(Boston, MA) The We Make Noise Festival has announced New England musician Lady Lamb will headline the one-day celebration on Saturday, August 23, 2025. Lady Lamb was quick to develop a reputation as a breakout star in New England, winning a Boston Music Award for Best Folk Vocalist in 2010. Now in its third year, the festival will showcase more than a dozen women and gender-expansive artists across three stages in the heart of Boston in Downtown Crossing along with visual art and vendors. We Make Noise is free and open to the public. Supporters can RSVP now at wmnboston.org/fest.
The We Make Noise Festival is about more than just music. The event will also include a visual art gallery in partnership with Boston Art Review showcasing the work of diverse artists, digital interactions exploring feminism and activism, and a platform for local vendors through the Boston Women’s Market.
“We are thrilled to bring We Make Noise back to Downtown Crossing this year,” says Boston folk artist Naomi Westwater, one of the event’s organizers. “This is our third year, and we’re seeing an exciting new wave of performers eager to take the stage, performing all types of music. We are also grateful to once again partner with Boston Women’s Market, and thankful to all the incredible artists and makers joining us to share their talent. At its heart, the festival is about uplifting women and marginalized communities—and we’re proud to continue that mission.”
Lady Lamb, the stage name of musician Aly Spaltro, first began writing music around the age of 15 in the basement of a video store in Brunswick, Maine. Spaltro moved to New York at twenty and released her debut studio album Ripely Pine. From her early days, staying late after-hours at her video rental store job in Maine to record songs, to co-producing and arranging her four studio records, Spaltro has remained focused on music that connects, empowers, and builds community.
The festival will include additional performances by Big Body Kweeng, Bux Wild (DJ), Eph See, Herisa the Traveler, Jill McCracken, kieramari, Mercedes Escobar, Naomi Westwater, Rosa Joe Jacobs, Seiyoung Jang, TIFFY, and ToriTori.
We Make Noise Boston supports women and gender-expansive artists and music creators through initiatives like the festival and We Make Noise Boston Camp, a songwriting and production camp designed by and for women and gender-expansive people. The Boston Chapter is BIPOC and Queer run bringing intersectional feminist to the center of the work they do.
The festival is presented by Mass NOW with the help of the City of Boston and the Downtown Boston Alliance.
For over 50 years, Mass NOW has been one of the leading multi-issue, multi-strategy feminist organizations in the Commonwealth. Feminist work doesn’t only happen in courtrooms and statehouses—it happens in the streets, on stages, and through the arts. Mass NOW’s involvement in We Make Noise Fest reflects its commitment to advancing cultural equity and uplifting feminist voices throughout the Commonwealth, including through the arts.
“Mass NOW is proud to host this event because we know cultural change drives political change,” says Sasha Goodfriend, Executive Director of Mass NOW. “We Make Noise Fest exemplifies the power of intersectional feminism in action—creating space, amplifying creativity, and building community through joy and resistance.”
The Downtown Boston Alliance (DBA) works to significantly improve the experience of all who live, work, visit, go to school, or shop in Downtown Boston by providing supplemental services to keep the district clean, safe, and vibrant while catalyzing an energetic and thriving business climate and serving as the neighborhood’s voice and advocate.
“The past two years, the We Make Noise Festival has brought a vibrant mix of live music and local makers and artists to the heart of Downtown Boston,” says Michael Nichols, President of the Downtown Boston Alliance. “We’re proud to once again host this incredible showcase in Downtown Crossing with a constellation of amazing partners like Mass NOW, the Boston Art Review, Boston Women’s Market, and many, many others!”
We Make Noise Fest takes place Saturday, August 23, 2025, at Downtown Crossing from 12 PM to 8 PM. RSVP now at wmnboston.org/fest.
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