About
Make Music Green Bay is part of the international Fête de la Musique, taking place in 800 cities across 120 countries every year on June 21. It is designed to celebrate the joy of music in all its forms. We encourage everyone to find their inner musician! Grab an instrument, make an instrument, find some pots and pans, form a jam band, or join forces with others to play free public “concerts” wherever you can, wherever you are!
In the U.S., Make Music Day is presented by The NAMM Foundation, and coordinated by the Make Music Alliance. This year, more than 65 U.S. cities are organizing Make Music Day celebrations, encompassing thousands of concerts nationwide.
Make Music GREEN BAY is:
- Performed by Anyone, Enjoyed by Everyone.
- A way for all Green Bay residents to celebrate the summer solstice, enjoying the longest day of the year, while sampling a buffet of musical merriment.
- A DIY city-wide celebration when almost any form of music making can and will happen.
- Open to music makers of all ages, skill levels, and musical persuasions. The more creative, the better! Silly faces, funny places, and wacky numbers are a plus!!
- A free day where permission is granted to sing off tune, make noise, think outside the beatbox and laugh out loud!
Participate
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER AS A PERFORMER OR HOST!
Events 2025:
Friday, June 20
Central Library – Downtown Green Bay (Youth Services Dept. (CEN))
10:15-11:00 am
Children and families are invited to have a great time celebrating stories and songs with rhythm and rhyme. Join in the fun by using our musical instruments, enjoy a musical instrument petting zoo, and make your own musical instrument. Get information about Make Music Day events happening around town on Saturday, June 21!
Saturday, June 21, Make Music Day!
Civic Symphony of Green Bay – At the Austin Straubel International Airport
2 PM – 4:15 PM
Join the musicians of the Civic Symphony of Green Bay for CSGB @ GRB (Orchestra at the Airport) – a unique, family-friendly event in a hangar at the Green Bay Austin Straubel International Airport, hosted by Pilotsmith Flight School and Jet Air Group. The orchestra will be joined by singers from the Dudley Birder Chorale, with soprano soloist Yi-Lan Niu and baritone soloist Kent Paulsen.
Admission is free. Donations appreciated. Doors open at noon. Concert at 2:00. Bring your lawn chair!
Visit their event page HERE for parking and other attendance information.
Titletown
6:00 – 8:00 pm
Join the worldwide celebration known as Make Music Day! Make Music Day Green Bay is part of the international Fete de la Musique, taking place in 800 cities across 120 countries every year on June 21. It is designed to celebrate the joy of music in all forms.
Titletown will be participating in Make Music Day by having a live acoustic performer. Enjoy this free performance by a local musician while you enjoy dinner from any of our Titletown restaurants.
Registration is not required for this free program.
The performer for the night will be Acoustic Endorphins.
Levitt AMP Green Bay Music Series @ igNight Market on South Broadway
5:00 – 10:00 pm
Headliner
Brigitte Calls Me Baby: The music of Brigitte Calls Me Baby is equal parts elegant time warp and up-close exploration of our modern-day neuroses. The Chicago-based band ingeniously spans genres and eras, merging the lavish romanticism of mid-century pop with the frenetic energy and spiky intensity of early-millennium indie-rock as they remain intent on striking a balance between refined musicianship and absolute devotion to emotional truth.
Opener
Six Foot Blonde: Six Foot Blonde is the rare combination of earnest and exciting, the synthesis of front-woman Julia Rusyniak’s tremendous vocal talent and heartfelt lyrics with a 90’s-alt-washed take on soul pop that is lush, tight-knit, and brimming with energy.The kind of band that means what they say in every song and dances with you to every word, Six Foot Blonde burst out of their local midwestern scene with enough excitement to draw crowds across the country in under three years.
Opener
Raine Stern: was a contestant on season 20 of The Voice, has been featured on PBS’s 30 Minute Music Hour, and most recently was featured in NPR’s Best 2021 Tiny Desk Contest. When Raine first picked up a guitar at 11 years old, she found a home for the stories she had always felt the need to tell. Her lyricism is potent and poetic, and her arrangements fill in the cracks that language can’t. Raine’s timeless pop sound paired with guitar skills well beyond her years have earned her comparisons to music icons such as Prince.
Support
The more people we can gather to make Make Music Green Bay the best event it can be, the merrier!
Have a special skill you’d like to put to work volunteering with Make Music Green Bay?
Would you like more information for PR? Able to donate your time, finances, or instruments?
Contact
Get in touch with us at greenbay@makemusicday.org