~Photos by Claudia Ferro

The 13th Annual HONK! Festival, the 3-day free festival bringing brass bands from all over the United States and the world to Somerville for a celebration of music, community and activism took place last week, from October 5 to 7.

Organized entirely by volunteers and now in its 13th year, the festival kicked off on Friday night with a lantern parade in Davis Square neighborhoods and a band showcase. On Saturday more than 25 bands took over Davis Square for a giant music and dance party. On Sunday, local community groups, artists, and activists working for a variety of progressive causes – economic justice, protecting the environment, world peace, an end to racism – joined the brass bands to make a spectacular parade from Davis Square to Harvard Square along Mass Avenue.