Sunday, July 13, 2025
New Yorkers’ favorite summer festival is back! Bastille Day returns to Madison Avenue this year with the refreshing theme of outdoor living in the Côte d’Azur. Visitors can eat, shop and play à la française, with a beach-themed performance, fun (free!) outdoor activities like arts and crafts and dance workshops on our pop-up lawn, plus exclusive film screenings, tasting parties, and over 50 booths showcasing the finest French food, artisan crafts, and unique finds. The celebration will take place on Sunday, July 13, from noon to 5 pm, spanning Madison Avenue from 59th to 63rd Street. Â
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Manhattan Bastille Day Schedule
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| 12:00PM | Bastille Day starts. Market booths open to public | Madison Ave |
| 12:00PM & 2:00PM | Book signing Martine Visits the Côte d’Azur | Cannes Booth, French Garden |
| 12:00PM – 5:00PM | Fencing, Petanque, Soccer, Recess Games | 60th between 5th and Madison |
| 12:00PM – 5:00PM | Photo station, make your own handprint, local flavors and fragrance discovery activities | Cannes Booth, French Garden |
| 12:15PM – 12:45PM | The Bathers (Les Baigneurs) Show #1 | Pop-Up Lawn |
| 12:50PM – 1:05PM | Welcome and Presentation of Ordre National du Mérite to Tatyana Franck, President | Stage at Pop-Up Lawn |
| 1:00PM – 3:00PM | Citroën Car Rally | 60th between 5th and Madison |
| 1:00PM – 4:00PM | Paper Flowers Workshop (ongoing) | Pop-Up Lawn |
| 1:00PM – 2:30PM | A Taste of the Riviera #1 | L’Alliance New York Skyroom |
| 1:15PM – 2:00PM | Dance Class – Salsa | Stage at Pop-Up Lawn |
| 1:30PM – 3:00PM | Screening of Jour de fête by Jacques Tati | Florence Gould Theater |
| 2:15PM – 3:00PM | Dance Class – Jazz/Funk Fusion | Stage at Pop-Up Lawn |
| 3:15PM – 4:00PM | Dance Class – Ballet | Stage at Pop-Up Lawn |
| 3:30PM – 5:00PM | A Taste of the Riviera #2 | L’Alliance New York Skyroom |
| 4:30PM – 5:00PM | The Bathers (Les Baigneurs) Show #2 | Pop-Up Lawn |
| 5:00PM | Festival on Madison Avenue closes | Madison Ave |
| 5:30PM – 7:35PM | Screening of Bonnard, Pierre & Marthe by Martin Provost | Florence Gould Theater |
The French Garden returns with premium shopping and over a dozen luxury boutiques, featuring exclusive food, beauty, and fashion, and new for this year will be specialty booths from the city of Cannes.
L’Alliance New York is the center for French language and francophone cultures. Visit one of our info booths to learn more about our French classes for kids and adults, membership, upcoming film screenings, performances, library, and more, with a special Bastille Day deal!
Pack your bags for the Côte d’Azur! Stop by one of L’Alliance New York’s booths to enter for a chance for you and a guest to win an all-expenses-paid trip to Cannes.
Sunday, July 13, 2025
Join us for a day filled with free and low-cost summer entertainment! Beginning at 12pm on our Madison Avenue pop-up lawn, enjoy The Bathers performances, paper flower-making, and three lively dance workshops. Inside L’Alliance New York, catch a film screening at 1:30 p.m. and 5:30 p.m.
Sunday, July 13, 2025
Don’t miss over 50 lively booths serving up authentic French flavors, gourmet treats, chic lifestyle finds, and must-have retail pop-ups—all on Madison Avenue.
Sunday, July 13, 2025
We’re embracing all the fun of the south of France! Families and kids of all ages can watch a beach-inspired performance, make paper flowers, join in free dance classes on our pop-up lawn, and enjoy summer games of soccer and pétanque.Â
Sunday, July 13, 2025
Celebrate Bastille Day in style with A Taste of the Riviera, an afternoon tasting party in L’Alliance New York’s Skyroom. Enjoy a selection of outstanding French wines and gin cocktails coupled with Mediterranean-inspired canapes and live music.Â
Sunday, July 13, 2025
L’Alliance New York Bastille Day will once again be the finishing point for The Greater New York Citroën & Velosolex Club’s Annual Bastille Day Rally & Rendez-Vous. Get a close-up look at classic models of the popular French carmaker on 60th Street, right in front of L’Alliance New York!
Family Film
Sunday, July 13, 2025
Jacques Tati, 1949, 86min, DCP
Jacques Tati’s hilarious directorial debut follows a bumbling postman in a charming French village on Bastille Day. A classic comedy delivering festive fun for the whole family!
NY Premiere
Sunday, July 13, 2025
NY Premiere
The latest film from Martin Provost which screened in 2023 at Cannes, stars Vincent Macaigne and Cécile de France as Pierre Bonnard and Marthe de Méligny, and chronicles their love affair over the course of five decades.
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