Sunday in Harvard Square
Photograph by Benjamin Greenberg
Sunday, October 11, 2026
2:00 pm – 6:00 pm, All-band concert on the main stage and sets around Harvard Square
Each band will have a brief set on the Main Stage of the Harvard Square Oktoberfest on Sunday. Main Stage schedule listed here.
In addition, some bands will also be playing longer sets in four locations around Harvard Square during the afternoon:
Or see this schedule with maps of all of the locations
Main Stage Schedule
| Time | Main Stage |
| 2:00p | Boston Music Project |
| 2:08p | Extraordinary Rendition Band |
| 2:16p | Ideal Maine Social Aid and Sanctuary Band |
| 2:24p | Conical Cacophony |
| 2:32p | Emperor Norton's Stationary Marching Band |
| 2:40p | Funkrust Brass Band |
| 2:48p | The Party Band |
| 2:56p | 8-Bit Brass Band |
| 3:04p | UNiTY Street Band |
| 3:12p | Yes Ma'am Brass Band |
| 3:20p | May Day Marching Band |
| 3:28p | Brass Balagan |
| 3:36p | Brassica and the Wild Sprouts |
| 3:44p | Undertow Brass Band |
| 3:52p | |
| 4:00p | Singing Resistance |
| 4:08p | The Bread and Puppet Circus Band |
| 4:16p | Unlawful Assembly |
| 4:24p | The Jamaica Plain Honk Band (JP Honk) |
| 4:32p | Brass Solidarity |
| 4:40p | Detroit Party Marching Band |
| 4:48p | Forward! Marching Band |
| 4:56p | Rude Mechanical Orchestra |
| 5:04p | Leftist Marching Band |
| 5:12p | DC Activist Street Band |
| 5:20p | Expandable Brass Band |
| 5:28p | Brass Liberation Orchestra |
| 5:36p | All For One Brass Band |
| 5:44p | Good Trouble Brass Band |
| 5:52p | School of HONK |
1:00 pm – 3:30 pm buttons for HONK!
Make your own custom HONK! button. Incorporate the HONK! logo, write HONK! in a different language, decorate it your way and turn it into a beautiful button guided by community artist Missy Arellano. In collaboration with Cambridge KiOSK, just behind the main stage at the former location of the Out of Town newsstand.
3:00 pm – 4:00 pm The Ultimate Jam Session with Boston Music Project & HONK!
Join us in Winthrop Square for a high-energy, hands-on music-making jam! Families and young people are invited to grab some sticks, percussion instruments, or even bring your horn and join in alongside special guest musicians from the HONK! Festival and Boston Music Project. No experience needed—just bring your energy and get ready to make some joyful noise together!
