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Out to Lunch Festival & Farmers’ Market Announces 2025 Headliners Featuring Top Artists
WORCESTER, MA – The annual Out to Lunch Festival & Farmers’ Market is back for Summer 2025, bringing together musical talent from around the world. The festival, presented by the Downtown Worcester Business Improvement District (BID) and the City of Worcester, will take place every Wednesday from June 18 through August 20 from 11 am to 3 pm on the Worcester Common Oval.
This year’s performer lineup is packed with international, national, and regionally touring fan favorites, featuring popular acts and emerging talent spanning genres from reggae to R&B, from folk to Cuban rhythm, and more. Each headlining act will bring electrifying performances to the Out to Lunch main stage. There will also be exciting intermission acts highlighting local talent (to be announced) that will engage the audience with music, dance, and interactive experiences. Even more, attendees have the rare opportunity to see all these impressive acts for free as part of this community event.
Fabian Barracks, City of Worcester Cultural Development Officer, said: “The Out to Lunch planning team, led by the Downtown Worcester BID, has gone above and beyond in assembling a series of headlining performances for 2025 that not only highlight top-tier national and international artists but also bring fresh, vibrant sounds to our city. Worcester is going to see an elevated festival this year that’s not only about the music, but also about connecting fans with an unforgettable experience Downtown.”
Downtown Worcester BID Program Director Victoria Mariano added: “As a fan and as someone who has booked countless performers over the years myself, I’m ecstatic about the breadth and quality of musicians we’ve curated for the 2025 Out to Lunch Festival & Farmers’ Market. This lineup of headliners is truly world class, and the fact that all our guests will get to see every one of these acts for free makes it even more special.”
Full Lineup Highlights Include:
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June 18: Mystic Bowie’s Talking Dreads | Much more than a cover band, Talking Dreads re-imagines and infuses fresh life into Talking Heads' classic catalog with a high-octane mix of roots reggae, ska and lover’s rock (aka “romantic reggae”).
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June 25: Balkan Paradise Orchestra | Balkan Paradise Orchestra is a unique and groundbreaking all-woman band made up of ten brass, woodwind, and percussion instrumentalists playing original music ranging from danceable and festive tracks that flirt with electronic, pop, or disco music to calmer, acoustic songs with Balkan influences.
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July 2: Little Lies | Little Lies is an 8-piece tribute band from Boston performing an authentic playlist of your favorite Fleetwood Mac hits, featuring two female and two male vocalists, along with an ensemble of professional musicians dedicated to capturing the magic of one of the world’s most successful bands.
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July 9: Dan Burke & The Royal Treatment | If Harry Styles had come out in 1987 and brought in Lionel Richie, Greg Phillinganes, Sheila E., Bootsy Collins, and Nile Rodgers as a band, you'd have the R&B band Dan Burke & The Royal Treatment.
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July 16: Las Karamba | Las Karamba is a multicultural, all-woman band infusing traditional styles like son, cha-cha-cha, salsa, and timba with influences from rap and urban music, plus a touch of samba and rumba, to create a new, highly powerful and infectious musical blend.
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July 23 (Celebrating Disability Pride Month): Flame | A high-energy American cover band consisting of talented members who happen to have disabilities, Flame performs globally playing all your favorites from the classics through today’s hits, along with some originals.
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July 30: Bia Ferreira | Bia Ferreira is a Brazilian singer, composer, multi-instrumentalist, and artivist who defines her music as MMP: Música de Mulher Preta (Black Woman Music) with funky beats, reggae, and soul ballad grooves.
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August 6 (Celebrating National Farmers’ Market Week): Bella’s Bartok | A band known for raucous theatrical performances and an outspoken message of finding hope in a world of uncertainty, Bella’s Bartok seamlessly blends a rich cacophony of sound and soul into their music with influences from punk to folk and pop to Americana.
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August 13: Ryan Montbleau Band | A relentless road warrior and masterful wordsmith, Ryan Montbleau has “made a career of confident, danceable positivity,” with ecstatic live shows and a folk-rock sound that also touches on funk, soul, hip-hop, and reggae.
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August 20: Cool Cool Cool | Cool Cool Cool knows how to deliver an electrifying performance, blending the best of funk, house and R&B with dynamic, female-led vocals, a tight horn section, swirling synths, and a rhythm section that lays down a wicked groove.
Downtown Worcester BID Executive Director Katelyn O’Brien noted: “These headlining acts will undoubtedly draw music lovers from across the region to Downtown Worcester, where they'll not only experience incredible performances but also contribute to our local economy by shopping with Out to Lunch vendors, and spending time in Downtown shops, restaurants, and the heart of our community.”
In addition to music and performances, Out to Lunch festivalgoers can also purchase lunch from a wide variety of food trucks and vendors, shop with local artists and crafters, connect with community organizations, and shop for locally grown produce, high-quality meats and cheeses, freshly baked bread, gourmet snacks, and more at a weekly farmers’ market.
Event Information:
- The 2025 Out to Lunch Festival & Farmers’ Market will take place every Wednesday from June 18 through August 20 from 11 am to 3 pm on the Worcester Common Oval.
- Headlining performances will begin at 12 pm.
- The event is FREE for all to attend.
- There will be local food trucks and vendors, artists and crafters, non-profit organizations, and an expanded weekly farmers’ market.
- Additional details on Out to Lunch including the full list of vendors and intermission performers will be announced in late spring 2025.
For more information visit: outtolunchworcester.com.
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