Make Music Day Stanly County
A worldwide celebration of music! Make Music Day is a one-day event where free, live musical performances, opportunities to make music and other musical events take place around the world on the longest day of the year! And in 2026…. it will happen in Stanly County.
Come celebrate DADs and America’s 250 all in the same space!
Events happening in Albemarle, Locust, and Norwood. See website for all the details…https://www.makemusicday.org/stanlycounty
Here’s a quick synopsis:
Downtown Albemarle
At Market Station:
@ the Information Table – make your dad a free guitar pick
Free Workshops @ the Depot at Market Station:
- Ongoing – Kazoo/ egg shaker making
- 1:00 pm – Bucket Drumming
- 1:00 pm – Rhythm JOY with Boomwhackers, Handbells, & Shakers
- 1:30 pm Ukulele – bring your own or borrow from us
- 2:00 pm – Bucket Drumming (Outside)
- 2:00 pm – Cooking Up Some Rhythm (w/ Rhythm Sticks)
- 2:30 pm – Harmonica 101 – free harmonicas for the first 10 participants
- 4:00 pm – Ukulele – bring your own or borrow from us
- 4:30 pm – Harmonica 101 – free harmonicas for the first 10 participants
- 5:00 pm- ** For aspiring musicians: Music 101: Understanding the Music Industry with Dr. AP Duffield from Clefnotes Music Group
Celebrate America’s 250 .…
3:00 pm – Patriotic Sing-a-long with the Stanly County Chorale and Stanly County Band
3:30 pm – Sousapalooza – bring your instrument and play along other musicians the famous marches by John Philip Sousa. Bring a stand if you have one. If you’d like the music ahead of time, email request to stanlycounty@makemusicday.org
FREE PERFORMANCES in Albemarle
- Market Station
- Courthouse Plaza
- Courthouse Square Park
- @ 1 pm – Organ Concert with Michael Rowland at First Presbyterian Church
- @ 4 pm – Singing American’s perform at Grace Baptist Church “Celebrate 250!”
IN LOCUST
FREE WORKSHOPS @ Locust City Hall Backyard Stage & Covered Walkway between stage and library:
- 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm – Ongoing Instrument Petting Zoo
- 1:00 pm- 5:00 pm – Kazoo and Shaker making
- 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm – Piano Mat fun
- 2:00 pm – Bucket Drumming
FREE Performances in Locust @ City Hall Backyard Stage
IN NORWOOD
FREE Performances
1:00 pm – Organ Concert with Dr. Beth Harrison @ First Presbyterian Church
4:00 pm – Concert with Late Night Special @ Juneberry Ridge Farm
For more details regarding the workshops and the free performances throughout the county, or to register to be a musician or a venue, check out the website for all the specifics.
Click here to go directly to makemusicday.org/stanlycounty/ website!!
Sponsored by: Stanly County Arts Council, Albemarle Downtown Development Corporation, Albemarle Parks & Rec, Locust Parks & Rec., Uwharrie Bank, Music on Main, TR Lawing Realty, Clefnotes Music Group, Albemarle Music Store
Instrument donations by Vic Firth, RBI Instruments, and Easttop Harmonicas
