Huntsville Music Month to feature new events for 2024

September is coming soon, and that means Huntsville Music Month is almost upon us. The City of Huntsville officially announced the schedule of events for the month, which includes the first edition of the South Star Music Festival.

Check out what’s in store for Huntsville music lovers in September:

More on Huntsville Music Month

Huntsville Music Month is designed to build excitement around all aspects of Huntsville’s music culture, shine a brighter spotlight on the city’d music community, inspire creation, establish new concepts and events, encourage collaborations and help champion Huntsville’s appeal to musicians and fans through its reputation as a music‑friendly city.

The month-long initiative will showcase the depth of the music scene in the Rocket City, boost the city’s creative economy, promote music tourism, provide career development resources and much more.

Huntsville Music Month is again jam-packed with events that allow us to recognize Huntsville’s rich and diverse music scene. From Launchpad and Women in Music Week to the first South Star Festival, it’s a great time to celebrate how far we’ve come since launching our Music Initiative just six years ago. It’s exciting to know the best is yet to come.”

Mayor Tommy Battle

What’s on the calendar

The complete calendar for September can be found on the Huntsville Music Office website, but here is some of what is on the schedule for Huntsville Music Month:

• VBC 5K Music Run – 8AM, Saturday, Aug. 31 in downtown Huntsville: Race into Huntsville Music Month as part of the VBC’s 50th anniversary celebration. The run will feature live entertainment at the starting line, finish line and each mile in between.
• Jazz in the Park-Huntsville – 5-9PM, Sept. 1, 2, 8, 15 & 22 in Big Spring Park East: Led by the City of Huntsville’s Office of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, this beloved annual community-driven concert series provides music-lovers across generations a free ticket to experience some of the biggest names in smooth jazz.
• Launchpad Music Festival – 6-9PM, Sept. 6-8 in Big Spring Park East: This free, three-day music festival will feature headliners The Beastie Goys, a Huntsville-based Beastie Boys tribute band on Friday, and Carver Commodore on Saturday. The third night is devoted to Jazz in the Park-Huntsville.
• Summer Sunset Concert Series at Ditto Landing – 6-8PM, Tuesday, Sept. 10: Unwind to live music from Dawn Osborne and Jason Humphress by the water at the Summer Sunset Concert Series at Ditto Landing. The free monthly series is presented by the Huntsville Music Office and Artemis Music Productions.
• Music Industry Career Fair & Community Expo – 12-2PM, Saturday, Sept. 14 at VBC East Hall: The Huntsville Music Office and Arts Huntsville are teaming up again to produce a free music industry-related career and community expo to help connect people to job openings and volunteer opportunities within our music ecosystem. A full list of participants will be announced soon.
• Women in Music Week – Sept. 14-22 at various venues: Returning for a sixth year, Women in Music Week showcases the talents of over 50 women in the music industry at various venues and provides artists the opportunity to shine on stages throughout the City.
  A full schedule will be announced soon.
• Rocket City Ramble at AMERICANAFEST – 12-5PM, Thursday, Sept. 19 at Acme Feed & Seed in downtown Nashville: Huntsville’s Music Office is partnering with the Americana Music Association and the iconic Acme Feed & Seed venue in Nashville to highlight Huntsville talent with the Rocket City Ramble, an official AMERICANAFEST event.
• 805 After Five – 5-8PM Thursday, Sept. 19, at S.R. Butler Green at Campus 805: The Vegabonds and the Shane Davis Group. Admission is free.
• Urban Music Symposium – 3-7PM, Saturday, Sept. 21, Tangled String Studios: Join Meridian Media and Woodaworx for a deep dive into the works of urban music and the role North Alabama plays. The pop-up Urban Music Symposium will center around the region’s production phase with representatives from Atlantic Records, Warner Records, The Recording Academy, NASA and more in attendance.
• CulturA Fest: 12-7PM, Sept. 22 at The Orion Amphitheater: Join the Music Office from noon to 7PM for the third annual CulturA Festival, a free community event produced by Revel Events Agency and presented by Bill Penney Toyota & Mitsubishi. The event will include diverse Hispanic foods, a wellness village, live music and a marketplace.
• School instrument drive: The Huntsville Music Office is proud to work with Huntsville City Schools, Microwave Dave Music Education Foundation, Maitland Arts Initiative and Madison County Commissioner Phil Riddick to put instruments into the hands of more students through a month-long citywide instrument drive. Find drop-off locations on the Huntsville Music Month web page.
• Music at City Council meetings – Sept. 12 & 26: Tune into live local music performances at both Huntsville City Council meetings scheduled in September. Leading up to the 5:30PM start of the meetings, community groups will perform outside City Hall on the lawn.
  During Council meetings, local artists will perform The Star-Spangled Banner. Performers will also receive special recognition at the meetings.
• South Star Festival – Sept. 28-29, John Hunt Park: The City of Huntsville and C3 Presents invites the community to the inaugural South Star Festival in John Hunt Park on Sept. 28-29.

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