Bastille Days

Saturday, Jul 19, 2025 at 11:00am

Cathedral Square Park
520 East Wells Street

Bastille Days, Milwaukee's popular French festival and one of the nation's largest French-themed celebrations, is held in Milwaukee's Cathedral Square Park. The free, four-day bash attracts over 250,000 visitors annually who enjoy live music, an international marketplace, French and Cajun cuisine, and roaming busker entertainment.

Schedule of Events:

Educators Credit Union Main Stage
Kids Day Entertainment
11:00 am: School of Rock Shorewood
11:00 am - 2:00 pm: Bubbles with Marvelous Michelle (Near Main Stage)
12:25 pm: Milwaukee French Immersion School
01:20 pm: Tamarind Tribal Belly Dancers
03:05 pm: Robin Pluer
06:30 pm: Something To Do
09:45 pm: La Jarry

Gruber Law Offices "One Call... That's All" Stage
12:15 pm: Madame Gigi's Outrageous - French CanCans
01:15 pm: Andrew Gelles Band
04:15 pm: Madame Gigi's Outrageous - French CanCans
05:15 pm: The First Wave
08:00 pm: Madame Gigi's Outrageous - French CanCans
09:00 pm: Breaking Cadence

Beaux Arts Stage
11:45 am: Christopher's Quartet
12:45 pm - 2:15 pm: Learn to Speak French with Alliance Française de Milwaukee
02:45 pm: Maple Road Blues Band
06:00 pm: Buckwild
09:00 pm: Ana Everling Quartet

Kilbourn East Stage
11:30 am: Sweet Bobby and Da Tommy Gunn Show
02:30 pm: Octavio Arcanjo
05:30 pm: Duosonic
09:00 pm: French DJ Chill - Carbonella

More To Enjoy
5:15 pm: Traditional French Mass at The Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist
5:45 pm - 6:45 pm: Beth Stavros, Aerialist
9:00 pm: Samba da Vida MKE Second Line Parade
9:30 pm - 10:30 pm: Fire Performances by Prof. Pinkerton


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