Next Meeting: May 23, 10 am – LAST OFFICIAL Meeting of the School Year. Back in October.
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Winter 2026 Meeting Dates: Jan. 10 , Jan. 24 , Feb. 7 , Feb. 28 , Mar. 14 , Mar. 28
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SPRING 2026 Meeting Dates: Apr. 11, Apri. 18, Maker Faire Trieste – May 9,10, May 23 then back in October!
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No need to re-register if you have already attended a meeting!
The Trieste Ukulele Club, founded in February 2022, is a FREE welcoming community of music lovers who share a passion for the ukulele.
We meet every other Saturday morning for fun, informal FREE sessions that are open to everyone—beginners, seasoned players, and all ages from 8 to 90.
Our motto, “Better Fun Than Perfect”, captures our spirit: we value joy, connection, and creativity over perfection. Members have gone from strumming their very first chords to performing together at major public events, including Trieste Maker Faire in Piazza Unità, Monopolele Ukulele Festival a Monopoli, and Sala Luttazzi.
Thanks to the support of the U.S. Department of State, the club is more than just music—it’s also about skills-building, music diplomacy, and English language learning, all through the universal language of the ukulele.
Participation is FREE with online registration, and instruments are available on loan for beginners who want to give it a try.
Join us, make music, and be part of the Trieste Ukulele Club family!
Open to all ages & all levels
No uke? No problem – we’ll lend you one!
Join the fun →www.aiafvg.it
RESOURCES
May 23, 2026 – 10 – 12 – LAST MEETING of the SCHOOL YEAR! Back in October
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Congrats on 2 great performances at Maker Faire Trieste and the Flashmob.
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AGENDA
Warm up Song:Don’t Worry Be Happy
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Featured Theme: End of the School Year Jam.
Open Mics, Play Along for Monopolele
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More Songs in the Trieste Ukulele Club Music Library
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Closing Song:Tram di Opicina Short Version of What’s Up?
COME AND SEE US AT MAKER FAIRE TRIESTE
May 9 & 10, 2026. Sat 12-20, Sun 10-18
STAND M28 – Piazza Unità d’Italia
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Trieste Ukulele Club, Maker Space, Meet our teachers, Summer English Academy Info.
Bring your kids! Bring your Uke!
Performances and FLASHMOB
Saturday:
14:30 – Ukulele Flashmob – starting at our stand – Tram & Stand by Me
15:20 – Trieste Ukulele Club Concert
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Sunday:
14:00 – Trieste Ukulele Club Concert
SATURDAY, APRIL 11 & 18, 2026, 10-12
AGENDA – PRACTICE for MAKER FAIRE TRIESTE (May 9 & 10, 2026)
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SPECIAL AGENDA THESE 2 WEEKS!
PRACTICE, PRACTICE, PRACTICE for MAKER FAIRE TRIESTE – MAY 9 & 10. We don’t have the days and times for our perfomances yet.
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HERE IS THE 2026 MAKER FAIRE TRIESTE SONG BOOK
All the songs are in the above Book. If you print at home, we suggest A4 Front and Back. We have a 15-20 minute set. We might cut some titles. We want to make the show as interactive with the audience as possible.
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Titles Proposed are: We Will Rock You, Don’t Worry Be Happy, Bad Moon Rising, Tram, Proud Mary, Yellow, Addams Family, The Lion Sleeps Tonight, I Can’t Help Falling in Love With You. ENCORE – Felicità
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We will also lead a Ukulele Flashmob around Piazza Unità. Day and Time to be decided by the Organizers.
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Songs for the Flashmob: Tram, Stand By Me (at the end of the Song Book)
We also have some guests from the Auser Senior Citizen Group for our April meetings.
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SEE YOU ON SATURDAY!
SATURDAY, March 28, 2026, 10-12
AGENDA–WILD WORLD & MAKER FAIRE (May 9 & 10, 2026)
Warm up Song:We Will Rock You–Don’t Worry Be Happy
Featured Song: Wild World – Cat Stevens (1970)
Chord Chart, Cynthia Lin Play along,Karaoke
Maker Faire Trieste Playlist We Will Rock You (above) PLUS Songs in the link: Lion Sleeps Tonight, When the Saints Go Marching In, Tin Pan Alley Medley, Tram, Don’t Worry Be Happy.
We can change the order, change the songs. Maybe replace Tin Pan Alley with Felicità?Performance should be 15 minutes. We need to PRACTICE and play STANDING UP, like Uke Stars!
Closing Song: Tram di Opicina Short Version
SATURDAY, March 14, 2026, 10-12
AGENDA–HOTEL CALIFORNIA & MAKER FAIRE(May 9 & 10, 2026)
Warm up Song:We Will Rock You–Don’t Worry Be Happy
Featured Song: Hotel California – the Eagles(1976)
Voted the Best Guitar Riff in History!
