Bastille Day Archives

Hay St Market announces its inaugural Bastille Day festival, a celebration of French culture, food and music

July 3, 2025

This July, Hay St Market at Paddy’s, located within Market City, presents its first-ever Bastille Day festival, transforming the city’s newest food destination into a bustling French marché. From Wednesday 9-Sunday 20 July, Hay St Market will come to life with a French food pop-up, cheese table, DJ’s, family-friendly activities and more. Guests will be transported to the avenues of Paris and the kitchens of Provence – all without leaving Sydney. Market favourites Thomas Hay Bakery, The Cheese Table and Haymarket Health Lab, alongside dedicated French pop-up carts, will showcase a curated menu celebrating the flavours of France. The menu…

by jay

Events, School holidays

Bastille Day Civic Ceremony 2024

July 12, 2024

Join with the local community for the annual Bastille Day Civic ceremony at the Lapérouse Monument as we commemorate the Storming of the Bastille. Join us for a civic ceremony on Sunday 14 July at 10:00am at the La Perouse Headland at the Lapérouse Monument featuring speeches, wreath laying and firing of canons. The canons will fire at approximately 10:30am. Please note there will be a limited number of seats provided for invited dignitaries, with standing room only available for the public. The La Perouse Museum opening hours will be 1pm – 4pm to open the Museum to the public…

by jay

Events, Kids, School holidays

Bastille Day Kids’ Painting

July 13, 2023

Come and join for a free kids’ painting session, Sunday 16 July 2023 from 11am to 2pm and celebrate Bastille Day in style! Unleash your inner da Vinci at the La Perouse Museum this Bastille Day weekend. Take part in a free drop-in painting session for kids. This drop-in session is run by artist Niki Koeppl, and kids from 5 years and up are welcome to pick up a brush and paint their masterpiece on the law in front of the La Perouse Museum. There’ll be everything from paper plates to cut-out Eiffel Towers to decorate, so be sure to…

by jay