The Fete de la Musique, also known as Make Music Day or World Music Day, is an annual music celebration which started in Paris, France in 1982. Maurice Fleuret, Director of Music, found in a study on the cultural habits of the French, that one in two people played a musical instrument – but no one ever saw them play.
“The music was everywhere but the concert no-where”.
His dream was to bring people to the streets to make music.
The concept of the festival is based on inviting all levels of musicians to play or sing freely on stages and in the streets offering free entertainment to everyone attending the festival.
The performances are open to all ages and genres, celebrating a large variety of talent nationally and internationally.