Mass Appeal

Make Music Day

No instrument? No problem!

For the 17th year, Make Music Day 2025 features Mass Appeal, bringing together people of all levels and ages to make music in large, single-instrument groups.

Not quite music lessons, not quite jam sessions, Mass Appeals are a special kind of musical happening of their own. And anyone can take part – in many cases, you don’t even need to bring an instrument!

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Alpine TX
Harmonica

Alpine Farmer’s Market Harmonica Workshop for Beginners

09:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Cow Dog, 215 E. Holland Ave
Atlanta GA
Accordion

Atlanta Accordion Club

02:00 PM - 04:00 PM
Atlanta Federations of Musicians, Atlanta, GA
Waco TX
Drumsticks

Brazos, Buckets, and Beats

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Indian Spring Park / Bridge Street Plaza
Fullerton CA
Bucket Drumming

Bucket Drum Circle

05:00 PM - 06:00 PM
Fullteron Plaza & Walk on Wilshire
Madeline Island WI
Bucket Drumming

Bucket Drumming

12:00 PM - 01:00 PM
Madeline Island Recycle Center
San Marcos TX
Bucket Drumming

Bucket Drumming

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Courthouse Lawn
Salem OR
Bucket Drumming

Bucket Drumming

12:00 PM - 01:00 PM
Downtown Salem, Oregon
Anaheim CA
Bucket Drumming

Bucket Drumming

02:00 PM - 03:00 PM
Carnegie Plaza and Farmers Park
Atlanta GA
Bucket Drumming

Bucket Drumming

12:00 PM - 02:00 PM
Atlanta Federation of Musicians, Atlanta, GA
Henderson NC
Bucket Drumming

Bucket Drumming Class

03:00 PM - 04:30 PM
Courthouse Square, Henderson NC
Germantown TN
Bucket Drumming

Bucket Drumming Session

04:00 PM - 06:00 PM
Music Box Germantown
New Haven CT
Bucket Drumming

Bucket Drumming Village

03:00 PM - 05:00 PM
West Haven, CT - Old Grove Park
Hebron CT
Bucket Drumming

Bucket Drumming with Make Music Day Hebron

10:00 AM - 06:00 PM
Main Stage: Douglas Library 22 Main St, Hebron, CT 06248 | Second Stage (Behind Main Firehouse) 27 Pendleton Dr, Hebron, CT 06248
Ossining Briarcliff NY
Bucket Drumming

Bucket Drumming with Mike Risko Music

02:00 PM - 02:30 PM
Mike Risko Music Store
Pittsburgh PA
Bucket Drumming

Bucket Drumming with Percussion and Jam to the Beat!

11:00 AM - 02:00 PM
West View Hub, 435 Perry Highway Westview PA 15229
Pittsburgh PA
Bucket Drumming

Bucket Drumming with Percussion and Jam to the Beat!

11:00 AM - 02:00 PM
West View Hub, 435 Perry Highway Westview PA 15229
Buda TX
Floor Piano

Build and Play Instruments with Makey Makey

02:00 PM - 03:30 PM
Buda Library, 405 E Loop St, Buda, TX 78610
Wyoming County NY
Floor Piano

Children’s Musical Workshop & Parade!

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
37 South Main Street, Perry, NY 14530
Marble Falls TX
Drumsticks

Community Drum Circle

06:00 PM - 07:30 PM
Johnson Park
Newark NJ
Percussion

Community MMD at Newark School of the Arts

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Newark School of the Arts, Newark, NJ
Hastings MN
Percussion

Community Play-along

12:00 PM - 06:00 PM
Levee Park, 20 Ramsey Street, Hastings, MN
Sun Prairie WI
Ukulele

Community Ukulele Jam

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
251 East Lane Street, Sun Prairie, WI
Madeline Island WI
Percussion

Community Youth Band and Singalong

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Outdoor Stage Mobile in Madeline Island, WI
Alpine TX
Percussion

Cow Dog Open Mic Percussion Workshop

12:00 PM - 04:00 PM
Cow Dog, 215 E. Holland Ave
Cross Plains WI
Percussion

Boomwhackers and Bells

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
H.M. Zander Park
Dallas TX
Percussion

