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Licensing panel approves Lowell Folk Festival permits, alcohol licenses for late July event
Summary
The Lowell Licensing Commission approved special-event permits for amplified outdoor entertainment and one-day alcohol licenses for the 2025 Lowell Folk Festival, confirming dates, locations and evening sound cutoffs.
The Lowell Licensing Commission on June 26 approved special-event permits for amplified outdoor entertainment and one-day alcohol licenses for the Lowell Folk Festival, scheduled for late July 2025.
The permits cover a sound check on July 24 and festival performances July 25–27, 2025, at Boarding House Park, Saint Anne's Churchyard, JFK Plaza, Arcand Drive and Market Street. The commission approved the applications by voice vote after brief questions about hours. "People have really been coming out of the woodworks," said Lee Velizis, executive director of…
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