
26 – 28 Sep 2025
HONK!
The Peace Artistes
A weekend of live music with Bradford's beloved street band
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.
Get involved
As part of the festival, a brand new HONK! Band will come together with up to 100 players, led by Ken Field from HONK! Boston.
The HONK! Band will perform in City Park on Saturday 27th September, along with 16 streetbands from around the world. There will be 6 rehearsals in September 2025 leading up to HONK!
Follow this link for full info about the HONK! Band. If you would like to take part, register here,
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.
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