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.