Make Music Day is a live, free musical celebration on June 21, the longest day of the year, with concerts on streets, sidewalks, and parks across the city.
Make Music Philly is an all-day, open-access, free “do it yourself” festival taking place in various neighborhoods in Philadelphia, PA and its surrounding suburbs on June 21st every year. Participation is encouraged from all ages, genres, and abilities…from indie rock to bluegrass to a cappella, from music students to professional artists and everything in-between.
Make Music Philly’s primary goals are to provide an equal platform for musicians of all skill levels, interests, and walks of life, and to inspire the next generation of musicians through innovative outreach programming.
This celebration is not limited to residents of Philly, but invites music enthusiasts from everywhere to come participate by performing, attending, or volunteering.
Join us to ring in the Summer Solstice, as part of an international event with its heart and soul in our local creative community!
Are you interested in learning more about performing during Make Music Philly? Everyone is welcomed and encouraged to join the celebration! The event is an all-ages, all-inclusive celebration of music, so whether you’re in a band, a solo artist, a child, a senior, a saxophonist or a thereminist, there’s a spot for you to perform!
Registration is open as of Tuesday, March 19 – click here to sign up!
2024 Make Music Day National Projects
Stay tuned for Make Music Day National Projects for 2024. There will typically over a dozen national Make Music Day Projects that Philadelphia and surrounding areas can participate in.
Many thanks to the lovely Carol Riddick of WURD Radio’s Love & Life program for inviting our Coordinator Stephanie Renée on the air to discuss MMD Philly 2024! If you missed it live, you can link below to the video or audio only versions of the conversation. Stephanie appeared as the first guest, right afterContinue Reading »
No need for a ton of fanfare. Just posting a quick note to let you know that registration for 2024’s event will open on Tuesday, March 19, on the Vernal Equinox. Cool, right?? I mean…our event takes place on the Summer Solstice, so it feels a bit preordained to follow Earth’s biorhythms with everything elseContinue Reading »
Make Music Day is free for the city of Philadelphia, so we rely heavily on volunteers to keep things running smoothly. That means we need your help on June 21st! If you’re available on this day and would like to help us, please let us know. Here are just some of the things that you might be doing throughout the day:
Tell passersby about Make Music Philly and answer any questions audience and participators may have.
Take photos of your stationed event.
Help keep our performers happy.
Help with setup and breakdown between artists.
Help run sound.
If you would like to be a sponsor of Make Music Philly, please email us at philly@makemusicday.org
Our commitment to sponsors
We value our partnership with our sponsors and will strive to serve as good stewards of the generous gifts by delivering valuable benefits and a positive partnership experience. With a donation, you are helping to make music accessible to everyone in our community.
If you would like to be a sponsor of Make Music Philly 2024, please email us at philly@makemusicday.org.