Make Music Day Turns Fayetteville Into a Free City-Wide Concert

Fayetteville is celebrating its first-ever Make Music Day on June 21, with jam sessions, ukulele sets, harmonica lessons, and a public piano installation spread across town, all free and all day.

The Deets

Where to Be and When

From 1:00 to 4:00 PM, head to the lawn at the Fayetteville Folk School (207 West Center Street) for the Ozark Folkways Jam Sessions. You’ll catch sets from 2nd Sunday Singing Circle, Soldier Songs, Squirrel Jam, and international musicians from the Silkroad Ensemble — and you can get up close to discover instruments along the way.

At 3:00 PM, the Sequoyah Ukulele Society takes over Sequoyah Hall at Mount Sequoyah and plays through 5:00 PM. No RSVP needed. Come to play, come to listen — either works.

From 4:00 to 6:00 PM, BC’s Blue Shack at the Pryor Center on the Downtown Square hosts Pocket Blues: Learn Harmonica, a beginner-friendly session open to anyone. No experience needed, and Easttop Musical Instruments is providing the harmonicas.

The public piano installation at the Fayetteville Town Center is available all day for anyone who wants to sit down and play. Pop-up performances run throughout the day across parks, patios, and storefronts citywide — no central schedule, just wherever musicians decide to set up.

Get on the Lineup

This day runs on participation. Set up on your porch, find a park, host an open mic at your shop, or invite a musician to play outside your storefront. Your activation needs to happen on June 21, be centered around music, and be completely free to the public.

Register your performance or location at makemusicday.org/fayetteville to get listed on the community calendar.

Back the Day

You can support Make Music Fayetteville by making a direct financial contribution to an artist or venue of your choice, sponsoring a performance location, or donating equipment or staging. You can also spread the word to musicians and businesses in your network.

Sponsorship details and donation info are available at makemusicday.org/fayetteville.