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Things are getting spooky in Lowell! Plenty of opportunities to shop, dance, learn, celebrate, and enjoy some live music this weekend.
LIVE MUSIC & DANCING:
Friday, 10/9
8 PM - Jazz with Timo Shanko at Warp & Weft
9 PM - CRIMEWAVE: A Goth, Post-Punk, and Darkwave Party at Taffeta
Saturday, 10/10
6 PM - Lowell Hip Hop Festival featuring Jungle Brothers + Termanology at Taffeta
8 PM - Live Greek & Middle Eastern Music and Belly Dancing at Athenian Corner
9 PM - Latin Saturday at Tescobar
Sunday, 10/11
11 AM - Hal Holiday Live at Warp & Weft
2:30 PM - The Cambodian Spirit at Cyrus Irish Auditorium
7 PM - Haggus with Frog Mallet at Taffeta
OTHER HAPPENINGS:
Friday, 10/9
1 PM - Lowell Farmers Market at 350A Dutton St
5 PM - “No Hit Radio” Songwriter’s Open Mic at One Urban Tribe
6 PM - Horror Book Club at lala books
7 PM - One Time Pottery Wheel Bookshop at the Pottery Mill
7 PM - UMass Lowell Hockey v. Clarkson at Tsongas Center
Saturday, 10/10
11 AM - Costume + Cosplay Swap at Pop Cultured
12 PM - LCK Talking Jack: Cathy Cassady Sylvia—My Life with Mom and Dad at the Pollard Memorial Library
12 PM - OVERPAINTED BEATS: Explosions of Blood—Works by Elia Inderle at Ayer Lofts
12 PM - Crow Market at One Urban Tribe
12 PM - The Hive of Horrors: Oddity Market at Hive Public Market
1 PM - Kerouac’s Library Haunts and Hooky Tour at the Pollard Memorial Library
1 PM - Hands-On History: Weaving and Water Power at the Boott Cotton Mills Museum
4 PM - UMass Lowell Hockey v. St. Lawrence at Tsongas Center
4 PM - Oktoberfest Celebration at Warp & Weft
5 PM - Waves of Migration — Open Mic + Mural Unveiling at Western Avenue Studios & Lofts
6 PM - Lowell Ghost Tour — Bone & Water at the Mary J. Bacigalupo Victorian Garden
6 PM - Dungeons & Dragons Night at Lazy Cat Lounge
Sunday, 10/11
10 AM - Yarn & Fiber Artist Meet Up at Lazy Cat Lounge
10 AM - Views from the Trolley at Lowell National Historical Park Visitor Center
11 AM - Downtown Lowell Farmer’s Market at Hive Public Market
11 AM - The Haunted Makers Market at Shedd Park
12 PM - OVERPAINTED BEATS: Explosions of Blood—Works by Elia Inderle at Ayer Lofts
1 PM - Sketchers Lowell Meetup at Lowell Cemetary
It`s a busy one this weekend!
