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Category: Music


Highlighting global events relating to music and its industries.

The Music Category features events celebrating music, musicians, composers, songs, and the industry producing each. This is where music-focused concerts, fairs, and festivals will also be found.

Jazz, Satchmo Summerfest (US-LA)(1901): Au...

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Satchmo Summerfest is an annual music festival held in New Orleans, Louisiana, celebrating the life and legacy of jazz great Louis Armstrong, born on August 4, 1901, also known as "Satchmo." The festival...

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Fiddlers' Convention, Old (US-VA): August...

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The Old Fiddlers' Convention in Galax, Virginia, is a week-long competition and camping event that has been going on annually since 1935. It features live bluegrass music, food, dancing, and good old fash...

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Elvis Week, Memphis, (US-TN)(1977): August...

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ELVIS PRESLEY: THE UNDISPUTED KING OF ROCK' N' ROLL Elvis Week is an annual onsite and virtual celebration of the life and music of Elvis Presley. The festival draws over 75,000 fans annually at his home...

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Polka Day, Ntl.: August 9

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International Polka Day commemorates the polka dance. On this day, people who love polka dance to it. Originating in Eastern Europe, the polka was trendy during the pre-WWII period.

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Duran Duran Appreciation Day, Ntl.: August...

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National Duran-Duran Appreciation Day is a yearly event that honors the band Duran-Duran. Created by a Michigan disc jockey on this day as his birthday gift to himself, National Duran Duran Appreciation...

January

Hip-Hop's Birthday (1973): August 11

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August 11 marks the anniversary of the birth of Hip-Hop. In 1973, DJ Kool Herc (Clive Campbell) and a sibling created a jam session in one of the rooms of their apartment at 1520 Sedgwick Avenue in the...

January

Steelpan Day, World (1951): August 11

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A RUM-PA-PA-PUM! IT'S WORLD STEELPAN (DRUM) DAY World Steelpan Day, celebrated annually on August 11, is a global celebration dedicated to honoring the steelpan, also known as the steel drum. This day is...

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Vinyl Record Day (1877): August 12

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Vinyl Record Day marks the anniversary of the creation of the phonograph by Thomas Edison on this day in 1877. It is supported by the non-profit Vinyl Record Day to preserve the legacy captured by vinyl...

January

Green Man Festival (UK): August 14-17 (est...

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GREEN MAN FESTIVAL: A CELEBRATION OF MUSIC AND NATURE IN WALES Each August, the picturesque Brecon Beacons in Wales come alive with the sounds of the Green Man Festival, a unique and vibrant celebration...

January

Milwaukee Irish Festival (US-WI) August 14...

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Pony up on your river dancing, limericks, and sense of humor; it is time for the Milwaukee Irish Festival. The festival features Celtic culture, 17 stages of entertainment, food and beverages, sporting ev...

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Beautiful Days Festival (UK): August 15-17...

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Beautiful Days is the Levellers' family music festival. The event is organized by DMF Music and takes place at Escot Park in Devon, UK. It includes six stages, site art, a giant children's area, comedy, t...

January

Reading and Leeds Festivals (UK): August 2...

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If you're into rock, indie, punk, and metal, the Reading and Leeds Festival is the place to be. It's two cities, on in the north (Leeds) and one in the south (Reading), with simultaneous festivals. The...

January

Mariachi y la Charrería, Intl. de (MX-JA):...

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FOR THE LOVE OF SONG AND COWBOYS MÉXICO'S INTERNACIONAL DEL MARIAACHI Y LA CHARRERÍA The Internacional del Mariachi y la Charrería in Guadalajara, México, is a unique celebration that beautifully blends...

January

Burning Man (US-NV): August 24 - September...

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Burning Man is an arts-inspired carnival held annually from the last Sunday of August to the first Monday of September in Black Rock, Nevada. First held in San Francisco in 1986, Burning Man has become o...

January

Notting Hill Carnival, London (UK): August...

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Over two million people attend Europe's largest street festival to say goodbye to summer annually. The Notting Hill Carnival is a celebration of Caribbean culture, dance, food, and festivities and is a su...

January

Strange Music Day, Intl.: August 24

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Created by Juilliard graduate and musician Patrick Grant, Strange Music Day encourages people to get out of their comfort zone and discover new sounds and music. Listen to a genre you've never heard befor...

January

Cowal Gathering (Highland Games)(UK): Augu...

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The Cowal Gathering Highland Games are traditional athletic, cultural, and social events celebrating Scottish heritage with a long and rich history dating back over a thousand years. Originally they were...

January

Caroling Day, Go Ntl.: December 20

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A few nights before Christmas is Go Caroling Day. Caroling, or wassailing, is an English Christian oral tradition of singing songs and walking the neighborhood passed down from generation to generation. T...

January

Galveston Dickens on the Strand (US-TX): D...

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With a nod to the ghost of Dickens' past and an eye toward the future, the world-famous Victorian holiday festival returns to Galveston Island. The annual holiday street festival, based on 19th-century...

January

Junkanoo (BS): December 26

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Lucky you if you are privileged to spend Christmas in the Bahamas because the day after, December 26, is the Junkanoo Festival. Think of rolling Christmas, Mardi Gras, and African celebrations into one bi...

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