Here's how you can celebrate Fête de la Musique in the Philippines this June

Are you up for a musical journey around the country's most beautiful destinations? All for free and from the safety of your home, of course!

A virtual celebration for Fête de la Musique (World Music Day) will be held in the Philippines starting June 18, featuring OPM legends and up-and-coming artists from Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao.

Dubbed #FeteFromMyIsland, the Philippines will join the world in celebrating music with four stages in Metro Manila, Boracay, El Nido, and La Union for the main event on June 21.

The Metro Manila stage will feature music by Barbie Almalbis, Joey Ayala, Bayang Barrios, Curtismith, and Leanne & Narra. They will be joined by Jason Dhakal, The Hernandez Brothers x Lustbass, and Fatima Loo.

As a tradition, two foreign acts will play alongside Filipino musicians for the June 21 main stage: multi-awarded and chart-topping singer, composer, and actor Raphaël and Swiss Jazz band B Connected.

Meanwhile, the Boracay stage will feature performances by I-Dren Artstrong, Trespeace, Mami Beth & Sajid Perez Pelayo.

The El Nido stage will feature music by Jako Mandala, Eric Tarre, Robin, Mike & The Wolf, Bathala Na Groove and Jams with Dona & David, and Jewelmer Jazz Band.

Finally, Manskee, Roe Santos, and Jose x Gats Talamak will take over the La Union stage.

Before the main stages, a Luzon stage on June 18 will feature performances from Pedicab, Radha, Parallel Uno, Celeste Legaspi, Maegan Aguilar, Zsaris, 10 a.m. Departure, Buwi, and Kayden Umali.

The Visayas stage on June 19 will feature Kate Torralba, Project Yazz, Vanessa Monot, doods, soundslikefiona, Vanya, and Dumaguete Trio.

For the Mindanao stage on June 20, get ready to see homegrown talents including KRNA, Moro Beats, Conscious & The Goodness, Joee & I, Levi, and Manic Mundane.

Fête de la Musique is an annual French music celebration that has become an international phenomenon through the years.

This year's celebration in the Philippines is free for all, and it will be streamed on the Facebook pages of Fête de la Musique PH, Alliance Francaise de Manille, and B-Side Productions, and on the account of Fete de la Musique in Kumu.

Fête de la Musique 2021 will also feature a donation drive in support of Bayanihan Musikahan, where raised funds will be used to help a vulnerable sector affected by the pandemic.

—Margaret Claire Layug/MGP, GMA News