220 Aiken Street
Lowell, MA 01852
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Lowell, MA 01852
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Earth Day Festival - Lowell, MA
| Hosted by the Community Gardens Greenhouse |
DRIVING DIRECTIONS:
From I-495 and Route 3:
From I-93:
From I-495 and Route 3:
 | Follow signs for the Lowell Connector – Exit 35 C (Route 3 south Exit 30 A to 35 C). | |
| Exit off the Lowell Connector at Thorndike Street – Exit 5 B. | |
| Go straight through seven sets of lights. | |
| At 7th light bear left (not hard left) between Cobblestones Restaurant and City Hall. | |
| Next set of lights, Tsongas Arena will be directly in front of you. | |
| Take left onto Fr. Morrisette Blvd, go straight at next set of lights | |
| At next set of lights, turn right onto Aiken Street, 220 Aiken Street is on your left. | |
| Parking to your right on the side streets or at the Ayotte Parking Garage by Tsongas Arena |
From I-93:
| Take Exit 44 B for I-495 South and follow directions above or | |
| Take Exit 46 off I-93 | |
| Follow Route 110 West to Lowell (VFW Highway). | |
| Approx eight miles to VFW Highway & Aiken Street intersection (Top Donuts on right) Go left | |
| over bridge at lights. | ||
| Go past LeLacheur Park, UMASS Rec Hall, 220 Aiken Street on your right | |
| Parking to side streets on the left, or at Ayotte Parking Garage by Tsongas Arena | |
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The Earth Day Festival is held the same weekend each year on the Sunday preceding
Earth Day. It is held rain or shine from 12 PM - 4 PM at the Lowell National Park
Maintenance Facility, 220 Aiken Street and the home to the Community Gardens
Greenhouse.
This is a free event. There is no admission charge to visitors. Exhibitors do not have to
pay a fee for a table or kiosk. Exhibitors can promote their business or organization,
however, they cannot sell goods. Exhibitors must provide their own table, chairs, tent, or
kiosk. The greenhouse does not have the required resources to provide these
materials. We do provide an orientation kit to exhibitors on the day of the event.
Earth Day participants (exhibitors, volunteers, entertainers, artists, etc.) are unpaid. The
primary purpose is to provide a free, educational, fun family event.
We provide a variety of musical entertainment acts, activities for children, workshops
and demonstrations, food and drink. We try to provide free, non-alcoholic beverages to
everyone attending the event due to the weather. There is a nominal fee for food to cover
expenses.
Earth Day is not a fund raising event for the Community Gardens Greenhouse. It is an
opportunity to celebrate our natural resources and learn how to take care of them. The
event is also used to kick-off the volunteer season for the Lowell National Park and the
Community Gardens Greenhouse. Both organizations showcase projects for the
upcoming year.
Each year we try to grow the festival. In 2009, approximately 250 visitors attended the
festival. We asked visitors to fill out a survey to determine if we should hold the festival
on a Saturday or Sunday. We received an overwhelming response of Sunday.
We also used a variety of media to advertise the event: printed weekly & daily
newspapers, on-line newspapers, magazines, bulletin boards, etc., local CATV
stations, radio, twitter, e-marketing to mail lists, radio promotion, a flier campaign, and
collaborations with various cultural organizations in Lowell. At the Earth Day Festival, we
polled visitors to find out how they heard about the festival. We will use this input
moving forward.
Interested in becoming an Earth Day exhibitor, volunteer, supporter, or sponsor?
Contact us. The mailbox is monitored daily. We are an all-volunteer organization and
will answer your email as promptly as possible.
Earth Day. It is held rain or shine from 12 PM - 4 PM at the Lowell National Park
Maintenance Facility, 220 Aiken Street and the home to the Community Gardens
Greenhouse.
This is a free event. There is no admission charge to visitors. Exhibitors do not have to
pay a fee for a table or kiosk. Exhibitors can promote their business or organization,
however, they cannot sell goods. Exhibitors must provide their own table, chairs, tent, or
kiosk. The greenhouse does not have the required resources to provide these
materials. We do provide an orientation kit to exhibitors on the day of the event.
Earth Day participants (exhibitors, volunteers, entertainers, artists, etc.) are unpaid. The
primary purpose is to provide a free, educational, fun family event.
We provide a variety of musical entertainment acts, activities for children, workshops
and demonstrations, food and drink. We try to provide free, non-alcoholic beverages to
everyone attending the event due to the weather. There is a nominal fee for food to cover
expenses.
Earth Day is not a fund raising event for the Community Gardens Greenhouse. It is an
opportunity to celebrate our natural resources and learn how to take care of them. The
event is also used to kick-off the volunteer season for the Lowell National Park and the
Community Gardens Greenhouse. Both organizations showcase projects for the
upcoming year.
Each year we try to grow the festival. In 2009, approximately 250 visitors attended the
festival. We asked visitors to fill out a survey to determine if we should hold the festival
on a Saturday or Sunday. We received an overwhelming response of Sunday.
We also used a variety of media to advertise the event: printed weekly & daily
newspapers, on-line newspapers, magazines, bulletin boards, etc., local CATV
stations, radio, twitter, e-marketing to mail lists, radio promotion, a flier campaign, and
collaborations with various cultural organizations in Lowell. At the Earth Day Festival, we
polled visitors to find out how they heard about the festival. We will use this input
moving forward.
Interested in becoming an Earth Day exhibitor, volunteer, supporter, or sponsor?
Contact us. The mailbox is monitored daily. We are an all-volunteer organization and
will answer your email as promptly as possible.
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