America's Largest Free Folk Festival

This weekend, head for America's largest free folk festival, a three-day tribute to traditional music and dance on six outdoor stages throughout Lowell, Massachusetts. The 26th annual Lowell Folk Festival runs July 27-29, 2012.

There's still plenty of summer left!

• Find more great events in my New England Summer Festivals A-Z Guide.
• Six of the Top Northeast Events for 2012 are coming up in August and September.
• 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.}