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
via Wikipedia infobox
Article
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.