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Next up: the Salvadoreńo Festival 2026!
Sunday, August 30th from 12 to 9pm at JFK Plaza.
Taste the Acre food tours are about more than what we eat—it`s about who makes the food, and the neighborhood that made them.
Book your tour today. Bring a friend, or meet some new ones. Seats are limited. Ticket price includes food.
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Rye Draper, a Lowell-based ceramic artists and recipient of a Mosaic Lowell mini-grant, is creating an interactive art installation celebrating the commonality in stories, cultures, and resilience.
If you were born to immigrant parents, have 15-20 minutes to spare, and want to tell your story, drop Rye a line at [email protected].
BONUS: receive a free handmade pottery piece as a thank you. Priceless!
😎 This weekend is packed full of live music, and the fan favorite Southeast Asian Water Festival. We`ve included the festival schedule here for your convience. After the festival, the Hive will keep the party going with an Asian Night Market featuring Jasper Crystal Wizard.
LIVE MUSIC & DANCING
Fri, 8/14
7:30 PM - Watchhouse at Boarding House Park
8 PM - Legend Zeppelin at Taffeta
Sat, 8/15
1:30 PM - Booty Vortex with Alligator Wine on Palmer St
7 PM - Jasper Crystal Wizard (part of the Asian Night Market) at Hive
7 PM - Dueling Pianos at Fuse
7:30 PM - Pink Talking Fish at Boarding House Park
7:30 PM - Geena Fontanella / David Michael Frank at Taffeta
8 PM - Victory Falls, Stay at Home Dads, Identical Palms, Sex Mafia at The Worthen
8 PM - Live Greek & Middle Eastern Music and Belly Dancing at Athenian Corner
9 PM - Hubcap Romeo at Warp & Weft
9 PM - Latin Saturday at Tescobar
Sun, 8/16
11:30 PM - Michael Paul Brennan & Nikki Monteiro at Warp & Weft
2 PM - Play It Forward 2026 w/ Westbound Train at Taffeta
OTHER HAPPENINGS
Fri,8/14
5 PM - No Hit Radio – Songwriter’s Open Mic at One Urban Tribe
6 PM - Horror Book Club at lala books
Sat, 8/15
10 AM - Lowell Southeast Asian Water Festival
10:30 AM - Lowell Writers Writing Group at lala books
12 PM - Beat the Heat Collectibles Market at the Hive
2 PM - CBG Community Kickback Cookout at North Common
2 PM - Fort Hill Fair at Rogers Fort Hill Park
2 PM - Out of the Blue: Juried Quilts Exhibit Reception at The Brush
6 PM - Lowell Ghost Tour – Bone and Water
7 PM - Southeast Asian Artisan Night Market: Featuring Jasper Crystal Wizard at the Hive
Sun, 8/16
11 AM - Downtown Lowell Farmer’s Market at The Hive Public Market
12 PM - Mill Pages Writing Group at lala books
2 PM - Sketchers Lowell – Boott Mills Boarding HousePark and Riverwalk
7 PM - Comedy at Warp and Weft
LOOKING AHEAD: LITERARY EDITION
Wednesday head to Market Street for a Cookbook Swap & Pot Luck at lala books and the Lowell Mini Story Slam at One Urban Tribe, Thursday the Queer Book Club meets at lala books, and the Bookmobile has stops all week at parks across the city - visit the library`s event calendar for more information.
📣 @openstreetslowellma is looking for performers for their 2nd Open Streets event on Saturday, October 3!
The all-volunteer committee is seeking:
• Solo or group musical acts of any genre
• High-energy and can draw a crowd
• Works as background music for vendor fair
• Appealing to all ages, especially young adult and young families
• 30-minute sets for music, 10-minute sets for dance
• Anything else fun and family-friendly!
Performers will be compensated based on experience and size of group. There will be a ground-level 20’ x 10’ tent and a sound system.
Apply at openstreetslowell.org/perform
Don`t miss the Lowell Southeast Asian Water Festival on Saturday, August 15th!
2 stages, 7 boat teams competing in the traditional Lao long boat race on the Merrimack River and over 100 vendors offering artisan crafts and merchandise, delicious food and information booth and a Family Fun Zone all along a half-mile festival ground at the DCR Lowell Heritage State Park.
Free and open to the public!
Our next professional development session is Accessibility 101, hosted in partnership with @think_outside_the_vox
Explore Disability Culture and accessible technology, and affordable ways to integrate accessibility and demonstrate inclusive communication practices.
This session is FREE and hosted on Zoom. Register via link in bio!
@greaterlowell_cf
Image Description: a white infographic with purple and white text and purple accents. From top to bottom: Tuesday, August 18th, 6 to 7pm. Register for the free Zoom session. Accessibility 101. Explore Disability Culture and accessible technology with Think Outside the VOX. We’ll introduce affordable ways to integrate accessibility and demonstrate inclusive communication practices. Presented by VOX and Hosted by Mosaic Lowell and ArtsElevate, whose logos are at the bottom.
REMINDER: Due to unforseen circumstances, the Lowell Puerto Rican Festival will only be held on Sunday, August 9 from 12 to 9pm.
Go out and support the festival & its vendors!
Save the date and get ready to dance! 🕺
Boston`s finest disco & funk band, Booty Vortex, is bringing the party to Lowell on Saturday, August 15.
Head down to Palmer Street to catch Alligator Wine at 1:30, followed by Booty Vortex at 3. Bring your friends - this event is all-ages, and free to charge to everyone!
Important note: The Puerto Rican Festival will be just one day, Sunday 8/9.
Now, back to your regularly scheduled program:
LIVE MUSIC & DANCING
Friday, 8/7
9 PM - Christine Lucas Band at Warp & Weft
Saturday, 8/8
10 AM - Tepinyum Band at Peephup Tmei Restaurant
7:30 PM - CHRISTONE “KINGFISH” INGRAM at Boarding House Park
8 PM - Live Greek & Middle Eastern Music and Belly Dancing at Athenian Corner
9 PM - Latin Saturday at Tescobar
Sunday, 8/9
11:30 PM - Mike Crutcher Duo at Warp & Weft
6:30 PM - Ripe at Boarding House Park
6:30 PM - Foreign Hands & Church Tongue at Taffeta
OTHER EVENTS
Friday,8/7
5 PM - No Hit Radio – Songwriter’s Open Mic at One Urban Tribe
6 PM - Black Storyteller’s Book Club at lala books
Saturday, 8/8
8 AM - Cambodia Town Cleanup at Clemente Park
1 PM - Sip & Script: Modern Calligraphy for Beginners at the Hive
1 PM - Hands-On History: Weaving & Engineering at the Tsongas Industrial History Museum
1:30 PM - Heart of the Acre Food Tour (ticketed)
6 PM - Lowell Ghost Tour – Bone and Water
Sunday, 8/9
11 AM - Downtown Lowell Farmer’s Market at The Hive Public Market
12 PM - Puerto Rican Festival at JFK Plaza
NEXT WEEK HIGHLIGHTS
Tuesday - Joke House at the Smoke House
Wednesday - Curious Creatures (FREE kids show) at Boarding House Park
Wednesday - Weekly board game night at Pop Cultured
Thursday - Save Ferris at Taffeta
Find these & more at mosicalowell.org/events/
