On Sunday, June 21, Greeneville will be one of 18 communities across Tennessee will join forces to present over 100 free musical events on the summer solstice as part of Make Music Day, a global music celebration bringing people of all ages and skill levels together to experience the joy and camaraderie of making music.

This year, music will ring out across the Volunteer State as Athens, Bolivar, Bristol, Centerville, Chattanooga, Cleveland, Columbia, Dyersburg, Greeneville, Henderson, Hohenwald, Jackson, Knoxville, Lawrenceburg, Macon County, Maryville, Murfreesboro and Nashville are among the 150+ U.S. communities with chapters hosting thousands of Make Music Day performances nationwide.

Greeneville’s events will include the following

A performance by the Greeneville Jazz Band Combo at 2 p.m. in Eagle’s Nest Pocket Park in downtown Greeneville.

Shape Note Gospel Singing will be held from 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. in the Chancel of Greeneville Cumberland Presbyterian Church.

Eagle’s Nest Pocket Park will also host “Open Mic” in 15-minute blocks from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m.

Finally, R.J. Bartrem will perform from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Echo Station.

Recognized as the world’s largest annual music event, Make Music Day began in France in 1982 as the Fête de la Musique, and today, it is celebrated in thousands of cities around the globe. Unlike a traditional music festival, Make Music Day is a free and open invitation for everyone to perform, teach, learn and experience the joy of making music on the longest day of the year. Reimagining their cities and towns as stages, every kind of musician – young and old, amateur and professional, of every musical persuasion – pours onto streets, parks, plazas, porches, rooftops, gardens and other public spaces to create and share music with friends, neighbors and strangers.

Make Music Tennessee is made possible thanks to support and coordination from the Tennessee Entertainment Commission (TEC) and the Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development (TNECD).

“Make Music Day shines a spotlight on the incredible creativity that exists in every community,” said TEC Executive Director Bob Raines. “By joining this national celebration, we’re encouraging more towns and cities across Tennessee to come together, make music and strengthen the connections that make our state such a vibrant place to live.”

This year, Make Music Chattanooga celebrates its 10-year anniversary with live music across the city, from local bands to a “circle singing” workshop at Chattanooga Culture. Mainstreet Cleveland is organizing musical events at the Farmers Market, on the patio at Mash & Hops and on the porch of the historic Hardwick-Jarnagin House.

Dyersburg brings Tennessee into the national “Sousapalooza” program, where hundreds of wind band players gather to sightread the quintessentially American music of The March King, John Philip Sousa (conducted by Nicolas Andrade at Dyer County Performance Center).

Henderson community members will sing on the courthouse lawn, listen to banjo music in their downtown park and perform on a coffee shop stage while Hohenwald will invite everyone to join a “bluesy harmonica” event (with free harmonicas donated by Easttop) and “Drumming with Dave” (with drumsticks provided by Vic Firth).