Fête de la musique 2025: traffic restrictions in Paris

In June, there's no shortage of cultural events in Paris: music festivals, Nuit Blanche and, of course, the traditional Fête de la Musique! Every year on the same date, budding singers and musicians take to the streets to make live music resound. Every June 21, the capital's musical scene is packed to the rafters. And some districts are literally taken by storm. A case in point is the area around the Canal Saint-Martin.

In order to " ensure the smooth running of these festivities and the safety of the public and participants ", the Préfecture de police de Paris has issued a decree temporarily restricting traffic in certain streets in the 10th arrondissement, along the Canal Saint-Martin, on June 21.

• To be read
• Fête de la Musique 2026 in Paris and Île-de-France, the concert lineup
• World Music Day 2026 in Paris: explore the program by arrondissement
• Did you know? What is the origin and history of the Fête de la Musique?

In detail, from June 21 at 5:00 pm to June 22, 2025 at 5:00 am, all motorized vehicles will be banned from the following streets and sections of streets in the 10th arrondissement of Paris:

• quai de Valmy, between rue Louis Blanc and rue du Faubourg du Temple ;
• quai de Jemmapes, between rue Louis Blanc and rue du Faubourg du Temple ;
• rue Alexandre Parodi ;
• rue Eugène Varlin, between rue Robert Blache and quai de Valmy;
• rue des Récollets, between rue Lucien Sampaix and quai de Valmy ;
• rue des Vinaigriers, between rue Lucien Sampaix and rue de Lancry ;
• rue de Lancry, between rue Albert Thomas and quai de Valmy ;
• rue Léon Jouhaux; 2025-00636
• rue Alibert, between rue Marie et Louise and quai de Jemmapes;
• avenue Richerand, between rue Marie et Louise and quai de Jemmapes;
• rue Bichat, between rue de la Grange aux Belles and quai de Jemmapes;

However, the Maria Casarès bridge will remain open to cyclists, according to the Préfecture de police de Paris.

Fête de la Musique 2025 in Paris and the Ile-de-France region
The Fête de la Musique returns on Saturday, June 21, 2025! Get ready to vibrate to the rhythm of live music thanks to numerous free concerts and DJ sets organized outdoors, but also in concert halls, museums and restaurants in Paris and Île-de-France. Here are the first highlights of the Fête de la Musique 2025 program in and around Paris. [Read more]