On June 21st public and private spaces throughout the City of Madison will become stages with hundreds of free live musical performances. Coffee shops, community centers, front porches, public libraries, and park shelters will all feature a diversity of music. Last year, Make Music Madison featured 621 registered performances at 196 venues with over 1,500 individual musicians.

This summer extravaganza invites the community to celebrate the longest day of the year together outdoors, investing in the local and creative community, according to a press release from the City of Madison, the host of the annual event. Musicians represent all genres, styles of music, skill levels, and ages.

Make Music Day began in Paris as Fête de la Musique and annually brings communities together to celebrate the power of live music and its importance to our lives and our creative economy. A group of dedicated citizens with guidance and support from the City of Madison and the Madison Arts Commission, who are still major funders of the project, founded the local chapter spearheading this wonderful celebration of Make Music Madison in 2013.

Register to host or play, or find a performance to watch at makemusicmadison.org/