Paris Fete De La Musique

Something city-wide is going on in Paris seemingly every weekend. June 21st, it was the annual Fete de la Musique, wherein groups, professional, amateur, or solo, do their musical stuff in a variety of venues...sometimes bars, clubs or cafes, sometime in public places like theaters or halls, sometimes just out in the street. It goes on until 2AM or so, all over the city. We thought we'd take in a few just in our immediate neighborhood in the 6th. Luxembourg Garden closes at dusk, so we started at St. Sulpice...

A huge affair already going on in the forecourt

I lack th tongue to adequately describe the music, except that it was
deafeningly loud, with a throbbing beat; and everyone was drinking

Inside was a different matter

We were hoping for Gregorian Chant, but it was only a Christian
hootenanny of the sort the late great Tom Lehrer would have approved;
in the Mary Hall, no less

Street scene; probably a musician in there somewhere

Next we moved to the Marche St. Germain, where, to my delight...

A great symphonic band was performing

And next, a bar, where a small group was performing oldies

And then the Odeon

More contemporary popular "music"

Another street scene...everyone was out on this warm melodious night

Even Danton seemed to be enjoying it