How To Celebrate La Fête de La Musique In Paris
La Fête de La Musique In Paris is a big music event held yearly in summer.
Every year on June 21st, Paris turns into one big open-air concert for La Fête de la Musique.
From classical ensembles in historic churches to DJ sets in courtyards and impromptu street performances, the city comes alive with sound and it’s all free.
Whether you’re a first-timer or looking to make the most of the night, this guide will help you plan your perfect evening.
Whatever music you’re into you’ll find an event in the city that suits your taste and have fun!
How To Celebrate “La Fête de La Musique” In Paris
When Is “La Fête de la Musique”
I already mentioned it above but here’s the answer.
Each year “La Fête de la Musique” falls on the 21st of June which is the first day of summer and it’s not only in Paris, it’s all over France.
So wherever you are you can easily celebrate “La Fête de la Musique”, there is more to France than juste Paris, but on this post we will focus on the capital.
Anyway, it’s pretty easy to remember the date, sadly this means that it doesn’t always fall on a week end, but, this year (2025) it does!
How To Get Around During The Event?
La Fête de la musique in Paris can last till the early hours of the morning (or late depending how you want to look at it) so you might wonder how will be able to reach back your accommodation.
While usually public transportation in Paris runs until 00h30 for most lines during the night of the event some of them stay open all night long for people to be able to reach their home more easily.
Here are the lines and stations that stays open from the night of the 21st to the early morning of the 22nd:
- RER A – B – C – D – E
- Metro 1
- Metro 2
- Metro 4
- Metro 6
- Metro 9
- Metro 14
For the stations you can check them out on the plan below or download the app Bonjour Ratp.
If you need to know more about the Metro, check out my Paris metro guide.
This year the RATP theme for la fête de la musique si “Disco” so you’ll find decorations or little details about it in the public transportation between the 19th of June till the 21st.
Fête de la Musique 2025: What’s Happening?
Here are some of the events that are happening on during the events:
- A lot of arrondissement has their own little events
- Most bars will play music live or recorded and have people dancing in the street.
- Some Music School also do live perfomances
- DJs are out in some part of the city
That’s only a handful as things changes each year and there are no major artists or anything coming to play live on stage or such.
If you want a more detailed program or are looking for a very specific type of music you can check out this website: Fête de la musique Events
How To Prepare For La Fête de la Musique
Despite what you may have seen on TikTok, La fête de la musique isn’t anything like Coachella or any big festival.
La fête de la musique is more like a big block party that happens all over Paris and France.
Of course you can do your make up or your hair but it’s best to wear something confortable.
- Paris’ street are often wonky and you can find cobblestones in Paris so wearing heels might not be the most confortable.
- Bring water, the weather is really hot at that time of year make sure to have water.
- Some areas are going to be very packed make sure to pay attention to your surrounding and belongings, it’s best to not bring much out with you.
- A power bank, especially if you plan to spend the night out you will need to charge your phone eventually.
That’s a wrap on this go to guide on how to celebrate la Fête de la Musique this year in Paris.
You may have seen the trend on TikTok of French people joking that you need to pay and be assured you can party wherever in Paris without paying, unless you get a drink in a bar of course.
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How To Celebrate La Fête de La Musique in Paris
