Fête de la Musique – World Music Day
Let's Make Music!
Each year, over 1,000 cities throw citywide music celebrations around the summer solstice. It started 40+ years ago in France, when the Ministry of Culture imagined a day where free, live music would be everywhere: street corners and parks, rooftops and gardens, storefronts, and mountaintops. Unlike a typical music festival, anyone and everyone would be invited to join and play music and host performances. It’s called Fête de la Musique.
The Georgetown BID and the Embassy of France-Villa Albertine are partnering to host the 2024 Fête de la Musique – World Music Day on Friday, June 21 – the first-ever edition in the commercial district of Georgetown. 40+ musical acts will perform in 30 locations throughout Georgetown (5 pm – 8 pm), or at one of three stages at La Maison Française. (5 pm – 10 pm). Genres include R&B, Americana, jazz, bluegrass, spoken word, and rock.
Performance Map
About Our Partners
Embassy of France / The French diplomatic mission to the U.S., located just north of Georgetown University. It is France’s largest foreign embassy.
Villa Albertine / A French institution for arts and ideas in the U.S. that builds on the bold and innovative programs that have been the hallmark of the French cultural network abroad.
Duke Ellington School of the Arts / This renowned high school is dedicated to arts education and offers training in cinematic arts and media production, dance, museum studies, instrumental music, vocal music, theater, technical design and production, and visual arts.
Blues Alley / The oldest, continuously-operated jazz supper club in America is both a locally recognized landmark and an international jazz icon. The venue has hosted every major jazz artist from Ella Fitzgerald to Tony Bennett.
Pipkin Creative / A mission to cultivate vibrant, inclusive, and equitable communities through placemaking initiatives celebrating art, music & culture.
Sandlot Georgetown / The 7,500 square foot, outdoor shipping container bar & event space launched in May 2021 to create a sense of community in the midst of an ever-evolving environment, inviting people to experience food & beverage with a complimentary side of cultural arts & entertainment.
