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OUR NEXT EVENT IS ON SUNDAY JUNE 16, 2019 (ALSO FATHER'S DAY)
Palo Alto World Music Day is a music festival that takes place every year on Father's Day. It will be celebrated for the 11th time in Palo Alto on Sunday June 16, 2019 from 3:00 pm to 7:30 pm, on University Avenue (CLOSED to traffic). The event is
presented this year by our major sponsor, the
Stanford Federal Credit Union
link.
All performances are FREE and open to the public. 50
professional and amateur musical groups will
performed a variety of genres on street corners and
plazas:
jazz, blues,
classical, pop, rock, klezmer, Greek, Balkan, Indian, World Music,
choral, dance, etc.
This is a fun and unique family event not to be missed!
PARTICIPATE
The Fête de la Musique, also known as World Music Day, is a world wide music festival that takes place around the summer solstice. On that day, sidewalks, parks, community gardens, stores and more become impromptu musical stages for both amateur and professional musicians to showcase their talents. All concerts and performances are free and open to the public. The Fête de la Musique began in France in 1982 and has since spread to more than 700 cities in 120 countries. In the U.S. the event is often known as Make Music Day and is now celebrated in more than 35 cities. See here the listNew York City has been celebrating it with a huge (1,000 concerts) Make Music New York festival since 2007. Chicago also has a very large event. In California, Make Music Day is celebrated in Los Angeles, San Diego, Pasadena, Fullerton and other cities.
Video of the 2018 event Additional videos https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJsTfVsei_xwaP2SOP4aGHfuViZVDu4Jx
Organization Palo Alto World Music Day is a community building event organized by the Palo Alto Recreation Foundation |
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