{"id":29856,"date":"2026-10-12T20:09:07","date_gmt":"2026-10-13T00:09:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/?p=29856"},"modified":"2026-10-12T20:24:44","modified_gmt":"2026-10-13T00:24:44","slug":"honk-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/2026\/10\/12\/honk-10\/","title":{"rendered":"Honk Festival Of Activist Street Bands"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

So inspring to see Brass Solidarity from Minneapolis leading the 2026 Honk Festival of Activist Street Bands<\/a> parade from Somerville’s Davis Square to Cambridge’s Harvard Square on Sunday, Oct. 11. Born from the movement for Black Liberation in Minneapolis\u2019s George Floyd Square, they were part of the heroic defense of the city over the winter from murdering federal goons. And, oh, goodness, their music!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Honk Festival<\/a> began here in 2006 and has since spread around the globe. This year’s event featured 34 bands from as far away as Austin, San Francisco, New Orleans and DC, beginning with lantern parades on Friday, Oct. 9, and continuing through the parade and performances around Harvard Square on Sunday, Oct. 11.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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My photos of Honk are included in the group exhibition “Looking Back At 20 Years Of Honk” at Somerville City Hall from Oct. 8 to 31, 2026. I’ve been documenting the Honk Festival for two decades: https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/tag\/honk\/<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\"Brass
Brass Solidarity from Minneapolis performs at the Honk Festival, Sunday, Oct. 11, 2026. (\u00a9Greg Cook photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Bread
Bread and Puppet Theater of Vermont in the Honk Parade, Sunday, Oct. 11, 2026. (\u00a9Greg Cook photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"School
School of Honk from Somerville performs in the Honk Festival Parade, Sunday, Oct. 11, 2026. . (\u00a9Greg Cook photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Forward!
Forward! Marching Band from Madison, Wisconsin, in the Honk Parade, Sunday, Oct. 11, 2026. (\u00a9Greg Cook photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Hula-hoopers
Hula-hoopers in the Honk Parade, Sunday, Oct. 11, 2026. (\u00a9Greg Cook photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"School
School of Honk from Somerville performs at the Honk Festival, Sunday, Oct. 11, 2026. (\u00a9Greg Cook photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"DC
DC Activist Street Band from Washington in Honk Parade, Sunday, Oct. 11, 2026. (\u00a9Greg Cook photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Unlawful
Unlawful Assembly from Minneapolis performs at the Honk Festival, Sunday, Oct. 11, 2026. (\u00a9Greg Cook photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Members
Members of Forward! Marching Band of Madison, Wisconsin, kiss at the Honk Festival, Sunday, Oct. 11, 2026. (\u00a9Greg Cook photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Tibetan
Tibetan Association of Boston in the Honk Parade, Sunday, Oct. 11, 2026. (\u00a9Greg Cook photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"School
School of Honk from Somerville in the Honk Festival Parade, Sunday, Oct. 11, 2026. (\u00a9Greg Cook photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Brass
Brass Solidarity from Minneapolis performs at the Honk Festival, Sunday, Oct. 11, 2026. (\u00a9Greg Cook photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Bread
Bread and Puppet Theater of Vermont in the Honk Parade, Sunday, Oct. 11, 2026. (\u00a9Greg Cook photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Cambridge
Cambridge For Palestine in the Honk Parade, Sunday, Oct. 11, 2026. (\u00a9Greg Cook photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Sara
Sara Peattie of Boston Puppeteers Cooperative in the Honk Parade, Sunday, Oct. 11, 2026. (\u00a9Greg Cook photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\""Keep
“Keep ICE Off Campus” in the Honk Parade, Sunday, Oct. 11, 2026. (\u00a9Greg Cook photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Extraordinary
Extraordinary Rendition Band from Providence in the Honk Parade, Sunday, Oct. 11, 2026. (\u00a9Greg Cook photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Bread
