Gen-X Video Dance Party!

We’re doing it again! But this time we’re hosting a Gen-X Video Dance Party! That’s right, you can dance to all your favorite tunes from the 80’s and 90’s with the videos! Join us at the first 2024 Make Music Salem Countdown Event! Dance your butt off for a great cause - Make Music Day Salem fundraiser! Featuring music and videos by DJ42 from 105.5 FM The Moon! Doors at 6 // 80s and 90s music at 7. All ages and adult beverages available with ID, thanks to Taproot Old Mill Cafe! $10 pre-sale // $12 at the door. Get your tickets today. See you at the Spinning Room at the Willamette Heritage Center on the 20th!

Make Music Salem 2023 Poster

Registration for Make Music Salem 2023 is Now Open!

Make Music Day Salem is scheduled for Wednesday, June 21st and is only four months away! We look forward to sharing a day of music! Make Music Salem registration is now open. We encourage musicians of all talent levels and musical genres and venues of all sizes to sign up TODAY!

Musicians

Make Music Day is a great opportunity to have a guaranteed performance that is open to all and is around the Salem. Once youregisteryourself or your band, you can match with a venue and choose the time and place you want to play. Gigs have never been easier! Play as many shows as you want!

Venues

In addition to musicians, we are looking for venues to host music events on June 21st. Everyone is welcome to host, and there are only a few simple rules. The event must be free to the public, and be held on June 21st. We strongly recommend that events be held outside. If you would like to host, please register as a venue.

Support Make Music Salem

Make Music Day Salem is a non-profit, volunteer-run network. Donations and sponsorship are tax-deductible through our fiscal sponsor, The Salem Foundation. The event is FREE and open to the public. Our gracious sponsors and individual contributions make it all possible. If you would like to support this annual event, you are welcome to sponsor or donate to Make Music Salem. If you are unable to assist financially, Make Music Salem is a great opportunity for volunteers. Set up stages, provide information, run the sound system at shows, or help clean up are just some of the many things you can do to help. We welcome people of all ages and experiences!

Stay Informed

We will also be providing other musical activities, free music lessons, instrument giveaways, group events, and much more! Details to follow on our Updates page. We look forward to your participation.

Make Music Salem 2022 Registration Now Open!

Make Music Day Salem is scheduled for Tuesday, June 21st! We look forward to sharing a day of music! Make Music Salem registration is now open. We encourage musicians of all talent levels and musical genres to sign up TODAY!

In addition to musicians, we are looking for venues to host music events on June 21st. Everyone is welcome to host, and there are only three simple rules. The event must be outside, free to the public, and be held on June 21st. If you would like to host, please register as a venue.

Make Music Day Salem is a non-profit, volunteer-run network. Donations and sponsorship are tax-deductible through our fiscal sponsor, The Salem Foundation. The event is FREE and open to the public. Our gracious sponsors and individual contributions make it all possible. If you would like to sponsor and donate to Make Music Salem, please follow this linkto find out how you can help and get more information. If you are unable to assist financially, Make Music Salem is a great opportunity for volunteers. Set up stages, provide information, run the sound system at shows, or help clean up are just some of the many things you can do to help. We welcome people of all ages and experiences!

We will also be providing other musical activities, free music lessons, instrument giveaways, group events, and much more! Details to follow on our Updates page. Thanks again for your patience, and we look forward to your participation.

Yule Make Music - 12/21

On Tuesday, December 21st we will be hosting our annual Yule Make Music event in downtown Salem! We will kick off the winter solstice with “Jingle Bell Walk” - a bell parade - at 4pm beginning at Ritter’s. But the fun doesn’t end with the parade! At 5pm in front of Noble Wave, the participants from our mutant toy workshop will demonstrate their circuit bending creations. Following that, there will be a holiday open mic for all to join. We hope our activities provide fun for the whole family! See you on Tuesday! ❄️

Salem Mutant Toy Workshop

Join us as we turn toys into instruments using circuit bending. FREE!

Saturday, December 11, 2021

12:00 Noon @ RiverCity Rock Star Academy

2990 Pringle Rd. SE, Unit 102, Salem OR 97302

Have you ever wanted to be a mad scientist version of Santa for the holidays? Well, now is your chance! With a few modifications to some basic toys, you'll be able to conjure up all kinds of odd, weird, and funky sounds via your modified mutant toy! Learn useful skills from circuit bending such as soldering, signal flow, wire splicing, and voltage starving. You can then take your mutant toy and newfound skills and make your whacky mods at home anytime! After the workshop, we’ll have a crazy fun time showing the toys to everyone at the Yule Music Day mutant toy parade on December 21st! It's bound to make even Frankenstein proud!

Space is limited for this extraordinary event. The first seven (7) people to sign up are guaranteed a place to join the Mutant Toy Workshop. To reserve your spot, complete this form

The mutant toy mods will perform a holiday song at Make Music Day Salem’s Winter Solstice event, ‘Yule Make Music,’ on Tuesday, December 21st, downtown Salem starting at 5:00 pm outside at Noble Wave, located at 189 Liberty Street NE in Salem.

Make Music Salem 2021 Registration Now Open!