Downtown Dallas Make Music Day

10:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Main St., Dallas, TX
Ridgefield CT
Drumsticks

Drum Circle

11:00 AM - 04:00 PM
Library and Town Hall
Albany NY
Drumsticks

Drum Circle at Clinton Market Collective

12:00 PM - 06:00 PM
Clinton Market Collective
Albany NY
Flowerpot Music

Drum Circles at Clinton Market Collective

12:00 PM - 06:00 PM
Clinton Market Collective
Fair Lawn NJ
Drumsticks

Drumming at Berdan Park

01:00 PM - 01:45 PM
Berdan Park
Albany NY
Flowerpot Music

Flowerpot Music at Clinton

12:00 PM - 06:00 PM
Clinton Market Collective, 154 Clinton Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11205
Philadelphia PA
Flowerpot Music

Family Bridge Sessions at World Cafe Live

11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
World Cafe Live, 3025 Walnut Street, Philadelphia PA
Phoenix AZ
Flowerpot Music

Flower Pot Drum Circle

09:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Arizona Center, 455 N 3rd St, Phoenix, AZ 85004
Germantown TN
Flowerpot Music

Flower Pot Music Band Session

01:00 PM - 04:00 PM
Music Box, 7516 Capital Dr, Germantown, TN 38138
Buda TX
Flowerpot Music

Flowerpot Music

09:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Buda Library, 405 E Loop St, Buda, TX 78610
Tulsa OK
Flowerpot Music

Flowerpot Music at the Tulsa Market District

10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
1102 South Lewis Avenue, Tulsa, OK
Cross Plains WI
Flowerpot Music

Flowerpot Music – Gardener’s Dream!

11:00 AM - 06:00 PM
11 am Session: H.M. Zander Park; 4:15 pm Session: Barth Yard Music Party
Eugene OR
Flowerpot Music

Flowerpot Music in Eugene

06:00 AM - 08:00 PM
Owen Rose Garden, Eugene Oregon
Hebron CT
Flowerpot Music

Flowerpot Music in Hebron

10:00 AM - 06:00 PM
Main Street, Hebron, CT 06248
Mexia TX
Flowerpot Music

Flowerpot Music in Mexia

12:00 PM - 05:00 PM
BMAC Stage, Downtown Mexia, 107 E Commerce St
Ypsilanti MI
Flowerpot Music

Flowerpot Music

12:00 PM - 02:00 PM
Nichols Arboretum, Ann Arbor, MI 48104
Newark NJ
Flowerpot Music

Flowerpot Music with Kinney Community Garden

12:00 PM - 01:30 PM
Kinney Community Garden, 46 W Kinney St, Newark, NJ 07102
Stanly County NC
Bucket Drumming

Free Bucket Drumming Workshop with Kurt Varney

09:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Courthouse Square Park in Albemarle and City Hall Backyard Stage in Locust
Pittsburgh PA
Ukulele

Free Ukulele Lesson by Steel City Ukulele Club

04:00 PM - 05:00 PM
1000 Ross Municipal Dr
Stanly County NC
Ukulele

FREE Ukulele Workshop

10:00 AM - 01:30 PM
140 W. Main St.
Fullerton CA
Ukulele

Fullerton’s Ukulele Club

12:00 PM - 02:00 PM
144 E. Wilshire Ave Fullerton, CA
Pittsburgh PA
Ukulele

Gathering of the UKULELES: Come One Come All, Celebrate Music and Play Your Uke!

05:15 PM - 06:15 PM
1000 Ross Municipal Dr
Germantown TN
Floor Piano

Giant Piano by Makey Makey

04:00 PM - 08:00 PM
Music Box Germantown 7516 Capital Dr, Germantown TN 38138
Westmont IL
Guitar

Guitar Play-along with Uncle Jon’s Music

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Veteran's Memorial Park 75 E Richmond St, Westmont, IL 60559-1849
Catawba County NC
Drumsticks

Hickory Street Jam

05:00 PM - 08:00 PM
Commscope Stage of Downtown Hickory
Tulsa OK
Harmonica

I Can’t Play Harmonica with Bob Dylan Center

11:00 AM - 11:45 AM
McKeon Center for Creativity
San Antonio TX
Homemade Instruments

