Vol. 13 · Est. 2026 · Free September 4 - 6, 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.

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This Weekend

September 4 - 6, 2026

Editor's Pick

Feast of Our Lady of Loreto
Saturday, September 5 · 5:00 PM · Holy Ghost Society of Lowell

A Lowell Labor Day tradition returns to The Acre. The Holy Ghost Society hosts its annual Portuguese feast with food, music, and community on Tyler Street. Free to all.

Friday

September 4
☀️ Sunny, 82°

Morning

Afternoon

Evening

Saturday

September 5
☀️ Sunny, 79°

Morning

Afternoon

Evening

Sunday

September 6
☀️ Sunny, 76°

Morning

Afternoon

From This Week's Print Edition

Editor's Note

This is the last big weekend of summer, and Lowell is sending it out right. From neighborhood feasts and food tours in The Acre to live music across the city Friday and Saturday nights, there is something worth getting out for every day. Enjoy it before the fall sets in.

Venue Guide

Belvidere
Rogers Fort Hill Park, Shedd Park
Centralville
Bark Avenue Playroom
Downtown
Arts League of Lowell, Athenian Corner, Bellegarde Boathouse, Boarding House Park, Boott Cotton Mills Museum, Brew'd Awakening Coffeehaus, Brush Art Gallery & Studios, Cafe Eclipse, Derby Park, Dragonfly Cafe, Fuse Bistro, HCID Garage, Historic Downtown Lowell, Hive Public Market, Infuse Afro Fusion, JFK Civic Center, Kerouac Park, Ladd and Whitney Memorial, Lala Books, Lawrence Mills, Lazy Cat Lounge, Lowell City Hall, Lowell Memorial Auditorium, Lowell National Historical Park, Mary J. Bacigalupo Victorian Garden, MCC Academic Arts Center, Merrimack Repertory Theatre, National Streetcar Museum at Lowell, One Urban Tribe, Pollard Memorial Library, Pop Cultured, Smokehouse Tavern, Suffolk Mill, SUTRA Studio, Tescobar Performance Center, The Lass Stop, The Worthen Attic, Tsongas Center, Tsongas History Center, Warp & Weft, Worthen House Cafe
Pawtucketville / Highlands
Collegiate Charter School, Maguire Park, Moloney Performing Arts Center, Pawtucket Farm Wildlife Sanctuary, Peephup Tmei Restaurant, Pottery Mill, Roberto Clemente Park, Sampas Pavilion, Sweet Bar
South Lowell
Knickerbocker Club
The Acre
Edward A. LeLacheur Park, Hellenic American Academy, Holy Ghost Society of Lowell, Loading Dock Gallery, Nibbana Cafe, North Common Amphitheater, Taffeta Music Hall, The Acre, Western Avenue Studios
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

Lowell by the Numbers

Founded 1826
Population ~115,000
Canal system 5.6 mi

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