About Save the Music

SchoolForce’s Save the Music Festival is the largest annual community event in Belmont and raises funds to keep our music programs in Belmont Redwood-Shores Schools by supporting SchoolForce, the Belmont-Redwood Shores Education Foundation.

Save the Music showcases local bands and performers plus school musicians from local Belmont-Redwood Shores schools. In addition to music, the festival includes children’s areas, delicious food and beverages from local eateries and gourmet food trucks.

Three Simultaneous Stages!

KFOX Woodstock Tribute Stage

• [11:00am] Piece of My Heart (Janis Joplin Tribute)
• [1:15pm] Liquid Sky (Jimi Hendrix Tribute)
• [3:30pm] Caravanserai (Santana Tribute)

Community Stage

• [11:00AM] Ralston Honors Band
• [11:30AM] Carlmont Symphonic Band
• [12:00PM] Ralston Chamber Orchestra
• [12:30PM] Peninsula Youth Orchestra Concordia Strings
• [01:30PM] West Bay Community Band
• [02:30PM] Carlmont/Ralston Combined Chorus
• [03:15PM] The Kona Winds
• [04:00PM] The Stanford Marching Band

Children’s Area Stage

• [11:00AM] Children’s Recorders
• [11:25AM] Heartbeat Dance Academy
• [11:50PM] Laya Arts Dancers
• [12:30PM] San Carlos Children’s Theater
• [01:00PM] Pagrav Dancers
• [01:30PM] Jim Walters
• [02:00PM] Carlmont/Stanford Drum Line & Percussion Clinic
• [02:45PM] Latimerio Studio Singers
• [04:00PM] Raks Jawhara Belly Dance Troupe
• [04:45PM] BRSSD Stars of the Future

Event Highlights

Save the Music University (STMU) features fun and educational activities run by:

• Girl Scouts
• 4H Club
• Belmont Library Bookmobile and Lookmobile
• Robotics teams: D-Tech High School, Ralston Middle, and the independent Mercury and Apollo
• T-shirt tie-dyeing, Frisbee spin art & Face painting

Children’s Area with fun for both younger & older kids:

• Slides & bounce houses
• Pumpkin painting
• Giant hamster balls
• And games galore!
• Plus the world famous Musical Instrument Petting Zoo!