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Saturday in Davis Square (2025)

Saturday HONK! in Davis Square

Saturday, October 11, 2025

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 25 brass bands converging on 7 Hills Park in Davis Square.

1:00 pm – 9:00 pm, Bands play all around Davis Square

Nearly 30 brass bands from all around the United States will fill the nooks and crannies of Davis Square.

Time7 Hills ParkStatue ParkDay StreetDavis Sq PlazaChester StreetElm @ GroveKenney Park
1:00pGood Trouble Brass BandGreenbelt HONK! Situation, DC Activist Street BandExpandable Brass BandExtraordinary Rendition BandBand Together Pickup BandRude Mechanical OrchestraEmperor Norton's Stationary Marching Band
2:00pSchool of HONKBrasscalsHartford Hot SeveralBrass Liberation OrchestraIdeal Maine Social Aid and Sanctuary BandForward! Marching BandThe Party Band
3:00pBread & Puppet Circus BandaNova BrazilMay Day Marching BandLeftist Marching BandFly By Brass BandHONK! Family BandYes Ma'am Brass Band
4:00pKandjanwou RaraBlack Sheep EnsembleBrassteriskConical CacophonyAll for One Brass BandL Train Brass BandForward! Marching Band
5:00pDirty Water Brass BandBrass SolidarityUndertow Brass BandMagnificent DangerThe J.P. HONK BandClamor & Lace Noise BrigadeThe Brass Balagan
6:00p (45m)BrasscalsMay Day Marching BandBread & Puppet Circus BandBand Together Pickup BandHartford Hot SeveralYes Ma'am Brass BandLeftist Marching Band
6:45p (45m)HONK! Family BandKandjanwou RaraGreenbelt HONK! Situation, DC Activist Street BandThe Party BandExpandable Brass BandSchool of HONKExtraordinary Rendition Band
7:30p (45m)The Brass BalaganBrass Liberation OrchestraDirty Water Brass BandFly By Brass BandRude Mechanical OrchestraGood Trouble Brass BandClamor & Lace Noise Brigade
8:15p (45m)Black Sheep EnsembleAll for One Brass BandL Train Brass BandEmperor Norton's Stationary Marching BandUndertow Brass BandBrass SolidarityIdeal Maine Social Aid and Sanctuary Band

1:00 pm – 5:00 pm, ArtHONK!

Roll up your sleeves and participate in artmaking activity with a purpose.

We’re closing Elm Street to cars and turning it into a dynamic arena for interactive art making and activism. Please join in — work with our amazing HONK! artists to create something for yourself or for the Sunday Parade. Learn about some urgent issues with the grass roots volunteers and organizers working on community issues. Help amplify messages for positive change and activist causes with art!

Full information here.

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Photo by Peter Lee