Bread and Roses Heritage Festival

The 38th Bread and Roses Heritage Festival takes place on Labor Day, September 5, 11:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., on the Common in Lawrence, MA. It is a free, one-day ‘open air’ celebration for the whole family. The only Labor Day Festival in the East!

Our top-line performers are Bread and Puppet Theater   –   Billy Dean Thomas ( hip hop )   –   Ezekiel’s Wheels ( Klezmer )   –   BOMBantilla ( Bomba )   –   Prateek ( Folk / Singer-Songwriter)   –   AM Goldn ( Alternative R & B )   –   Los Negros De La Rumba ( Salsa Percussion Group )   –   The Party Band ( punk/funk brass band )   –     and more!

Lots of family activities, historic trolley tours.

Visit our community discussion forum and the popular Lawrence History Live speakers’ tent, 12:00 to 3:30 p.m.