5 things to do this weekend, including HONK! Festival and Indigenous Peoples' Day at The Brattle

There’s just so much music happening this Indigenous Peoples Day weekend that we could have dedicated an entire roundup to that and it would fill your schedule morning till night. There’s Jazz Along the Charles, Levitate’s Flannel Jam, Agronomy Farm Vineyard’s 5th Annual Agronomyfest and more! We even have two more musical happenings this weekend that we’ll highlight a little more below, mixed in with some cinema and museum exhibitions to round out this list of things to do this weekend.

Trees grow up from the earth and reach up toward their photosynthetic energy source, the sun. But what happens if a tree is placed upside down with the roots and dirt suspended in air and the tree trunk and limbs below it? Since 1999, artist-experimenter Natalie Jeremijenko’s “Tree Logic” has explored that question in the courtyard at the front entrance of MASS MoCA. As the trees have outgrown the installation over the years, the museum has replaced them in order to plant a new group of upside-down hanging trees. After this weekend, this generation of trees will be retired and so will the installation itself. While “Tree Logic” is ending its tenure, the trees will be replanted on MASS MoCA’s campus at the end of The Speedway, this time firmly in the ground, which will make for an interesting pathway of roots as they shift their growth in opposite directions. And while you’re at the museum, check out Joseph Grigely’s “In What Way Wham?” Learn more about the artist here.

Now in its 18th year, this three-day, volunteer-organized festival brings together street bands from across the country to Somerville for a party like no other. Street bands often use the uninhibited volume of brass and drums and draw on influences of Klezmer, Balkan, Brazilian, Afrobeat, New Orleanian, hip-hop music and more. They capture the attention of those around by performing within the audience. That’s one of the reasons these bands are often so closely tied to activism. HONK! highlights the power of street bands to not just get people up on their feet, but also change people’s minds. In addition to performances, there will be roundtable discussions with directors from other HONK! festivals around the country. In order to plan your visit to this free festival, check out a list of performances, parade times and a full schedule lineup.

None of my friends have exactly the same taste in music. I’ve got friends who listen to mostly Grateful Dead; a DJ friend in Chicago who almost exclusively plays house music; an old professor of sound design who exposed me to the weirdest genres I’ve ever heard. All of those people have spoken to me about Steely Dan with a deference for their music. Maybe you’re one of the people who find themselves drawn to the appeal of “Dirty Work” and “Peg.” Maybe you’re someone who has heard “Reelin’ In the Years” a time or two and you’re hesitant but curious. Who's not afraid to try new things? If that’s the case, bring yourself to the Herter Park Amphitheater along the Charles on Saturday night for the musical enchantments of The Nightflies. The Steely Dan cover band features Chris Hurren on keyboards and vocals, Gary Jenkins on bass and vocals, Mickey Roache and Paul Greenspan on guitar, Mark Seibel and Bob Adams on saxophone, Jon Golden on percussion and Lori Zuroff, Marcia J. Macres and Tess Ferraiolo on vocals.

The Brattle Theatre consistently offers curated film series, timed to holidays and other cultural happenings. Indigenous Peoples' Day is no exception. The Brattle screens a noon showing of “Małni – Towards The Ocean, Towards The Shore” from director Sky Hopinka, a poetic, experimental film about the Chinookan people in the Pacific Northwest. The film touches on elements of spirituality and includes several stunning moving images of our natural world. Paired with that is “Lakota Nation vs. United States” for a double feature. In the latter film, screening at 2 p.m., documentarians Jesse Short Bull and Laura Tomaselli examine several aspects of the conflict between Indigenous people and colonizers, including war, displacement and genocide. The films are complementary and, together, have the potential to both inspire awe and disgust.

The Museum of Fine Arts, Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum and Institute of Contemporary Art are all free to the public on Monday. While the MFA and ISGM are managing the crowds by welcoming visitors on a first-come, first-served basis, the ICA is requiring advanced tickets to snag a spot. All three museums have recently opened exhibits that are included in this day of free admission. The MFA has “Fashioned by Sargent,” ISGM recently opened “Carla Fernández: Tradition Is Not Static” and the ICA’s new exhibit “Forecast Form: Art in the Caribbean Diaspora, 1990s–Today.”

Correction: An earlier version of this story misstated the cost of visiting MASS MoCA. We regret the error.