Festival

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Dates:	Monday, September 2, 2013
Hours:	12:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Ages:	Kids, Teens, Adults
In/Outdoor:	Outdoor
Cost:	Free
Category:	Fairs & Festivals

In 1912, Lawrence mill workers staged a strike demanding better pay and laws to protect child laborers and the safety of all workers. 'We want bread, and roses, too,' symbolized their fight for both subsistence and dignity. The strike came to be known as the Bread and Roses Strike.

Every year, the Bread and Roses Heritage Festival is held to honor these workers, as well as Lawrence's diversity and labor history in general.

The event is memorialized with a variety of music and dance, poetry and drama, ethnic food, historical demonstrations, and walking and trolley tours, all on or starting from Lawrence's Common. We also host organizations continuing the struggle for social justice today.

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Enjoy three stages of music and dance along with free trolley tours of Lawrence and walking tours, a petting zoo, pony rides and a juggler. The festival focuses on the entire family and includes historical groups and is located on the historic Lawrence Common.

WEBSITE

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breadandrosesheritage.org/

LOCATION

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Campagnone Common, Lawrence, MA, 01842 map
Phone: (978) 794-1655

From Route 495 North or South: Take exit 45 (Marston Street). From Marston Street take first left onto Canal Street. Go straight through one set of traffic lights then take second right onto Jackson Street. Continue on Jackson through two sets of lights and the Common will be on your left.

There is street parking along the Common, and on adjacent streets.