The Beaujolais Nouveau Wine Festival attracts almost 500 guests each year. This great event celebrates the newly-released wines of Beaujolais and brings people together to eat, drink and enjoy themselves!

This annual event is a symbol of the Franco-American meeting and provides the opportunity for our partners to promote France and its products in an welcoming atmosphere.

Bastille Day is a summer celebration to mark the French Revolution and France's Independence Day.

The Bastille Day Festival takes place within the frame of the FESTAL program lead by the Seattle Center and supported by the City of Seattle, whose goal is to bring foreign communities closer and to show the cultural diversity of the city.

It is an opportunity for the French community of over 7000 citizens to invite the local population to discover France's traditions and art of living, while also showing its modern aspects. 

The Festival begins with the Bal des Pompiers (Firemen's Ball), which is a great tradition in France and is part of the celebration for Bastille Day. 

The night before, or on, Bastille Day, July 14, the firemen of each city and village are hosts of their respective 'Bal des Pompiers' which often includes live music and partying in the streets. On the main square of any village, people enjoy great live bands, usually with accordions, and eat, drink and dance with the firemen under the warm summer night sky. 

The festival includes a cultural component with a stage dedicated to cultural and musical events, graphic and photographic exhibitions, as well as booths selling French products from specific areas of France. There is also a trade and economic section that is composed of booths presenting French companies who are established in the area. 


The Festival is organized by France Education Northwest, a 501c3 subsidiary of the French-American Chamber of Commerce under the auspices of the French government.

For the official Bastille Day Festival's website: Click here.