Midwest Music Expo

05/02/2026

The team has worked hard this morning getting everything ready!
Street Fest starts at Noon!

05/01/2026

The Performance Schedule is posted! Visit our site -

Performance Schedule is Here!

04/30/2026

We have updated our website with a printable version of the Festival Map!
https://midwestmusicexpo.com

04/18/2026

We’re building the 9th edition of MMX (Midwest Music Expo). What started as a student-run music business conference here at Millikin has morphed into a vibrant day of arts and community, with our last event clocking nearly 30 bands on two stages. MMX paired the concert experience with local vendors, speakers, artist booths and more.

This year is different.

So many of the Oakwood storefronts are empty, signaling the needs of our community. Music Business teaches us to pivot and respond to the world around us, which is why we are choosing to focus this year's efforts there.

Our plan is to have artists perform across Oakwood on May 2nd, and populate the streets and storefronts with pop ups in a real life ‘artists impression’ of what this creative district could be. We’ve done this before, but this has a lot of moving parts with a lot more at stake than a good gig or great merch sales.

This is real. We need help, and we need you!

Tickets are a suggested donation of $20, Pay What You Want, or Free - we want to see you there and elevate this community!

Bringing people together who do it, get it, and aren’t afraid to share it.