music cities events: Creating vibrant and sustainable global cities
Music Cities Events is a global series of conferences focused on all aspects of music and cities, including how music impacts and influences policy, city planning, economic development, tourism, health, education, the night-time economy and more. So far we've organised 23 events spanning Europe, North America, South America, Asia and Australasia.
our HEADLINE events
MUSIC CITIES CONVENTION is the largest and most extensive global gathering on the topic of music cities. We’ve had 2000+ delegates attend our 8 events in 5 continents. Topics range from music & economic development, city planning, health, education, tourism, the night time economy and more. Attendees range from government to the music and creative industries to brands to academia to real estate and more.
Click here for our next event in Colorado, USA on Sept 23-25 2020
MUSIC TOURISM CONVENTION is the first and largest global conference discussing the use of music as a tool for destination marketing. We’ve had 720+ delegates attend 4 events in 2 continents. Topics focus on the value of music as a tourism driver and attendees range from government to the music and events industries to brands to tour operators to destination marketers and more.
Click here for our next event in Cleveland, Mississippi, USA on Sept 20 - Oct 1 2020
our OTHER events
Sound Development is an event for real estate developers, landowners and authorities to pioneer music and culture led urbanism and place-making. Topics focus on the value of music in real estate, and the relationship between music and the built environment.
Music Cities Forum is a smaller one-day version of our Music Cities Convention. Usually more regionally focused, we’ve held this event in the USA, Canada, France and Sweden.
Music Tourism Forum is a smaller one-day version of our Music Tourism Convention. Usually more regionally focused, and news on our first edition is coming soon.
Nocturnal Cities is an event that’s focused on the night-time economy. We have a Latin American version of the event, as well as a smaller forum version that is held around the world.
UPCOMING AND PAST events
Our Past Events
MUSIC CITIES CONVENTION
Chengdu, China – April 11-12 2019
Lafayette, Louisiana, USA – Oct 10-12 2018
Melbourne, Australia – Apr 18-20 2018
Memphis, Tennessee, USA – Oct 25-27 2017
Berlin, Germany – Apr 4 2017
Brighton, UK – May 18 2016
Washington, USA – Oct 25 2015
Brighton, UK – May 13 2015
MUSIC TOURISM CONVENTION
Liverpool, UK – Sept 6 2019
Cologne, Germany – Aug 29-30 2018
Franklin, Tennessee, USA – Sep 21-22 2017
Liverpool, UK – Feb 17 2017
MUSIC CITIES FORUM
Norrkoping, Sweden – Sept 27 2019
MIDEM Cannes, France – June 6 2019
Indianapolis, Indiana, USA – May 8 2018
Vancouver, BC, Canada – Mar 22 2018
SOUND DEVELOPMENT
London, UK – Sept 11 2019
Leeds, UK – June 13 2019
London, UK – May 21 2019
London, UK – Feb 5 2019
London, UK – Apr 4 2018
London, UK – Jan 23 2018
New York, USA – Jun 1 2017
London, UK – Sep 6 2016
NOCTURNAL CITIES
Conference, Bogota, Colombia – Nov 22 2018
Forum, Nova Scotia, Canada – Nov 3 2018
MUSIC CITIES HACKATHON
Vancouver, BC, Canada – May 13-14 2018
Berlin, Germany – Mar 31-Apr 1 2017
latest event videos
Lafayette LA, USA - MCC 2018
Memphis Tenn, USA - MCC 2017
Cologne Germany - MTC 2018
Franklin Tenn, USA - MTC 2017
Melbourne Australia MCC 2018