Instant Instruments: Make Music From Anything

01:00 PM - 02:15 PM
Texas Public Radio, 321 W Commerce St, San Antonio, TX 78205
Orange CA
Percussion

Instrument Petting Zoo

11:30 AM - 05:00 PM
Hilbert Museum of California Art
Phoenix AZ
Floor Piano

Jumbo Floor Piano Activity

10:00 AM - 04:00 PM
Arizona Center, Suite 1130
Wimberley TX
Percussion

Kids’ Drum Circle

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Wimberley Tourism Office, Wimberley, TX
Fair Lawn NJ
Flowerpot Music

Lets make music together with Nick

11:00 AM - 11:45 AM
Berdan Park, Fair Lawn, NJ 07410
Brentwood CA
Ukulele

LIVE Kanikapila

11:00 AM - 02:30 PM
Parco Di Bocce | Brentwood, CA
McKinney TX
Percussion

Make Fountain Music

01:30 PM - 02:00 PM
Mitchell Park in Downtown McKinney, TX
Rocky Hill CT
Percussion

Make Music at Rocky Hill Library!

11:00 AM - 01:00 PM
33 Church Street, Rocky Hill 06067
Stanly County NC
Floor Piano

Make Music at Stanly County Museum

10:00 AM - 01:00 PM
Stanly County History Center, 157 North 2nd Street, Albemarle, NC 28001
Rocky Hill CT
Drumsticks

Make Music at the Library!

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
33 Church Street Rocky Hill 06067
Tulsa OK
Drumsticks

Make Music at Tulsa Market District

10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
1102 South Lewis Avenue, Tulsa, OK 74104
Costa Mesa CA
Drumsticks

Make Music Costa Mesa

11:00 AM - 02:00 PM
Lions Park Event Lawn and Stage
Buda TX
Drumsticks

Make Music Day

09:00 AM - 10:00 PM
Buda, TX
Buda TX
Percussion

Make Music Day

09:00 AM - 10:00 PM
Buda, TX
Port Aransas TX
Percussion

Make Music Day

12:00 PM - 06:00 PM
Different locations in Port Aransas
Galveston TX
Percussion

Make Music Day Children’s Museum

10:00 AM - 05:00 PM
2618 Broadway, Galveston, Texas 77550
Nassau County FL
Percussion

Make Music Day Downtown Fernandina Beach

10:00 AM - 07:00 PM
Fernandina Beach, FL
Cedar Falls IA
Drumsticks

Make Music Day Drum Circle at the Plaza

02:00 PM - 03:30 PM
River Place Plaza in Cedar Falls
Novelty OH
Flowerpot Music

Make Music Day Meets the Fairmount Dance Company

Chardon Square, Chardon, OH 44024
Nassau County FL
Drumsticks

Make Music Day Nassau

10:00 AM - 07:00 PM
Amelia Island- Fernandina Beach, FL 32034
Tyler TX
Drumsticks

Bucket Drumming at Bergfeld Park

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Bergfeld Park
Tyler TX
Percussion

Rhythm Band Instruments at Broadway Square Mall

11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Broadway Square Mall
Waco TX
Percussion

Make Music Day Waco- Rhythm on the River

10:00 AM - 07:00 PM
Waco, TX
Eugene OR
Drumsticks

Make Music Eugene

Owen Rose Garden, Eugene Oregon
New York NY
Flowerpot Music

Make Music in the Garden

12:00 PM - 01:00 PM
25-30 Skillman Avenue
Milwaukee WI
Drumsticks

Make Music Milwaukee with Washington Park Wednesdays

04:00 PM - 06:00 PM
3700 West Juneau, Milwaukee WI 53208
Muskogee OK
Bucket Drumming

Make Music Muskogee’s Drum on the Buckets at Zomac

01:00 PM - 01:30 PM
Zomac School of Music, 123 E Okmulgee St, Muskogee, OK 74403
Muskogee OK
Flowerpot Music

Make Music Muskogee’s Flowerpot Music

09:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Muskogee Farmers’ Market at Muskogee Civic Center, 425 W. Okmulgee St., Muskogee, OK 74401
Muskogee OK
Percussion

Make Music Muskogee’s “I Got Rhythm” at Zomac

02:00 PM - 02:30 PM
Zomac School of Music, 123 E. Okmulgee St., Muskogee, OK 74403
Muskogee OK
Guitar

