Fête Nationale: What’s on in Paris on Bastille Day 2011

Bastille Day Fireworks

Bastille Day Concert, Fireworks and the Firefighters’ Balls – Paris: As the City of Paris applies the finishing touches to its Bastille Day 2011 preparations, here is a taste of what’s in store for the grand Fête Nationale celebrations. Military Parade The traditional Bastille Day military parade starts at 10:00 am from the Champs-Elysées.  This [...]

Bastille Day in Paris

Fete Nationale, 14th July

What is Bastille Day or Fête Nationale or Quatorze Juillet: Bastille Day is a National holiday in France which  commemorates the Fête de la Fédérationheld on July 14th, 1790. On the first anniversary of the storming of the Bastille on July 14, 1789 and the start of the French Revolution, a huge feast was held [...]