Lowell Folk Festival 2025 Street Closures

Lowell Folk Festival is July 25th-27th, 2025. During the festival, many streets in Downtown Lowell are closed to vehicles or restricted. Roads closed for Lowell Folk Festival will remain closed until Sunday night.

Please note that the Joseph Downes Garage (John Street) and the Roy Garage (Market Street) will be accessible the entire weekend.

For those driving, we recommend using the Waze app for navigation.

Click here for the parking garages & rates.

For information on programming, food, and activities at the festival, visit Lowell Folk Festival’s website.

Be sure to stop by Experience Lowell, and our Like Lowell tent. Enjoy Folk Festival!

Closures by Date

Closings by Street

Please check each street closure time carefully, as some close earlier in the week of Folk Festival.

Arcand Drive 

Merrimack Street to Father Morissette Boulevard- Closing 7/23 at 7 AM

Cardinal O’Connell Parkway 

Market St. to Merrimack St. (Smith Baker side)- Closing 7/25 at 1 PM

Central Street

Market Street to Middle Street- Closing 7/25 at 2 PM

French Street 

John Street to Kirk Street- Closing 7/25 at 7 AM

Kirk Street to Arcand Drive- Closing 7/25 at 12 PM

John Street 

Merrimack Street to Paige Street- Closing 7/25 at 3 PM

Kirk Street 

Merrimack Street to French Street- Closing 7/25 at 3 PM

Market Street 

Dutton Street to Palmer Street- Closing 7/25 at 10 AM

Merrimack Street

Bridge Street to Dutton Street- Closing 7/25 at 3 PM

Middle Street 

Central Street to Shattuck Street- Closing 7/25 at 3 PM

Paige Street 

John Street to Kirk Street- Closing 7/25 at 3 PM

Bridge Street to John Street- Reverse direction to allow for Joseph Downes Garage entry, begins 7/25 at 3 PM

Palmer Street 

Market Street to Merrimack Street- Closing 7/25 at 3 PM

Shattuck Street 

Merrimack Street to Market Street- Closing 7/25 at 3 PM

Worthen Street 

Arcand Drive to Merrimack Street- Closing 7/23 at 12 PM