Music Day

The idea of ‘Fete de la Musique’ was a European initiative, launched in 1982 as the only Pan-European cultural event dedicated to music. Held over the day of the summer solstice, it is organized by professional and institutional partners from various European countries and involves both professional performers and amateur musicians. It brings together all styles of music and targets the whole population. Traditional music, orchestras, choirs, pop, jazz, rock, rap and techno are all included. In Athens, the festival has taken off like a rocket, giving rise to a three-day party when the squares and parks of the center are filled with crowds enjoying the different styles of music and having fun until the early hours. For three successive nights, Athens rocks to its foundations.