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  • A smiling woman wearing a red beret, and holding food in her hand.
  • A tray of croissants and other baked French pastries.
  • Two roving performers at the French Bastille Day celebrations at Queen Victoria Market, one playing a piano accordion, the other performing mime in costume.
  • A older men wearing a striped navy and white nautical top with long sleeves, and a black beret, standing in the sheds of Queen Victoria Market.
12 – 13 Jul

Bastille Day French Festival

  • Free
  • Festival

Join in the tenth anniversary celebrations for the annual Bastille Day French Festival at the iconic Queen Victoria Market.

Everyone's favourite celebration of all things French and Francophone in Melbourne is back and they can’t wait to showcase a slice of France - past, present and future.

There is something for everyone – from a French winter market packed with local French-Australian businesses and mouth-watering French and Francophone cuisine, to dazzling artists and performers, to a cultural program filled with Les Lumières talks, walking tours and interactive masterclasses - all right in the heart of Melbourne.

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Date Times
Sat 12 Jul
  • 9am - 4pm 9:00am - 4:00pm
Sun 13 Jul
  • 9am - 4pm 9:00am - 4:00pm

Location

Shed C & D
Queen Victoria Market
Queen St
Melbourne 3000

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Price and bookings

This is a free event

Booking not required

Contact details

  • email address: bonjour@bastilledaymelbourne.com
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