Let’s get loud, We Make Noise Festival.
In collaboration with Mass NOW, the Boston chapter of We Make Noise will bring a free, one-day music fest to Downtown Crossing on August 24. From noon to 8 p.m., the event will pack Washington Street and Summer Street with live music, visual art galleries, and a vendor area organized by the Boston Women’s Market. This year marks the second edition of the festival, which launched last summer as “BBG Fest,” a nod to We Make Noise’s prior moniker Beats By Girlz.
As an intersectional organization that aims to empower, connect, and educate women and gender-expansive artists, We Make Noise has tapped a vibrant array of area emcees, poets, DJs, and musicians to showcase across three stages. Performers announced thus far include hip-hop headliner Oompa (pictured above), as well as Cakeswagg, Amanda Shea, Lisa Bello, 1-800-SHORT-KING, Kühlname, Daniela Gómez, Analise, Kim Moberg, Gabriella Simpkins, and dogtailcorners.
“This will be a celebration of the great diverse local talent that makes Boston such a unique place to live,” says performer Naomi Westwater, who also co-organized the event. “From the artists to the vendors, makers, artisans, and more the We Make Noise Festival will uplift voices and showcase talents of often overlooked and marginalized communities.”
RSVP for free here.