Vol. 14 · Est. 2026 · Free September 11 - 13, 2026

The Lowell Weekender

Your Guide to Arts, Music & Community in Lowell, Mass.

About This Guide

The Lowell Weekender is a free, weekly print guide to arts, music, and community happenings across Lowell, Massachusetts. Published every Thursday/Friday, it gathers the weekend's festivals, live shows, markets, and neighborhood events into one easy itinerary so you never miss what's happening in Lowell.

Events are compiled partly from the Mosaic Lowell community calendar and also curated from across the web using a custom event aggregator.

The Lowell Weekender is produced and operated by @978Live on TikTok.

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This Weekend

September 11 - 13, 2026

Our Pick

Graham Nash

Rock and Folk Hall of Fame legend Graham Nash plays Boarding House Park for an outdoor evening show downtown.

Sunday, September 13 · 7:30 PM · Boarding House Park

Why we're going: One of the most celebrated singer-songwriters in American music, live and outdoors in downtown Lowell.

Event Schedule

Friday

September 11
☀️ Sunny, 73°

Morning

  • 10:00 AMTour
    Riverboat Tour
    👨‍👩‍👧 Family Friendly
    Also departs 11 AM, 2 & 3 PM
    Bellegarde Boathouse

Afternoon

  • 1:00 PMMarket
    Lowell Farmer's Market
    🏭 Very Lowell
    HCID Garage

Evening

Saturday

September 12
☀️ Sunny, 75°

Morning

Afternoon

Evening

Sunday

September 13
⛅ P. Cloudy, 72°

Morning

Evening

From This Week's Print Edition

Editor's Note

September 11. 25 years ago, Lowell - like every city in America - went quiet. We remember those we lost, and those who ran toward the danger. Get out this weekend. Be with your neighbors. That's how we honor the day.

Venues Covered (So Far!)

Acre
Arts League of Lowell, Cafe Eclipse, Edward A. LeLacheur Park, Hellenic American Academy, Lawrence Mills, Loading Dock Gallery, Moloney Performing Arts Center, Nibbana Cafe, North Common Amphitheater, Suffolk Mill, Sweet Bar, Taffeta Music Hall, The Acre, The Worthen Attic, Tsongas Center, Western Avenue Studios, Worthen House Cafe
Back Central
Dragonfly Cafe
Belvidere
Holy Ghost Society of Lowell, Rogers Fort Hill Park, Shedd Park
Centralville
Bark Avenue Playroom
Downtown
Athenian Corner, Boarding House Park, Boott Cotton Mills Museum, Brew'd Awakening Coffeehaus, Brush Art Gallery & Studios, Derby Park, Fuse Bistro, HCID Garage, Historic Downtown Lowell, Hive Public Market, Infuse Afro Fusion, JFK Civic Center, Kerouac Park, Ladd and Whitney Memorial, Lala Books, Lazy Cat Lounge, Lowell City Hall, Lowell National Historical Park, Mary J. Bacigalupo Victorian Garden, MCC Academic Arts Center, National Streetcar Museum at Lowell, One Urban Tribe, Pollard Memorial Library, Pop Cultured, Smokehouse Tavern, SUTRA Studio, Tescobar Performance Center, The Lass Stop, Tsongas History Center, Warp & Weft
Highlands
Collegiate Charter School, Peephup Tmei Restaurant, Tyler Park
Lower Belvidere
Lowell Memorial Auditorium, Merrimack Repertory Theatre
Lower Highlands
Pottery Mill, Roberto Clemente Park
Pawtucketville
Bellegarde Boathouse, Heritage Farm Ice Cream, Maguire Park, Pawtucket Farm Wildlife Sanctuary, Sampas Pavilion
South Lowell
Knickerbocker Club
Grayscale boundary map of Lowell, MA showing 11 neighborhoods. Pawtucketville occupies the west; Highlands the southwest. Acre sits between Pawtucketville and Downtown at center. Centralville is in the north. Downtown anchors the middle, flanked by Lower Belvidere to its east and Belvidere along the eastern edge. Lower Highlands and Back Central sit just south of Downtown, with Sacred Heart below them. South Lowell occupies the southeast corner.

Lowell neighborhood map

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