Community members filled the Rockland Trust parking lot between Merrimack and Middle streets to watch Lowell’s first-ever drone show overhead. (Photo Courtesy City of Lowell)
LOWELL — MonsterBash and Fall Fest rose to new heights this bicentennial year as hundreds of drones took to the sky above downtown Lowell for the city’s first-ever drone show.
The Lowell Bicentennial Committee generously funded the show, with the City’s 200-year history projected in the sky by the most modern of technologies.
The drone show was held as community members and children wore their costumes and traveled along Merrimack Street for carnival rides, a haunted house, musical performances by Jim Plunkett, Fearless: the Taylor Swift Experience, and Booty Vortex, and trick-or-treating at downtown businesses.
MonsterBash and Fall Fest are held each year thanks to a collaboration between the City of Lowell and the Kiwanis Club of Greater Lowell.
The Lowell Bicentennial Committee, which raised about $1 million from private donors for this year’s multifaceted celebrations, sponsored the drone show just months after also sponsoring the City’s largest-ever fireworks display.
This year’s event drew over 6,000 people to downtown Lowell.
“I want to thank everyone who made MonsterBash and Fall Fest possible again this year, in particular the Kiwanis Club of Greater Lowell and the Lowell Bicentennial Committee,” said City Manager Thomas A. Golden, Jr. “It was beautiful to see so many smiling children and adults enjoying the season and experiencing our first drone show. What a spectacular day!”
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- Trick-or-treaters young and old were able to walk on a closed Merrimack Street to visit downtown businesses for candy and treats. There were no major reports of tricks at the end of the day. (Photo Courtesy City of Lowell)
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- MonsterBash and Fall Fest are family events made possible by a partnership between the City of Lowell and the Kiwanis Club. This year the Bicentennial Committee also contributed funds for the drone show. (Photo Courtesy City of Lowell)
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- Adults joined the fun — in this case in Monty Python costumes — in addition to children. (Photo Courtesy City of Lowell)
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- The drone show saw well-known city landmarks, like The Sun building, Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church, St. Patrick’s Church, and the Ouellette Bridge, displayed high in the sky above downtown as the City’s history was narrated. (Photo Courtesy City of Lowell)
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- Booty Vortex was among the musical performers who kept the celebration dancing and singing along. (Photo Courtesy City of Lowell)
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- It is estimated that more than 6,000 people attended MonsterBash and Fall Fest this year. (Photo Courtesy City of Lowell)
