Help Keep Lowell Folk Festival Free
Each July, Downtown Lowell becomes something rare and beautiful. Crowds gather in the warm light of summer, neighbors greet one another, families return year after year, and the streets fill with music that reflects who we are as a city. These moments aren’t accidental. They happen because our community believes in the value of gathering, listening, sharing, and celebrating together. They happen because you believe in it.
This past summer's outpouring of support reminded us why the Lowell Folk Festival holds such a special place in the life of our city. It brings together cultures and traditions that define Lowell. It offers a sense of belonging that is hard to find elsewhere. It shows visitors what we already know: that our strength comes from the people who care.
Giving Tuesday is an opportunity to honor that spirit.
Many festival goers are surprised to learn that the festival is sustained by individual generosity more than anything else. While the weekend looks effortless to those walking the streets, the truth is that producing a free festival of this size requires year-round work and significant resources. Stages, sound, artist travel, safety planning, logistics, accessibility improvements, and the countless details that make the weekend joyful all depend on community support. The festival runs because people who believe in music, culture, and community choose to lift it up.
Your gift today carries that tradition forward.
Lowell has always been a city shaped by people who put their hands and hearts into creating something lasting. The festival reflects that history. It brings together long-time residents, new arrivals, artists, students, families, and visitors, all meeting in a shared celebration of culture. It reminds us that the arts are not a luxury. They are one of the ways a community understands itself.
This Giving Tuesday, we are asking you to help keep that light bright.
A gift of any size supports the artists who travel here to share their traditions. It supports our efforts to make the festival welcoming and accessible. It supports the sense of pride that fills our city each summer. And it ensures that future generations will stand in these same streets and feel the same connection that brings us back year after year.
If the festival has ever made you smile, taught you something new, reminded you of home, or made you proud to call Lowell your own, I hope you will consider giving today.
Together, we can keep this treasured tradition vibrant, joyful, and free for all.
