Don't miss Doors Open XTRAs, special opportunities to enhance your Doors Open Lowell experience through special tours, demonstrations, and interactions with design professionals.  Doors Open XTRAs are free and no preregistration is required but attendance may be limited to a first come, first served basis.

The 2025 list of Doors Open XTRAs is a work in progress and the listing below reflects those confirmed as of 4/3/2025.

Saturday, May 10

St. Patrick Church
282 Suffolk Street
10:15 am, 11:00 am, 12:15 pm Come hear Parish organist Jeffrey Smith play the fully restored 1906 Jesse Woodberry pipe organ and at 11am, a selection of music commonly heard at weddings will be performed including pieces by Bach and Mozart.  The organ is believed to be the largest operable pipe organ in Lowell today and you’ll be welcome to visit the choir loft to see it up close.

10:30 am, 11:30am, 12:30 pm
Hidden in the steeple of St. Patrick Church are eleven bells, which together are known as a chime and one of only two chimes in Lowell. Come hear Parish chimer Robert “Bob” Feldman demonstrate the chime during three brief 15-minute chime concerts.

Pollard Memorial Library
401 Merrimack Street
1pm and 2pm Join Pollard Memorial Library Director Bridget Cooley for this hour-long guided tour of the Library’s art and culture, the history of the building, the Library institution, and more. Meet in the Colburn Street lobby on the ground floor.

Tremont Yard
1 Tremont Place
1 – 4 pm
Discover historic subterranean waterpower features with former Lowell National Historical Park Ranger Dave Redding.

Spalding House
383 Pawtucket Street
1 – 4 pm
This year, the Spalding House is proud to showcase selected texts from the museum's private library.  The featured collection will illustrate the rich history of the Molly Varnum Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution and their connection to the greater Lowell community.

A River Transformed Walking Tour
Meets at the Boott Cotton Mills Museum, 115 John Street
2 pm
Discover how the power of the Merrimack River was harnessed into textile production in the 19th century. This tour combines a walk along the Riverwalk accompanied by a park ranger with a guided visit to the River Transformed Exhibit at the Suffolk Mill. Visitors should plan for a 75-minute tour, all of which will be spent on your feet, and can expect to walk as much as 1.5-miles on paved paths and are encouraged to bring water.