Swap your beanie for a béret and join in the French cultural celebrations as the joie de vivre returns to Melbourne this winter.

Victorians are invited to bring their family and friends and visit the iconic Queen Victoria Market in July to celebrate the lead up to the French National Day – Bastille Day.

On Saturday 8th and Sunday 9th July the annual Bastille Day French Festival will be held in Sheds C & D at the Queen Victoria Market.

This year, the Bastille Day French Festival (Melbourne) will transport you to a classic wintry French town square and mark the start of the celebrations in the lead up to the French National Day.

Enjoy a French Winter Market packed with local French-Australian businesses, mouth-watering French cuisine, dazzling artists and performers, a ticketed program filled with Les Lumières talks, walking tours and masterclasses, right in the heart of the city – and all with the delicious scent of croissants floating in the air.