California
Calaveras County: Event City hosts numerous performances throughout the Calaveras County region during Make Music Day. Visit their website for more information.
Carlsbad: The Museum of Making Music will celebrate MMD with hand-on music making, special guests, performances and more! Visit their website for more information.
Los Angeles: The Italian Cultural Institute is organizing a concert with award-winning Italian singer and songwriter Patrizia Laquidara, who will dive into her repertoire, recounting the origins and the history of Italian popular music. The free concert will take place at Theatre Raymond Kabbaz at 8pm. Please RSVP here.
Murphys: Make Music Day will be celebrated at the Murphys Irish Pub beginning at 3pm and continues at the Music Barn at Val du Vino Winery and Vineyards from 7 pm until the wee hours. Visit their website for more information.
Connecticut
Coventry: Join Coventry Arts Guild for a Make Music Day celebration from 3-8pm at Creaser Park! Please email Tim Timberman for more information.
Kansas
Wichita: Damm Music hosts an entire day of Make Music Day activities including a drum circle and beginner ukulele lessons.
Maryland
Baltimore: Flutist Martha Cargo will be performing on the streets of Fells Point, Baltimore with special guests. Visit their website for more information.
Minnesota
Bloomington: Join Schmitt Music for an all day celebration featuring marching bands, outdoor stage, recitals in concert hall, and events in each specialty shop. Visit their website for more information.
New Mexico
Silver City: Swing by Gough Park to weave sounds and send intentions of peace to the world (more information). Following, head to The Commons for a community sing-along (more information)! Jeff Ray and Anna Blomfield will perform from 2-4pm at the gallery inside the Purple Hester House (316 N Bullard).
North Carolina
Boone: Join the Kudzu Strummers at the Lois E. Harrell Senior Center for a morning picking party. Visit their website for more information.
Oklahoma
Muskogee: Muskogee Parks and Recreation and Make Music Muskogee have teamed up for Make Music Day at the Depot Green! They are planning for music/arts/food vendors and summer activities for all ages. Bring your lawn chairs and blankets and enjoy this worldwide musical celebration for the first day of summer. They have a lineup of musical performances from noon until 9:00 pm, with a finale audience sing-along of Oklahoma. Visit their website for more information.
Pennsylvania
East Greenville: Join Make Music Upper Perk for a daylong celebration featuring hundreds of musicians of all varieties and ages. Visit their website for more information.
Washington
Camano Island: Join the Camano Ukulele Ensemble for a community ensemble performance, happening from 1-2pm at the Camano Island Library.
Ellensburg: Students, teachers, and friends of Make Music Ellensburg perform around downtown Ellensburg all day long! Visit their website for more information.
Richland: Unleashed Entertainment partners with The Emerald for Make Music Richland 2023. Visit their website for more information.
Sequim: Guy James and Sequim Friends host an afternoon of everything from old time to folk to pop at the Wild Goddess (145 E Washington Street).
Washington, DC
Join Dance Flamenco DC and its children’s program Flamenco 4 Kids for an afternoon of authentic sounds and the movements of Andalucia. Visit their website for more information.