About

After a year off due to the global pandemic, WTJU is pleased to bring back Freefall with one blockbuster community festival on the Saturday of Labor Day weekend.

Cognizant of COVID safety guidelines, the 2021 event is a free, outdoor event of excellent music and connection with one another. Mask-wearing is not required while outdoors at this event. But all attendees should wear masks indoors, including the restrooms.

Freefall started in 2015 as the Levitt Amp Concert series. WTJU 91.1 FM, IX Art Park, and the Levitt Foundation all shared a belief in the power of free outdoor music to bring communities together.

In its third year, the 2017 concert series struck on its own and became Freefall. (A series of free fall concerts… get it?)

WTJU and IX Art Park are committed to enriching the lives of everyone in the Charlottesville area. Freefall is our signature event series to do just that.

About IX Art Park

Imagine a walk-through, sculptural, mural-festooned destination that’s free and open for the public to wander, night and day. Welcome to the IX Art Park: a public, non-commercial, interactive space for spontaneous dreaming

It’s all about possibility. And the power of collective creativity.

The IX Art Park is located at 522 2nd Street SE in Charlottesville, Virginia. Admission is free and the park open dawn to dusk, 7 days a week (and later for events).

about wtju 91.1 fm

WTJU has been part of the University of Virginia since its first broadcast in 1957. WTJU is a community radio station that enriches the culture of Virginia and extends the educational mission of UVA. WTJU brings together diverse individuals and communities through exceptional music and conversation.

WTJU 91.1 FM presents eclectic music: jazz, folk, rock, classical, and more. Our sister station, WXTJ 100.1 FM, is an entirely student-run freeform station. We also operate Virginia Audio Collective, a community podcast network.