There is much to celebrate these days when it comes to France. Not only is their team playing in the Euro 2016 final against Portugal on Sunday, but Bastille Day is just around the corner. The holiday, which falls on July 14, marks the anniversary of the day troops stormed the Bastille and started the French Revolution. It’s a national holiday in France, and here in the U.S. it’s ushered in with French-themed street fairs, feasts, concerts, pétanque tournaments and more. We’ve sorted through the festivities, and have come up with our picks. All are free, except where noted. Also, check the dates, as many of the festivities take place on the weekend rather than July 14.

Saturday, July 9
New York’s French Quarter for Bastille Day
Urban planner/cultural historian Laurence Frommer leads a tour of New York’s once legendary French Quarter, which stretches from south of Washington Square to Grand Street between West Broadway and Broadway. Back in the 1870s, these blocks were home to 20,000 French refugees. With the migration came the rise of the Village’s cafe culture and a bohemian ambiance.
Time: 2pm
Place: Meeting locations are provided after tickets are purchased.
Tickets: $30

Saturday, July 9
MoMA PS1: Warm Up 2016 with Brodinski & Louisahhh
While this isn’t strictly a Bastille Day party, it does find French electro kingpin Brodinski at the helm. The Bromance Records founder will be joined by Louisahhh to keep the afternoon-into-evening dance party going in the courtyard at MoMA PS1. Also on the bill Virgil Abloh, Remy Banks, and Juliana Huxtable.
Time: 3pm-9pm
Place: MoMA PS1, 22-25 Jackson Avenue, Long Island City, NY
Tickets: $22 in advance/$25 day-of

Sunday, July 10
Bastille Day on 60th Street
Organized by French Institute Alliance Francaise, Bastille Day on 60th Street is New York’s biggest annual public celebration marking France’s independence. It spans three Upper East Side blocks and features music, face painting, mime acts, culinary treats, a vintage car show, prize drawings, and performances. Among this year’s acts are Can-Can dancers, Myriam Phiro’s Accordion Trio, and the Hungry March Band. Also, the cast members from the Tony award-winning musical An American in Paris will be performing. For those looking to mark the occasion in style, there’s a champagne and chocolate tasting in FIAF’s Skyroom, and a wine, beer, cocktail & cheese tasting in FIAF’s Tinker Auditorium (tickets are required for both). The day-long fête is also accommodating sports fans with screenings of the big match between France and Portugal in FIAF’s Florence Gould Hall, and an outdoor screening on 60th Street & Lexington.
Time: 12pm-5pm
Place: 60th Street between 5th Avenue and Lexington, New York, NY

Sunday, July 10
Bastille Day on Smith Street
The neighborhoods in around Smith Street are something of a Little Paris. Many French expats have settled there and set up shop, opening bistros, patisseries and other businesses. Bastille Day brings the streets in this area to life with a Petanque Tournament and an outdoor fair that runs on Smith street between Bergen and Pacific.
Time: 12pm-6pm
Place: Smith Street between Bergen and Pacific, Brooklyn, NY

Wednesday, July 13
The Hot Sardines & Free French Fries at DUMBO Shake Shack
This event is more a celebration of National French Fry Day, but since it has French in the title, we’re including it because its simply too yummy not to. Stop by the Shake Shack in DUMBO for the jazz stylings of the always delicious The Hot Sardines and free French fries.
Time: 6pm
Place: DUMBO Shake Shack, 1 Old Fulton Street, Brooklyn, NY 11201

Thursday, July 14
Bastille Day – Tournois de Petanque
Cafe du Soleil is rolling out the petanque court to celebrate Bastille Day. A tournament will ensue at 3pm (BYO petanque balls). A special menu and booze will also be part the of the afternoon-into-evening festivities.
Place: Cafe du Soleil, 2723 Broadway, New York, NY
Time: 3pm

Thursday, July 14
The Triplets of Belleville with live score
Celebrate Brooklyn! gets in the “Vive La France” spirit with a screening of the Oscar-nominated animated comedy The Triplets of Belleville accompanied by a live score. Directed by Sylvain Chomet, the film is a “fantastical caper involving the Tour de France, the French Mafia, a kidnapping, and a wily grandmother and her faithful dog.” Composer Benoît Charest and his 9-piece Orchestre Terrible de Belleville band will be at Prospect Park to soundtrack the screening. Parisian chanteuse Jessica Fichot performs before the film.
Time: 8pm
Place: Prospect Park Bandshell, 9th Street & Prospect Park West, Brooklyn, NY 11215

Thursday, July 14
A Jewish Bastille Day with the Shtetl Stompers
Celebrate Bastille Day with the Shtetl Stompers, a klezmer band from Paris’ Belleville. They’ll be playing a mix of old timey klezmer, fiddle tunes, Franco-Yiddish crooning, Yinglish screaming and French songs.
Time: 9pm
Place: Jalopy Tavern, 317 Columbia St, Brooklyn, New York 11231
$10 suggested

Thursday, July 14
Shanghai Mermaid Moonlight and Music on the Hudson
Sail on the lovely Hudson River this Bastille Day with party aficionados Shanghai Mermaid. The evening at sea will include jazz and French swing by Jolie Mome, Can-Can dancers, cocktails, glamour and romance.
Time: 10:45pm – 1:45am
Place: The Clipper City Sailboat, Slip 2
Tickets: $48

Thursday, July 14 & Saturday, July 16
Bastille Day at BPNY
Brookfield Place is throwing two Bastille Day celebrations this year. On July 14, Le District will serve up French dishes, French drinks and French Music. Then, on Saturday, July 16, return for petanque, a Moet bar, French crepes, ice cream, live music and more.
Time: July 14: 5:30pm-7:30pm, July 16: 11am-11pm
Place: Brookfield Place, 230 Vesey Street, New York, NY

Friday, July 15
Europe in Revolt Launch & Bastille Day-ish Party
This Bastille Day-ish celebration opens with a timely discussion on the wave of anti-austerity resistance that’s on the rise in Europe. Catarina Príncipe and Bhaskar Sunkara, authors of the new book, Europe in Revolt, with be joined by a panel of academics to examine the movements that have formed in Portugal, Germany, France and Greece. Following the conversation, Jacobin Magazine, Haymarket Books and Verso Books host a Bastille Day-themed party complete with beer and wine.
Place: Verso Books, 20 Jay St, Suite 1010, Brooklyn, NY 11201
Time: 7pm

Sunday, July 17
Harlem Bastille Day
Maison Harlem hosts this outdoor Bastille Day block party. Revelers can expect live jazz music, a petanque field, French street food and your favorite vendors from Sugar Hill Market.
Time: 12pm-6pm
Place: West 127th Street by Nicholas Avenue, New York, NY

Sunday, July 17
From Paris With Love
French singer Yael Dray and Argentinian guitarist Gabriel Hermida pay tribute to some of France’s greatest singers at this special brunch-time event at the Highline Ballroom. Among those who they plan to channel are Edith Piaf, Jacques Brel, Charlez Aznavour, Georges Brassens and more.
Highline Ballroom, 431 W 16th St., New York, NY 10011
12:30pm
$22-$30

(photo courtesy of French Institute Alliance Francaise)