The LOWELL FOLK FESTIVAL, one of the longest running free folk festivals in the country, is returning to the mill city for 3 days of music, dance, crafts, food, and family fun for its 36th event on Friday, July 28th through Sunday, July 30th.

“The National Council for the Traditional Arts brought the National Folk Festival to Lowell in 1987 and has been a part of this magical weekend ever since,” said Madeleine Remez, Senior Associate Director of the National Council for the Traditional Arts. “We’re looking forward to presenting an amazing roster of artists.

The Folk Craft Area will focus on the role apprenticeships are playing in the continuing vitality of traditions from Chinese paper cutting, western boot making, hand-lettered signs and decorative painting, Dominican carnival traditions, wooden ship’s steering wheels, and more.

Foods from Around the World will enable LOWELL FOLK FESTIVAL goers to savor the many tastes of the diverse cuisines offered by non-profit organizations.

The tempting aromas of a wide variety of foods from all corners of the globe, promise a culinary and cultural experience., promise a culinary and cultural experience. Local non-profit organizations come together to prepare and sell the foods of their heritage, with proceeds to benefit those organizations.