Honk!—the infectious street party and festival of activist street bands—paraded from Davis Square in Somerville to Harvard Square in Cambridge this afternoon and we where honored to be there.

Photos copyright 2019 Greg Cook.


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Forward! Marching Band from Madison, Wisconsin, reaches Harvard Square, Cambridge, during the Honk Parade, Oct. 13, 2019. (Greg Cook photo)
Forward! Marching Band from Madison, Wisconsin, reaches Harvard Square, Cambridge, during the Honk Parade, Oct. 13, 2019. (Greg Cook photo)
Stilters dance into Harvard Square, Cambridge, during the Honk Parade, Oct. 13, 2019. (Greg Cook photo)
Stilters dance into Harvard Square, Cambridge, during the Honk Parade, Oct. 13, 2019. (Greg Cook photo)
The Party Band from Lowell, Massachusetts, marches in the Honk Parade, Oct. 13, 2019. (Greg Cook photo)
The Party Band from Lowell, Massachusetts, marches in the Honk Parade, Oct. 13, 2019. (Greg Cook photo)
Extinction Rebellion die-in against global warming at Harvard Square, Cambridge, during in the Honk Parade, Oct. 13, 2019. (Greg Cook photo)
Extinction Rebellion die-in against global warming at Harvard Square, Cambridge, during in the Honk Parade, Oct. 13, 2019. (Greg Cook photo)
"Vote Green" suffragettes march in the Honk Parade, Oct. 13, 2019. (Greg Cook photo)
“Vote Green” suffragettes march in the Honk Parade, Oct. 13, 2019. (Greg Cook photo)
Rara Bell Pose from Boston plays during the Honk Parade, Oct. 13, 2019. (Greg Cook photo)
Rara Bell Pose from Boston plays during the Honk Parade, Oct. 13, 2019. (Greg Cook photo)
Boston Hoop Troop in the Honk Parade, Oct. 13, 2019. (Greg Cook photo)
Boston Hoop Troop in the Honk Parade, Oct. 13, 2019. (Greg Cook photo)
Global warming activists from Tufts University march through Somerville's Davis Square during the Honk Parade, Oct. 13, 2019. (Greg Cook photo)
Global warming activists from Tufts University march through Somerville’s Davis Square during the Honk Parade, Oct. 13, 2019. (Greg Cook photo)
Boston's Dirty Water Brass Band performs in the Honk Parade, Oct. 13, 2019. (Greg Cook photo)
Boston’s Dirty Water Brass Band performs in the Honk Parade, Oct. 13, 2019. (Greg Cook photo)
School of Honk dances through Somerville's Davis Square during the Honk Parade, Oct. 13, 2019. (Greg Cook photo)
School of Honk dances through Somerville’s Davis Square during the Honk Parade, Oct. 13, 2019. (Greg Cook photo)
"Free Tibet Now!" activists in the Honk Parade, Oct. 13, 2019. (Greg Cook photo)
“Free Tibet Now!” activists in the Honk Parade, Oct. 13, 2019. (Greg Cook photo)
Rude Mechanical Orchestra from New York marches in the Honk Parade, Oct. 13, 2019. (Greg Cook photo)
Rude Mechanical Orchestra from New York marches in the Honk Parade, Oct. 13, 2019. (Greg Cook photo)
The Puppeteers Cooperative marches in the Honk Parade, Oct. 13, 2019. (Greg Cook photo)
The Puppeteers Cooperative marches in the Honk Parade, Oct. 13, 2019. (Greg Cook photo)
Environmental Encroachment from Chicago performs in the Honk Parade, Oct. 13, 2019. (Greg Cook photo)
Environmental Encroachment from Chicago performs in the Honk Parade, Oct. 13, 2019. (Greg Cook photo)
Bread and Puppet Theater from Vermont performs in the Honk Parade, Oct. 13, 2019. (Greg Cook photo)
Bread and Puppet Theater from Vermont performs in the Honk Parade, Oct. 13, 2019. (Greg Cook photo)
Hungry March Band from Brooklyn reaches Harvard Square, Cambridge, during the Honk Parade, Oct. 13, 2019. (Greg Cook photo)
Hungry March Band from Brooklyn reaches Harvard Square, Cambridge, during the Honk Parade, Oct. 13, 2019. (Greg Cook photo)
What Cheer? Brigade from Providence performs in the Honk Parade, Oct. 13, 2019. (Greg Cook photo)
What Cheer? Brigade from Providence performs in the Honk Parade, Oct. 13, 2019. (Greg Cook photo)
John Bell serves as MC at the main stage at Harvard Square, Cambridge, during the Honk Parade, Oct. 13, 2019. (Greg Cook photo)
John Bell serves as MC at the main stage at Harvard Square, Cambridge, during the Honk Parade, Oct. 13, 2019. (Greg Cook photo)
Stilter Shawn Morrisey dances in front of Boston's Dirty Water Brass Band during the Honk Parade, Oct. 13, 2019. (Greg Cook photo)
Stilter Shawn Morrisey dances in front of Boston’s Dirty Water Brass Band during the Honk Parade, Oct. 13, 2019. (Greg Cook photo)
"Safety Through Solidarity" activists call the removal of border walls during the Honk Parade, Somerville, Oct. 13, 2019. (Greg Cook photo)
“Safety Through Solidarity” activists call the removal of border walls during the Honk Parade, Somerville, Oct. 13, 2019. (Greg Cook photo)
Parts and Crafts' contraption rolls out of Somerville's Davis Square during the Honk Parade, Oct. 13, 2019. (Greg Cook photo)
Parts and Crafts’ contraption rolls out of Somerville’s Davis Square during the Honk Parade, Oct. 13, 2019. (Greg Cook photo)
Bread and Puppet Theater stilters in the Honk Parade, Oct. 13, 2019. (Greg Cook photo)
Bread and Puppet Theater stilters in the Honk Parade, Oct. 13, 2019. (Greg Cook photo)
350 Mass urges people to "Talk About / Climate Change" in the Honk Parade, Oct. 13, 2019. (Greg Cook photo)
350 Mass urges people to “Talk About / Climate Change” in the Honk Parade, Oct. 13, 2019. (Greg Cook photo)
Ken Field performs in a pick-up band in the Honk Parade, Oct. 13, 2019. (Greg Cook photo)
Ken Field performs in a pick-up band in the Honk Parade, Oct. 13, 2019. (Greg Cook photo)
Fayerweather Street School marches in the Honk Parade, Oct. 13, 2019. (Greg Cook photo)
Fayerweather Street School marches in the Honk Parade, Oct. 13, 2019. (Greg Cook photo)
Sara Peattie advises those marching in the Honk Parade with the Puppeteers Cooperative before it begins, Oct. 13, 2019. (Greg Cook photo)
Sara Peattie advises those marching in the Honk Parade with the Puppeteers Cooperative before it begins, Oct. 13, 2019. (Greg Cook photo)
Emperor Norton's Stationary Marching Band from Somerville plays on the main stage at Harvard Square, Cambridge, during the Honk Festival, Oct. 13, 2019. (Greg Cook photo)
Emperor Norton’s Stationary Marching Band from Somerville plays on the main stage at Harvard Square, Cambridge, during the Honk Festival, Oct. 13, 2019. (Greg Cook photo)

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