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HELP KEEP THE MUSIC PLAYING!

The annual Lowell Folk Festival offers audiences the chance to travel around the world while in the historic district of downtown Lowell. Extraordinary musicians perform a wide variety of traditional music from around the globe, and all speak the language of music.  As past festival goers have enthusiastically noted, music speaks a universal language. No matter whether people come from different geographic, political, economic, spiritual or ideological backgrounds, music unites us during this festive celebration.

And then there’s the food! Festival goers are tempted by a full banquet of Lowell’s many ethnic flavors; feasts of taste, aroma and color, prepared by volunteers from local ethnic communities. Typically, at least 12 different cultures feed body and soul during the July festival weekend.

Demonstrations of heritage crafts, Art in the Courtyard, Foodways, Family Fun Area, and even a nationally recognized recycling program add to the total experience of the Lowell Folk Festival, now a solid 23 years in the running!
The festival continues to be a free admission event, despite the ever increasing costs of presenting this 3-day celebration. Our passionate commitment to this event remains strong but WE NEED YOUR FINANCIAL HELP.

Why donate to the Lowell Folk Festival? In addition to supporting a joyful weekend of entertainment for a multitude of people, your gift will help preserve traditional music, food and crafts. Your generosity will help sustain this signature event which also serves as a local economic stimulus and makes Lowell a destination city.

Please join us in making a personal commitment to secure the future of this special celebration by giving generously to the annual fund. We rely on contributions from you, our audience, friends and neighbors, to run this event.  Won’t you make this your charity of choice this giving season?

Many companies offer Matching Gifts Programs for charitable donations made by their employees, which could double or triple your contribution to the Lowell Folk Festival. For more information, please contact your employer’s human resource department.

On behalf of the Lowell Festival Foundation Board, Producing Partners, Staff, and our many dedicated Volunteers, a warm thank you.

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Read the 2008 Lowell Folk Festival Annual Report

For more information please contact:
Lowell National Historical Park
67 Kirk Street,
Lowell, MA 01852

Telephone #978-970-5200(V), #978-970-5002(TDD)

The Lowell Folk Festival is presented by Lowell National Historical Park, Lowell Festival Foundation, National Council for the Traditional Arts, Greater Merrimack Valley Convention and Visitors Bureau, and the City of Lowell.