Inside Lowell: Folk Fest Introduces Kid-Friendly Discovery Activity Zone
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Folk Fest Introduces Kid-Friendly Discovery Activity Zone
June 23, 2025
InsideLowell
Community, Entertainment, Featured
Lowell – In addition to performances by world class musicians representing folk traditions from many different cultures, families attending the 2025 Lowell Folk Festival will find the new Discovery Lowell Playspace, an interactive area for both the young and the young at heart, along Merrimack Street from Dutton to Central Streets.
Anchored by the award-winning Discovery Museum in Acton (MA), the Playspace will include a number of youth-oriented community partners in addition to the Discovery Museum, all engaging festival-goers in a wide range of activities. More information about the free Lowell Folk Festival, running July 25-27, can be found at lowellfolkfestival.org.
Festival Director Lee Viliesis said that creating a dynamic new kids’ area is vital to keeping the festival relevant as it comes up on its 40th anniversary in 2027.
“The Lowell Folk Festival is about celebrating traditional music and arts and passing those traditions down through generations. This is our 38th year, and the kids who attended those early festivals with their parents are now parents themselves. The Discovery Lowell Playspace is a place where the youngsters who are attending with their parents can create memories of their own.”
Read more at InsideLowell.
