| Make Music Ventura is on June 21st with free music and fun for all ages! |
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| A free community music festival and worldwide day of music since 1982! |
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Ventura Music Festival & Downtown Ventura Partners are pleased to present Make Music Ventura, a free music event held across multiple stages, interactive experiences, and businesses in the heart of downtown! Live music from The New Vibe, Ricardo Lemvo & Makina Loca, The Ray Jaurique Big Band, Jayden Secor, The Bomb, MonkFish, VC Jazz Ensemble, The Grape House Band, Two Trees Jazz Project, RJ Mischo, Victoria Avenue and MORE! View more on the artists, collaborations, and more online at venturamusicfestival.org/mmv2026.
Event Overview
Sunday, June 21, 2026
12–8 PM
Main Street, Downtown Ventura, California
Free Admission
Part of the worldwide Make Music Day tradition celebrated every June 21st during the summer solstice, Make Music Ventura brings together local and regional artists for an afternoon of free live performances, participatory experiences, family activities, and community connection.
This year’s event features multiple curated performance stages, a Family Fun Zone, a live mural experience, guided drum circles, a one-on-one electronic music creation experience, and a full day of activities for all ages, all free and open to the public. |
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| With free live music and activations down Main Street, we expect a high volume of foot traffic for MMV, and we need your help! |
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| Join us as a volunteer for Make Music Ventura and experience the day from a backstage perspective, while helping our community make the most of this wonderful, free event. Shifts are available all day, between the hours of 8am to 8pm, and we have numerous opportunities in stage support, wayfinding, booth staffing, and more! Thank you for joining us. |
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? Get your summer series tickets now!
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| And hey, get your fall series tickets while you’re at it! ? |
| Our standard July and October series shows are on sale now! Explore the lineup below, and click on any picture to learn more. Tickets for the Opening Gala, Tea & Trumpets, and Chanticleer are not yet on sale, but you can join the notification list: Notify Me |
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| Beethoven’s Choice
A Classical Edge Concert |
| THURSDAY, JULY 23 at 7 PM
VENTURA COLLEGE PERFORMING ARTS CENTER
A Classical Edge Concert & talk, a meeting between music and the story behind the notes. Part concert, part history, and part discovery, renowned music educator and classical violinist Nuvi Mehta will be joined onstage by Greg Anderson, celebrated pianist of Anderson & Roe. Together, they’ll take us on an educational journey featuring the music of Beethoven. LEARN MORE |
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| FRIDAY, JULY 24 at 7 PM
RANCHO CAMPANA PERFORMING ARTS CENTER
Angel Blue is one of opera’s most celebrated sopranos today, recognized worldwide for her warm soprano voice and deeply affecting performances of beloved roles including Aida, Tosca, Violetta in La Traviata, Bess in Porgy and Bess, Mimì in La bohème, and Liu in Turandot. She will be joined on stage by pianist Bryan Wagorn. LEARN MORE |
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| A Celebration of Latin Music
Justo Almario & Jeremy Bosch |
| SATURDAY, JULY 25 at 6 PM
THE MAJESTIC VENTURA THEATER
Two masters of the Latin jazz tradition share the Majestic Ventura Theater stage on July 25th for a night that will be pure rhythm, soul, and fire. Two distinct sounds, two separate orchestras, one extraordinary night: Almario’s deeply rooted Colombian jazz tradition meeting Bosch’s high-energy salsa fire. LEARN MORE |
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| SUNDAY, JULY 26 at 3 PM
VENTURA COLLEGE PERFORMING ARTS CENTER
Described as “a sonically daring ensemble who specializes in performing new works with charisma and integrity” by BBC Music Magazine, the quintet comprises five reed players who have commissioned and premiered more than 200 works by living composers, making them true pioneers of the reed quintet as a modern genre. LEARN MORE |
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| The Birth of Impressionism
A Classical Edge Concert |
| THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15 at 7 PM
THE MUSEUM OF VENTURA COUNTY
A Classical Edge Concert & Music Lecture with Nuvi Mehta & Reiko Uchida. The Classical Edge series is a meeting between music and the story behind the notes. Part concert, part history, and part discovery – an educational journey illuminating the birth of Impressionism. LEARN MORE |
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TAKE3
Where Rock Meets Bach |
| FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16 at 7 PM
VENTURA MUSIC HALL
What happens when conservatory-trained virtuosos decide the rules no longer apply? On October 16th at Ventura Music Hall, TAKE3 answers that question with violin, cello, and piano, and absolutely no apologies. LEARN MORE |
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Michael Cleveland & Jason Carter
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| SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17 at 5 PM
MISSION PARK
Two of bluegrass music’s most celebrated fiddlers, Michael Cleveland and Jason Carter bring a combined legacy of Grammy Awards, IBMA honors, and decades of road-tested artistry to every stage they share. LEARN MORE |
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Pacific Jazz Orchestra
A Tribute to Quincy Jones |
| SUNDAY, OCTOBER 18 at 3 PM
RANCHO CAMPANA PERFORMING ARTS CENTER
The 19-piece Pacific Jazz Orchestra’s ‘big band’ featuring Nayanna Holley & Adam ‘Aejaye’ Jackson: A Tribute to Quincy Jones. LEARN MORE |
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