We went last summer just for the food as we saw a vendor serving Filipino food and have a very hard…read moretime finding any places serving it in our area. The food was AMAZING. You could see everyone working together to cook the food for quite literally the longest line at the festival because of how good it was. We got pancit, garlic rice, lumpia, pork and chicken BBQ, and turon. Each dish was also served with a small vinegar based sauce as well. There is something for everyone at the folk festival as well, with SO many different food vendors from all over the world sharing their unique flavors with the city of Lowell! The festival itself is free, but parking around the festival is not so you definitely need cash. It is also suggested to have extra cash inside the festival as well because many vendors are cash only. There are always concerts playing with live bands and plenty of local artists selling their work. HIGHLY suggest going one of the days it is available over the summer.

The Lowell Folk Festival, always the last weekend in July, is the nation's largest free folk…read morefestival. The Festival starts on Friday night and runs through Sunday afternoon. All of the performances are FREE. There are American Folk, Jazz and Blues performers as well as very many international singers and performers. There are sundry food stalls selling meals from around the world. The prices are always good. The downtown shops and restaurants actively participate, too, with great specials. All of the venues are within walking distance of each other. Everything is held outside, rain or shine. There are lots of tents set up in case it rains and to give shade. Schedules are available on line and from volunteers when you arrive. There are free shuttle buses from the Lowell train station.

A couple of corrections to Caitlin's review: 1) the stage is hip high, not knee high. 2) the main…read moreroom can seat way more than 70, more like 250. The PCA hosts plays, art shows, contradances, jazz, blues and rock concert series, teen talent showcases, open mikes and much more. Most of this activity is thanks to the efforts of dozens of dedicated volunteers. Even the renovation required to rehab this old 19th century parish hall was a volunteer effort.

We saw a show here recently and thoroughly enjoyed it. It's a great venue. Seating was cabaret…read morestyle on the floor of a former church with the stage on what used to be the altar. A nice touch... we were allowed to bring our own food and drink (beer and wine were OK!)

We went to see a college hockey game. We got there early thinking about parking since it is a…read morelarge venue and one parking garage next to it. The game wasn't sold out so we had no problem finding parking or exiting the place. We had fun watching the game. Food was good and bathrooms were clean.

Attended a Boston Fleet game here last night, parking was a breeze, a very short walk to the venue…read more The venue itself was incredibly clean, everyone was friendly, the food prices weren't overly expensive, beer prices were a little high, but overall we had a great time, will definitely be back for another Fleet game!

This is a hidden gem for theater lovers right in the heart of Lowell. I've been going to 2-3 plays…read morea year for over 15 years and I've never been disappointed. My most recent play was Misery and all I can say is WOW! they did an amazing job working with a small set to create a story that delivered a fantastic performance. It is a small theater but there are no bad seat in the house. They also have special offers for tickets that can make the experience more affordable. The variety of plays include many multicultural plays or including multicultural cast members. I applaud their commitment to diversity. Staff is super friendly and accommodating. Parking can be street parking or you can park at the church lot next door during performance nights.

We now have our second season subscription. The shows put on are on the whole delightful and well…read moreacted. Among my favorites were Outbound Tide, Tiny Beautiful Things and Cry It Out.

Just like the Pops on the Esplanade, except smaller…read more It's right on the river. There's a beach and an ice cream shop across the street. There are plenty of food vendors and there's a live orchestra on the open-air stage. Just like the pops, they play the 1812 overture and it's synchronized to the fireworks.

I was there this year for their annual 4th of July fireworks show on the boulevard. it wasn't a…read morebad show. There were numerous stands serving fan favorites like fried dough, fries, burgers and drinks.. (typical carnival style foods). The music performance that day kind of sucked but I guess it just wasn't to my taste since everyone else seemed to like it. It was muggy and overcrowded where we were sitting and there was an approaching thunderstorm. That made the fireworks all the more enjoyable since there was flashes of light behind distant clouds as the fireworks themselves were going off. The fire works themselves weren't too shabby at all! I loved the end where they went crazy and just unloaded everything.. a good minute or two. My nieces loved the smiley faced fireworks. The reason it got four and not five stars was because it was way too overcrowded.

This is a great event drawing people in even from out of state. I saw the races in boats with…read moredragon prows, dance ceremonies, singing in a variety of genres, and a huge variety of foods along with other merchandise for sale. Tried and like a mix of different rices, beans and coconut cooked inside a piece of bamboo. There is parking across the street in a muddy lot (only drawback) and ample restrooms with no lines. The view of the river is nice. Various organizations have tables set up and give out swag. Come early if you don't like crowds, which grow over the course of the day. It's great to experience another culture in a friendly, welcoming atmosphere.

Much improved from 12 years ago, which is when I last went. I went a couple of summers and then I…read moregave up on it. (see last review) Well, it's grown to be MUCH bigger and it's also better. There are now vendors all the way down to the boat house. That's over a half mile of vendors. They actually DO sell Asian food now! There are vendors with clothes, jewelry, CDs, grocery-type items and much more. It was fun to watch the boat races. I'm glad they improved it. It's another great thing about Lowell. Get there early. It was crawling with people today. There was no parking in a mile radius. Even Sheehy Park's parking lot, across the river, was full.

We went to this history incredible venue last night for a very intimate concert. The venue was very…read morenice very clean and very well run and organized. We saw Jeffrey Gains.. A pheamominal artist second to none. He interacted with the staff and even more so with us,The Audience. A better show than this one may never be equalled. Thank you to the Center and the staff, and a very Special thanks to Jeffrey Gains

Was just here for a 30th party. A couple event spaces. Cool old building. Former town hall.read more

my name is Margot i went to last night game and got to meet the canalagator he is handsome and meet…read moreall of the players and I had an awesome time thanks lowell spinners

Their marketing/promotion department is terrible and not at all organized. There aren't many…read morereasons to pay $40 per person for a seat in Row M of Section 102 for Single A baseball, but I did find one. I'm a huge fan of The Office and the Spinners were advertising an Office Trivia Night featuring an appearance by Leslie David Baker who played Stanley on the show. There was also a BBQ buffet included in the price. The BBQ was ok, not bad for a baseball game, but nothing to write home about. Burgers, dogs (with no grill marks), ribs, pulled pork and pulled chicken, corn on the cob, beans, but no corn bread. The trivia was fun too, some nice and easy questions and some real difficult ones. We didn't finish in the top 3, but we still had a good time. The promotions department really dropped the ball on the appearance by Stanley. He was there, but not for the trivia. He was up on the concourse and you needed a special ticket to see him, the $40 Office Trivia ticket wasn't good enough. No one from the trivia company or the Spinners mentioned this. By the time we realized this the Spinners were sold out (those were the words the employee who turned us away from the line used). It seems the Spinners are desperate for people to come that they have no problem misleading people into paying $40 for a single a baseball game. There was no value there on this particular night. Save yourself and check out the Portland Sea Dogs or Pawtucket Red Sox for the same or lower cost and a higher level of baseball.