Harvard Square Media Room

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Harvard Square Hosts 43rd Annual Oktoberfest

Harvard Square hosted Cambridge’s 43rd Annual Oktoberfest on Sunday, complete with beer, sausages, and music to entertain overflow crowds. The event, which took place on Church St. and Brattle St., […]

Cambridge Day

A week of events in Cambridge and Somerville, from Longy’s ‘Begin Here’ to stories from Poe

Home | Arts + Culture A week of events in Cambridge and Somerville, from Longy’s ‘Begin Here’ to stories from Poe By Marc Levy Sunday, October 9, 2022 Sunday, Oct. 9 Honk! bands […]

The Crimson

Harvard Square Hosts 43rd Annual Oktoberfest

Harvard Square hosted Cambridge’s 43rd Annual Oktoberfest on Sunday, complete with beer, sausages, and music to entertain overflow crowds. The event, which took place on Church St. and Brattle St., […]

Boston Herald

HONK! Festival bring ‘positive energy,’ ‘passionate activism’ back to Cambridge, Somerville streets

For the 17th year, Somerville and Cambridge streets from Davis Square to Harvard Square were taken over by the bright, percussive crowds for the final day of the 2022 HONK! […]

CBS News

To Do List: Oyster Festival, Howl-O-Ween Pet Parade, Harvard Square Oktoberfest

BOSTON – Fall is in full swing and it’s going to be a perfect weekend in New England to enjoy festivities including an oyster festival, Howl-O-Ween pet parade, and Oktoberfest. […]

YouTube

To Do List: Oyster Festival, Howl-O-Ween Pet Parade, Harvard Square Oktoberfest

To Do List: Oyster Festival, Howl-O-Ween Pet Parade, Harvard Square Oktoberfest – YouTube

The Somerville Times

HONK! Festival: 17th Annual Festival of Activist Street Bands

TheHONK! Festival. The worldwide activist street band movement. Perhaps you’ve heard of it. Or perhaps, if not, you can catch-up by first checking out this wiki, since yes, HONK! does […]

Boston Globe

HONK! returns with a multi-day music extravaganza

The 17th annual HONK! Festival returns for Indigenous People’s Day weekend with 20 marching bands convening in Cambridge to promote music, community, and a sprinkle of local activism. Musical groups […]

Broadway World

43RD ANNUAL OKTOBERFEST and HONK! PARADE To Be Held This Week

The festivities will take place Sunday, October 9th, 2022. The Harvard Square Business Association has announced the return of the 43rd Annual Oktoberfest and slightly irrepressible and fabulously madcap 17th […]

Dezeen

Home Studios adds soft seating to Italian restaurant Bar Enza

Brooklyn-based Home Studios has filled an Italian restaurant close to Harvard University with plush booths and banquettes to introduce colour and texture to the space. Bar Enza is situated in a prime spot on Harvard […]

Gazette

A look ’round the Square

The seasons and the shops may change, but the spirit and streets are ever-exciting How to describe Harvard Square? Busy and bustling with bikes and buses, cars and crowds, trucks […]

The Crimson

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Laverne Cox to be Awarded Harvard’s Highest Honor for African and African American Studies

Seven individuals — including basketball legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and actress Laverne Cox — will be awarded the W.E.B. Du Bois Medal, Harvard’s highest honor in the field of African and […]