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. And an epic Battle of the Marching Bands with the Stanford and Cal Davis bands. 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] Kona Wind Quintet
• [04:00PM] Battle of the Bands:
  Davis Band-Uh! AND The Stanford Marching Band

Children’s Area Stage

• [11:00AM] Children’s Recorders
• [11:25AM] Raks Jawhara Belly Dance Troupe
• [12:00PM] 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] Heartbeat Dance Academy
• [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
• FIRST Robots from Carlmont & Woodside High
• 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!