The Carlsbad Music Festival Village Walk is an admission-free community event featuring a full evening of 50+ performances of adventurous music of all kinds in indoor and outdoor venues around Carlsbad Village. In celebration of the International Day of Music, and as an extension of the September Carlsbad Music Festival, the summertime Village Walk premiered in 2013 to over 2500 attendees. Venues are located within walking distance of one another throughout the Village of Carlsbad and include locally owned music shops, galleries, and other businesses, as well as parks and public spaces. The Walk runs from 4pm-10pm with 20 minute sets starting every half hour. With over 50 performances to choose from, a walk attendee can choose their own pathway through the music and the Village. The Village Music Walk is made possible in part by the Carlsbad Charitable Foundation as well as grants from the San Diego Foundation and the Carlsbad Cultural Arts Office. Admission is free, but a donation of $5 or more per person is suggested to support adventurous music by the beach. Bands include Wu Man and Son de San Diego, Euphoria Brass Band, Eyelid Kid, G Burns Jug Band, Gallowglass Collective, Gayle Skidmore, the Gift Machine, Karl Blau, Kirsten Ashley Wiest, DJ Lexicon Devil, MandoBasso, Matt McBane, Molly Thompson, Murray Hidary, Nathan Hubbard, Nice World, OU (with Amy Denio), PGK Dance Project, Red Fox Tails, Scott Nielsen, Scott Paulson, Sophocles Steve, Steve Flato, Sure Fire Soul Ensemble, Tobin Chodos/Kyle Motl, and Trouble in the Wind.