The Alliance Française de Portland presents the 21th Annual Bastille Day Festival on July 15, 2023, in celebration of the French
National Holiday. Like our Fourth of July, the French National Holiday celebrates a revolution that changed a nation. In 1789
the French stormed the Bastille prison, marking the birth of the modern French nation. The storming of the Bastille symbolizes the French
key values of Liberté, Fraternité, and Egalité for all citizens.
Our Festival celebrates French culture with a day in the park – a day to enjoy music, dancing, good things to eat and drink, and amusements with friends and family. Get out and see things! Talk to people! Laugh in the sun!
Interested in being part of the Bastille Day Festival? Contact the Alliance at director@afportland.org.

Francophonie
About 96.5 million people speak French as their mother tongue in 134 countries. Get a taste of French culture from far-away places at the 20th Annual Bastille Day Festival, presented by the Alliance Française de Portland.
In recognition of francophonie, we bring you Cajun music from Louisiana, settled by French Canadians in the 17th century, French
inflected jazz, and songs of the French café.