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Looking for something to do this weekend? Here are a few recommendations from Globe writers and critics, covering music, theater, comedy, museums, family events, and more.

Attend the Lowell Folk Festival, which features a weekend full of music, dance, crafts and food in the Mill City.

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ROMNEY — This Saturday, the 14th annual South Branch Valley Bluegrass Festival will be returning to Romney, bringing tons of fun, big bluegrass names and a dazzling firework show.

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From Boston to the Berkshires and south to Rhode Island, there's music for everyone, whether your taste leans toward folk, hip-hop, soul, jam bands, indie-rock, electronica, jazz, or contemporary classical.

Seven additional musical acts who will be on stage at the 2023 Lowell Folk Festival Friday, July 28th through Sunday, July 30th, were announced today by Festival organizers.  Music that spans the globe, from the Carpathian Mountains to the Louisiana Bayou, Afghanistan to the Iberian Peninsula and places in-between, will fill the air in the Mill City for this free 3-day celebration of Folk Arts and Culture from around the world.

The Lowell Folk Festival, one of the longest running free folk festivals in the country, announced the first nine performers coming to the mill city for 3 days of music, dance, crafts, food, and family fun Friday, July 28th through Sunday, July 30th.

The Lowell Folk Festival, one of the longest running free folk festivals in the country, announced the first nine performers coming to the mill city for 3 days of music, dance, crafts, food, and family fun Friday, July 28th through Sunday, July 30th.