San José’s community-curated celebration of music returns on June 21 with a mixture of online and in-person performances. Make Music San José is celebrated annually on the summer solstice to coincide with festivities in more than one thousand cities worldwide as part of Make Music Day. Open to everyone, the whole idea for the day is to share the joy of making music with everyone that wants to take part. This year as we ease back into a full re-opening, events will be online with highlighted in-person performances.

On Monday, June 21, 2021 from 12:00 noon to 6:00 pm, the Make Music San José website will be converted into a virtual stage, featuring community hosted channels with creative content and live performances by local artists.

Channels are curated by leaders in San José’s indie music scene, celebrating a wide array of genres.  The full schedule is available on the Make Music San José website, and highlights include:

• Performances by Opera San José at Winchester Mystery House
• Live streams from San José’s SoFA neighborhood including stages at SoFA Market, Parque de los Pobladores, and 300 S. First Street hosted Content Magazine/SV Creates, SoFA Market, MACLA, and the School of Rock.
• San Jose Jazz will also be hosting a channel featuring highlights from their popular breakroom series and a live performance by jazz guitarist Mason Razavi.
• School of Arts and Culture at the Mexican Heritage Plaza will be streaming performances from their theater and garden featuring local favorites Bloco do Sol, Jackie Gage, Los Lupeños de San José, and San Jose Taiko. The full schedule is available on the Make Music San José website.

For fun activities to do at home with kids, the San José Public Library Early Education program and the Children’s Discovery Museum have both designed a series music-themed projects in honor of Make Music San Jose.

• The San José Public Library will be streaming videos on Facebook.
• The instructional videos by the Children’s Discovery Museum are available on the  Museum's and Make Music San José websites.

Make Music San José is a program of the San José Office of Cultural Affairs. Facilitation support for the virtual Make Music San Jose 2021 provided by San Jose-based event producers Filco Events and Giant Creative.