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The Town and The City Festival 2026
1
May
Date
1 May (Thursday)
Time
Thu, Apr 30 – Sat, May 2
Venue
Lowell Memorial Auditorium, 50 E Merrimack St
Lowell, MA, United States
📝 Useful Information
The Town and The City Festival 2026 is scheduled to take place from Thursday, April 30, to Saturday, May 2, 2026, across various venues in downtown Lowell, Massachusetts. This multi-day music and arts festival is inspired by the spirit of Jack Kerouac and named after his first novel, which was set in Lowell.
The festival features a diverse lineup of musical genres and artistic disciplines across bars, cafes, galleries, and event spaces.
Tickets are available through the official Etix festival page.
Events are spread throughout downtown Lowell at these locations:
Would you like a list of nearby hotels or recommendations for where to eat during the festival weekend?
Festival Details & Schedule
Tickets & Passes
Participating Venues
•Thursday, April 30 (Kickoff): Performances typically begin around 7:00 PM.
•Taffeta Music Hall: Features Future Teens, Western Education, and Toluca Lake.
•Friday, May 1: A full day of performances across multiple venues.
•Merrimack Repertory Theatre: John Doe & David Lowery, Kris Delmhorst.
•Tescobar: GA-20, The Felice Brothers.
•The Worthen Cafe: JVK, Your Friends, The Darlin.
•Warp & Weft: Other Brother Darryl, The Wolff Sisters.
•Saturday, May 2: Features a mix of indoor and outdoor events.
•Bicentennial Stage (Middle Street): Outdoor performances including Copilot and Vundabar.
•Thirsty First: Afternoon and evening sets by Mike's Carwash, Phantom Ocean, and The Delirians.
•The Old Court: Make It So, D-Tension & The Secrets, and Makeshift Kings.
•Multi-Day Passes: $83.00 (includes fees).
•Single-Day/Individual Show Tickets: Generally range from $10 to $40 depending on the venue and headliner.
•Taffeta Music Hall (at Western Avenue Studios)
•Taffeta Music Hall
•Merrimack Repertory Theatre
•The Old Court Irish Pub
•Worthen House Cafe
•Additional spots like Brew'd Awakening Coffeehaus, Lala Books, and Cobblestones of Lowell.
•Brew'd Awakening Coffeehaus
•Cobblestones of Lowell
Updated at 19 Mar 2026
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