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Free

26 – 28 Sep 2025

HONK!

The Peace Artistes

A weekend of live music with Bradford's beloved street band

Free

No ticket required
Event Details
Date 26 – 28 Sep 2025
Times Various times

A three-day street musical extravaganza featuring community bands from around the UK and beyond.

About this project

HONK! Bradford will bring 15 street bands from the UK, Spain, Germany, France and the US to play across the district – in community centres, parks, high streets and the city centre. 

300+ musicians playing with a passion that’s as infectious as it is inspiring, blending genres from bhangra to Balkan, jazz to hip hop.

Organised by Bradford’s very own street band – The Peace Artistes – HONK! will celebrate cultural diversity with school and community involvement and a brand new pick-up band for local musicians. Join us for a weekend of cultural celebration, echoing the global movement of HONK!, uniting communities through music and activism.

Artist-Led Project Awards

This project is supported by the Bradford 2025 Artist-led Project Awards programme.

Find out more about this programme and the projects we’ve supported below.

See all Artist-Led Project Awards →
Credits
With thanks to the Peace Artistes, the participating street bands, and Arts Council England.
The Peace Artistes
Xaranga'n Roll from Valencia
Boom Dang from Barrow-in-Furness

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