https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from France in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed French President Emmanuel Macron invited music fans to a socially distanced techno party at the presidential palace on Monday, reviving a pre-Covid event to mark the country's annual street music festival. https://www.thelocal.fr/20210622/in-pictures-france-marks-annual-street-music-party-including-a-rave-at-the-elysee Tue, 22 Jun 2021 10:41:31 +0200 in-pictures-france-marks-annual-street-music-party-including-a-rave-at-the-elysee France's annual Fête de la Musique takes place on Monday but given the health situation in the country - albeit an improving one, this year's festival will once again be slightly different. Here is what you need to know. https://www.thelocal.fr/20210618/mini-concerts-in-bars-and-no-curfew-whats-changed-for-frances-fete-de-la-musique-this-year Fri, 18 Jun 2021 15:35:31 +0200 mini-concerts-in-bars-and-no-curfew-whats-changed-for-frances-fete-de-la-musique-this-year Friday marks the annual "Fête de la Musique" in France. Here's what you need to know about the country's biggest street music party and how to make the most of it. https://www.thelocal.fr/20190621/fte-de-la-musique-2019-how-to-make-the-most-of-frances-biggest-street-music-party Fri, 21 Jun 2019 10:23:54 +0200 fte-de-la-musique-2019-how-to-make-the-most-of-frances-biggest-street-music-party A man died in Paris on Wednesday night after jumping into the River Seine during the annual Fête de la Musique music festival. https://www.thelocal.fr/20170622/fte-de-la-musique-reveller-dies-after-jumping-into-river-seine-in-paris Thu, 22 Jun 2017 11:27:49 +0200 fte-de-la-musique-reveller-dies-after-jumping-into-river-seine-in-paris The much-celebrated Festival of Music in France is paying the price as football takes over and the security burden becomes ever greater. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160615/french-culture-pays-price-as-security-burden-increases Wed, 15 Jun 2016 16:09:18 +0200 french-culture-pays-price-as-security-burden-increases France's annual live music bonanza will be quieter than normal in Paris this year with 50 venues planning to boycott the event as part of a protest against a crackdown on late night revelry by the capital's noise police. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140620/parisian-nightspots-boycott-fete-de-la-musique Fri, 20 Jun 2014 17:00:00 +0200 parisian-nightspots-boycott-fete-de-la-musique