Make Music Muskogee’s String Together at Zomac

03:00 PM - 04:00 PM
Zomac School of Music, 123 E Okmulgee
Neosho MO
Percussion

Make Music Neosho – Summer School

08:00 AM - 03:00 PM
Neosho School District Summer School, Neosho, MO
Denison TX
Percussion

Make Music Parade

02:00 PM - 02:30 PM
Downtown Denison, Texas
Wheaton IL
Drumsticks

Make Music Wheaton Bucket Drumming

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Noteable Notes Music Academy
Wheaton IL
Drumsticks

Instrument Petting Zoo with Make Music Wheaton

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
406 S Main Street, Wheaton, IL 60187
Wilmington NC
Drumsticks

Make Music Wilmington!

05:00 PM - 08:00 PM
Wilmington, NC
Salem OR
Floor Piano

Makey Makey Floor Piano

12:00 PM - 03:00 PM
Court St Alley, Salem Oregon
Marble Falls TX
Floor Piano

Makey Makey Piano Play!

10:00 AM - 02:00 PM
Marble Falls Visitor Center
Cross Plains WI
Floor Piano

Makey Makey Banana Piano

04:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Barth House
Mexia TX
Drumsticks

Making Music in Mexia

10:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Downtown Mexia
Marion IL
Floor Piano

Market St Musical STEM Experience

01:00 PM - 04:00 PM
The Market Street Music Conservatory 310 N Market St Marion Il
New York NY
Cello

Mass Appeal: Cello

05:00 PM - 05:30 PM
The Hugh plaza, at the base of the Citicorp Bldg at 602 Lexington Avenue in Manhattan, NY, 10022
New York NY
Guitar

Mass Appeal: Guitars

05:00 PM - 05:30 PM
1 Union Square West New York, NY, 10003
New York NY
Harmonica

Mass Appeal: Harmonicas

11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Union Square Park, 201 Park Avenue South, New York, NY, 10003
New York NY
Kalimba

Mass Appeal: Kalimbas

03:00 PM - 04:00 PM
The Farley Steps, 390 9th Ave, New York, NY, 10001
McKinney TX
Bucket Drumming

McKinney Bucket Drumming Event

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Mitchell Park, Downtown McKinney TX
Milwaukee WI
Floor Piano

Milwaukee Makey Makey

04:00 PM - 08:00 PM
Davidson Park, 36th & Highland Blvd
Muskogee OK
Paper

Music for Paper Muskogee

02:00 PM - 03:00 PM
Muskogee Public Library, 801 W Okmulgee St, Muskogee, OK 74401
Novelty OH
Paper

Music for Paper with Fairmount Center

08:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Chardon Square, Chardon, OH
Philadelphia PA
Percussion

Music For the Youth

12:00 PM - 03:00 PM
Philadelphia, PA
Marshfield WI
Bucket Drumming

Music Making Stations at Columbia Park: Bucket Drumming

09:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Columbia Park, Marshfield, WI
Marshfield WI
Flowerpot Music

Music Making Stations at Columbia Park: Flowerpot Music

09:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Columbia Park, Marshfield, WI
Marshfield WI
Floor Piano

Music Making Stations at Columbia Park: Makey Makey

09:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Columbia Park, Marshfield, WI
Phoenix AZ
Percussion

Music, Movement & More at the Wittcoff Black Box

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Arizona Opera, Wittcoff Black Box Theatre 636 N Central Ave Phoenix, AZ 85004
Dodgeville WI
Percussion

Musical Fun Run

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
White Oak Savanna in Dodgeville, WI
Spooner WI
Ukulele

Nan Hendry’s Ukelele Funshop

02:00 PM - 04:00 PM
421 High Street
Phoenix AZ
Ukulele

Northwest Valley Ukulele Club Play-Along

12:30 PM - 01:00 PM
Arizona Center, Suite 1155
Oshkosh WI
Ukulele

Oshkosh Area Ukulele Players

12:00 PM - 12:45 PM
106 Washington Ave
Wyoming County NY
Drumsticks

Outdoor drum circle

01:00 PM - 03:00 PM
14 Borden Ave, Perry, NY 14530
Verona WI
Percussion

Pedal & Play

10:00 AM - 06:00 PM
Century School Park, Verona, WI
Mexia TX
Percussion

Percussion in Mexia

12:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Mexia Texas BMAC stage and Downtown Mexia, TX
West Valley AZ
Percussion

