Starting July 23, the City will once again be transformed for the annual Lowell Folk Festival.  This free, city-wide event features 6 stages of musical performances, food, crafts and more.  Enjoy some of the best folk music performances in the country, including everything from honky-tonk, to polka, to jazz, gospel and the blues.

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Visit the Sampas Pavilion for the City’s Annual African Festival, hosted by the African Cultural Association.  The event features traditional African food, dancing, music, art and more with the goal to educate and entertain by highlighting various aspects of African culture.

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Learn about the new ways in which federal and municipal stakeholders are collaborating to promote the economic, physical, and social development of small to mid-sized cities. Conference topics will include economic development, the creative economy, sustainability, transportation, housing, education, etc.

Speakers from six cities will present best practices in use at each of their own municipalities:

• Ann Arbor, Michigan
• Asheville, North Carolina
• Belfast, Northern Ireland
• Lowell, Massachusetts
• Milwaukee, Wisconsin
• Portland, Oregon

Come join the City of Lowell as we celebrate National Small Business Week by recognizing and showing appreciation to the hardworking small business owners of our community, while also having the opportunity to attend educational workshops that will be helpful in successfully operating a small business.

The City of Lowell Small Business Week event will also connect you with hundreds of leaders in the small business community that will allow you to walk away with new contacts, innovative ideas, and the right resources that will be beneficial in starting, maintaining or expanding your small business today!  

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See a Different Side of Lowell...The Inside.

Get a behind the scenes look at the City during Doors Open Lowell, May 13th through the 15th.   Explore over 30 historic buildings showcasing Lowell’s architectural heritage and modern innovation. 

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There's still time to enter! Shop or dine in Downtown Lowell through April 30th and you could walk away with the grand prize... a new Apple iPad!

Don't miss your chance to win!

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Part of the Discover Lowell 2010 Event Series, this special exhibit commemorates the 1970's Cambodian genocide and celebrate the strength of its survivors. Photos, stories, poems and words will be on display at the American Textile History Museum in partnership with the Light of Cambodian Children, April 17 - July 25.

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