Chord Chart,Outro,Cynthia Lin Play along,Karaoke
Maker Faire Trieste PlaylistWe Will Rock You (above) PLUS Songs in the link: Lion Sleeps Tonight, When the Saints Go Marching In, Tin Pan Alley Medley, Tram, Don’t Worry Be Happy.
We can change the order, change the songs. Maybe replace Tin Pan Alley with Felicità?Performance should be 15 minutes. We need toPRACTICEand playSTANDING UP, like Uke Stars!
Closing Song:Tram di OpicinaShort Version
SATURDAY, February 28, 2026, 10-12
AGENDA–ANNUAL SANREMO SPECIAL
Warm up Song:We Will Rock You–Don’t Worry Be Happy
Featured Theme:Sanremo
VOLARE (Nel Blu Dipinto di Blu) – Modugno– Winner Sanremo, 1958
Volare Song Chart,Sing Along with Lyrics,Original Sanremo Modugno
UN’AVVENTURA– by Lucio Battisti and Mogol, 9th Place, 1969
Un’Avventura Chord Chart,Un’Avventura Tutorial – Play Along,Sing Along with Lyrics
SANT’ALLEGRIA –Could have been Sanremo – written in 1997 by Carlo Fava, Gianluca Martinelli, Marisa Monte and Arnaldo Antunes –
Sant’Allegria Chord Chart,Sant’Allegria Play Along,Sing Along with Lyrics,Original Ornella Vanoni / Mahmood
REPLAYS from our previous SANREMO SPECIALS
Replay– Replay from Calico Workshop –I Got You Babe – Song Sheets–Video
Closing Song:Tram di OpicinaShort Version orWhat’s Up?
February 7, 2026, 10-12
AGENDA
Featured Theme: Happy 4th Anniversary Trieste Ukulele Club!Video from our 1st Meeting– Feb. 5, 2022
Warm up Song:Don’t Worry Be Happy
Featured Theme: Happy 4th Anniversary Trieste Ukulele Club!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY SONG
THE BEST of The Trieste Ukulele Club
Participants select our Best Songs in the past 4 years – Look at ourMusic Libraryfor Inspiration! You’ll find all the songs we’ve played as a group!
Open Mic
Replay– Replay from Calico Workshop –I Got You Babe – Song Sheets–Video
Closing Song:Tram di OpicinaShort Version orWhat’s Up?
AGENDA–Happy 4th Anniversary to the Trieste Ukulele Club!
Warm up Song:Don’t Worry Be Happy
Featured Theme: Sanremo
VOLARE (Nel Blu Dipinto di Blu) – Modugno– Winner Sanremo, 1958
Volare Song Chart,Sing Along with Lyrics,Original Sanremo Modugno
SANT’ALLEGRIA –Could have been Sanremo – written in 1997 by Carlo Fava, Gianluca Martinelli, Marisa Monte and Arnaldo Antunes –
Replay– Replay from Calico Workshop –I Got You Babe – Song Sheets–Video
Closing Song:Tram di OpicinaShort Version orWhat’s Up?
SATURDAY, January 24, 2026, 10-12
AGENDA
Warm up Song:Don’t Worry Be Happy
Featured Theme: Olympics
ROAR–Katy Perry, 2013
Roar Song Chart,Play Along – Ukulenny,Karaoke Sing Along–Original Katy Perry
WE WILL ROCK YOU – Brian May – Queen, 1977
We Will Rock You Song Chart, Play Along,Karaoke Sing Along–Original Queen
EXTRA CREDIT – We are the Champions – Brian May – Queen, 1977
Good Luck withPlay Along We are the Champions – Evan J. Da Silva (from Monopolele 2024), Karaoke Sing Along, Original Queen
Replay– Replay from Calico Workshop –I Got You Babe – Song Sheets–Video
Closing Song:Tram di OpicinaShort Version orWhat’s Up?
Saturday, January 10, 2026
10:00–12:00
American Corner Trieste / Associazione Italo Americana FVG
– Piazza Sant’Antonio Nuovo, 6 – Trieste Italy
AGENDA
- Warm up Song:Don’t Worry Be Happy
- Featured Theme: 💙BLUE + 💛YELLOW = 💚GREEN
- 💙SONG SUNG BLUE– Neil Diamond, 1972
- Blue Song Chart,Play Along,Karaoke Sing Along
- 💛YELLOW– Coldplay, 2000
- Song Chart Cynthia Lin,Play Along,Karaoke Sing Along
- Extra Credit 💚GREENSLEEVES– Old English, 1600’s
- Greensleeves chord chart
- Replay– Replay from Calico Workshop –I Got You Babe – Song Sheets–Video
- Closing Song:Tram di OpicinaShort Version orWhat’s Up?
What did we play in the past? Check out these links for previous meetings and song charts by date.
2025/26–Fall