(10.9) The annual Pronk! celebration takes place this year all day and into the night at Dexter Park featuring local Indigenous musicians and artists as well as an impressive roster of local, national, and international Community of HONK! musicians, street brass bands, and percussion ensembles. I’m going to go out on a limb and say […]
(10.14) It’s time for the annual invasion of tubas, trumpets, and drums as we end the long weekend on a high note with the PRONK Festival. Roving, strutting, blaring bands will arrive from across the country to lead locals in a second line of wild abandon. The out-of-towners will be joining local favorites the What
(10.8) The annual Providence Honk Festival returns Monday down by the river. PRONK! is a cacophonous street celebration with brass bands from Rhode Island and beyond. Here’s the schedule from the Pronk FB page. 2 pm to 5pm — Along the Providence River near the corner of South Water Street and Point Street we will
(10.9) This festival/parade of marching bands is insanely fun — and very kid friendly — and this year it starts by the river on South Water Street, on four stages: the Wild Colonial lot, the River Boardwalk, the Sunflower Field, and the Corner Park. So what is the Providence Honk Festival a.k.a Pronk!? We are
(10.10) Brass bands from around the region converge on downtown Providence this holiday Monday for The Providence Honk Festival a.k.a. Pronk!. Starting in the afternoon with performances at Burnside Park, followed by a parade down South Water Street, and ending with a party of sorts under the highway at the Hurricane Barrier. While many of
(10.12) New parade route this year! Pronk reclaims the streets with brass, beats, and feet! We are a cacophonous street celebration with out of town brass bands! We are a street intervention like no other, with outfits and misfits from Rhode Island and beyond – musicians, artists, activists, makers, and groups from around Providence –
(10.13) Pronk! the Providence Honk Festival comes to Fox Point Monday, October 13th. Events kick off with a free concert in India Point Park featuring visiting bands from around the country as well as local favorites What Cheer? Brigade, Kickin’ Brass, and the Extraordinary Rendition Band. Providence Monthly describes it perfectly. In a rather simple
(10.8) The fifth annual Providence Honk Fest returns to the Fox Point neighborhood. This is a free, family-oriented street festival featuring brass and drum-based marching bands. The City of Providence has officially declared October 8 to be Pronk Day! PRONK!’s motto is “Reclaim the streets with brass, beats, and feet” and this year’s theme is
Pronk, the Providence Honk Fest, is here. The event kicks off Monday, October 3rd at India Point Park. 4pm to 6pm Performances at India Point Park overlooking the Bay 6:30pm Parade down Wickenden Street 7:15pm to 10pm Showcase performances on the Providence River (Bike Valet from Recycle-A-Bike will be available on South Water Street from
Head over to India Point Park at 3:30pm, Monday October 11, to get in on the very start of Pronk! Providence Honk Fest for seven hours of honking and pronking. Bands from all over the country will converge on the Fox Point area playing at India Point Park for a while, then parading down Wickenden,