Percussion Jam

12:00 PM - 02:00 PM
Arts HQ Gallery, Surprise, AZ
Fair Lawn NJ
Percussion

Rhythm along with Bridget

09:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Berdan Park
Germantown TN
Percussion

Rhythm Circles

03:00 PM - 08:00 PM
Music Box, 7516 Capital Dr, Germantown, TN 38138
Marble Falls TX
Percussion

Rhythm Instrument Education with Harmony School of Creative Arts

09:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Harmony Park, Marble Falls, TX
Stanly County NC
Percussion

Rhythm Workshop

10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
186 Ray Kennedy Dr, Locust, NC 28097 and 133 E Main St, Albemarle, NC 28001
Salado TX
Drumsticks

Salado’s 2nd Annual Summer Solstice Drum Circle

06:30 PM
601 N Main St, Salado, TX 76571
Troy NY
Percussion

Samba in the Streets: A Community Percussion Jam with Troy Samba

01:30 PM - 04:00 PM
Monument Square, Troy, NY
Ossining Briarcliff NY
Percussion

Shake, Rattle and Play

09:00 AM - 04:00 PM
144 Croton Ave, Ossining, NY 10562
Shell Lake WI
Ukulele

SSLUGGs

02:00 PM - 02:30 PM
201 Glenview Lane, Shell Lake
Pittsburgh PA
Ukulele

Steel City Ukuleles

06:30 PM - 07:00 PM
1000 Ross Municipal Dr
Albany NY
Percussion

SUNY Albany Make Music Day

05:00 PM - 08:00 PM
University at Albany Campus, 1400 Washington Ave, Albany, NY 12222
Port Aransas TX
Percussion

TamboRhythms

10:00 AM - 01:00 PM
Ellis Memorial Library, 700 W. Ave. A, Port Aransas, TX 78373
Kinston NC
Percussion

TAPS Students learning Traditional Arts from local heritage artists in after school Programs

04:00 PM - 05:30 PM
400 N Queen Street Kinston, NC 28501
San Antonio TX
Percussion

Drum Along & Open Drum Jam

07:00 PM - 08:15 PM
Texas Public Radio, 321 W Commerce St, San Antonio, TX 78205
Laredo TX
Drumsticks

The Star Music Shop Bucket Drum Jam

04:00 PM - 09:00 PM
10962 Room for More Way, Suite #3, Laredo, TX, United States, Texas
San Jose CA
Ukulele

The Ukoolladies and Wesley Ukulele Club

11:00 AM - 01:00 PM
599 N. 5th
Frisco TX
Ukulele

Uke Can Do It: An Intro to Ukelele for Adults with Justin Smith

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
8000 Dallas Pkwy, Frisco
Appleton WI
Ukulele

Uke Jam with Greg Forton @ Heid Music

12:30 PM - 01:15 PM
308 E College Ave
Fort Worth TX
Ukulele

Ukulele Basics with the Fort Worth Public Library

11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
4264 Golden Triangle Blvd
Westmont IL
Ukulele

Ukulele Circle Play-along with Uncle Jon’s Music

09:30 AM - 10:30 AM
Veteran's Memorial Park 75 E Richmond St, Westmont, IL 60559-1849
San Antonio TX
Ukulele

Ukulele Jam Session

01:15 PM - 02:45 PM
321 W Commerce St, San Antonio, TX
Montclair NJ
Ukulele

Ukulele Party and Play Along

10:30 AM - 11:15 AM
Watchung Park
Southeastern CT
Ukulele

Ukulele’s by the Sea

02:00 PM - 03:30 PM
49 Rope Ferry Road
Fullerton CA
Ukulele

Ukuleles with Greg Adamson

12:00 PM - 01:00 PM
114 N. Harbor Blvd.
Vance County NC
Percussion

Whacky Boomwhackers and Rocking Rhythm With Reason

11:00 AM - 01:00 PM
Dabney School and Perry Library