This year’s third annual HONK! Festival from Oct. 10 – 12 was an exuberant street party!

On Friday, October 10, Tufts University hosted a HONK! symposium on “Politics and Festival,” as well as several hands-on workshops focusing on the challenges faced by honk bands.

On Saturday, October 11, after the opening ceremonies at noon in Seven Hills Park, bands dispersed to different locations around the square, playing performances all afternoon.

On Sunday, October 12, Honk! bands paraded to “Reclaim the Streets for Horns, Bikes, and Feet!” which featured all participating honk bands as well as several community organizations, including Bread and Puppet Theater, Derby Dames, Bikes Not Bombs, Somerville siaAbilities, Open Air Circus, Livable Streets Alliance, and many others.

The HONK! Festival is a grassroots, non-profit event made possible by the financial and in-kind support of a thousand local residents and businesses. For the duration of the Festival, more than 250 musicians were housed by generous neighbors and friends and many local restaurants generously provided food for the performers and volunteers. Scores of community members have donated hours of labor to make HONK! possible.

More info at http://honkfest.org/