Uke Day 2025
Schedule
Sun, 17 Aug, 2025 at 12:00 pm
UTC-05:00Location
Hopkin's Park DeKalb, Illinois | Dekalb, IL
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Join our for UKE DAY 2025!August 17, 2025, Noon - 5 p.m.
Hopkins Park in the Terrace Room and the Community Room.
Our $5 admission (just pay at the door!) will help cover costs of the event.
Free Leis to the first 40 people!
Email us with questions or for more information at [email protected]
Get ready for a day of strum and sing, vendors and workshops,
Wild Blue Ukulele Orchestra, our ukulele community, Wild Carrot Food Truck and more!
Vendor Tables, Noon to 5 p.m.
Buy a ukulele, sign up for lessons, get those strings you
need, try a ukulele or pick up some new sheet music.
Featuring Aurora Music Company, the Oregon Music Garage
and the Ukulele Station of America
Ukulele Fun Shop
Handmade, unique and creative. Make your day complete
with some ukulele-inspired merch.
Wild Carrot Food Truck, Noon to 3 p.m.
Try a menu that focuses on locally sourced ingredients,
handmade into seasonal dishes
Workshop #1, 12:45 to 1:15 p.m.
Introduction to the U-Bass
with the Varcados sisters and Taylor Atkins
An introduction, explanation, application and appreciation of
the U-Bass! For folks who want to play or are just curious.
(any level)
Workshop #2, 1:30 to 2 p.m.
Intros, Endings and Embellishments
with Jen Conley
Learn how to spice up your ukulele accompaniments by
determining good intros and endings, chord inversions,
suspensions and ornamentations.
(intermediate)
Workshop #3, 2:15 to 2:45 p.m.
Strum Patterns with
Mary Helen and Bill Polensky
Make your playing more fun by adding new strums to the
basic up-and-down that we all start with.
(beginner/Intermediate)
Wild Blue Ukulele Orchestra, 3 p.m.
Get ready for an 8-piece ukulele orchestra!
We are excited to perform our summer set featuring many
new arrangements.
Strum and Sing, 4 p.m.
Get out your ukuleles and tune up!
We will provide chords and lyrics.
Raffle Drawings
Drawings will be held during Strum and Sing.
Arrange with a friend if you cannot be present.
Tickets are sold until 4 p.m.
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Where is it happening?
Hopkin's Park DeKalb, Illinois, 1403 Sycamore Rd, Dekalb, IL 60115-2029, United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
