More than 40 years ago, Maurice Fleuret, Director of Music and Dance at the French Ministry of Culture, wanted music to be everywhere, and to pay tribute to this emotionally powerful art form. This desire gave birth to the Fête de la Musique in 1982. A free festival, open to all, giving all tastes and artists an equal chance to be heard.
A few years on, the Fête de la Musique has become an essential popular event, celebrating art and the arrival of summer, with concerts and musical entertainment in streets, parks, museums, cafés and restaurants, churches, and even ministries and official places!
In Paris, music resounds from every street corner: on this Friday evening, June 21, 2024, we'll be singing and dancing the night away! Electro concerts, classical music, children's songs, rock, pop, world music, reggae, blues, hip-hop... The options are endless. To help you make the most of this year's Fête de la musique, here's a list of concerts to see near you, in the arrondissements of the capital.
This guide is currently under development. It will be updated regularly as new programs are announced. Bookmark this page, and check back often to make sure you don't miss anything!
Fête de la Musique 2024: 36h Saint-Eustache Festival returns to Paris
The 36h Saint Eustache Festival is back! This year, the musical event awaits you on Thursday June 20 and Friday June 21, 2024 at the Eglise Saint-Eustache for 36 hours of free concerts in a unique setting. [Read more]
Fête de la musique 2024 on the Place du Châtelet in Paris, the program
This year, the Fête de la musique takes over the Place du Châtelet in Paris with a special program combining art and sport. Join us from Friday, June 21 to Sunday, June 23, 2024, for traditional dance performances and an expanded version of Mohamed El Khatib's "Stadium". Here's the program (available on reservation)! [Read more]
Fête de la Musique 2024 in Paris: Midsommar and free concert at the Swedish Institute
For this year's Fête de la Musique, which takes place on Friday June 21, 2024, the garden of the Swedish Institute in Paris is once again hosting a concert, offering spectators a tasty, free musical treat. Just before the concert, the public will be able to discover traditional Midsommar dances! [Read more]
Fête de la musique 2024 on the forecourt of Paris City Hall, the program
Classical music invites itself to the forecourt of Paris City Hall on Friday June 21, 2024, for the 42nd Fête de la Musique. Enjoy a free concert by the Orchestre de chambre de Paris at a gala event billed as "participative and inclusive". Click here for the program! [Read more]
Fête de la musique 2024 at the Irish Cultural Centre
Every June 21, the Irish Cultural Centre celebrates the Fête de la Musique in style! This year, the venue is bringing together artists from the young Irish music scene. Here's the 2024 program! [Read more]
Fête de la Musique 2024 at the Maison de la culture du Japon in Paris
For the Fête de la Musique 2024, which takes place this year on Friday June 21, the Maison de la culture du Japon in Paris invites you to immerse yourself in Japanese hip-hop, with COMA-CHI and Namichie. Please note that this evening of concerts is not free of charge, and must be booked from April 3. [Read more]
Fête de la Musique 2024: Viva l'Orchestra in free concert at the Radio France Auditorium
For the Fête de la Musique 2024, 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 Friday June 21, 2024 at 8 p.m. for this free concert (reservations required). [Read more]
Fête de la musique 2024: Chinese music concert at the Musée Guimet
This year, the 42nd Fête de la musique is being celebrated at the Musée Guimet! On Saturday June 22, 2024, the sublime Musée National des Arts Asiatiques opens its doors to artists Wang Li and Wu Wei for a concert of Chinese music. [Read more]
Whatever your age, whatever your preferred style of music, there's bound to be a concert for you! So, where do you want to start this festive evening?
