Bastille Festival, Sydney’s biggest food, wine and art celebration of all things French, is taking the festival outside of Sydney for the first time and has chosen to host Bastille Festival Adelaide!
While the Bastille Festival usually takes over The Rocks in Sydney for 4 days over the Bastille Day weekend in July, the Bastille Festival Adelaide edition will happen earlier: on the last weekend in May. Adelaide’s Festival Plaza will be transformed into a bustling French-inspired village. The festival is organised by the same team who brought the Raclette Igloo Experience to Adelaide last year.
WHY ADELAIDE?
Festival Founder and Director Vincent Hernandez says that “Bastille Festival finding its second home in Adelaide is no coincidence… With its passion for European living, its taste for exceptional wines and flavours, and its vibrant appreciation for the arts, Adelaide embodies the spirit of Bastille. We’re igniting that legacy, freedom, boldness, and pure joy through a thrilling fusion of food, wine, and art, perfectly matched to this city’s lively soul. Festival Plaza, with its dynamic energy and beating heart, is the ideal canvas for this May spectacle I hold so dear”.
FOOD AT BASTILLE FESTIVAL ADELAIDE
There will be more than 30 mouth-watering food stalls ensuring you can feast from le petit dejeuner (breakfast) to le diner. A warming raclette will heat up this autumnal festival, perfectly golden crêpes will transport you to Brittany, patisseries will whisk you to a French bakery.
There will also be exciting collaborations with some of Adelaide’s boldest chefs. Details to follow as we approach the festival
Food passport
For the first time ever, Bastille Festival will also have a Food Passport. A self-guided journey that will take you through the gastronomy of Bordeaux, Bourgogne, Provence, Languedoc-Rousillon and Alsace. Collect stamps in your Food Passport as you experience the deliciousness and learn about the stories behind the dishes. If you’d like paired wines with your food, you can also grab the Bastille Wine Walk Passport.
WINE
Indulge in more than 15 boutique wines imported directly from France for Bastille Festival Adelaide. Stroll from stall to stall with a glass of wine or champagne in hand.
Bastille Wine Walk
Bastille Festival Adelaide will also let you travel to the French wine regions without leaving the city. Stroll the Bastille Wine Walk and taste wines from 5 iconic French regions: Bordeaux, Bourgogne, Provence, Languedoc-Rousillon and Alsace. Get your wine passport and Bastille Festival glass and toast to French culture, fine wine, and the first Bastille Festival Adelaide.
FIRE PIT EXPERIENCES
For those who attended the Raclette Igloo last year, you’ll recall that you finished your session gathered around a fire pit roasting marshmallows and soaking up the cosy atmosphere. Good news, you can book a fire pit experience at Bastille Festival Adelaide too, where you can savour mulled wine and toast marshmallows over the warming fire.
MARKETS
Beautiful artisan crafts, chic fashion and sparkling jewellery will be available to purchase at market stalls Bastille Festival Adelaide.
ENTERTAINMENT
The festival will feature over 40 free performances including street art, cancan performances, live bands, DJs, cabaret, circus, magicians, fire twirling, theatre, dance parties and more!
BE PART OF THE REVOLUTION
In Sydney, Bastille Festival attracted 600,000 visitors over its 4 days last year. How big can we make it in Adelaide? Put the dates (30 May – 1 June) for Bastille Festival Adelaide in your calendar now and book in a visit with friends and family. It promises to be a revolutionary festival of delicious French food, wine, and culture.
KEY INFO FOR BASTILLE FESTIVAL ADELAIDE
WHAT: Bastille Festival Adelaide : a 3 day free French festival in the heart of Adelaide
WHERE: Festival Plaza, ADELAIDE
WHEN: Friday 30 May – Sunday 1 June
HOW: No need to book a ticket to stroll the festival and experience most of what it has to offer. Ticketed experiences will open up for bookings soon on the website
HOW MUCH: Entry is free. Prices for ticketed experiences have not yet been revealed.
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