MAKE MUSIC DAY 2024 IS JUNE 21! PLAN TO JOIN THE FUN!

Free Outdoor and Virtual Music Making Events to be Held Across Henderson, NC as Part of an Annual Global Celebration

This year, more than 100 U.S. cities and counties, including many North Carolina counties, will host thousands of Make Music performances across the country as part of the world’s largest annual music event.

Make Music Day began in France in 1982 as the Fête de la Musique and has spread to more than 1,000 cities across 120 countries. Unlike a typical musical festival, Make Music concerts are performed by anyone who wants to take part and enjoyed by everyone who wants to attend. From classical to folk, hip hop to opera, Latin jazz to punk rock, live music of all kinds resounds on streets, sidewalks, porches, plazas, parks, gardens, store fronts and other public spaces on the longest day of the year.

Participate

Make Music Day invites all musicians and performers to participate. We can help match up musicians to local venues who have agreed to host musicians for the day. We are actively seeking more musicians and venues for the event until June 14, 2024!

To Participate as either a musician or a venue please contact Alice Sallins, coordinator for the Vance County Make Music Day event. Alice can be reached at (252) 767-4579

Alternatively, Make Music Day provides an online matchmaking system where you may sign up yourselves as detailed below.

Click here to find your place to play or provide a place to play.

Venues need to sign up at the link above to offer their venue as a performance location. A venue can be a park, an office, a theater, anywhere that wants to host performances. Venue’s can put in their available times that people can use the venue.

Artists that want to perform need to sign up at the link above, you will choose from the listing of venues, and select a time slot to perform.

Once performance Artists select location Venues, these will be added to the Listings map below, which the public can browse to find events they are interested in.

Now seeking performers — musicians, teachers, and their fans — and locations and venues, which could be businesses, parks, libraries, museums, even sidewalks or front porches, for Make Music Vance County!

Make Music Vance County promotes the spirit of the day on local media and through community organizations and civic groups. Also, by signing up as a performer or a location, you’ll be highlighted on Make Music Vance County promotional materials, including our website and social media. You can use these links to highlight your performance or your venue, including the chance to upload and promote your work on your matchmaking page!

Questions? Please contact vancecounty@makemusicday.org.

Thanks, and see you on the solstice!

Anyone who signs up as a performer or venue will be listed on the Make Music Vance County website and promoted on our social media and outreach materials. Your profile includes photos, links, and ways to get in touch. Sponsors get special recognition.

We appreciate all the performers and venue hosts who make Make Music Vance County a hit!

We’re seeking continuing support from sponsors. They’ll help us find even more performers and venues, and improve our community outreach. If you’d like to make a financial or in-kind donation, contact vancecounty@makemusicday.org. We’d love to work with you. No contribution is too small (or too large)!

Get in touch with us at vancecounty@makemusicday.org