HONK! Community Concert

Join us for the HONK! Community Concert at Argenziano Field! Why wait until October to hear your favorite local HONK! bands? Join us for this FREE in-person event that will feature all local brass, bringing the party as only HONK! bands can. If you like joy and fun, this concert is for you. Come out, bring your friends and family, and let's HONK! together.

1:00 Good Trouble Brass Band

1:35 Brassterisk

2:10 Emperor Norton's Stationary Marching Band

2:45 TBD Brass Band

3:20 Fly By Brass Band

3:55 Conical Cacophany

4:30 Magnificent Danger

5:05 JP HONK! Band

5:40 The Party Band

https://honkfest.org/

HONK! Fest is an awesome annual 3-day free festival in October bringing brass bands from all over the United States and the world to Somerville for a celebration of music, community and activism. Organized entirely by volunteers and now in its 19th year, the festival kicks off on Friday night with a lantern parade in Davis Square neighborhoods and a band showcase. On Saturday more than 33 bands take over Davis Square for a giant music and dance party. On Sunday, local community groups, artists, and activists working for a variety of progressive causes — economic justice, protecting the environment, world peace, an end to racism — join the brass bands to make a spectacular parade from Davis Square to Harvard Square along Mass Avenue. Other HONK! Fest activities include a Day of Action, when bands convene to play on behalf of a cause, and roundtable discussions for participating musicians and organizers of other HONK! festivals around the country to gather and share experiences. HONK! in Somerville has inspired festivals near – Providence, Brooklyn, Seattle, Austin, Detroit, and far – Australia and Brazil.

HONK! Fest 2025 is October 9-12

Host or Publisher Emperor Norton's Stationary Marching Band