Celebrate Bastille Day without leaving London as the best of France comes to Battersea Park for this free event.

This fun-packed festival includes wine tasting, a French market, and a giant picnic.

This year’s Bastille Day festival theme is “Paris à la folie” so expect cabaret dancers and more!

Bastille Day in Battersea Park
Bastille Day is a French national holiday (14 Jul) that commemorates the storming of the Bastille prison in 1789, and the beginning of the French Revolution.

For the second year in a row, Bastille Day celebrations come to London, with a free festival in Battersea Park.
Bastille Day in London Festival Highlights

* Le Lido cabaret show
* Giant petanque (boules) competition
* Wine and cheese sampling
* French market
* Kids’ corner
* Open-air picnic
* Special guest chef Raymond Blanc

Dates:  11 July 2010
Times:     11 Jul 2010 10:30 AM – 6:00 PM
Venue:     Battersea Park and Children’s Zoo