Ventura Music Festival — Volunteers Needed – Sunday June 21

? Call for Volunteers: MMV needs YOU this Sunday, June 21!

With free live music and activations down Main Street, we expect a high volume of foot traffic for MMV, and we need your help!

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.

? Make Music Ventura

A free community music festival and worldwide day of music since 1982!

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.

? Get your summer series tickets now!

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
Please note that some shows are sold by the hosting venue:

Justo Almario & Jeremy Bosch at The Majestic Ventura Theater

TAKE3 at Ventura Music Hall

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