The Fête de la Musique returns to Paris on Saturday, June 21, 2025 , as well as everywhere else in France! On this day, amateur and professional musicians alike pay tribute to living music with open-air concerts, as well as in museums and concert halls. Every Fête de la Musique is a celebration of all musical styles: from rock and electro to jazz and hip-hop, not forgetting classical music, where violins and cellos resonate to the point of moving us.
But what is the Fête de la Musique? A free, popular musical event, the Fête de la Musique was created in 1982 on the initiative of the French Ministry of Culture. That year, the Ministry of Culture's studies and research department conducted a major survey of French cultural practices. It revealed that five million people, including one young person in two, play a musical instrument. So Jack Lang, architect and scenographer Christian Dupavillon, a member of his Cabinet, and Maurice Fleuret came up with the idea of a major popular event to enable all musicians to express themselves and make themselves known. The very first Fête de la Musique was launched on June 21, 1982, the symbolic day of the summer solstice.
And it was a resounding success, with musicians taking to the streets, squares, kiosks, courtyards, gardens, stations and squares to play their music.
It was in 1985 that the Fête de la Musique began to be exported, on the occasion of the European Year of Music. In 2017, more than 120 countries around the world took part in the Fête de la Musique!
If you're a fan of classical or neoclassical music, here are the free classical music concerts you won't want to miss in Paris on Saturday, June 21, 2025 , for this year's Fête de la Musique!
Fête de la musique 2025 at the Musée Jacquemart-André with the National Youth Choir
Paris's sublime Jacquemart-André museum celebrates the Fête de la musique this Saturday, June 21, 2025. On the program? Free concerts by the Chœur National des Jeunes. [Read more]
Fête de la musique 2025 in Paris: an Offenbach opéra-bouffe on Place Colette
How about an Offenbach opéra-bouffe for this year's Fête de la musique? This Saturday, June 21, 2025, head for Place Colette, in the 1st arrondissement of Paris, to get your fill of classical music! [Read more]
Fête de la musique 2025 at the Hôtel de Matignon in Paris: orchestra, quartet and Garde Républicaine
The Hôtel de Matignon in Paris is exceptionally opening its doors to the general public this Saturday, June 21, 2025, to mark the Fête de la Musique. On the menu? A series of free concerts, with registration required. Click here to see the program! [Read more]
Fête de la Musique 2025 in Paris: free Jeunes Talents concert at the Archives Nationales
Come and celebrate classical music on Saturday, June 21, 2025 at the Archives Nationales in Paris for the new Fête de la Musique. Once again this year, enjoy a free concert by Jeunes Talents! [Read more]
Fête de la Musique 2025 at Citéco in Paris: classical music and jazz-funk on the program
Celebrate the Fête de la Musique in Paris with a unique event at Citéco, the Cité de l'Economie! On Saturday June 21, 2025, students from the École Normale de Musique Alfred Cortot will take over the historic Hôtel Gaillard for a unique evening of classical music. Followed by a jazz-funk concert by Les Monnayeurs! [Read more]
Fête de la Musique 2025 at the Mémorial des martyrs de la Déportation in Paris, the program
The Fête de la Musique returns on Saturday, June 21, 2025. It's an opportunity to enjoy a wide range of musical events in Paris and elsewhere in the Île-de-France region. Here's the program that awaits you this year at the Mémorial des martyrs de la Déportation. [Read more]
Fête de la musique 2025 at the Musée Eugène-Delacroix: concert by the Cambini-Paris Quartet
On Saturday, June 21, 2025, to celebrate the new Fête de la Musique, the Musée national Eugène-Delacroix invites you to its sublime garden to attend a free concert (reservation required) by the Quatuor Cambini-Paris. [Read more]
Fête de la Musique 2025 at the Musée Henner in Paris: classical music in the spotlight
The Musée Henner takes part in the new Fête de la Musique! Join us on Saturday, June 21, 2025 for six classical music concerts. For the occasion, the famous Parisian museum welcomes students from the Ecole Cortot. [Read more]
Fête de la musique 2025 at the 9th arrondissement town hall with the Paris Mozart Orchestra
For the new Fête de la musique, classical music is invited to the Mairie du 9e arrondissement in Paris on Saturday June 21, 2025. On the program? The Paris Mozart Orchestra, conducted by Claire Gibault. [Read more]
Fête de la Musique 2025: Viva l'Orchestra in free concert at the Auditorium de Radio France in Paris
For the Fête de la Musique 2025, we're off to the Auditorium de Radio France to listen to the classical repertoire of Viva l'Orchestra, an orchestra of great amateurs supervised by the Orchestre National de France. Join us on Saturday, June 21, 2025 at 8 p.m. for a free concert (reservations required) in this not-to-be-missed spot during the Fête de la Musique. [Read more]
Fête de la musique 2025: peacekeepers give a free concert at Saint-Roch church in Paris
For this year's Fête de la Musique 2025, join the brass ensemble of the Musique des gardiens de la paix at a unique venue in Paris. The musicians will perform a free concert on Saturday June 21 from 9pm at the Eglise Saint-Roch. [Read more]
Please consult this guide regularly, as it is updated according to program announcements.
Dates and Opening Time
On June 21, 2025
Prices
Free
Official website
fetedelamusique.culture.gouv.fr
