Make Music Day, the annual global celebration of music on the summer solstice, returns to Northeast Ohio for the third time on Thursday, June 21, and everyone is invited to participate! Cleveland joins over 70 U.S. cities in 31 states, in addition to the entire states of Vermont and Connecticut and 800 cities in 120 foreign countries – in what has become a worldwide phenomenon observed by hundreds of millions of people.

Completely different from a typical music festival, Make Music Day celebrates and promotes the natural music maker in all of us, regardless of ability. Musicians of all ages, backgrounds, and genres, amateurs and professionals alike, from bucket drummers and opera singers to hip-hop artists and marching bands, are invited to perform. Performers can register for a specific venue in advance, or register and be assigned a venue. The whole city becomes the stage, with music pouring onto streets, parks, plazas, porches, rooftops, gardens and other public spaces to celebrate, create and share music with friends, neighbors and strangers. Highlights of this year’s Make Music Cleveland celebration will include mass drum circle and sing along events.

Launched in France in 1982 as the Fête de la Musique, Make Music Day is presented in the U.S. by The NAMM Foundation. Make Music Cleveland is coordinated by the nonprofit Credo Music. To sign up to perform, or for more information about Make Music Cleveland, visit http://makemusicday.org/cleveland or email us at cleveland@makemusicday.org. Interested venues or volunteers can sign up and learn more via these links as well.