Launched in 1982 in France as the Fête de la Musique, Make Music is celebrated on the same day in more than 1,000 cities in dozens of countries around the world.

Completely different from a typical music festival, Make Music is open to anyone who wants to take part. Every kind of musician — young and old, amateur and professional, of every musical persuasion shares their music with friends, neighbors, and strangers. All of it is free and open to the public.

2024 will be concentrated in the Laurel District of Oakland, but we anticipate expansion citywide for Saturday, June 21, 2025.

Now accepting entries from interested musicians – and venues – to make music and host musicians! All venues will be based in the Laurel District (between 35th and High St on MacArthur Blvd).

Simply enter your information using the Participate button and we will do our best to match musicians with venues.

If you don’t want to register as a musician to perform, but would like to make music at the event, check out the Listings section as the date nears for where you can join the fun.

We will be holding lessons and have a “petting zoo” of instruments at Communite Table (4171 MacArthur).

Thank you for your interest!

Donate / Support

If you would like to donate to Live in the Laurel, please use the Donate button above.

Is your business interested in sponsoring Make Music Oakland, but you don’t want to host?

Please email us at the address below and we will make arrangements to reflect your sponsorship throughout the event!

Get in touch with us at oakland@makemusicday.org