Dear Music Makers,

Make Music Day Salem is scheduled for Monday, June 21st! Right now, we are planning for an outdoor socially distant music event throughout the community and online events so that everyone can participate. Things may change but just like last year, Make Music Salem will go on in some form or fashion. We think it will be an incredible opportunity for all of us to celebrate music and community.

We look forward to sharing a day of music! Make Music Salem registration is now open. We encourage musicians of all talent levels and musical genres to sign up TODAY!

In addition to musicians, we are looking for venues to host music events on June 21st. Everyone is welcome to host, and there are only three simple rules. The event must be outside, free to the public, and be held on June 21st. If you would like to host, please register as a venue.

Last year we held Make Music Day Salem and did not ask for sponsors or donations to fund the event given the pandemic and the uncertainty of 2020, and the stress on businesses and individuals. Thanks to the Oregon Community Foundation and the kindness of many donors, we were able to continue. Make Music Day Salem is a non-profit, volunteer-run network. Donations and sponsorship are tax-deductible through our fiscal sponsor, The Salem Foundation. The event is FREE and open to the public. Our gracious sponsors and individual contributions make it all possible. If you would like to sponsor and donate to Make Music Salem, you can. 

We will also be providing other musical activities, free music lessons, instrument giveaways, group events, and much more! Details to follow on our Updates page.  Thanks again for your patience, and we look forward to your participation.

Watch Make Music Salem Performances

On Sunday June 21st from 2-8pm we will be streaming performances as part of #makemusicsalem on Xfinity Cable Systems CCTV Channel 22 or 322 HD and on the CCTV Facebook livestream . Thank you to CCTV for helping to make this an awesome virtual Make Music Day 2020 📺 💻 🎶🧡🤘#makemusicday

Visit our 2020 Schedule webpage for a complete listing of Sunday's concerts. You can search for concerts by musician, genre, venue, or starting time. If you would like to perform or participate there is still time to do so. Register Here! Watch the Make Music Day Global Livestream for performances from over the world! 🌍 🌎 🌏

Make Music Salem Schedule

Visit our 2020 Schedule webpage for a complete listing of Sunday's concerts. You can search for concerts by musician, genre, or starting time. If you would like to perform or participate there is still time to do so. Register Here!

2020 National Events

In close contact with the Make Music Alliance, we have been working on events on a national level. These include a global livestream, flowerpot music performance, live lessons for 12 hours for 25 instruments, a small-scale marching band, a race to make a collaborative song, an environmental way to make an instrument, and an in-depth look at how producers make their music. All of these events involve you either participating or watching. Take a look at our events page for more details!

Make Music Salem Registration Now Open!

Dear Music Makers,

Make Music Day Salem is a month away, scheduled for Sunday, June 21st!  Although this year’s event will be different than previous years, we look forward to sharing a day of music! Make Music Salem registration is now open and we encourage musicians of all talent levels and musical genres to sign up TODAY!

The registration process has been modified for this year to accommodate for our current situation with COVID-19 restrictions and guidelines. This means that you can set up live concerts that can be performed safely from your home and business environments (porches, stoops, balconies, out windows) and that adhere to social distancing and other best practice guidelines. For this year’s Make Music Day Salem we are only accepting registrations for concerts to be performed virtually via online platforms live or that are recorded. 

You can read through our 2020 Registration Guide and Instructions here. 

Even though this year's festival is being produced virtually, we want Make Music Salem to be as "live" as possible, and encourage live-streamed performances whenever possible. Live-streaming is easier than you may think, as you can learn by reviewing our Live Streaming Instructions for Facebook. When you register your concert, you will be able to include a link to a pre-recorded performance if that works best for you.

We will also be providing other musical activities, free music lessons, instrument giveaways, group events, and much more! Details to follow on our Updates page. We have also developed FAQs for 2020 to help with your questions. Thanks again for your patience and we look forward to your participation.

COVID-19 Update

Dear Make Music Salem participants,

After much deliberation and in following suit with cities around the world, due to the COVID-19 health situation we are disappointed to announce that we will not be moving forward with the traditional outside Make Music Day events on Sunday, June 21st. We want to keep everyone safe and healthy, so instead we will come together virtually to celebrate music, our community, and our city. While the majority of our performances normally take place in downtown Salem, being completely virtual this year will allow us to expand our reach beyond the city lines, and connect with musicians all over the state of Oregon.

We are working with the national Make Music Alliance and cities across the country to finalize what a virtual Make Music Salem will look like, and we will have more details in the coming weeks. Our hope is to transition the majority of what typically takes place during Make Music Salem and bring it to you virtually; play-a-long events, music lessons, individual performances, and even group collaborations. There are many ideas in development, but if you have any suggestions, ideas, or interest in putting something together please send us an email.

Should the current health situation change drastically over the next few weeks, we are putting plans in place to be able to transition back outside.

Stay tuned for another update in the coming weeks. In the meantime, stay safe, healthy and happy, and thank you for sharing your music with us.

We know that for many of you, gigs are your primary source of income and we want to do our best to support you during this time. If you are doing live virtual shows, we would love to share these on our social media pages! Email us at salem@makemusicday.org with details!

Make Music Salem Committee