The Town and The City Festival 2026

Name: The Town and The City Festival 2026
Start: 2026-05-06
Location: Warp and Weft, 197 Market St

May

Date

6 May (Wednesday)

Time

Wed, May 6 – Fri, May 8

Venue

Warp and Weft, 197 Market St

Lowell, MA, United States

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The 7th annual The Town and The City Festival in Lowell, MA, is scheduled for Thursday, April 30 through Saturday, May 2, 2026. This multi-venue music and arts festival, inspired by Lowell native Jack Kerouac, features over 50 musical acts, comedy, and literary readings across more than a dozen locations in downtown Lowell.

The festival operates as a "venue-hopping" event, with shows occurring simultaneously at various bars, cafes, and theaters.

Tickets are available through the Official Festival Website and Etix.

Shows are held within walking distance of each other in downtown Lowell:

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Event Schedule Highlights

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Participating Venues

•Thursday, April 30 (Kickoff): Starts at 7:30 PM at Taffeta Music Hall featuring Future Teens, Western Education, and Toluca Lake.

•Taffeta Music Hall

•Merrimack Repertory Theatre: Performances by John Doe (of X), David Lowery, and Kris Delmhorst starting at 7:15 PM.

•Merrimack Repertory Theatre

•Tescobar: Blues revivalists GA-20 and The Felice Brothers at 9:00 PM.

•Other venues include The Old Court, Thirsty First, and The Worthen Cafe.

•The Worthen Cafe

•Saturday, May 2:

•Free Events: An acoustic set at Brew'd Awakening (2:00 PM) and an outdoor show on the Bicentennial Stage at Middle Street featuring Copilot and Vundabar (3:00 PM).

•Brew'd Awakening

•Bicentennial Stage at Middle Street

•Evening Headliners: Tanya Donelly & Chris Brokaw at Merrimack Repertory Theatre (8:50 PM) and Jon Langford & Friends at Warp & Weft (10:35 PM).

•at Merrimack Repertory Theatre (8:50 PM) and

•Comedy: A showcase at Cobblestones at 8:30 PM hosted by Kristen O'Brien and headlined by Tony V.

•Literary: Author Chris Wrenn reading from Fenway Punk at LaLa Books at 7:00 PM.

•Multi-Day Pass: ~$83.00 (includes all three days).

•Single-Day Passes: Available for specific days (e.g., Friday or Saturday).

•Individual Show Tickets: Generally range from $10 to $40 depending on the venue and headliner.

•Merrimack Repertory Theatre (All ages)

•Taffeta Music Hall (18+)

•Tescobar, The Old Court, Thirsty First, Warp & Weft, The Worthen Cafe, The Lass Stop, and Smokehouse Tavern (mostly 21+)