Honk , the annual festival of activist street bands, arrived in Somerville and Cambridge this weekend. Begun here in 2006, the festival has spawned a worldwide movement. These photos are from the Honk Parade from Davis Square, Somerville, to Harvard Square, Cambridge, today.
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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Extraordinary Rendition Band from Providence performs in the Honk Parade, Oct. 8, 2023. (©Greg Cook photo) Carnival Society of Boston performs in the Honk Parade, Oct. 8, 2023. (©Greg Cook photo) School of Honk from Somerville performs in the Honk Parade, Oct. 8, 2023. (©Greg Cook photo) Forward! Marching Band from Madison, Wisconsin, in the Honk Parade, Oct. 8, 2023. (©Greg Cook photo) Forward! Marching Band from Madison, Wisconsin, in the Honk Parade, Oct. 8, 2023. (©Greg Cook photo) Forward! Marching Band from Madison, Wisconsin, in the Honk Parade, Oct. 8, 2023. (©Greg Cook photo) Bread and Puppet Theater from Vermont performs in the Honk Parade, Oct. 8, 2023. (©Greg Cook photo) Bread and Puppet Theater from Vermont performs in the Honk Parade, Oct. 8, 2023. (©Greg Cook photo) Bread and Puppet Theater from Vermont performs in the Honk Parade, Oct. 8, 2023. (©Greg Cook photo) Bread and Puppet Theater from Vermont performs in the Honk Parade, Oct. 8, 2023. (©Greg Cook photo) Bread and Puppet Theater from Vermont performs in the Honk Parade, Oct. 8, 2023. (©Greg Cook photo) Save The Alewife Brook marches in the Honk Parade, Oct. 8, 2023. (©Greg Cook photo) Brass Solidarity from Minneapolis performs in the Honk Parade, Oct. 8, 2023. (©Greg Cook photo) Boston Hoop Troop performs in the Honk Parade, Oct. 8, 2023. (©Greg Cook photo) Boston Hoop Troop performs in the Honk Parade, Oct. 8, 2023. (©Greg Cook photo) City Life / Vida Urbana marches in the Honk Parade, Oct. 8, 2023. (©Greg Cook photo) Honk Family Band from New York performs in the Honk Parade, Oct. 8, 2023. (©Greg Cook photo) Honk Parade, Oct. 8, 2023. (©Greg Cook photo) Young Fellaz Brass Band from New Orleans performs in the Honk Parade, Oct. 8, 2023. (©Greg Cook photo) JP Honk Band from Jamaica Plain performs in the Honk Parade, Oct. 8, 2023. (©Greg Cook photo) Somerville Stands Together marches in the Honk Parade, Oct. 8, 2023. (©Greg Cook photo) Environmental Encroachment from Chicago performs in the Honk Parade, Oct. 8, 2023. (©Greg Cook photo) Honk co-organizer John Bell (left) with the L Train Brass Band from Brooklyn in the Honk Parade, Oct. 8, 2023. (©Greg Cook photo) L Train Brass Band from Brooklyn performs in the Honk Parade, Oct. 8, 2023. (©Greg Cook photo) L Train Brass Band from Brooklyn performs in the Honk Parade, Oct. 8, 2023. (©Greg Cook photo) Rara Bel Poze of Boston performs in the Honk Parade, Oct. 8, 2023. (©Greg Cook photo) Community Action Agency marches in the Honk Parade, Oct. 8, 2023. (©Greg Cook photo) Shawn Morrissey stilts in front of the Dirty Water Bass Band of Boston in the Honk Parade, Oct. 8, 2023. (©Greg Cook photo) The Dirty Water Bass Band of Boston performs in the Honk Parade, Oct. 8, 2023. (©Greg Cook photo) Cebuanos Engaging In Building Unity dance in the Honk Parade, Oct. 8, 2023. (©Greg Cook photo) Detroit Party Marching Band performs in the Honk Parade, Oct. 8, 2023. (©Greg Cook photo) Asociacion Carnavalesca de Massachusetts from Lawrence performs in the Honk Parade, Oct. 8, 2023. (©Greg Cook photo) Flutterby Faeries perform in the Honk Parade, Oct. 8, 2023. (©Greg Cook photo) TMB Brass of Seattle performs in the Honk Parade, Oct. 8, 2023. (©Greg Cook photo) Extinction Rebellion die-in at the end of the Honk Parade, Oct. 8, 2023. (©Greg Cook photo) Extinction Rebellion die-in at the end of the Honk Parade, Oct. 8, 2023. (©Greg Cook photo) Honk Parade, Oct. 8, 2023. (©Greg Cook photo) Carnival Society of Boston performs in the Honk Parade, Oct. 8, 2023. (©Greg Cook photo) Expandable Brass Band from Northampton performs in the Honk Parade, Oct. 8, 2023. (©Greg Cook photo) Veterans For Peace marches in the Honk Parade, Oct. 8, 2023. (©Greg Cook photo) Musicians Action Group from theSan Francisco Bay area performs in the Honk Parade, Oct. 8, 2023. (©Greg Cook photo) Environmental Encroachment from Chicago performs in the Honk Parade, Oct. 8, 2023. (©Greg Cook photo) Forward! Marching Band from Madison, Wisconsin, in the Honk Parade, Oct. 8, 2023. (©Greg Cook photo) 
