Make Music Big Bear

Come join us during our 6th year of live music in the Village of Big Bear Lake. The line up is local talent with a few special guest from off the mountain who wanted to join us. The venues are our local businesses, and the audience is everyone who is in town.

Make Music Day is a live, free musical celebration always on June 21, the longest day of the year – the Summer Solstice. Launched in France 1982 as Féte de la Musique, it is now held on the same day in more than 1,000 cities in 120 countries.

Growing, you bet! This event is getting huge, and the town is loving this. With over eighteen (18) business locations participating, sixteen (16) in the Village and two (2) in the Moonridge Corridor, hosting over 100 musicians/bands on Village Drive, Pine Knot Avenue, and Moonridge Road. Busking…. you mean street musicians, yes busking. Some of us like to just let it out no matter where we are. This is all for our community enjoyment and your listening ears, so come on into town, enjoy free music, and help us celebrate Make Music Big Bear!

We invite all musicians and singers of every kind to join us on making June 21 a huge musical celebration. Singers, church choirs, jazz combos, rock bands, glee clubs, mariachis, marching bands, and every other kind of musician, of any age group or skill level, are all welcome. How about a percussion or horn group rocking out while walking down the streets? Come make it happen. Contact us and we will make sure you get on the schedule.

Special Notes:

Find us at our Information Table (in front of United Wood Craftsman building, 653 Pine Knot) will have information on Make Music Day, along with flyers and schedules for this year, plus lanyards for all participants.. Also we will have cross promotions and fundraiser flyers and information for the Mountain Top Strings, and The Voice Studio of Diane Kubeja. You might even catch some of the performers hanging out here as well. Please stop on by, say “hi”, and have all your questions answered. Meet and talk to local artists, players, and singers. Once again, Jill Gatsby will have a dozen Tong Drums to play and fall in love with!

Again we are cross promoting proudly with The Big Bear Theatre Project, as music and acting are so closely related in the realm of Performing Arts. Please explore https://www.BigBearTheatreProject.org for upcoming shows and to learn more about the Big Bear Theatre Project.

Make Music Big Bear is a chapter of the Make Music Alliance, who supports hundreds of cities in dozens of states across the U.S. and other countries. Through this support and partnership we have many of the tools we need to make this event successful and possible. Please explore https://www.MakeMusicDay.org and learn how the entire world is involved and celebrating this event, on this one day, every single year.

The Renowned “Farley The Fiddler” (Gary Fransisco) and Danny Wilson perform in front of Queen Bee.

Brian Curley and “That Dam Band!” jam it out at the Village Sports Bar.

Things can change, so keep your eyes open, but this is the current lineup.

NOTE – Listed is 2025 Lineup. This is a visual only.
We will be working on the 2026 Lineup soon.
And yes, it will be just as great!

