Higgins LotPlay the Music Tree at Higgins Lot.
The Music Tree is a privately owned raised planter at the southwest corner of 420 N Higgins, inside the property boundary and bordered by the Higgins Avenue and Pine Street sidewalks. It measures approximately 10 feet long × 53 inches deep along Pine Street and 13 feet long × 56 inches deep along Higgins Avenue. Solo performers, duos, and small groups can apply for specific 2027 Saturdays.
How scheduling works
Use the separate sign-up page to request every Saturday that could work for you. An application is not a reservation; your performance is official only after Higgins Lot confirms the date and schedule.
Choose dates
Select one or several Saturdays from May 1 through September 25, 2027. You may be offered one or more dates.
Describe your setup
Provide your group size, instruments, amplification, equipment footprint, samples, and any merchandise or special-equipment request.
Wait for confirmation
The Market Manager reviews fit, schedule, sound, pedestrian clearance, tenant operations, and permit conditions before confirming.
Music Tree operating rules
The downloadable performer packet and 2027 Master Regulations control. These are the essential points to understand before applying.
Sound and power
Sound check begins no earlier than 8:45am unless approved. No market electricity is available. Amplification must be self-contained and modest, with a normal target of 70 dBA or less about 10 feet in front of the performance area.
Private-property footprint
The designated performance area is entirely inside the privately owned raised planter. Performers, equipment, and tip jars must remain within it; both adjoining public sidewalks, entrances, tenant sightlines, pedestrian gaps, aisles, and vendor spaces must remain clear.
Tips and sales
Performances are for tips unless a separate written agreement provides compensation. Merchandise and recording sales, subwoofers, and amplified percussion require advance approval.