Bastille Day Afternoon Event 2025

We invite you and your whole family, from oldest to youngest, to celebrate Bastille Day at the Alliance with us this year! From bubbles and balloons to cookie decorating, arts and crafts, and more, we’ve got lots of activities for children to enjoy. Adults can enjoy rosé while our guest accordionist strolls through our festive courtyard! Whether your young Francophiles like to rip and run or play at a slower pace, they’re bound to have fun with us at the Alliance this summer holiday!

Enjoy Fun Activities!

• Face Painting
• Crêpe Stations
• Giant Bubbles
• Cookie Decorating
• Photo Booth
• Waiters Race
• Live Entertainment

Bastille Day Raffle

To make the occasion even more exciting, we’re hosting a raffle featuring exclusive prizes from some of Chicago’s most beloved spots!

Ballyhoo Hospitality Group

Bittersweet

Chicago Fire

Chicago SUP

Le Sud

Mon Ami Gabi

Pâtisserie Coralie

Revolution Brewing

Alliance Française de Chicago

Raffle tickets are available online and at the event. Can’t attend in person? No problem—you can still enter the raffle online here. Winners must pick up their prizes in person at the Alliance Française by August 9th.

About la fête nationale

What is la fête nationale? Bastille day (Le 14 juillet) is the national holiday of France commemorating two historical dates: the fall of the Bastille on July 14, 1789, and the subsequent Fête de la Fédération on July 14, 1790, which marked the first celebration of the revolution and national unification. Thus because of these significant events, the 14th of July continues to be erected as a day in which we celebrate France’s independence from tyranny and the fight for fundamental rights. Values that still remain at the core of French culture to this day, over a century later.