Originally started in France on June 21, 1982 (Summer Solstice) and known as La Fête de la Musique, the free citywide music festival encourages open participation from amateur and professional musicians. The U.S. adopted this concept in 2006 as National Music Day. You should expect to see a whole bunch of performances in traditional and non-traditional spaces throughout town as part of the inaugural Make Music Philly, which is spearheaded by WXPN, in conjunction with the City of Philadelphia and other organizations. It’s Friday, and the weather is predicted to be beautiful outside so take the time to walk around, meet some friends for happy hour, or simply play hookie from work/school, and catch some live music performances from artists like Norwegian Arms, Arc In Round, Toy Soldiers‘ Ron Gallo, Levee Drivers‘ August John Lutz II and many others. To learn more about where and when you should be at today, check out Make Music Philly’s official schedule HERE.
