Make Music Long Beach

Make Music Long Beach, part of the international Fête de la Musicque, is a global celebration of music held annually on June 21. Launched in France in 1982, this unique experience has grown to include more than 1,000 cities across 120 countries.

Completely free and open to all, Make Music Day invites musicians of all ages, skill levels, and genres to share their art. It brings joy, inspires creativity, and transforms communities through the power of music.

During the daylong event, the city comes alive with music. Performances take place on city sidewalks, parks, patios, and even back porches. Anything is possible. This celebration is not limited to residents of Long Beach, 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 community!

Registration Dates

• Registration Opens: April 1 at 8:00 AM
• Registration Closes: May 31 at 11:59 PM
• Venue Meet & Greet / Material Pick Up: TBA for 2026

Who Can Participate?

Musicians
All ages, skill levels, and genres. You can play one show or as many as you’d like.

Host / Venues
Hosting can be a simple space on your porch or inside your store. It can be as complex as a stage and sound equipment. Hosts control the location, times, and available equipment. Sites must be:

• Able to maintain space on the sidewalk for pedestrians
• In the City of Long Beach
• Free and accessible to the public

How to Register

Tutorial Videos

1. Visit http://longbeach.makemusicday.org to register or log in

2. Fill out the registration form and click sign me up.

3. There will be 3 options to choose from. Select Venue, Performer, OR Both.

4. Once selected, you will create a profile for your venue. You’ll be able to select the whole time frame you’re available to have music during the day, give details about your role, and list details as
a host (PA, electricity, etc) and musician (genre, links, etc)

5. When completed, you’re able to browse hosts and musicians and request performances

Match Making

1. Venues browse the list of artists and vice versa, each requesting an amount of time from the other for the performance.
   
2. Requests are accepted or declined at the discretion of the artist or venue. Before a performance is finalized, the venue must accept the request from an artist or the artist must accept the request from a venue.
   
3. Once final, the performance is posted to our live, interactive map on our website, which the public can view and explore.

Make Music Long Beach staff help finalize performance details, aid venues in securing permits, and market the festival in print, online, and social media channels.Click to Register

Make Music Day is free for the city of Long Beach, so we rely heavily on volunteers to keep things running smoothly. That means we need your help on June 21! 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 Long Beach 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.

Interested in volunteer? Write us: longbeach@makemusicday.org