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Dates:	Saturday, September 13, 2025 - Saturday, September 13, 2025
Hours:	12:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Ages:	Teens, Adults
In/Outdoor:	Outdoor
Cost:	Free see below
Category:	Fairs & Festivals

The Embrace Massó '¡Con Salsa!” International Music Festival is an electrifying celebration of music, culture, and social justice.

The festival embodies Embrace Boston’s commitment to social change through the universal language of community building and music.

This dynamic event showcases the rich diversity of Latin and global rhythms, melodies, and traditions, uniting performers and audiences from around the world in a spirit of harmony and solidarity.

Named in honor of community activist, leader, and icon Jose Massó III, the longtime host of WBUR’s “¡Con Salsa!,” a bilingual Afro-Latin music program celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, the festival pays tribute to his unwavering dedication to promoting cultural exchange and social justice through music.

Massó, whose pioneering work has inspired generations of artists and activists, embodies the spirit of resilience, advocacy, and inclusivity that defines our festival.

Through family engagement, curated experiences, collective action stations, and interactive exhibits, attendees are invited to engage with pressing social justice issues, explore the intersection of arts and activism, and engage in community while celebrating the intersectionality of Latinx heritage.

The Embrace Massó '¡Con Salsa!” International Music Festival proud Everyone 250 partner.

Official line up:

Spanish Harlem Orchestra (headliner) — Iconic, Grammy-winning Salsa and Latin Jazz band bringing NYC sabor to the heart of Boston

aja monet — Acclaimed poet and voice of liberation through spoken word

Jonathan Suazo — Afro-Caribbean jazz innovator blending roots and rebellion

Manuela Sánchez Goubert — Berklee College of Music student artist hailing from Colombia blending Jazz with Latin American folk music

BOMBAntillana, MetaMovements, and Javier Jeffer — a dynamic trio of music, movement, and message, featuring Javier Jeffer from Havana, Cuba, currently in the U.S. on a special artist visa

Salsa y Control — Teaching dance as resistance and joy

Hyde Square Task Force — Youth power, performance, and tradition

DJ Armando The Truth — Spinning sounds of nuestra comunidad all day long

COST

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FREE

WEBSITE

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www.embraceboston.org/embrace-masso-con-salsa

LOCATION

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Boston Common, Boston, MA, 02108 map

Boston Common, 139 Tremont St., Boston, MA