Fête de la Musique - World Music Day 2025

About Fête de la Musique / World Music Day

Each year, over 1,000 cities around the world throw citywide music celebrations on June 21. It all started 41 years ago in France. In 1982, France’s Ministry of Culture dreamed up an idea for a new kind of musical holiday. They imagined a day where free, live music would be everywhere: street corners and parks, rooftops and gardens, store fronts and mountaintops. And, unlike a typical music festival, anyone and everyone would be invited to join and play music or host performances. It is called Fête de la Musique. (In French, the name means both “festival of music” and “make music!”).

Four decades later, the holiday has spread throughout the world and is now celebrated in more than 120 countries. In the same way that the French Fête de la Musique celebrates the start of the summer season, this World Music Day extends an invitation to celebrate across the United States and promotes artists of all genres and backgrounds in the process.

This year in Washington, DC, Villa Albertine, the French Institute for Culture and Education is partnering with Georgetown Heritage and the Georgetown Business Improvement District (BID)in hosting concerts throughout the commercial district of Georgetown – DC’s most historic neighborhood - in addition to La Maison Française.

The Embassy of France will host, in three different stages, a variety of artists, locals and from abroad, that will present music from all genre from 6:00pm until 10:00pm. Join us to enjoy, sing, dance, have a drink, and live the real "Fête de la Musique" as if you were in France!

Stay tuned for the full program annoucement!

Food and beverages will be available for purchase.

Admission

Doors open at 5:00 PM, with last entry at 9:00 PM.

Please note that registering on Eventbrite does not guarantee priority entry. Admission will be granted on a first-come, first-served basis. If the French Embassy reaches full capacity, we may need to temporarily pause entry for security reasons until space becomes available.

There will be no formal check-in of tickets or identity verification at the entrance. Eventbrite registration primarily allows us to communicate important updates, including any schedule changes or cancellations.

We encourage all attendees to arrive early and anticipate possible wait times at the entrance.

Please also note that from 3:00 PM to 7:00 PM, additional concerts will be taking place throughout the Georgetown neighborhood. More information here.

Also check out other Music events in Washington, Entertainment events in Washington.