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 crêpe 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
• Crêpe Decorating
• Photo Booth
• Waiters Race
• Live Entertainment

Bastille Day Raffle

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

Sofitel Chicago

• $100 gift card to Le Bar

 Ballyhoo Hospitality Group

• Four-course tasting meal with beverage pairing (Gift certificate may be used at any of their restaurants)

 Chicago SUP

• Gift certificate for 1-hour paddle board rental for two

Chicago Fire

• Four-club level tickets to one game during the 2025 season

Mon Ami Gabi

• Two $50 gift cards (two chances to win!)

Revolution Brewing

• $50 gift card - good for on-premise sales at the Taproom
• Swag tote bag - Includes two glasses, two koozies, and a mystery merch item ($100 fair market value)

Beatrix

• Two $25 gift cards (two chances to win!)

Pâtisserie Coralie

• Gift certificate for Napoleon Cake

Alliance Française de Chicago

• Gift certificate for one-year Family Membership
• Gift certificate for one adult 8-week session class

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

About The Raffle

*Raffle proceeds support the Étoile Scholars, a two‑year, after‑school French language and culture enrichment program held at the Alliance Française for Chicago Public Schools students. Celebrating over 25 years of empowering young, curious minds.*About la fête nationale

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.