The 30^th Annual Oktoberfest and Honk! Festival Parade

to Harvard Square to reclaim the streets for Horns, Bikes, and Feet!!!

Sunday, October 11, 2009 from Noon – 6 pm 

Rain date: Monday, October 12^th, 2009

Join the HONK! Festival Parade leaving Davis Square at noon and arriving at the Oktoberfest at 1:00 pm to “Reclaim the Streets for Horns, Bikes and Feet!” Harvard Square will welcome 25 Honk! Bands and their rolling, strolling, biking, dancing, skating, stilt dancing, costumed and puppet friends in an ambulatory spectacle!  

Ascend to new heights inside the Re-Max Hot Air Balloon located the Cambridge Commons offering rides for donations to local charities.

Bring the kids for kid sized activities on Church Street, including the Roaming Railroad Train ride and other rides and activities.

AND as always for the last 30 YEARS Oktoberfest features:

Six stages of live entertainment!  50 plus International Food Vendors! A Ceremonial Keg Tapping & Toast and Authentic Bavarian Food, Beer and costumes at Grendel’s Den. People watch (and be watched) from a cozy corner of the Grafton Street/Sam Adams Beer Garden (across from the Main Stage)! Grab a seat on a hay-bale inside the Upper Crust Beer Garden on Mount Auburn Street! And outdoor market with over 200 vendors, artists, vintage items, and sidewalk sales.

MAIN STAGE

12:00pm:                     That Old Feelin’

1:00pm:                       Honk! Parade

2:00pm:                       Richard Saunders

3:00pm:                       Cassavettes

4:00pm:                       Televandals

5:00pm:                       What Cheer? Brigade

Club Passim Stage

12:00pm:                     Rose Polenzani

1:00pm:                       Rebecca Wudarski & Mia Friedman

2:00pm:                       Lake Street Dive

3:00pm:                       Emily Elbert

4:00pm:                       Margaret Glaspy

5:00pm:                       Broken Blossoms

Church Street Stage

12:00pm:                     Starr Faithfull

1:00pm:                       Harvard Ballet Company

2:00pm:                       Dreadrocks

3:00pm:                       Rebel Red

4:00pm:                       Dreadrocks 

5:00pm:                       Thirteen Yards to Victory

HONK! Stage – Brattle St.

2:00pm:                       Loyd Family Players

3:00pm:                       Pink Puffers

4:00pm:                       Pinettes

5:00pm:                       Orkestar Zirconium

HONK! Stage – Mass Ave

2:00pm:                       Yellow Hat Band

3:00pm:                       Minor Mishap Marching Band

4:00pm:                       Hungry March Band

5:00pm:                       Banda Roncati

HONK! Stage – Palmer Street