Fête de la musique 2025 in Paris: concert highlights in Montmartre

The Fête de la Musique returns this Saturday, June 21, 2025, with a host of free concerts to be enjoyed all over Paris and the Île-de-France region. If you're looking for musical events in the north of Paris, then check out our selection of not-to-be-missed events in the famous Montmartre district.

The Fête de la Musique makes a comeback on Saturday, June 21, 2025. On this day, amateur and professional musicians take to the streets to make music resound live. Every year, good deals, artists, classical and electro concerts and unusual events flock to Paris and the rest of the Île-de-France region. The result? Every June 21, you'll find yourself lost in the midst of all these free concerts, and you won't know where to go. Don't panic, we've got a little help for the 42nd anniversary of the Fête de la Musique. Here, we reveal the best music hotspots in Montmartre, the district so cherished by so many Parisians !

But by the way, do you know the history of the Fête de la Musique and how it came about? 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.

For a successful fête de la musique in the north of Paris, here are the best ideas not to be missed on June 21, 2025 in Montmartre!

Fête de la musique 2025 in Paris: what to see and do in Montmartre

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