Make Music Connecticut

Make Music Day

Connecticut Celebrates Make Music Day on Sunday, June 21st, 2026!

Across the state each year, musicians of every kind take to streets, parks, plazas, and porches, from the Long Island Sound to the hills in the North.

Connecticut’s ninth annual Make Music Day in 2025 featured 412 free musical performances across sixteen regional chapters. This year, the celebration reaches 17 regional chapters, brought together by the Connecticut Office of the Arts to coordinate a diverse, statewide day of music-making that’s open to all.

Find a Make Music Connecticut celebration near you!

Bethel
Bridgeport
Danbury
Fairfield
Hebron
Manchester
New Haven
New London
Norwalk
Norwich
Old Lyme
Ridgefield
Rocky Hill
Southbury
Westport
Willimantic
Windsor

Make Music Connecticut is proudly presented by the Connecticut Office of the Arts, as part of its mission to promote equity, diversity, inclusion, and access to the arts throughout the state.

About Make Music Connecticut

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Make Music Connecticut offers all native and newcomer residents of the Constitution State the opportunity to add a chorus to the rich musical history of Connecticut on June 21st.

We invite artists of all ages and genres, amateur and professional alike, to sign up to perform free concerts on June 21 in public spaces throughout the state. Everyone is welcome, and we mean everyone — even if you’ve never touched an instrument before, our thirteen regional organizers will have free music lessons and special hands-on music making opportunities just for you. And if you have a location to offer — a storefront, park, porch, or sidewalk — we invite you to sign up to host musicians on June 21. Just click on your local celebration to get started!

(Outside of these 19 regions but still want to host an event? Email us at kia@makemusicday.org.)

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About the Connecticut Office of The Arts

VISION: Inspire. Empower. Educate. Transform. The arts are a human right. The Connecticut Office of the Arts envisions a world where the arts, in all forms, are embedded in everyday life.

MISSION: The Connecticut Office of the Arts animates a culture of creativity across Connecticut by supporting arts making and arts participation for all people.

In Connecticut, the state agency charged with fostering the health of the creative economy is the Office of the Arts, which is located in the Department of Economic and Community Development (DECD). The Office of the Arts develops and strengthens the arts in Connecticut and makes artistic experiences widely available to residents and visitors. Through our grant programs, the Office of the Arts invests in Connecticut artists and arts organizations and encourages the public’s participation as creators, learners, supporters, and audience members. Through our programs and services, the Office of the Arts connects people to the arts and helps to build vital communities across the state.

To learn more, visit our website.