Fête de la Musique
Every year on 21 June in Chemnitz and worldwide
10 years of Fête de la Musique on 21 June 2024
Every year on 21 June, the Fête de la Musique welcomes summer back to the city - for the 10th time in 2024! The music festival celebrated its first anniversary this year and, of course, all Chemnitz residents were invited to take part, listen and enjoy. What's more, this year it all took place on a Friday - giving the organisers double the reason to make Fête 2024 even bigger and with even more music!
In 2025, a musical programme with musicians from various genres and cultural backgrounds will also begin on 21 June, just in time for the end of the day and the start of the weekend on the stages in the city centre. The entire programme will be published in advance on the website so that you know in good time where and when your favourite artists will be performing. In between, throughout the entire area of Chemnitz city centre, street musicians complete the musical programme - there is hardly a place at the Fête de la Musique without music, dance or performance.
In the spirit of its inventor Jack Lang, the Fête does not charge admission. Nevertheless, you should take your wallet with you for drinks and food on the small food mile. Caterers from the city presented themselves there and made sure that nobody had to go hungry.
Further information
Background
The former French Minister of Culture Jack Lang came up with the idea, which was first realised in France in 1981 and has since been imitated worldwide. The music festival is now held in more than 540 cities, with over 50 in Germany.
There are virtually no rules for the Fête de la Musique: The only important thing is that the event takes place free of charge in a public place - genre, type of performance or country of origin of the musicians are irrelevant.