Challapalooza

Boston's Jew-ish Music Festival

Prospect Hill Park, Somerville, MA

About Challapalooza

  • What is it?
  • Food
  • Venue
  • Organizers
  • Security

Challapalooza is Greater Boston’s Jew-ish Music Festival. It's going to be a giant celebration — a full day of live music by fantastic local Jewish musicians, with delicious food from Jewish & kosher food trucks and fun in the park for all ages.

Enough nosh for all your Jewish-mother needs!

Ahava Catering will be making delicious sandwhiches, vegetarian and fleishig. Come check out the shwarma!

Ahava Catering Shwarma

Get in some ice cream before your shwarma with the Boston Ice Cream Truck.

Boston Ice Cream Truck

Enjoy delicious local (pareve!) chocolate from a Wild Child Chocolate, made right here in Somerville!

Wild Child Chocolate Truffles

All food will be kosher, and we will have vegetarian and vegan options available.

Lincoln Park

Our beloved Lincoln Park is the home to many a cherished local event, from School of Honk to hanging out on shabbat. Come lounge in the grass, play frisbee and listen to the music!

In case of heavy rain, Challapalooza will happen at an indoor location.

Volunteer Led

Challapalooza is an all volunteer run effort, spearheaded by Akiva Jackson of Moishe House Somerville, with amazing amounts of help from a dedicated group of volunteers, including Heila Precel, Allison Moore, Alison Arnold, Jacob Smith, Jackson Mercer, and many more. Please join us, we always need more people, both for planning and day-of volunteering.

Security

We know many people are concerned about security, and we take this very seriously. We are implementing a comprehensive security plan in consultation with the police and local security experts.

The Music

Genres: Hip-Hop, Jazz, Rock, Folk, Klezmer, Bluegrass, Pop, Balkan, A Capella & More

Neta Weiner & Oys to Men
Israeli Hip-Hop (Arabic, Hebrew & Yiddish)

Neta Weiner is a boundary-pushing artist from Jaffa, currently based in Boston, whose work fuses spoken word, hip-hop, and traditional Jewish sounds. Performing with Oys to Men, a multilingual klez-hop ensemble blending klezmer and hip-hop with local storytelling.

Itay Dayan and His Band
Middle Eastern Pop/Klezmer Fusion

Boston-based group mixing klezmer and Middle Eastern pop for energetic, danceable shows.

Beth Bahia Cohen
Balkan Fiddle

Master violinist bridging cultures from Greece to the Middle East, with a global palette of bowed instruments.

And many more wonderful local musicians!

Jewish Singer-Songwriter

Marni Loffman

Jewish Singer-Songwriter

Jackson Mercer

Folk/Jewish Fusion

Mattias Kaufmann

Klezmer

David Zabner

Swing & Jazz

Kira Daglio Fine Big Band

Singer Songwriter

Anat Halevy Hochberg

Appalachian Folk

Lee Zangari

Jewish Singer-Songwriter

Sam Tygiel

Klezmer

Nat Seelen