AUSTIN, Texas —
It's HAAM Day! Tuesday's event is the biggest fundraiser for the Health Alliance for Austin Musicians (HAAM), a nonprofit that provides affordable health insurance to working musicians in Central Texas.
This HAAM Day, more than 250 performances are scheduled at more than 100 different venues and businesses all across the Austin area. HAAM hopes to raise more than $875,000 to help provide what can be lifesaving health care to local musicians.
Those interested can support HAAM Day by attending Tuesday's shows, shopping official HAAM merchandise or making a direct donation to the nonprofit. If you'd like to attend any of Tuesday's performances, you can check out this interactive map to see where they're happening. The full lineup for the day is also available to view online.
HAAM Day is now in its 19th year. In 2023, the fundraiser raised over $800,000 to provide access to affordable health care and wellness services to HAAM's more than 3,000 members.
In total, since 2005, HAAM has helped musicians, DJs and music teachers across Central Texas access over $191 million in health care services. Those services include doctor visits, prescriptions, routine dental work, eye exams, psychiatric counseling sessions, out-patient procedures, hearing screenings and more.