40th Annual Bastille Day Street Party

The French Cultural Center’s Bastille Day Party returns to Marlborough Street on Friday, July 10th and will transport you to Paris with the most authentic music, food, drinks and atmosphere. The party takes place from 6:00 PM - 11:00 PM on Marlborough Street between Berkeley and Clarendon Streets.

After a sold-out event in 2014, this year’s 40th anniversary celebration promises to be the best block party the Back Bay has ever seen.

The line-up, programmed by World Music/CRASHarts, showcases two stellar francophone acts: Paris Combo, a piquant Parisian band mixing French pop, jazz, cabaret, gypsy, Latino and Middle Eastern rhythms and The Hot Sardines, a Franco-American sensation with dazzling and inventive sounds that will electrify the crowds with their hot jazz.

Back Bay’s beautiful Marlborough Street will be blocked off between Berkeley and Clarendon Streets to accommodate 2,000 revelers dancing in the street.

Delicious French food from some of Boston’s best French restaurants and drinks, including beer & wine, will be available for sale.

Tickets are $28 in advance (until Friday, July 10th at 1:00 PM) and $35 at the door (subject to availability). The event is free for children under 10, with kids’ activities available between 6:00 PM and 8:00 PM.

Purchase tickets online or Call 617.912.0400

This is a popular event – tickets go quickly!

Gates open at 6:00 PM. Music ends at 10:00 PM. This is a rain or shine event. Tickets are non-refundable.

Strollers and backpacks are not allowed.

The French Cultural Center Bastille Day will be a party in true French style with live music and dancing in celebration of community, cultural diversity, and friendship between nations.