At the Château de Fontainebleau, the Fête de la Musique 2026 unfolds in royal surroundings, with an outdoor evening program to rediscover this grand site in Seine-et-Marne without leaving Île-de-France.
Founded in 1982, the Fête de la Musique celebrates making music in all its forms. It spotlights both amateur and professional musicians, with free concerts spanning a wide range of genres. This year, it will take place on Sunday, June 21, 2026.
The Château de Fontainebleau ranks among Île-de-France’s premier heritage sites. A royal and later imperial residence, it has been homes to numerous monarchs—from the Middle Ages through the 19th century. Its architecture narrates that long history: touches of the Renaissance, classicism, Napoleonic-era refinements, and grand ceremonial interiors.
Château de Fontainebleau, the second home of the Kings of France
The Château de Fontainebleau invites you to discover its spaces and its history. Come and admire this superb château, with its medieval and classical styles, and its ornate gardens covering more than 130 hectares. [Read more]
Around the castle, the gardens take pride of place. The estate brings together the Grand Parterre, the Garden of Diana, the Carp Pond, the Park and the English Garden, offering a different way of shaping the landscape.
The English garden style stands apart from the French gardens that are famed for their rigid geometry. It favors winding paths, irregular shapes, a cultivated sense of nature, and viewpoints that reveal themselves gradually. In Fontainebleau, it was redesigned under Napoleon I by architect Maximilien-Joseph Hurtault, featuring a picturesque stream and a diverse mix of plant species from across the world.
For the Fête de la Musique 2026, this garden provides a restrained, historic setting to experience classical music in a different light, blending royal heritage, a stroll, and the early days of summer. The full program can be found below.
Fontainebleau Castle invites the Orchestre à l'École association to present four concerts in the museum’s Jardin Anglais for the Fête de la Musique!
On the program, performances by the following school orchestras:
Pars-les-Romilly Elementary School
Christine de Pisan Middle School in Perthes-en-Gâtinais
* Petit Vaugirard Elementary School in Montereau-Fault-Yonne
* Le Grand Champ Middle School in Gréz-en-Bouère
“Orchestre à l'École” is a program that turns a class into an orchestra for three years, promoting daily the values of parity, equality, diversity and inclusion through the creation of school orchestras across France (1,638 ensembles active in 100 departments, involving 44,037 children). Recognized as a public utility and operating under a framework agreement with three ministries, the Orchestre à l’Ecole association supports the leading educational and cultural project with a social vocation in schools.
More information: https://www.orchestre-ecole.com/
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Dates and Opening Time
On June 21, 2026
Location
Château de Fontainebleau
77300 Fontainebleau
77300 Fontainebleau
Château de Fontainebleau, the second home of the Kings of France
