Bastille Days

Bastille Days The event is known for the impromptu street performers, roaming minstrels, a variety of interactive and musical entertainment.

Milwaukee’s Original French Festival returns
July 9-12, 2026 in Cathedral Square Park 🇫🇷

Storm the Bastille 5K Run/Walk, downtown Milwaukee’s only nighttime 5K ⚡️July 9, 2026

Hosted by East Town Association Bastille Days, Milwaukee’s popular French festival and one of the nation’s largest French-themed celebrations, returns to downtown Milwaukee’s Cathedral Square Park. The free, four-day bash

attracts over 250,000 visitors annually who enjoy live music, an international marketplace, chef and wine demos, French and Cajun cuisine, roaming busker entertainment and a signature 43-foot Eiffel Tower replica offering hourly light shows. General Information

Bastille Days is located in Downtown Milwaukee and centered around Cathedral Square Park, providing a unique setting that both residents and visitors of East Town, always find charming. Bastille Days also boasts a wide variety of some of the best restaurant vendors in Milwaukee!

Joyeux 14 juillet! 🇫🇷 Happy Bastille Day to France and to everyone celebrating the Fête Nationale around the world today...
07/14/2026

Joyeux 14 juillet! 🇫🇷 Happy Bastille Day to France and to everyone celebrating the Fête Nationale around the world today.

A special merci beaucoup to Consulate General of France in Chicago Charlotte Montel for joining us to kick off the 40th annual Storm the Bastille 5K. Having Consul General Montel at our starting line made this milestone anniversary even more special. We are so grateful for your presence and for the friendship between France and Milwaukee that makes Bastille Days possible every summer.

07/13/2026

As our little Paris in the park gets packed up and put away for another year, we’d like to say thank you to everyone who came out to Bastille Days. We take great pride in putting on Milwaukee’s largest free festival, and we hope you all got to take a little whimsey home with you ✨

07/11/2026

Polls are open! Come vote for best decorated booth at Bastille Days! You can vote online or in person at the East Town Association tent on Jefferson St across from the bar tent!

https://forms.gle/c6gceXcD91a26cmk6

07/10/2026

"Can I bring my dog to Bastille Days?" Yes!
Pups are welcome to fête with us so long they're on a leash, well behaved, and ok in crowds. Be sure to stop by Fuzzbutt Boutique to shop pet accessories and French Bulldog Rescue Network for puppy kisses while you're in the park!

07/10/2026

Day numéro deux (2) of 🇫🇷 Bastille Days 🇫🇷 is HERE and we have a packed Friday lineup for you!

Who are you going to see today? Here’s what’s happening across all four stages:

Educator’s Credit Union Main Stage
11:45 AM — Paradise Jazz Band
3:00 PM — Maple Road
4:00 & 5:15 PM — Milwaukee Hittaz
6:00 PM — VFunk
9:30 PM — Paul Cebar Tomorrow Sound

Gruber Law Offices Stage
12:00 PM — Madame Gigi’s Outrageous French CanCans
1:00 PM — Otherwise Normal
4:00 PM — Madame Gigi’s Outrageous French CanCans
5:00 PM — One Louder
8:00 PM — Madame Gigi’s Outrageous French CanCans
9:00 PM — Breaking Cadence

MSOE Stage
11:30 AM — Tenley Sheldon
2:30 PM — Tobias Cainion
5:30 PM — Tommy Odetto
8:30 PM — French DJ Chill with Jayx

Kilbourn/Beaux Arts Stage
12:00 PM — Tamarind Tribal Belly Dance
12:45 & 3:00 PM — Learn to Speak French
1:45 PM — Texas Dave Trio
6:00 PM — Jerry Grillo with The Golden Gals MKE
9:00 PM — Listening Party

More to Enjoy
3:00 PM — Ginger Whimsy (Human Statue)
4:15 & 7:30 PM — Professor Pinkerton Presents
5:45 & 6:45 PM — Beth Stavros (Aerialist)
8:45 PM — Samba 2nd Line
9:30

Time to cut the cake! Join us under the Eiffel Tower for cake with Metro Market and Kimberly Adams!
07/09/2026

Time to cut the cake! Join us under the Eiffel Tower for cake with Metro Market and Kimberly Adams!

07/09/2026

If you’re heading down to Bastille Days come hungry! We’re ready to dig into a delicious Monte Cristo sandwich from Margaux Brasserie! 😍

The cutest booth at the festival is back. 🐶🇫🇷 Come meet the Frenchies at the French Bulldog Kissing Booth near the Cathe...
07/08/2026

The cutest booth at the festival is back. 🐶🇫🇷 Come meet the Frenchies at the French Bulldog Kissing Booth near the Cathedral Square Park playground, presented by the French Bulldog Rescue Fundraising Alliance of Milwaukee. All donations support French Bulldog rescue organizations. For a full list of entertainment and performers, visit https://easttown.com/bastille-days-festival/.

She could be right behind you. Keep an eye out for Ginger Whimsy, our one-of-a-kind human statue busking throughout Bast...
07/08/2026

She could be right behind you. Keep an eye out for Ginger Whimsy, our one-of-a-kind human statue busking throughout Bastille Days all weekend long. Can you spot her before she spots you? For a full list of entertainment and performers, visit www.easttown.com/entertainment-and-music.

The Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist is opening its doors during the festival with tours, a Traditional French Mass ...
07/08/2026

The Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist is opening its doors during the festival with tours, a Traditional French Mass on Saturday July 11 at 5 PM, and a Candle for Peace ceremony Saturday evening at 6:30 PM. Tours are also available Friday July 10 from 11 AM to 4 PM and Sunday July 12 from 1:30 to 5 PM. A beautiful way to experience the neighborhood during the festival. For a full list of entertainment and performers, visit www.easttown.com/entertainment-and-music.

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520 E Wells Street
Milwaukee, WI
53202

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