Fête de la Musique – World Music Day 2025

Villa Albertine is partnering with Georgetown Heritage and the Georgetown Business Improvement District (BID) to host multiple musical acts across the Georgetown neighborhood and at La Maison Française.

Each year, over 1,000 cities around the world threw city-wide music celebrations on June 21. It all started 41 years ago in France. In 1982, France’s Ministry of Culture came up with an idea for a new kind of musical holiday, where free live music would be everywhere from street corners and parks, rooftops and gardens, to store fronts and mountaintops. And, unlike a typical music festival, anyone and everyone would be invited to join and play music or host performances. It is called Fête de la Musique. In French, the name means both “festival of music” and “make music!”

Four decades later, the holiday has spread throughout the world and is now celebrated in more than 120 countries. In the same way that the French Fête de la Musique celebrates the start of the summer season, this World Music Day extends an invitation to all music lovers to celebrate across the United States and promotes artists of all genres and backgrounds in the process.

This year, in Washington, D.C., Villa Albertine, the French Institute for Culture and Education will again partner with Georgetown Heritage and the Georgetown Business Improvement District (BID) to host concerts throughout the commercial district of Georgetown, DC’s historic neighborhood as well as at La Maison Française.

Find out more on the official Fête de la Musique website !

Save the date for this year’s edition in Washington D.C.

The Embassy of France will host, in three different stages, a variety of artists, locals and from abroad, that will present music from all genre from 6:00pm until 10:00pm. Join us to enjoy, sing, dance, have a drink, and live the real “Fête de la Musique” as if you were in France!

• 3:00 to 7:00 PM throughout Georgetown’s commercial district
• 6:00 to 10:00 PM on three stages at the French Embassy’s La Maison Française

Stay tuned for the music lineup and schedule.

Food and beverages will be available for purchase.

Admission

Doors open at 5:30 PM, with last entry at 9:00 PM.

Please note that registering on Eventbrite does not guarantee priority entry. Admission will be granted on a first-come, first-served basis. If the French Embassy reaches full capacity, we may need to temporarily pause entry for security reasons until space becomes available.

There will be no formal check-in of tickets or identity verification at the entrance. Eventbrite registration primarily allows us to communicate important updates, including any schedule changes or cancellations.

We encourage all attendees to arrive early and anticipate possible wait times at the entrance