12:00 pm The Production  –  12:00-1:15 – Stillwells Restaurant – Lakeside Stage

                  Brian Johnson  –  12:00-1:00  –  Oakside Restaurant & Bar

                  Uriah Rojas  –  12:00-1:00  –  Queen Bee Honey Shop

                Yucaipa Ukes  –  12:00-1:00  –  Village Sports Bar

                Fran’s Fan  –  12:00-1:00  –  A Christmas Store N More

                  Area 91 –  12:00-1:00  –  SoCal Resorts / Compass Real Estate

                  Connie Ybarra Grace  –  12:00-1:30  –  Moonridge Coffee

 12:30 pm  Grayson  –  12:30-1:00  –  Elks Lodge – West Stage

                  Mo Hollis  –  12:30-1:30  –  Amangela’s Sandwich & Bagel House – Breezeway

                  Boswell Project  –  12:30-2:00  –  Barrel 33

                  Dana Larson  –  12:30-1:30  –  Muchachos Tortilla Bar

 1:00 pm  Stella Rosenblatt –  1:00-2:00  –  Old German Deli

                  David Graham  –  1:00-2:00  –  Stella Luna

                  Emily & Matt  –  1:00-2:00  –  La Pergola Trattoria & Lounge

                  Drew Plakos  –  1:00-2:00  –  Sotheby’s Real Estate

                  Plantain Rebel –  1:00-2:00  –  Nottinghams Tavern Patio

 1:15 pm Diane Kubeja Voice Studio  –  1:15-2:45  –  Village Sports Bar

1:30 pm    Revolver –  1:30-2:45  –  Elks Lodge – North Stage

                 Ian Seabolt  –  1:30-2:30  –  SoCal Resorts / Compass Real Estate

                 Spiritual Drum Circle  –  1:30-3:00  –  Alchemistic Workshop

1:45 pm The Blackbook  –  1:45-3:00  –  Stillwells Restaurant – Lakeside Stage

2:00 pm    Dana Larson  –  2:00-3:00  –  Oakside Restaurant & Bar

                  Brad Riesau  –  2:00-3:00  –  Amangela’s Sandwich & Bagel House – Breezeway

                  Jeff Utley  –  2:00-3:00  –  Queen Bee Honey Shop

                  The Randy, Tony, Robbie Jam  –  2:00-2:45  –  Barrel 33

                  Mountain Top Strings  –  2:00-3:00  –  A Christmas Store N More

                  Bearly Famous  –  2:00-3:30  –  Moonridge Coffee

2:30 pm   That Dam Band!  –  2:30-4:00  –  Whiskey Dave’s – Inside Stage

                 Dave Graham  –  2:30-3:30  –  Muchachos Tortilla Bar

                 Glenn Yarber  –  2:30-3:30  –  Sotheby’s Real Estate

                 Regina & Christina  –  2:30-3:30  –  Nottinghams Tavern Patio

3:00 pm    Dog’s Breakfast  –  3:00-4:15  –  Elks Lodge – West Stage

                 Brian Johnson  –  3:00-4:00  –  Old German Deli

                 Louie Johnson and Marina Demarco  –  3:00-4:00  –  Stella Luna

                 RJ  –  3:00-4:00  –  La Pergola Trattoria & Lounge

                 Silicon Strawberry  –  3:00-4:30  –  Moonridge Room

3:30 pm    Stella Rosenblatt  –  3:30-4:30  –  Oakside Restaurant & Bar

                 Jamin Flesch  –  3:30-4:30  –  Queen Bee Honey Shop

                  Roadkill Bluegrass Band  –  3:30-4:30  –  Village Sports Bar

                  Urijah Rojas  –  3:30-4:30  –  A Christmas Store N More

                  Dragonwolfe  –  3:30-4:45  –  SoCal Resorts / Compass Real Estate

3:45 pm Madam Nurse Medicine Show  –  3:45-4:45  –  Nottinghams Tavern Patio

4:00 pm Tierra sin Fronteras – 4:00-5:00 – Stillwells Restaurant – Lakeside Stage

                  Bob Middleton  –  4:00-5:00  –  Amangela’s Sandwich & Bagel House – Breezeway

                  Connie Ybarra Grace  –  4:00-5:00  –  Muchachos Tortilla Bar

                  Mountain Top Strings  –  4:00-5:00  –  Sotheby’s Real Estate

4:30 pm   Social Habit –  4:30-5:45  –  Elks Lodge – North Stage

4:45 pm Farley the Fiddler  –  4:45-6:00  –  Village Sports Bar

5:00 pm    Drew Plakos  –  5:00-6:00  –  Old German Deli

                  RJ  –  5:00-6:00  –  Stella Luna

                  Alec Johnson  –  5:00-6:00  –  Oakside Restaurant & Bar

                  Scott & Amy  –  5:00-6:00  –  Queen Bee Honey Shop

                  Emily & Matt  –  5:00-6:00  –  La Pergola Tortilla & Lounge

                  Jill Coleman  –  5:00-5:30  –  Nottinghams Tavern Patio

5:30 pm   Mo Hollis & Robbie Bos  –  5:30-6:30  –  Amangela’s Sandwich & Bagel House – Breezeway

                  Yucaipa Ukes  –  5:30-6:30  –  Sotheby’s Real Estate

                  Rodney York. –  5:30-6:30  –  SoCal Resorts / Compass Real Estate

6:00 pm    Camp Rock Road  –  6:00-7:15  –  Elks Lodge – West Stage

                Tierra sin Fronteras  –  6:00-7:00  –  Stillwells Restaurant – Lakeside Stage

                  Dan O’Mara  –  6:00-7:00  – Muchachos Tortilla Bar

                  Rich Spaulding  –  6:00-7:00  –  Nottinghams Tavern Patio

6:30 pm   Tom Stauffer  –  6:30-8:00  –  Oakside Restaurant & Bar

6:45 pm   Silicon Strawberry –  6:45-7:45  –  Village Sports Bar

7:00 pm    Loose Affiliates  –  7:00-8:30  –  SoCal Resorts / Compass Real Estate

7:30 pm Rukus  –  7:30-9:00  –  Elks Lodge – North Stage

            Community Jam (all invited)  –  7:30-9:00  –  Stillwells Restaurant – Lakeside Stage

And of course, Open Mic at the “Copper Q” this year:

12:00 pm – Capt. John

12:30 pm  – 

1:00 pm  –  

1:30 pm  –

2:00 pm  – Ed Krause

2:30 pm  –  Todd Clanton

3:00 pm  –  Judy

3:30 pm  –  Soul Stys

4:00 pm – Ron Warren

4:30 pm – – BREAK –

5:00 pm  – Caleb Taplet

5:30 pm  – Following The Stars

6:00 pm  – Following The Stars

6:30 pm  – The Electricians

7:00 pm  – Kerensa Krininger

7:30 pm  – 

8:00 pm  – 

8:30 pm  – 

Updated June 20 2025, 6:15 pm

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Support…

If you would love to help out, organize and schedule, hang banners, or just donate some monies to the cause, we will be so glad to talk with you.

Your donations and your time will really help us!

Contact us through our email:    bigbear@makemusicday.org