Make Music Day all began in France with the Fête de la Musique. Starting as an initiative of the Ministry of Culture in 1982, the Fête de la Musique has become a nationwide musical holiday and a permanent part of the cultural calendar.
Each year, France counts more than 17,000 free concerts nationwide on June 21, 1,500 of them in the Paris region. A 2017 survey showed that 64% of the French population actively participates by performing or listening to music on June 21. Of those, 72% have no fixed plans, but “wander around at random” to discover the music coming from every street corner.
On June 21 this year, follow the Ministry of Culture’s Fête de la Musique Facebook page for 24 hours of live footage from France and around the world!