Make Music Day 2025 Sat June 21

*Last updated 6/20/25 8:35pm

Saturday June 21

Make Music Southeastern CT is a part of the international Make Music Day movement which brings free, outdoor musical celebrations to hundreds of cities worldwide. Every year, the celebration is held on June 21, the summer solstice, in more than 1,000 communities around the world.

Make Music Day in Southeastern CT features musicians of all abilities and music from any genre. Everyone is invited to participate by performing, providing an outdoor space, or attending to appreciate music. All Ages. Free. Join a diverse community of music-makers and help fill every town and city in Southeastern CT with music.


New London:

Public Library of New London
(11am-12:45pm) Llama Tsunami

Lyman Allen Art Museum
(11am) Nickelodeon Barbershop Quartet
(1pm) Zoe Vandermeer
(2pm) Mystic Winds

Garde Arts Center
(12pm) Mystic Winds
(1pm) Blonde Furniture
(2pm) Nickelodeon Barbershop Quartet

Washington Stree Coffee House
(12-1pm) McCauley Sanchez Spineti Jazz Trio

Whale Tail Stage at Parade Plaza
(12pm) Jay Silva
(12:30pm) Ada Mae Florek
(1pm) G. Notes Justice
(1:45pm) Llama Tusnami
(2:30pm) Hugh Birdsall
(3:15) James Burke
(4pm) Ken Atkins & The Honky Tonk Kind
(4:45pm) Dr Martino
(5:30pm) Fimone
(6:15pm) Pencils Down
(7pm) Ruby Grove
(7:45pm) The Pretty Graves

The Telegraph Autonomous Zone
(1pm) Geoff Mitchell
(3pm) J. T. Spranklin
(4pm) The Civics
(5-5:30pm) Mitch Kramer

Hygienic Art Park
(1pm) Mystic Winds
(2pm) G. Notes Justice
(3pm) Kati Dumas
(4pm) Double The Dial
(4:30pm) The Pretty Graves
(5pm) William Parr
(5:30pm) Ken Atkins & The Honky Tonk Kind
(6pm) Gene Parise
(6:30pm) The Whales
(7pm) Blonde Furniture

Thames River Gallery
(12pm) Nickelodeon Barbershop Quartet
(12:15-1:30pm) Deborah Deanna Fleet
(2-3pm) Ken Atkins & The Honky Tonk Kind

Custom House Maritime Museum
(11am) None Of Us Saints
(12pm) G. Notes Justice
(2:15pm) Ada Mae Florek
(3:15pm) Zoe Vandermeer
(4pm) J.T. Spranklin
(5pm) Double The Dial

Hop On Hop Off Water Taxi
(1-4pm) Craig Edwards

Old Testament Electric Tattoo
(12pm) None Of Us Saints
(1pm) Nickelodeon Barbershop Quartet

The Golden Owl
(11am) Deborah Deanna Fleet
(1pm) Doc & Friends led by Kenny "Doc" Frazier
(4pm) Non-Lethal
(5:30pm) Bruce McDermott
(6:15) William Parr
(7-10:30pm) Golden Owl Open Mic hosted by Goose

Dutch Tavern
(5-7:45pm) 'On To The Dutch' Listening Party

Tox Brewing Company
(4-7pm) Hold My Beer

Diamond Pizzeria
(5pm) DJ Get Rite
(8pm) DJ LT

The Blue Duck
(7pm) Madison Blues
(10pm) DJ Get Rite

Ocean Beach
(10am-10pm) Polka Days Festival 
(8-11pm) MassConnFusion 

Lighthouse Inn
(6-9pm) Ken Barber


...even more music with cover at the door:

33 Golden
$10 / 21+
(8:45pm) The Forest Room
(9:30pm) Acid Henge
(10:15pm) Two Moons Away
(11pm) Shutter

Oasis Pub
$10 / 21+
(9pm) EclecticElectric
(10pm) Haunting Titans

The Social
$10 / 21+
(7:30pm) The Franklin Brothers



Mystic:

Mystic River Park
(10:30am-12pm) Mystic Ukulele Strummers


Norwich:

Artreach
(12-1pm) Combo Cool (Americana/Bluegrass)
(1:30-2:30pm) Jacob Graham (World)



East Lyme / Old Lyme / Niantic:

East Lyme Community Center:
(12-2pm) Two Of Us (blues/folk/rock)

East Lyme Library:
(2-4pm) East Lyme Senior Guitar Group



Waterford:

Waterford Public Library:
(2-3pm) Ukulele's By The Sea




*Please see Wailing City’s Live Music Calendar on our home page
 for additional regular live music listings! 

LOVE & PRESS

"I just wanted to thank you for all you do for the local music community. I have tonight off so I went to the wailing city site to see who was playing. It’s amazing all the work you put in for all the local musicians and venues and I just wanted to thank you."
- Phil Smith (musician)

"...my new best friend Meghan Killimade, who's site Wailing City, lets me find all the latest local bands -- where they are playing and the times -- has suddenly been a big help in letting me find some events outside of my usual box!"
- Stephanie Shawn "Bar Fly Journals"
(Sound Waves Magazine)
Published December 2024

"Wailing City is this absolutely fantastic local music blog here in CT. They've been the place to go to find out what's happening, what's new and why you should care for well over a decade. Graciously, they interviewed us about the new album, the book, the film and all that. While touring throughout the years, we've sometimes felt like 'one foot in, one foot out' with the local scene, but they've always made us feel right at home. Thanks Wailing City."
- Pocket Vinyl (band)

"There are a staggering 64 documented live music performances in my home of New London county, CT today alone! The population of this county is only 268,805 and it is only 772 square miles. That is an incredible saturation of venues hosting live music and is a stark contrast to places I've lived in the past! You would be hard pressed to find anywhere else in the country that has so much live music. Amazing really! Thank you for the hard work documenting and promoting Wailing City!"
-Travis Hyll (musician)

"Wailing City appreciation post: true champions of the New London county music scene. Follow them!"
-Dirt Pile (band)

"We wanna take a minute to shout out our friends over at Wailing City for always helping to spread the word about our shows. They've been curating the most comprehensive live music calendar for SECT since 2006. If you don't already, give them a follow."
- 33 Golden Street (venue)

"Wailing City should be your first check in for all local music schedules. Thank you so much for all your efforts in promoting the scene!!
- David Schena (musician)

"Wailing City has been keeping the calendar up to date since I first started going to shows 20 years ago. We’re lucky to have Meghan volunteer her time to help keep the scene going!"
-James Burke (musician)

"With a little footwork and a short drive I managed to visit three live music shows on Bank Street last night... New London ROCKS...and all made possible searching out local music on Wailing City... thanks Meghan."
- Don Diederich (musician / local music fan)

"If you don't have ears, then it's possible you're not aware that southeastern Connecticut - specifically New London County - has an incredibly vibrant music scene. Over the years, it's gone from a hotbed of indie rock to an area of musicians, fans and venues that support a complex and varied number of artistic styles. The wailingcity.com web site - newly and lovingly redesigned - is a tremendous resource. A labor of affection and devotion conceptualized in 2006, wailingcity.com boasts artist bios, reviews and interviews, a club and band data base and calendars, videos, audio streaming, and cross-referenced links on all of the above - as well as lists of music services such as instrument instruction, record and retail stores, related media and periodicals, festival information, and so on. It's the brainchild of musician/artist Meghan Killimade, (and contributors), and they do a terrific job."
- RICK KOSTER (The Day) Published April 03. 2014

“Wailing City, is, as of now, probably the most successfully comprehensive listing on local and area shows in Southeastern Connecticut on the Internet; the folks at Wailing City are doing an excellent job of making sounds from the underground.”
-Ben Johnson (The Day) Published July 27, 2006