LIVE MUSIC & DANCING
Fri, 10/2
Jazz & Blues Festival
7 PM Burp. Fest 5 @ Taffeta
Sat, 10/3
Jazz & Blues Festival
8 PM Live Greek & Middle Eastern Music and Belly Dancing @ Athenian Corner
7 PM The Yawpers & Shane Guerrette @ Taffeta
7:30 PM KC & The Sunshine Band @ Lowell Memorial Auditorium
Sun, 10/4
Jazz & Blues Festival
7 PM Brat @ Taffeta
OTHER HAPPENINGS
Fri, 10/2
1 PM Lowell Farmers Market 350A Dutton St
5 PM No Hit Radio – Songwriter’s Open Mic @ One Urban Tribe
6 PM El Encuentro Latino Film Festival @ Donahue Academic Arts Center
7 PM -“A Masquerade Murder” Plated Dinner and Show @ Dragonfly Cafe
Sat, 10/3
9: 30 AM Marathon Reading of Satori in Paris @ the Pollard Library
10 AM Fall Volunteer Fair @ MCC’s Cowan Center
11 AM Paint a Halloween Bookshelf! with Julie Harrold @ Pollard Library
11 AM Mill City Grows “Friends on the Farm” @ 1001 Pawtucket Blvd
12 PM Opening Reception: OVERPAINTED BEATS Explosions of Blood, works by Elia Inderle @ Ayer Lofts
12 PM The Cursed Object Marketplace @ One Urban Tribe
12 PM Carnival: Latin Heritage Month @ Hive Public Market
12 PM Open Studios @ Western Avenue
12 PM Open Streets Lowell on Merrimack St
1 PM Paint an Autumn Window! with Julie Harrold @ Pollard Library
1 PM Heart of the Acre Food Tour
1 PM Mala Making Workshop & the Noble Eightfold Path @ Sutra Studio
3 PM Sew Fun! @ Pollard Library (grades 5-12)
3 PM BETWEEN DOG AND WOLF Opening Reception @Loading Dock Gallery
5:30 PM Nature Rocks: Tor Voner Opening Reception @One Urban Tribe
6 PM Shop and Roll with ANDCRUZ @ Hive Public Market
6 PM El Encuentro Latino Film Festival @ Donahue Academic Arts Center
6 PM “A Masquerade Murder” Plated Dinner and Show @ Dragonfly Cafe
6 PM - Lowell Ghost Tour – Bone and Water
Sun, 10/4
10 AM Views from the Trolley @ Boott Cotton Mills
11 AM Kitten Yoga @Sutra Studio
11 AM Downtown Lowell Farmer’s Market @ Hive Public Market
12 PM Cozy Craft Series: Pumpkins & Potions @ Western Avenue
1 PM Cake Decorating 101 @ Pizzelle
2 PM “Hyde the Book” book bedazzling @ lala books
2 PM Halloween Totes- Paint Event @ Fuse Bistro
2:30 PM Horror Gaming @ Hive Public Market
This past Saturday, Arts Elevate brought together 20 artists across 9 different creative disciplines for a full-day Embedded Community Artist Training, preparing artists to bring their creative practices into nonprofit and community settings across Greater Lowell.
Through hands-on workshops and shared learning with experienced facilitators, participating artists explored how creativity can support connection, belonging, and well-being while building the skills needed to develop meaningful partnerships with community organizations.
Many thanks to Lowell Five for being a fantastic host for the day!
📸: Participating artists with @greaterlowell_cf Arts Initiatives staff. Photo by Kevin Harkins.
Join us next Saturday, October 3 for the Fall Volunteer Fair. Volunteering is a fantastic way to get to know your community, meet new people, and feel good doing it.
Start the day at the volunteer fair, then get out and enjoy a variety of other events in Lowell that day (Open Streets, Open Studios, Jazz Festival...and more!)
October 3
10am-3pm
Cowan Center at Middlesex Community College (33 Kearney Square)
Angkor Dance Troupe is proud to join The Orchestra on the Hill, Cambodian Mutual Assistance Association of Greater Lowell, and Cambodian Living Arts for An American Tapestry: The Cambodian Spirit, a special celebration of Cambodian heritage, resilience, beauty, and renewal.
The program brings together Khmer classical dance, traditional Cambodian music, storytelling, and Western orchestral music in a unique cross-cultural collaboration.
We are also honored to have Cambodian humanitarian, musician, and genocide survivor Arn Chorn-Pond joining the project as our narrator and featured guest.
🎟️ FREE and open to the community. Registration required: https://bit.ly/4dpoJcr
📅 Friday, October 9, 2026
📍 The Ipswich Community House, 31 North Main Street, Ipswich, MA
🕖 Preconcert Talk: 7:00 PM
🎶 Concert: 7:30 PM
📅 Sunday, October 11, 2026
📍 Lowell High School Auditorium, 50 Father Morissette Blvd, Lowell, MA
🕝 Preconcert Talk: 2:30 PM
🎶 Concert: 3:00 PM
It`s an exciting weekend in Lowell - because it`s race weekend! If you haven`t been to the Lowell Kinetic Sculpture Race it`s a must do.
