About

Day of Music Fullerton is part of the international Make Music Day that always takes place on the Summer Solstice on June 21st. Make Music Day was started 43 years ago in France as the Fête De La Musique as a “musical holiday”. In French, the name means both “festival of music” and “make music”. Four decades later, the holiday has spread throughout the world and is now celebrated in more than 1,000 cities in 120 different countries.

Eighteen years ago, the Fête de la Musique crossed the Atlantic with the debut of Make Music New York. On June 21, 2025, 117 U.S. cities will have organized over 4,791 free concerts, with over 100 each in Cincinnati, Madison, New York, Philadelphia, and Salem OR…all on a single day.

In Fullerton, the Day of Music started in 2015 as a non-profit organization by a great group of “Fullertonians” who love music and their town. It continued steadily and grew through 2019 and in 2020 during Covid, it was virtual with shows video-taped at the Fox Fullerton Theatre and then streamed on June 21st. In 2021, as Covid was still confusing use of public places, the event was put on hold but roared back in 2022. In 2023 the Fullerton Historic Theatre Foundation took over the event as a way to support the community and their on-going work on the historic Fox Fullerton Theatre.

Today Fullerton is the largest participating City in Southern California with more venues and music artists than others combined.