Bread and Puppet Theater of Vermont leads a Honk Festival lantern parade in Somerville, Friday, Oct. 9, 2026. (\u00a9Greg Cook photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Honk
Honk Parade, Sunday, Oct. 11, 2026. (\u00a9Greg Cook photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Brass
Brass Balagan from Burlington, Vermont, in the Honk Festival Parade, Sunday, Oct. 11, 2026. (\u00a9Greg Cook photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Mass
Mass 350.org in Honk Parade, Sunday, Oct. 11, 2026. (\u00a9Greg Cook photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Detroit
Detroit Party Marching Band in the Honk Parade, Sunday, Oct. 11, 2026. (\u00a9Greg Cook photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Stilter
Stilter Shawn Morrissey preparing for the Honk Parade, Sunday, Oct. 11, 2026. (\u00a9Greg Cook photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"8-Bit
8-Bit Brass Band from Seattle in Honk Parade, Sunday, Oct. 11, 2026. (\u00a9Greg Cook photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Brass
Brass Solidarity from Minneapolis performs on the main stage in Cambridge’s Harvard Square at the Honk Festival, Sunday, Oct. 11, 2026. (\u00a9Greg Cook photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"School
School of Honk from Somerville performs at the Honk Festival, Sunday, Oct. 11, 2026. (\u00a9Greg Cook photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"School
School of Honk from Somerville performs at the Honk Festival, Sunday, Oct. 11, 2026. (\u00a9Greg Cook photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"School
School of Honk from Somerville performs at the Honk Festival, Sunday, Oct. 11, 2026. (\u00a9Greg Cook photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Sara
Sara Peattie of Boston Puppeteers Cooperative leads a lantern-making workshop in Somerville’s Hodgkins-Curtin Park before lantern parades around the neighborhood. Friday, Oct. 9, 2026. (\u00a9Greg Cook photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Undertow
Undertow Brass Band from Providence in the Honk Festival Parade, Sunday, Oct. 11, 2026. (\u00a9Greg Cook photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Honk
Honk Festival Parade, Sunday, Oct. 11, 2026. (\u00a9Greg Cook photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Good
Good Trouble Brass Band performs at the reception for the “Looking Back at 20 Years of Honk” exhibit at Somerville City Hall on Thursday, Oct. 8, 2026. (\u00a9Greg Cook photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Stilters
Stilters from Bread and Puppet Theater of Vermont preparing for the Honk Parade, Sunday, Oct. 11, 2026. (\u00a9Greg Cook photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Brass
Brass Balagan from Burlington, Vermont, in the Honk Festival Parade, Sunday, Oct. 11, 2026. (\u00a9Greg Cook photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Jamaica
Jamaica Plain Honk Band (JP Honk) from Boston performs on the Honk Festival main stage in Cambridge’s Harvard Square, Sunday, Oct. 11, 2026. (\u00a9Greg Cook photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Boston
Boston Puppeteers Cooperative in the Honk Parade, Sunday, Oct. 11, 2026. (\u00a9Greg Cook photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Jamaica
Jamaica Plain Honk Band (JP Honk) from Boston steps up onto the Honk Festival main stage in Cambridge’s Harvard Square, Sunday, Oct. 11, 2026. (\u00a9Greg Cook photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Trump
Trump caricature in the Honk Parade, Sunday, Oct. 11, 2026. (\u00a9Greg Cook photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Forward!
Forward! Marching Band from Madison, Wisconsin, in the Honk Parade, Sunday, Oct. 11, 2026. (\u00a9Greg Cook photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"At
At the Honk Festival main stage in Cambridge’s Harvard Square, Sunday, Oct. 11, 2026. (\u00a9Greg Cook photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Brass
Brass Solidarity from Minneapolis performs on the main stage in Cambridge’s Harvard Square at the Honk Festival, Sunday, Oct. 11, 2026. (\u00a9Greg Cook photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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