Honk , the annual festival of activist street bands, arrives in Somerville and Cambridge this weekend.
Begun here in 2006, the festival has spawned a worldwide movement. Due to covid, last year and this year, the lineup of bands sticks mostly to those hailing from the Northeast, plus this year Banda Rim Bam Bum from Santiago, Chile, and New Orleans’ Young Fellaz Brass Band.
Previously: Wonderland has been covering Honk since nearly the beginning, with lots of photos and reports: https://gregcookland.com/wonderland/tag/honk/
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The Extraordinary Rendition Band from Providence performs in the Honk parade from Somerville’s Davis Square to Cambridge’s Harvard Square, Sunday, Oct 9, 2022 (©Greg Cook photo) School of Honk from Somerville performs in the Honk parade from Somerville’s Davis Square to Cambridge’s Harvard Square, Sunday, Oct 9, 2022 (©Greg Cook photo) Tribu Cebuano (Cebuanos Engaging in Building Unity) dances in the Honk parade from Somerville’s Davis Square to Cambridge’s Harvard Square, Sunday, Oct 9, 2022 (©Greg Cook photo) Stilters dance in front of the Dirty Water Brass Band in the Honk parade from Somerville’s Davis Square to Cambridge’s Harvard Square, Sunday, Oct 9, 2022 (©Greg Cook photo) Rara Bel Poze from Boston performs in the Honk parade from Somerville’s Davis Square to Cambridge’s Harvard Square, Sunday, Oct 9, 2022 (©Greg Cook photo) Dirty Water Brass Band from Boston performs in the Honk parade from Somerville’s Davis Square to Cambridge’s Harvard Square, Sunday, Oct 9, 2022 (©Greg Cook photo) The Second Line Social Aid and Pleasure Society Brass Band from Somerville and Cambridge performs in the Honk parade from Somerville’s Davis Square to Cambridge’s Harvard Square, Sunday, Oct 9, 2022 (©Greg Cook photo) Banda Rim Bam Bum from Santiago, Chile, performs in the Honk parade from Somerville’s Davis Square to Cambridge’s Harvard Square, Sunday, Oct 9, 2022 (©Greg Cook photo) The Community Action Agency of Somerville marches in the Honk parade from Somerville’s Davis Square to Cambridge’s Harvard Square, Sunday, Oct 9, 2022 (©Greg Cook photo) Boston Hoop Troop performs in the Honk parade from Somerville’s Davis Square to Cambridge’s Harvard Square, Sunday, Oct 9, 2022 (©Greg Cook photo) Leftist Marching Band from Portsmouth, New Hampshire, performs in the Honk parade from Somerville’s Davis Square to Cambridge’s Harvard Square, Sunday, Oct 9, 2022 (©Greg Cook photo) The Extraordinary Rendition Band from Providence performs in the Honk parade from Somerville’s Davis Square to Cambridge’s Harvard Square, Sunday, Oct 9, 2022 (©Greg Cook photo) The Puppeteers Cooperative promotes the message “Save Alewife Brook” in the Honk parade from Somerville’s Davis Square to Cambridge’s Harvard Square, Sunday, Oct 9, 2022 (©Greg Cook photo) GIUSA dances in the Honk parade from Somerville’s Davis Square to Cambridge’s Harvard Square, Sunday, Oct 9, 2022 (©Greg Cook photo) The Bread & Puppet Circus Band from Vermont performs in the Honk parade from Somerville’s Davis Square to Cambridge’s Harvard Square, Sunday, Oct 9, 2022 (©Greg Cook photo) Undertow Brass Band from Providence performs in the Honk parade from Somerville’s Davis Square to Cambridge’s Harvard Square, Sunday, Oct 9, 2022 (©Greg Cook photo) Robert Smith walks with one of his sculptures in the Honk parade from Somerville’s Davis Square to Cambridge’s Harvard Square, Sunday, Oct 9, 2022 (©Greg Cook photo) The J.P. Honk Band from Boston’s Jamaica Plain neighborhood performs in the Honk parade from Somerville’s Davis Square to Cambridge’s Harvard Square, Sunday, Oct 9, 2022 (©Greg Cook photo) School of Honk from Somerville performs in the Honk parade from Somerville’s Davis Square to Cambridge’s Harvard Square, Sunday, Oct 9, 2022 (©Greg Cook photo) Extinction Rebellion marches in the Honk parade from Somerville’s Davis Square to Cambridge’s Harvard Square, Sunday, Oct 9, 2022 (©Greg Cook photo) Parts and Crafts, the Somerville maker space, marches in the Honk parade from Somerville’s Davis Square to Cambridge’s Harvard Square, Sunday, Oct 9, 2022 (©Greg Cook photo) John Bell announces bands and activis goups in the Honk parade at it passes the main stage in Cambridge’s Harvard Square, Sunday, Oct 9, 2022 (©Greg Cook photo) Young Fellaz Brass Band from New Orleans performs in the Honk parade from Somerville’s Davis Square to Cambridge’s Harvard Square, Sunday, Oct 9, 2022 (©Greg Cook photo) The Brass Balagan from Burlington, Vermont, performs in the Honk parade from Somerville’s Davis Square to Cambridge’s Harvard Square, Sunday, Oct 9, 2022 (©Greg Cook photo) Young Fellaz Brass Band from New Orleans performs in the Honk parade from Somerville’s Davis Square to Cambridge’s Harvard Square, Sunday, Oct 9, 2022 (©Greg Cook photo) Hartford Hot Several performs at Honk in Somerville’s Davis Square, Saturday, Oct 8, 2022 (©Greg Cook photo) Expandable Brass Band from Northampton performs at Honk in Somerville’s Davis Square, Saturday, Oct 8, 2022 (©Greg Cook photo) Magnificient Danger performs at Honk in Somerville’s Davis Square, Saturday, Oct 8, 2022 (©Greg Cook photo) La Banda Internacional de Chelsea performs at Honk in Somerville’s Davis Square, Saturday, Oct 8, 2022 (©Greg Cook photo) Expandable Brass Band performs at Honk in Somerville’s Davis Square, Saturday, Oct 8, 2022 (©Greg Cook photo) Hartford Hot Several performs at Honk in Somerville’s Davis Square, Saturday, Oct 8, 2022 (©Greg Cook photo) Expandable Brass Band performs at Honk in Somerville’s Davis Square, Saturday, Oct 8, 2022 (©Greg Cook photo) 
