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Music Day

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Also known as Fête de la Musique, Make Music Day, World Music Day

annual music celebration

Key facts

Genre
World music
Dates
June, yearly
Locations
France (originally) World (today)
Years active
1982–present
Founders
Jack Lang Maurice Fleuret
Website
fetedelamusique .culture .gouv .fr

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
party
Country
France
Located in
Paris
Country of origin
Mexico
Image
Raga du soir au Collège des Bernardins (4730079050).jpg
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day in year for periodic occurrence
June 21
start time
1982-06-21
Commons category
Fête de la musique
hashtag
FetedelaMusique2018
social media followers
21802
inception
1982-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview

The Fête de la Musique ( French pronunciation: [fɛt d(ə) la myzik]), also known in English as Music Day, Make Music Day, or World Music Day, is an annual music celebration which usually takes place in mid-June. On Music Day, citizens and residents are urged to play music outside, in their neighborhoods or in public spaces and parks. Free concerts are also organized, where musicians play for fun; no fees are involved.

The idea for the first all-day musical celebration on the day of the summer solstice came from Jack Lang, then Minister of Culture of France, and Maurice Fleuret; it was celebrated in Paris in 1982. Music Day later became celebrated in 120 countries around the world.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Music Day” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.