Lowell Festival starts tonight

The annual Lowell Folk Festival begins this evening with a parade beginning at JFK Plaza at 6:30 pm.  The procession will consist of representative of every ethnic group in the city carrying the flags of their ancestors and will travel down Merrimack to Kirk Street to Boarding House Park where, after a short ceremony, the music will begin.  The Festival is free and lasts all weekend.  It includes music, craft demonstrations and ethnic food vendors.  A full schedule is available at the official Festival website.