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Dates:Fri, Sat, Sun from 7/24/20 - 7/26/20
Hours:6:30PM
In/Outdoor:Indoor, Outdoor
Cost:Free see below
Category:Arts & Culture

Held in the streets of Lowell, MA for 33 years, the Lowell Folk Festival brings together tens of thousands of people in celebration of the richness of American culture and the unique spirit of the Lowell community.

The festival was cancelled earlier this year due to state and local safety guidelines regarding large gatherings.

To keep the tradition alive, the Lowell Folk Festival partners have created a virtual celebration of this beloved event that captures the joyous spirit and energy of the festival.

Over the course of the festival weekend (July 24-26), highlights from previous festivals will be aired on the Lowell Folk Festival website and social media.

The celebration starts Friday evening (July 24 at 6:30pm) with re-airings of a 13-part radio series from the 1990s, produced by WDUQ public radio in partnership with the National Council for the Traditional Arts (NCTA), and will continue through Sunday afternoon.

This radio series, curated and narrated by the late Joe Wilson using recordings from the NCTA’s archives, captures the diverse and exuberant musical traditions that have been presented on the festival stages, and can be heard on the Lowell Folk Festival website and social media.

On Saturday evening (July 25 at 6:30pm), the online celebration continues with a special video presentation featuring musical sets from past performances and new performance sets from artists recorded exclusively for this event, as well as a brand new short documentary showcasing all that there is to love about the Lowell Folk Festival.

Original performances will be provided by The Alt (Irish), Grupo Rebolú (Colombian), and Le Vent Du Nord (Québécois).

While the streets of Lowell will not be filled with traditional music, dance, food, and the cultural treasures that make up our diverse community, it is important to honor the tradition of the festival in late July.

The radio show will be on LowellFolkFestival.org, 980 WCAP, and social media channels all weekend long (schedule TBA), and the entire video program will be free to watch on the Lowell Folk Festival's pages on Facebook, Youtube, and LowellFolkFestival.org on July 25 at 6:30pm.

More information will be posted to lowellfolkfestival.org as it becomes available.

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Free online

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lowellfolkfestival.org/

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Downtown Lowell, Lowell, MA, 01850 map

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