This weekend, head for the largest free folk festival in the U.S.--three days of traditional music and dance, crafts, ethnic foods, street parades and more on six outdoor stages throughout Lowell, Massachusetts. The 22nd annual Lowell Folk Festival runs July 25-27, 2008.

There's still plenty of summer left!

• Find more great events in my New England Summer Festivals A-Z Guide.
• Celebrate the 50th anniversary of Boston's Freedom Trail.
• Discover 10 new things to see and do in New England this summer.

_{Photo Courtesy of the Massachusetts Office of Travel and Tourism. Jim Higgins, photographer.}