| 5:45-7:00AM | Stones/Water/Time/Breath | Sherwin Avenue Beach | no | The Midwest Society for Acoustic Ecology (MSAE) invites you to join in a performance of Stones/Water/Time/Breath |
| 12:00-1:00PM | This Moment in Time with Sound Magic | Maggie Daley Park | no | Make Music Chicago joins Make Music Day cities around the world in the This Moment in Time initiative to honor the victims of the COVID pandemic. |
| 1:00-2:30PM | Performance Ear Training with Donovan Mixon | South Side Jazz Coalition Zoom Channel | no | This class introduces the special study concepts of Performance Ear Training. You will learn not only what to study but HOW to study and develop a great ear. You will get to interact in realtime with Donovan Mixon and others in the class. |
| 1:00-3:00PM | Side-by-side with the Chicago Philharmonic (rehearsal) | Ping Tom Park | yes | This summer, play alongside your favorite Chicago Philharmonic musicians with Side by Side with the Chicago Philharmonic! |
| 1:00-8:00PM | Peace Drum Circle | 63rd St. Beach | no | The drummers have been performing an open Peace Drum Circle at the beach for over 50 years in Chicago. Come hear the art of conga drumming while in the midst of a pandemic. We do a teach-back to the audience. |
| 3:00-4:00PM | Blues Harmonica Jam with Fernando Jones | Bessemer Park | yes | Learn how to play the harmonica with American Bluesman, educator, songwriter, lecturer, and scholar Fernando Jones. Free harmonicas will be provided by Hohner! |
| 4:00-5:00PM | Steelpan Petting Zoo and Demo | O'Briens Riverwalk Cafe | no | |
| 4:00-5:00PM | Side-by-side with the Chicago Philharmonic (performance) | Ping Tom Park | yes | This summer, play alongside your favorite Chicago Philharmonic musicians with Side by Side with the Chicago Philharmonic! |
| 5:00-6:00PM | Lanialoha Uke Jam | O'Briens Riverwalk Cafe | no | |
| 5:00-6:00PM | Beginner Harmonica Workshop with David Kachalon | Chicago Riverwalk: River Theater | yes | Learn how to play harmonica with David Kachalon, one of Chicago's most in-demand instructors! Hohner will provide free harmonicas for all participants. Sign up on the website or just come on the 21st! |
| 5:00-8:00PM | Beginner guitar lessons with Kacey Ellis | Chicago Riverwalk: The Jetty | no | Stop by for a free lesson with award winning guitarist, Kacey Ellis. Bring your own guitar or one will be available for the lesson, if you don't have one. |
| 5:00-8:00PM | Beginner guitar lessons with Zhivko Nikolov | Chicago Riverwalk: The Jetty | no | Stop by for a free guitar lesson with Zhivko Nikolov, founder of 6VibeZ Music Inc.! Bring your own guitar or if don't have one, one will be provided for the lesson. |
| 6:00-6:30PM | Kazoo Workshop with Skip Landt | Chicago Riverwalk: River Theater | no | Join a Kazoo workshop with Skip Landt of the Old Town School of Folk Music . No experience necessary, free kazoos! |
| 6:00-8:00PM | Samba Drumming Circle with Evanston Escola de Samba | Chicago Riverwalk: The Confluence | no | Evanston Escola de Samba Open Rehearsal on the Chicago Riverwalk. Come try out many Brazilian Percussion Instruments and watch the group rehearse! Learn a few new grooves and have some fun! |
| 6:00PM | Bucket Drumming with The People's Music School | Horner Park | no | Tom Bracy, the Executive Director of The People's Music School, will lead this bucket drumming event. All are welcome to join. Buckets and sticks will be provided so just show up! |
| 6:30-7:30PM | Harmonica Workshop with Skip Landt | Chicago Riverwalk: River Theater | no | Come learn harmonica with veteran Old Town School of Folk Music teacher Skip Landt! Free harmonicas from Hohner will be available for the workshop. |
| 6:30-7:30PM | Community Drum Circle | Mozart Park | no | Join us for our facilitated, in the moment, community drum circle. Bring a drum, shaker or anything you like the sound of. |
| 7:00-8:30PM | Flowerpot Music | Horner Park | yes | Join us as we learn Flowerpot Music, a composition for this unlikely but beautiful percussion instrument. Bring your own flowerpot, or another resonant bowl-like object of your choice. This event is for musicians and non-musicians alike. |
| 7:00-9:00PM | Lanialoha & Friends `Ukulele OPEN Mic Revival | AO Hawaiian Hideout | no | Join Lanialoha & Aloha Lives! for a participatory jam session of live, vocal and acoustic music that features traditional, contemporary and easy listening island music as well as popular Disney songs for younger audiences. |
| 8:30-9:30PM | This Moment in Time with Sound Magic | Mozart Park | no | Make Music Chicago joins Make Music Day cities around the world in the This Moment in Time initiative to honor the victims of the COVID pandemic. |