Here`s what else you`ll find going on:
LIVE MUSIC AND DANCING
Friday, 9/18
8 PM -Combichrist “The Venom in the Mouth of God Tour” at Taffeta
7:30 PM - Throwback Friday w DJ SKY HAI at The Lass Stop
9 PM - Pop Rodeo at Warp & Weft
Saturday, 9/19
8 PM - Live Greek & Middle Eastern Music and Belly Dancing at Athenian Corner
10 PM - Reggae Riddim Fest (Mill City Edition) at Tescobar
Sunday, 9/20
11 AM - Jazz w/ Gary Smith & Friends at Warp & Weft
7:30 PM - Aren’t We Amphibians & Dear Maryanne at Warp & Weft
OTHER HAPPENINGS
Friday, 9/18
1 PM - Lowell Farmers Market at 350A Dutton St
3:30 PM - Foodie Fridays: Turtle Chip Taste Test (Grades 5-12) at the Pollard Library
5 PM - No Hit Radio – Songwriter’s Open Mic at One Urban Tribe
6 PM - Dare to Imagn9ne Film Festival at the Donahue Academic Arts Center
6 PM -Tales with Teeth Bookclub at lala books
Saturday, 9/19
9 AM - Lowell Kinetic Sculpture Race
10:30 AM - Lowell Writers Writing Group at the Pollard Library
11 AM - Dare to Imagn9ne Film Festival at the Donahue Academic Arts Center
12 PM - Summers End Market at One Urban Tribe
12 PM - Flora & Fauna at Hive Public Market
3 PM - Shapes & Symbols: Reception at Arts League of Lowell (ALL)
6 PM - Lowell Ghost Tour – Bone and Water
8 PM - Mill City Queeraoke at Fuse Bistro
Sunday, 9/20
9 AM - Collectible / TCG Show at Taffeta
11 AM - Downtown Lowell Farmer’s Market at Hive Public Market
12 PM - Mill Pages Writing Group at lala books
12 PM - Game Jam Networking Event at Lowell Makes
2 PM - Mill Pages Release Party at lala books
2 PM - Sketchers Lowell – Francis Gate Park
7 PM - Comedy at Warp and Weft
Join @millpages.magazine on Sunday, September 20th for the release of Volume 3, Issue 2 - IN COLOR.
Meet the authors, poets, and artists who contributed. Afraid to miss football? They`ll keep you posted on the scores ;)
Bonus: If you`re an author working on something, or looking for some extra commaderie, head down at noon for regular Mill Pages meetup.
See you on lala books!
This is the final installment of our #FestivalSeason calendar until 2027! This fall brings some family favorites, alongside plenty of multi-day film, literary, and music festivals.
9/18-9/19 - Dare To Imag9ne Film Festival
9/19 - Lowell Kinetic Sculpture Race
9/26 - Lowell Hispanic & LatinX Festival
10/1-10/4 - Lowell Jazz & Blues Festival
10/2 -10/3 - El Encuentro: Latino Film Festival
10/3 - Open Street Lowell
10/8-10/12 - Lowell Celebrates Kerouac
10/10-10/18 - Lowell Hip Hop Festival
10/15-10/16 - Lowell Asian American Film Festival
10/16 - 10/18 - Poe in Lowell
10/24 - Monsterbash & Fall Fest
11/28 - City of Lights
If you`re looking for ways to get involved, save the date for the Fall Volunteer Fair on October 3, from 10AM - 1PM at the Cowan Center at Middlesex Community College!
Bonus: make it a truly Lowell day and hit up Open Streets Lowell and Western Avenue Studios & Lofts Open Studios after you swing through the fair.
ORGANIZATIONS: Don`t forget to sign-up by Friday, September 18 at 11:59 PMhttps://form.jotform.com/262226458750157
Join us for Purple Pointers, a free Zoom session where Think Outside the Vox will share field-tested accessibility solutions for theaters, museums, and public spaces.
Register now: https://luma.com/h7qr0r7x
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