Solidays Festival – June 27 to 29, 2025 at the Hippodrome de Paris-Longchamp
Born in a tiny 14m² attic room in the minds of two students determined to change the world, Solidays is not your average music festival. Built on values of sharing and solidarity, it inspires minds, awakens consciences, and brings people together. Solidays is a unique space where ideas circulate freely. Year after year, it helps nurture the best in each of us. Young people, activists, and artists come together in search of meaning and to share the joy of being useful—the joy of being together. One step onto the Longchamp lawns is enough to feel the powerful wave of civic and social engagement this bold initiative has sparked over the years.
In addition to outstanding musical performances, the festival features key moments, conferences, and discussion sessions around major societal and current issues. A highlight is the Solidarity Village, where over 100 French and international NGOs gather to raise awareness and take action on topics such as human rights, health, poverty, the environment, disability, and social exclusion.
Solidays is also a powerful tool in the fight against AIDS and human suffering. Thanks to its success, many support and prevention programs have been funded both in France and abroad.
Since that first edition in 1999—featuring Robbie Williams, Youssou N'Dour, and Jean-Jacques Goldman—nearly 4 million festival-goers have gathered on the Longchamp grounds. More than 25 years later, Solidays remains a festival of public interest, proving how deeply today’s youth believe that happiness, progress, and purpose are born not from individualism or indifference, but from engagement and unity.