HONK! Festival of Activist Street Bands 2019
When:
Friday, Oct 11, 2019 6:00p -
Sunday, Oct 13, 2019 2:00p
Friday, Oct 11, 2019 6:00p -
Sunday, Oct 13, 2019 2:00p
Where:
Davis Square (& surrounding neighborhoods)
Davis Sq
Somerville, MA
Admission:
FREE
Categories:
Art, Date Idea, Festivals & Fairs, Kid Friendly, Music, Party, Social Good
Event website:
http://honkfest.org
The revolutionary street spectacle of never-before-seen proportions will take place on October 11-13, 2019.
HONK! is a rousing socio-political music spectacle which features social activist street bands from all over the world, who come together to share their different approaches in merrily instigating positive changes in their communities.
Based in Davis Sq. Somerville, with events happening throughout the neighborhoods of Somerville, as well as in Cambridge and Boston.
This year marks the 14th annual. Free and open to all, rain or shine
HONK! is extraordinarily pleased that these bands are planning to perform at HONK! in 2019:
aNova Brazil (Boston, MA)
Band Land Brass Band (Cambridge, MA)
The Brass Balagan (Burlington, VT)
Bread and Puppet Circus Band (Glover, VT)
Clamor & Lace Noise Brigade (Chicago, IL)
Die Bolschewistische Kurkapelle Schwarz-Rot (Berlin, Germany)
Dirty Water Brass Band (Boston, MA)
Emperor Norton’s Stationary Marching Band (Somerville, MA)
Environmental Encroachment (Chicago, IL)
Expandable Brass Band (Northampton, MA)
Extraordinary Rendition Band (Providence, RI)
Fanfarra Feminina Sagrada Profana (Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil)
Forward! Marching Band (Madison, WI)
Hungry March Band (Brooklyn, NY)
Leftist Marching Band (Portsmouth, NH)
The Party Band (Lowell, MA)
Plezi Rara (Brooklyn, NY)
Rara Bel Poze (Boston, MA)
Rude Mechanical Orchestra (New York City, NY)
School of HONK (Somerville, MA)
Second Line Social Aid and Pleasure Society Brass Band (Somerville, MA)
Summer Street Brass Band (Boston, MA)
What Cheer? Brigade (Providence, RI)
Young Fellaz Brass Band (New Orleans, LA)
On Sunday, October 13th, the HONK! Parade will conclude the festival and kick off Harvard Sq. Octoberfest:
https://thebostoncalendar.com/events/41st-annual-harvard-square-oktoberfest-and-honk-parade
