Bastille Day French Festival Melbourne 2026 kicks off Bastille Day celebrations early this weekend

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Bastille Day French Festival Melbourne 2026 will transform Queen Victoria Market into a French village this Saturday and Sunday. Start your Bastille Day celebrations early with a whole weekend of French festivities in the heart of Melbourne. Enjoy mouth-watering cuisine such as buttery croissants, bubbling raclette, and a warming vin chaud, be dazzled by French can can dancers, entertained by mimes, and be transported to France and beyond with the sounds of French jazz, and 60s pop. Read on to discover what to expect at Bastille Day French Festival Melbourne 2026.

FOOD & DRINK AT BASTILLE DAY FRENCH FESTIVAL MELBOURNE 2026

Stallholders announced by Bastille Day French Festival Melbourne 2026 so far include:

By Josephine – delicate macarons and golden cannelés.
Choukette Fine Pastries – French pastries
Crêpe Délices – traditional sweet and savoury crêpes
Escargot Bakery – French bread and pastries with an Australian twist
Frencheese – melted raclette, crispy Camembert croquettes and toasted baguette sandwiches, all prepared fresh onsite. Expect hot buttery potatoes, bubbling cheese, toasted bread
Gourmandine – French choux pastries filled with light, silky pastry cream;
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Kanelle – sun-soaked flavours of the French Caribbean (like Martinique and Guadeloupe) with products combining traditional French pastry techniques with vibrant tropical spices, coconut, and rum
L’Artisan Melbourne – traditional French recipes, bringing saucissons, pâté and more
Little Yarra Crêperie – crêpes and galettes
La Louche – crêpes and galettes
Long Paddock Cheese – small-scale Australian artisan cheesemaker;
Motte – traditional French bakery
The South Levain – a bakery from a brother and sister duo from Mauritius – buttery Kouign Amann from Brittany, flaky French viennoiseries, handcrafted quiches, Pâté en Croûte de Lyon, classic French desserts, Chouquettes, Pan Bagnat, Palets Bretons, and exclusive Mauritian savoury pastries infused with French flavours and local spices
The Cookie Box – Artisan rustic cookies made by two Frenchies
La Truffiere – a truffled quiche or a cup of homemade soup with grated fresh truffle, premium grade fresh truffles from their farm and homemade, prize-winning truffle products such as naturally infused truffle oil.

SHOPPING

Stallholders announced by Bastille Day French Festival Melbourne 2026 so far include:

France at Home – authentic French groceries, pantry staples, sweet treats, and gourmet favourites imported from France;
La Bastide/Saucissons Australia –charcuterie made using French techniques and premium free-range pork inspired by the flavours of France
Intext/Language International Bookshop – books in French
Susan K Illustrations – illustrations inspired by all things French

FREE ENTERTAINMENT AT BASTILLE DAY FRENCH FESTIVAL MELBOURNE 2026

Bastille Day French Festival Melbourne 2026 has a free program of entertainment on its Main Stage, and roving throughout its French Winter Market:

La Grande Recré – a preschool for children of all nationalities wishing to learn French while having fun;
Folie À Deux – French-Australian duo based in Sydney, performing an energetic French pop-rock set featuring classics from Téléphone, Indochine, Louise Attaque and more. With dual vocals and dynamic 7-string guitar,
Ka-Meï – French-born singer who sings in French, English, Spanish, Italian, Tahitian, and Wallisian, with diverse style bridging the richness of classical music with the energy of rock and the warmth of Pacific sounds;
Mimo The Mime;
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Philippe Accordionist;
Accordion Lucy ;
Vive la Difference band – a mix of both Europe and the New World influences, taking its root in Blues, Jazz and Latin music;
Can Can dancers;
La Muse Noire Musique- French Jazz by Lorena Stipani ;
Noria & The Parisians – vibrant French jazz band led by acclaimed chanteuse Noria Letts. The band blends Parisian Manouche gypsy jazz with energetic swing;
Kreol Roots Pulsationn – an energetic music project led by Mauritian-born artist Judex Rose which brings the deep sounds of the Indian Ocean—like Maloya, Sega, and Seggae—to the Melbourne dance floor; and
Moogy – Belgian-born Melbourne singer/pianist Déborrah “Moogy” Morgan, who performs a mix of psychedelic jazz-rock and 60s French pop.