28-05-2025
Fete de la Musique 2025: All you need to know
Fete de la Musique season is almost here.
The annual event celebrating World Music Day is once again set to gather rising and renowned artists in cool venues this June to welcome music lovers from all across town to an unforgettable day of non-stop beats and boogie.
Mathilde Sejourne, Cultural Counselor of the Embassy of France to the Philippines, said it best at the media launch on Wednesday.
'This is more than a music festival. Fete de la Musique 2025 is a celebration of connection, creativity, culture. It is also a call to embrace our differences, honor our roots, and unite through the rhythms that binds us all.'
Read on to know more about this year's exciting edition.
The basics
Fete will be holding its 31st edition this year and will follow the theme "Un Monde" or "One World." The organizers aim to go back to the root of celebrating World Music Day and to highlight music as a shared language.
The Fete de la Musique activities will run from June 1 to 28 in Metro Manila and all over the country. As always, admission is free, although some events require pre-registration.
All in all, there will be 30 locations and 151 events nationwide celebrating World Music Day.
The festival also launched a new website, where music enthusiasts can check out updates, schedules, blogs, and more information in one space.
Liquid brunch, Music Heals, Sonik Sessions, and more
Fete de la Musique's got exciting events outside of gigs and performances in store for attendees.
There will be a Liquid Brunch or afternoon pool party at Fairmont Hotel in Makati City on June 1, featuring DJ sets from Eva Smalls, Francie Gee, and Marco Pedro. Reservations and walk-ins are accepted.
Fete will also hold its annual Music Heals segment on June 8. This is a presentation of how sound and music can be used for healing with activities like sound meditation, workshops, incense sniffing, workshops, and more. The venue and other details have yet to be finalized.
There will also be an additional stage at the Edsa Shangri-la in Mandaluyong City on June 13, featuring young Gen Z energy. The lineup has yet to be revealed.
The French Stage will happen on June 20 at Long Bar in Raffles Makati, where French jazz trio Emile Londonien is set to take the stage.
Sonik Sessions will also be back this year, which is a series of discussions about the business of music. The talks will be held at the Astbury in Makati. Admission is free but registration is required.
Main Stage
The Fete Main Stage, one of the most anticipated events, will be held on June 21 at the Ayala Triangle Gardens in Makati City.
There will be a two-stage setup featuring rising and veteran artists, with off-stage acts performing before the main stage acts as early as 3 p.m.
The off-stage acts include Filipino musicians Frank Ely and Zsaris, Bolivian Pop artist Bling Bling Papaya, and Singapore-based Pinoy queer artist Marian Carmel.
Meanwhile, taking the main stage are James Reid, Brigada, Janine, Brass Pas Pas Pas Pas feat. Leanne & Naara, The Ridleys, and Tarsius x Ena Mori.
Following the "Un Monde" theme, the festival will also feature international musicians Ito Kashitaro from Japan and Emile Londonien from France on the main stage. More artists will be announced soon.
There will also be a street market featuring Filipino and French businesses.
Makati stages
One of the best experiences about Fete is the Pocket Stages held all around Makati City. Happening on June 27, the one-day event will feature a full day of music across every genre you can think of like punk, new wave, indie, and over 30 bars and venues.
The fun won't start and end in Makati this year because there will also be pocket stages around and outside Metro Manila on June 28, including Escolta, Cubao in Quezon City, Muntinlupa City, Mandaluyong City, and Pasig City. More details will be announced soon.
Fete de la Musique will also be celebrated from Northern Luzon to Southern Mindanao on June 28, with stages in Isabela, Cagayan, Baguio, Pangasinan, Baler, Bulacan, Marikina, Rizal, Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Palawan, Masbate, Boracay, Cebu, Dumaguete, Siquijor, Siargao, Cagayan De Oro, Bukidnon, Davao, and South Cotabato.
