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  • The Town and the City Festival

    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...

  • Tunes on the Charles

    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...

  • Somerville Porchfest

    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...

  • Which Side?: A Protest Music Teach-Out

    The Burren 247 Elm St., Somerville, MA

    Which Side?: A Protest Music Teach-Out returns with another night of music, storytelling, and solidarity on Tuesday, May 19, 2026, at The Burren Backroom in Somerville.  Launched last July as an experiment in pairing protest songs with conversation, the series has grown into a vital monthly forum where...

  • Indiefest: a CSI Launch Party & Fundraiser

    Bow Market 1 Bow Market Way, Somerville, MA

    Save the date: Indiefest (May 21 at Bow Market) Join us in Upstairs at Bow at Bow Market for a night of live entertainment in support of the Cambridge Somerville Independent, a new people-powered newsroom, dedicated to keeping our community informed, connected and engaged. The Independent is built on the belief that...

  • Someday Fest

    Warehouse XI 11 Sanborn Ct., Somerville, MA

    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...

  • SomerStreets: Carnaval

    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...

  • Green River Festival

    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,...