Music Day 2024

The Fête de la Musique, also known in English as Music Day or World Music Day, is an annual music celebration that takes place on 21 June, the day of the summer solstice. Born in France in 1982 on the initiative of the French Ministry of Culture, the event also involves the whole of Italy in an organic manner to convey that message of culture, integration, harmony and universality that only music can give.

The thirtieth Italian edition of the festival, promoted by the Ministry of Culture and organized again this year by AIPFM (Associazione Italiana Promozione Festa della Musica) in collaboration with SIAE, is entitled “La prima orchestra siamo noi” (We are the first orchestra) and has as its leitmotif marching bands, one of the most important tools for introducing the younger generations to music. Roma Capitale also joins the event, presenting Melodie in Villa, the absolute new programme that, until the end of July, animates the city parks and villas with music concerts with free admission.

The festival is open to everyone: amateur and professional musicians, musical institutions, cultural academies, record companies, magazines, music schools and also anyone who has a musical project or wants to make concert spaces available. Participation in the festival by musicians is completely free of charge and the public can freely access the concerts, in accordance with the international charter adhered to by the European capitals participating in the festival circuit.

In Rome, the Music Day has an important dimension. Events of all musical genres will take place throughout the city, on 21 April and in the days immediately preceding and following it, in famous squares, splendid churches, historic sites and noble palaces, courtyards and cloisters, gardens and parks, as well as venues of public and private institutions, museums and archaeological areas.

For more information, visit the official website.