Bastille Day Celebration
Sunday, July 14, 2024 from 12:00pm to 05:00pm
Madison Avenue from 59 to 63 Street
Bastille Day is back-now bigger and better than ever! Coinciding with the Paris Games, join us for an epic Madison Avenue celebration featuring 50+ vendors, family-friendly sport-themed games, and bubbly tastings. Cool off at two different film screenings, immerse yourself in mesmerizing art activations that celebrate the French-speaking world, and dance the day away to the tunes of DJ Julien. See you on Madison Avenue!
French Garden
Premium shopping returns to The French Garden, showcasing more than a dozen luxury shops from 60 to 61 St, including: Angelina Paris, Café d’Avignon, Cartolina, Emily’s Pillow, La Joie de Vivre, French Wink, Mille-Feuille Bakery, Paul Crée, Président, Silpat, Sofitel, Thermomix USA, and Thierry Atlan.
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Rosé & Bubbly Tasting Parties1pm & 3:30pm
Le Skyroom
Our Bastille Day celebration heads indoors with our rosé and bubbly parties! Enjoy a selection of outstanding summer wines from GH Mumm, Sainte Marguerite en Provence, and Henri Giraud, coupled with sweet bites from La Maison du Chocolat, and live jazz by the Margot Sergent Quartet.
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Movie Screening: Chicken for Linda!
2pm
Florence Gould Theater
After unfairly punishing her daughter Linda, Paulette asks how she can make amends. When Linda requests her favorite chicken dish, this seemingly simply ask spirals into a series of hilarious and unexpected events as Paulette goes to great lengths to keep her promise.
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Movie Screening: Daaaaaalí!
5:30pm
Florence Gould Theater
The New York Premier of Quentin Dupieux's latest films is a comedic tribute to surrealist artist Salvador Dalí. In the film a French journalist (Anaïs Demoustier) repeatedly tries to meet with Dalí for a documentary interview that never happens.
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Inside Out Project
The global art activation Faces of the French-Speaking World (Les visages de la Francophonie) will kick-off in the U.S. at our Bastille Day celebration. Attendees can have their photo taken in the “Inside Out” photo truck and paste their self-portrait posters on Madison Ave, participating in a city-block long mural that will be on display all day.
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Blank Placard Dance, Replay
This Bastille Day, we are presenting a timely reenactment of the 1967 choreographed dance, Blank Placard Dance, Replay by Anna Halprin. French choreographer Anne Collod remounts this work for 30 dancers accompanied by a marching band to begin a walk uptown where Bastille Day audiences are invited to participate.
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Family Activities
Families and kids of all ages can participate in free games of soccer, pétanque, and a scavenger hunt, along with special Paris-themed activities. Visit the L’Alliance Language Center Booth to participate in carnival games and learn more about our kid’s offerings!
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