Mill City Skill Share Hosted by Lowell Makes

Discover, Share, and Connect at Mill City Skill Share:
A Free Day of Community-Led Learning

Held annually, Mill City Skill Share is a day of entirely free community-led workshops held in Lowell, Massachusetts which actually predates the founding of our Makerspace. The event originated as a means to barter knowledge of a skill, rather than trade for their use. Each instructor offers their time and understanding of a particular skill through hands-on workshops or live demonstrations. In turn, each can benefit from the time devoted to sharing the year’s collective skillset by fellow instructors.

Mill City Skill Share – April 11, 2026

Call for Instructors
Call for Volunteers
Sponsor Information

Call for Instructors

Got Skills? We Need You!!

Lead a 30-60 minute discussion, demo, hands-on class, or make-and-take in whatever your skill is. We can provide materials.

No teaching experience required!

Give back to the community, show off your talents and/or promote your art/business.

If you are interested in being an instructor for Skill Share, please send us your idea, expected budget, and materials needed. All submissions are welcome!

Questions? Contact [email protected]

sign up to teach

Call for Volunteers

Lowell Makes began hosting Skill Share in 2017 and over the time since it has grown to be an incredibly meaningful and rewarding experience for our members involved each year.  Skill Share remains, and will always be, open to the public with no cost to attend; you do not need to be a member of Lowell Makes to fully participate or to be a volunteer.

Our volunteers help with setup and breakdown of the event, assist attendees and instructors, as well as capture the day with photos and video.

If you are interested in Volunteering at the event, please register at the link below. We look forward to hearing from you.

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Skill Shae instructors and volunteers

Save the Date!
14th Annual Mill City Skill Share
Saturday April 11, 2026
11:00 aM – 5:00 pM, Rain or Shine

Schedule

10:30 AMDoors Open
11:00 AM – 1:30 PMMorning Sessions
1:30 PM – 2:00 PMIntermission
2:00 PM – 5:00 PMAfternoon Sessions

Download Our 2025 Map & Schedule

Mill City Skill Share 2025

Last year’s Skill Share, held on April 29, 2025, was a resounding success! We had over 250 participants and 40 classes. See some photos below.

Ceramics Carol and Tracy
Guitar 101
woodworking
Book nooks
Bike fix
embroidery 101
Raffle

Thank you to Our 2025 Sponsors

Mass Cultural Council

Mill City Skill Share Archive

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