Music Festival 2026: A unique concert of Japanese drums in Paris

A Japanese drum concert to celebrate the new Music Day, are you in? Then head to Paris, just steps away from Place de la Bastille on Sunday, June 21, 2026, to experience this particularly unique musical moment!

Good news for music lovers, as the Music Day returns to Paris and everywhere else on June 21, 2026! Just a reminder: the first Music Day was launched in 1982 at the initiative of the Ministry of Culture. This year, the Ministry of Culture’s research department is conducting a major survey on the cultural practices of the French. It reveals that five million people, including one in every two young people, play a musical instrument.

Thus, Jack Lang, Christian Dupavillon, architect-scenographer, a member of his Cabinet, and Maurice Fleuret envisioned a large popular event with the aim of allowing all musicians to express themselves and be known. The very first Music Day was launched on June 21, 1982, the symbolic day of the summer solstice.

This year, for the new edition of the Music Day, the Place de la Bastille in Paris offers the public an unusual concert of Japanese drums. Specifically, it will take place on the median of Boulevard Richard-Lenoir on Sunday, June 21, 2026, from 3pm to 4pm, to discover this Japanese drum spectacle. Relatively unknown in France, this musical practice exudes powerful energy, both visually and audibly.

This original and powerful concert will be performed by the Tsunagari Taiko Center, and is expected to last an hour, so don’t be late. It’s a chance for the students of this somewhat special music school to share their passion, joy, and dynamism.

For the public, both young and old, this unique instrument invites unquestionably to a journey through the pieces played by the students. So, ready to embark on a journey to Japan? See you on June 21, 2026, on the side of Place de la Bastille in Paris to resonate and dance to the rhythm of the Japanese drums and celebrate the new edition of the Music Day in an original way.

Music Day 2026 at Bastille (median of Boulevard Richard-Lenoir)

• Japanese drum concert, Tsunagari Taiko
  • Sunday, June 21, 2026 – 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm
  • The Tsunagari Taiko Center invites you to a 1-hour concert of Japanese drum, the Taiko or Wadaiko.
  • A festive, powerful, delicate, joyful moment that will be memorable.
  • The sound that vibrates through the bodies, choreographed movements, momentum, joy, and camaraderie among the players… In short, a rare sight.
  • Free show, accessible to all.
  • We will be playing on the median of Boulevard Richard Lenoir, near the 14th, depending on the available spaces on the day (close to other groups).