Trieste Ukulele Club – Winter & Spring 2026 – Better Fun Than Perfect

Next Meeting: May 23, 10 am – LAST OFFICIAL Meeting of the School Year. Back in October.

Winter 2026 Meeting Dates: Jan. 10 , Jan. 24 , Feb. 7 , Feb. 28 , Mar. 14 , Mar. 28

SPRING 2026 Meeting Dates: Apr. 11, Apri. 18, Maker Faire Trieste – May 9,10, May 23 then back in October!

Click Here: FIRST TIME REGISTRATION LINK

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!

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RESOURCES

Trieste Ukulele Club Music Library

YouTube Channel

Ukulele in Class Booklet

May 23, 2026 – 10 – 12 – LAST MEETING of the SCHOOL YEAR! Back in October

Congrats on 2 great performances at Maker Faire Trieste and the Flashmob.

AGENDA

Warm up Song:Don’t Worry Be Happy

Featured Theme: End of the School Year Jam.

Open Mics, Play Along for Monopolele

Monopolele Song Book 2026

More Songs in the Trieste Ukulele Club Music Library

Closing Song:Tram di Opicina Short Version of What’s Up?

MONOPOLELE Mediterranean Ukulele Festival – May 28-June 1, 2026 – Monopoli, Puglia

Trieste Ukulele Club ON THE ROAD – 10 participants from Trieste. 400 participants from around the world including the world famous Daniel Ho, Ukulele Zaza and Sage, Ukulele Uff Trio, Ukulollo, Ukulele Tuesday.

We have all come back happy, more skilled and a bit more tanned! Join us next year!

Maker Faire Trieste Concert – May 9, 2026

Maker Faire Trieste Concert – May 10, 2026

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

Sunday:

14:00 – Trieste Ukulele Club Concert

SATURDAY, APRIL 11 & 18, 2026, 10-12

AGENDA – PRACTICE for MAKER FAIRE TRIESTE (May 9 & 10, 2026)

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.

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.

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

We will also lead a Ukulele Flashmob around Piazza Unità. Day and Time to be decided by the Organizers.

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.

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

For Fun – Rubber Duckie in C

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!

Felicità

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!

Felicità

Closing Song:Tram di OpicinaShort Version

SATURDAY, February 28, 2026, 10-12