Saturday in Davis Square (2019)

Saturday HONK! in Davis Square

Saturday, October 12, 2019

12:00PM, Opening Ceremony in 7 Hills Park

Come celebrate the official beginning of HONK! with the first horn blast, the HONK! Cantastoria, and the buzz and energy of over 20 brass bands converging on 7 Hills Park in Davis Square. The opening ceremony will be ASL-interpreted.

1:00PM – 8:45PM, Bands play all around Davis Square

Over 20 brass bands from around the world will fill the nooks and crannies of Davis Square.

Time7 Hills ParkChester StreetDavis Sq PlazaSummer St. @ Cutter Ave.Kenney ParkStatue ParkElm @ Grove
1:00pSecond Line Social Aid & Pleasure Society Brass Band Rara Bel PozeBrass Queens The Brass Balagan Expandable Brass Band Forward! Marching Band Summer Street Brass Band
2:00p Emperor Norton’s Stationary Marching Band Leftist Marching Band Extraordinary Rendition Band Clamor and Lace Noise Brigade The Bread & Puppet Circus Band Plezi RaraDirty Water Brass Band
3:00pHOOTHungry March Brass BandBand Land Brass BandSchool of HONK Rude Mechanical Orchestra aNova Brazil Bolschewistische Kurkapelle Schwarz-Rot
4:00pExpandable Brass BandSummer Street Brass Band What Cheer? Brigade The Party Band Brass Queens Fanfarra Feminina Sagrada ProfanaEnvironmental Encroachment
5:00p The Bread & Puppet Circus Band HOOT Plezi Rara Leftist Marching Band The Brass Balagan Young Fellaz Brass Band
6:00pRara Bel Poze Rude Mechanical OrchestraSchool of HONK Forward! Marching Band Hungry March Brass Band Bolschewistische Kurkapelle Schwarz-Rot
7:00pYoung Fellaz Brass BandSecond Line Social Aid & Pleasure Society Brass Band The Party Band Fanfarra Feminina Sagrada ProfanaClamor and Lace Noise Brigade Extraordinary Rendition Band
8:00pEnvironmental Encroachment Emperor Norton’s Stationary Marching Band Dirty Water Brass BandBand Land Brass Band What Cheer? Brigade

1pm – 5pm, Elm Street Interactive Area

We’re closing Elm Street to cars and turning it into a dynamic arena for interactive art making and activism. Please join us – use paint and stencils to craft a message, leave a note on the Day of the Dead altar, take a look at your consumption habits and make a pledge to reduce your carbon footprint! Work with our amazing HONK! artists to create something for yourself or to get involved with an activist cause! Full details here.

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Photo by Peter Lee