Lowell keeps popping up in the headlines of clickbait articles about “top places to live.” The Town and the City Festival (named after Jack Kerouac’s semiautobiographical novel about his childhood in Lowell) is on the long list of reasons why. The multiday music festival returns every year...

There’s a new Irish festival in town: Tunes on the Charles. Information is still trickling in. The Instagram account has only eight posts. Media inquiries have so far gone unanswered. But you know the drill. This is a traditional Irish music festival in a metro area that...

The one, the only: Somerville Porchfest. Arguably, one of the top torchbearers of the Porchfest phenomenon nationally. Without a doubt, the leading light of the local Porchfest scene. The Somerville version divides the city into three zones, West, Central and East, and a rolling tide of music...

Someday Fest returns for a two-day stint at Sanborn Court. The celebration stretches inside and outside Warehouse XI, lending the affair a block-party-type atmosphere. Expect a healthy dose of indie music. When a pair of local fest staples (Rock N Roll Rumble, Nice Fest) bowed out in...

Live music, food and family-friendly activities inspired by cultures from around the world. The outdoor festival will stretch along Broadway from McGrath Highway to Pennsylvania Avenue in East Somerville. Last year’s celebration included a bounce house, street art, vintage apparel and martial arts demonstrations. The rain date...

The Green River Festival started as a low-key musical happening at Greenfield Community College in 1986. It’s experienced multiple upgrades and expansions over the years, transforming into one of the premiere alternative music festivals in the region. The three-day festival hosts headliners Charlie Crockett, Spoon and Geese,...