MAKE MUSIC DAY - E. JEFFERSON COUNTY
is a multi-site spontaneous music participation adventure taking place on the first day Summer - Sunday June 21, 2026.
The Festival first came to Port Townsend in 2016 with 5 locations and grew in 2017 and 2018 to 27 venues in Port Townsend, Port Hadlock, and Chimacum. More than 800 music-lovers ranging in age from under one-years-old to over 80+ came together to play, sing, and learn in concerts, workshops, sing-a-longs, jam sessions, and more.
NOW, after a “pandemic pause,” WE’RE BACK!!!
More than 15 EJeffCo Venues in and beyond Quilcene, Port Ludlow, Chimacum, Port Hadlock, and Port Townsend will host scheduled activities with pop-ups happening wherever anyone wants to gather and create an interactive music offering. All featured festival venues will be ADA accessible.
MAKE MUSIC DAY HISTORY
43 years ago in France,
Jack Lang and the French Ministry of Culture imagined a new kind of musical holiday: Free music everywhere
—in streets, parks, gardens, on rooftops, at storefronts—open to anyone wanting to play or host.
Named Fête de la Musique, (“festival of music” and “make music,”)
the festival took place on Summer Solstice, June 21st.
It became a national tradition that now spans the globe with 2,000+ cities and towns worldwide.
18 years ago MAKE MUSIC DAY New York picked up the baton. From these grassroots, Make Music Day has blossomed into a nationwide movement across the U.S.
With Support from:
and our generous business
+ communty sponsors
