"16th annual HONK!"

FESTIVAL EXPANDS TO ROXBURY

October 9, 2021...12 to 4pm.

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WHAT IS HONK!?

Throughout the country and across the globe, a new type of street band movement is emerging — outrageous and inclusive, brass and brash, percussive and persuasive — reclaiming public space with a sound that is in your face and out of this world. Called everything from “avant-oompah!” to a “brassroots revolution,” these bands draw inspiration from sources as diverse as Klezmer, Balkan and Romani music, Brazilian Samba, Afrobeat and Highlife, Punk, Funk, and Hip Hop, as well as the New Orleans second line tradition, and deliver it with all the passion and spirit of Mardi Gras and Carnival.

Acoustic and mobile, these bands play at street level, usually for free, with no stages to elevate them above the crowd and no sound systems or speaker columns to separate performers from participants. These bands don’t just play for the people; they play among the people and invite them to join the fun. They are active, activist, and deeply engaged in their communities, at times alongside unions and grassroots groups in outright political protest, or in some form of community-building activity, routinely performing and conducting workshops for educational and social service organizations of all kinds.

At full power, these bands create an irresistible spectacle of creative movement and sonic self-expression directed at making the world a better place. This is the movement we call HONK!

"COME HEAR WHAT THE HONK! IS ABOUT"

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"16TH ANNUAL HONK!"

FESTIVAL EXPANDS TO ROXBURY

"COME HEAR WHAT THE HONK! IS ABOUT"

16th HONK! FEStival

EXPANDS TO ROXBURY,

OCTOBER 9, 12- 4PM

HONk!festival12- 4PM

12PM: HONK! FESTIVAL STARTS
12-4PM: HONK! FESTIVAL & HEALTH FESTIVAL @ 3 STAGES
STAGE 1: FINAL TOUCH/ DUDLEY CAFE...FOOD & ENTERTAINMENT
STAGE 2: BLAIR'S LOT...FOOD & ENTERTAINMENT
STAGE 3: HALEY HOUSE...FOOD & ENTERTAINMENT

HONk!FESTIVAL

HTTPS://HONKFEST.ORG/ABOUT/

1. ARTS & CULTURE

WHAT IS HONK!?

"COME HEAR WHAT THE HONK! IS ABOUT"

roxbury main streets

https://roxburymainstreets.org

2. ROXBURY COMMUNITY BUILDER

Through collaboration with residents, local businesses, developers, plus public and private agencies, our mission is to make Nubian Square a vibrant and inclusive commercial district that supports local and minority businesses...

SOLEIL

https://www.soleilboston.com

3. ROXBURY FOOD BUSINESS

"HONK! FESTIVAL SPECIAL"

PREORDER BY 10/02/21

LOUISIANA CLASSICS:

1. Shrimp Etoufee over Rice

2. Vegetable Etoufee over Rice

3. Seafood Gumbo with over White Rice

Homemade Remoulade Sauce

DUDLEY CAFE

https://www.dudleycafe.com

4. ROXBURY FOOD BUSINESS

"HONK! FESTIVAL SPECIAL"

PREORDER BY 10/02/21

HONK! JAMBALAYA: Louisiana’s favourite one-pot dish varies from kitchen to kitchen, depending on the cook and the recipes passed down from older generations

HALEY HOUSE

https://haleyhouse.org

5. ROXBURY FOOD BUSINESS

"HONK! FESTIVAL SPECIAL"

PREORDER BY 10/02/21

HONK! BOX:

GUMBO, a stew popular in the U.S. state of Louisiana, and is the official state cuisine. VEGETARIAN RED BEANS/RICE, PRALINE CHUNK CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES

frugalbookstore

https://frugalbookstore.net

6. ROXBURY RETAIL BUSINESS

HALEY HOUSE

hhttps://www.finaltouchwithclass.com

7. ROXBURY RETAIL BUSINESS

DAILY TABLE

https://dailytable.org

8. ROXBURY FOOD BUSINESS

ALPHA & OMEGA

https://617alphaandomega.com

9. ROXBURY RETAIL BUSINESS

ONLINE ORDERING ONLY

EVERYTHING IS REAL HAIR CARE

https://www.yelp.com/biz/everything-is-real-hair-care-center-boston

10. ROXBURY BARBER BUSINESS

BOOK ONLINE VIA GOOGLE

Carnival Society of Boston

https://www.facebook.com/BostonCarnivalSociety/

11. ROXBURY ARTS & CULTURE

Fasika and Mabruuk Fashions Inc

https://www.yelp.com/biz/mabruuk-fashions-inc-roxbury

12. ROXBURY RETAIL BUSINESS

ROXBURY LOUISIANA RELIEF EFFORTS

13. LOCATION: HALEY HOUSE

boston black hospitality coalition

https://blackhospitalityco.com

14. ROXBURY SERVICE BUSINESS

ORIGINATION CULTURAL ARTS CENTER

https://www.originationinc.org

15. ROXBURY ARTS & CULTURE

EVENT KORE

https://www.eventkore.net

16. ROXBURY SERVICE BUSINESS

PEAK AT THE HEALTH FESTIVAL...

HEALTH TABLES WILL BE AT THE 3 STAGE LOCATIONS- FINAL TOUCH BOUTIQUE/ DUDLEY CAFE, BLAIR'S LOT, HALEY HOUSE PARKING LOT...SICKLE CELL, MAMMOGRAMS, DIABETES, ALZHEIMERS, EYE AND EAR, INJURY PREVENTION, VACCINES, BLOOD PRESSURE CHECKS, GUN VIOLENCE PREVENTION...

UPDATED 09.19.2021