Challapalooza: Boston’s Jew-ish Music Festival
Schedule
Sun Jun 21 2026 at 11:00 am to 08:00 pm
UTC-04:00Location
Kendall Square, Cambridge, MA 02139, United States | Cambridge, MA
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🎟️ 𝐆𝐞𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐲 𝐛𝐢𝐫𝐝 𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐭𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐰:https://www.challapalooza.org/
We’re excited to invite you to the second 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐩𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐳𝐚: 𝐁𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐧’𝐬 𝐉𝐞𝐰-𝐢𝐬𝐡 𝐌𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐜 𝐅𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐥 — a joyful celebration of Jewish music and culture!
📍 𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞: Cambridge, MA (exact location sent with tickets)
🗓️ 𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐧: June 21, 11am–8pm
🎶 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭:
🎵 𝐌𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐜 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐝𝐚𝐲!
From 11am–8pm featuring Boston’s greatest Jew-ish bands, including 𝐋𝐞𝐯𝐲𝐨𝐬𝐧, 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐑𝐮𝐭𝐡 & 𝐁𝐞𝐧 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐁𝐚𝐧𝐝, and more—spanning klezmer, Balkan grooves, freak folk, theatrical folk, and jazz-inflected improvisation. Come listen, dance, and connect all day long!
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📚 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐝𝐚𝐲!
A parallel tikkun with accessible classes on everything from Jewish weaving to Mishnah to klezmer history.
🍴 𝐊𝐨𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐤𝐬
Delicious (and kosher!) food available all day.
🎨 𝐀𝐫𝐭 𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐨𝐫𝐬
10–20 Jew-ish artists selling their work.
🤝 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐬
Meet local Jewish orgs, schools, and synagogues.
✨ 𝐖𝐞’𝐫𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐫:
• 𝐓𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐬 — lead a class in our all-day beit midrash
• 𝐀𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐬 — sell your work or help design the space
• 𝐕𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐞𝐫𝐬 — support the festival (day-of + planning)
🎤 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐮𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐋𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐮𝐩 (more coming!):
• 𝐃𝐨𝐫 𝐇𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐤𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐓𝐫𝐢𝐨 (jazz) — dynamic, expressive improvised music
• 𝐒𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐞 𝐒𝐲𝐦𝐩𝐡𝐨𝐧𝐲 𝐎𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫 (Balkan/global) — high-energy international party music
• 𝐀𝐥𝐦𝐚 𝐕𝐚𝐭𝐲𝐚 (freak folk) — banjo-driven storytelling meets experimental sound
• 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐑𝐮𝐭𝐡 & 𝐁𝐞𝐧 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐁𝐚𝐧𝐝 (old-time) — driving dance tunes & spirited energy
• 𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐥𝐲𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐩 (theatrical folk) — playful, reimagined traditions
• 𝐋𝐞𝐯𝐲𝐨𝐬𝐧 (Yiddish song) — rich harmonies & storytelling
• 𝐑𝐞𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐜𝐚 𝐌𝐚𝐜 (klezmer/Eastern European) — violin-driven cross-cultural sounds
🎉 Come celebrate, learn, and connect — we can’t wait to see you there!
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Where is it happening?
Kendall Square, Cambridge, MA 02139, United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
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