Lowell Folk Festival 2026
July 24-26, 2026. Three days of incredible music across multiple stages.
Friday (July 24, 2026)
Boarding House Park
6:15 – 6:35 PM
PARADE: Middlesex County Volunteers Fifes & Drums
fife and drum parade
6:35 – 7:00 PM
Festival kick-off
7:00 – 8:00 PM
Fabiola Méndez
Puerto Rican cuatro
8:15 – 9:00 PM
Melissa Carper & Emily Gimble
classic country
9:15 – 10:15 PM
Elida Almeida
Cabo Verde funaná and batuque
Rockland Trust Bank Dance Pavilion
7:15 – 8:30 PM
Geno Delafose & French Rockin’ Boogie
zydeco
8:45 – 10:00 PM
Super Chikan & the Fighting Cocks
Delta blues
Saturday (July 25, 2026)
Boarding House Park
12:00 – 12:45 PM
Tres en Punto
trio romántico
1:00 – 1:45 PM
Peniel Guerrier
Haitian dance
2:00 – 2:45 PM
Alash
Tuvan throat singing
3:00 – 3:45 PM
Michela Musolino & Rosa Tatuata
Sicilian traditional music
4:00 – 4:45 PM
Melissa Carper & Emily Gimble
classic country
5:05 – 6:00 PM
Dat Mighty 9 feat. Big Chief Romeo
Mardi Gras Indian music
7:00 – 7:45 PM
Catherine Russell
jazz, blues, and swing
8:00 – 8:45 PM
Authentic Unlimited
bluegrass
9:00 – 10:00 PM
Super Chikan & the Fighting Cocks
Delta blues
Saab Family Foundation Stage at Market Street
12:00 – 12:45 PM
The Northern Kentucky Brotherhood Singers
African American a capella gospel
1:05 – 2:00 PM
Songs of the Lowdown & Down-and-Out
Featuring: Elida Almeida, Michela Musolino, Catherine Russell, Melissa Carper & Emily Gimble
2:15 – 3:00 PM
Tres en Punto
trio romántico
3:20 – 4:15 PM
Eastern Sound Orchestra
polka
4:30 – 5:15 PM
Fabiola Méndez
Puerto Rican cuatro
5:35 – 6:15 PM
Authentic Unlimited
bluegrass
6:30 – 7:15 PM
John Doyle & Friends
Irish
7:30 – 8:30 PM
Geno Delafose & French Rockin’ Boogie
zydeco
Richard K. and Nancy L. Donahue Stage at St. Anne's
12:00 – 12:45 PM
String Sensations
Featuring: John Doyle & Duncan Wickel, Kunal Gunjal, Fabiola Méndez
1:00 – 1:45 PM
Kunal Gunjal & Amit Kavthekar
South Indian santoor and tabla
2:00 – 2:45 PM
The Chankas of Peru
Andean scissors dance
3:00 – 3:45 PM
John Doyle & Friends
Irish
4:00 – 4:30 PM
Wampanoag Nation Dancers & Singers
Wampanoag social songs and dance
4:45 – 5:30 PM
Alash
Tuvan throat singing
5:45 – 6:30 PM
Michela Musolino & Rosa Tatuata
Sicilian traditional music
6:45 – 7:30 PM
The Northern Kentucky Brotherhood Singers
African American a capella gospel
Rockland Trust Bank Dance Pavilion
12:30 – 1:30 PM
Eastern Sound Orchestra
polka
1:50 – 3:00 PM
Super Chikan & the Fighting Cocks
Delta blues
3:20 – 4:30 PM
Geno Delafose & French Rockin’ Boogie
zydeco
4:50 – 6:00 PM
Elida Almeida
Cabo Verde funaná and batuque
7:15 – 8:30 PM
Fabiola Méndez
Puerto Rican cuatro
8:50 – 10:00 PM
Dat Mighty 9 feat. Big Chief Romeo
Mardi Gras Indian music
Street (John & Merrimack)
1:00 – 1:30 PM
Wampanoag Nation Dancers & Singers
Wampanoag social songs and dance
4:00 – 4:30 PM
The Chankas of Peru
Andean scissors dance
Sunday (July 26, 2026)
Boarding House Park
12:00 – 12:45 PM
The Northern Kentucky Brotherhood Singers
African American a capella gospel
1:00 – 1:45 PM
Michela Musolino & Rosa Tatuata
Sicilian traditional music
2:00 – 3:00 PM
John Doyle & Friends
Irish
3:15 – 4:00 PM
Catherine Russell
jazz, blues, and swing
4:15 – 5:00 PM
Authentic Unlimited
bluegrass
5:15 – 6:00 PM
Fabiola Méndez
Puerto Rican cuatro
Saab Family Foundation Stage at Market Street
12:00 – 12:45 PM
Kunal Gunjal & Amit Kavthekar
South Indian santoor and tabla
1:00 – 1:45 PM
Moved by the Spirit
Featuring: Peniel Guerrier, The Chankas of Peru, Wampanoag Nation Singers and Dancers
2:00 – 2:45 PM
Doing Your Part: Harmony Traditions
Featuring: Alash, Northern Kentucky Brotherhood Singers, Tres en Punto
3:00 – 3:45 PM
Alash
Tuvan throat singing
4:00 – 4:45 PM
Melissa Carper & Emily Gimble
classic country
5:00 – 5:45 PM
Peniel Guerrier
Haitian dance
Richard K. and Nancy L. Donahue Stage at St. Anne's
12:00 – 1:00 PM
Singular American Sounds
Featuring: Super Chikan, Dat Mighty 9 feat. Big Chief Romeo, Authentic Unlimited, Geno Delafose
1:15 – 2:00 PM
Melissa Carper & Emily Gimble
classic country
2:15 – 3:00 PM
Kunal Gunjal & Amit Kavthekar
South Indian santoor and tabla
3:15 – 4:00 PM
Peniel Guerrier
Haitian dance
4:15 – 5:00 PM
Tres en Punto
trio romántico
Rockland Trust Bank Dance Pavilion
12:00 – 1:00 PM
Elida Almeida
Cabo Verde funaná and batuque
1:20 – 2:15 PM
Catherine Russell
jazz, blues, and swing
2:35 – 3:30 PM
Eastern Sound Orchestra
polka
3:50 – 4:45 PM
Geno Delafose & French Rockin’ Boogie
zydeco
5:05 – 6:00 PM
Dat Mighty 9 feat. Big Chief Romeo
Mardi Gras Indian music
Street (John & Merrimack)
3:00 – 3:30 PM
Wampanoag Nation Dancers & Singers
Wampanoag social songs and dance
4:00 – 4:30 PM
The Chankas of Peru
Andean scissors dance