Bastille Days, Milwaukee's popular French festival and one of the nation's largest French-themed celebrations, is held in Milwaukee's Cathedral Square Park. The free, four-day bash attracts over 250,000 visitors annually who enjoy live music, an international marketplace, French and Cajun cuisine, and roaming busker entertainment.

Storm the Bastille 5K Run/Walk
Run through the streets of Downtown Milwaukee with 5,000 of your closest friends! Runners and walkers kick off Bastille Days with the annual Storm the Bastille 5K Run/Walk, in honor of the 18th century attack on the Bastille prison in Paris. The 5-K run and 2-mile walk will take place on opening night of the festival, July 17th at 9pm. This year's 5K run/walk will begin on North Jefferson Street, adjacent to Cathedral Square Park. The course will lead participants through the scenic streets of downtown Milwaukee and the Historic Third Ward.

Schedule of Events:

Thursday, July 17, 2025

Educators Credit Union Main Stage
11:45 am: Oumar Sagna and Sindoolaa
03:15 pm: Jerry Grillo French Cabaret
06:00 pm: Brett Newski and The Bad Inventions
09:05 pm: Extra Crispy Brass Band

Gruber Law Offices "One Call... That's All" Stage
12:15 pm: Madame Gigi's Outrageous French CanCans
01:15 pm: Classic Alice
04:10 pm: Madame Gigi's Outrageous French CanCans
05:10 pm: Platinum
08:20 pm: Madame Gigi's Outrageous French CanCans
09:20 pm: Big Spoon

Beaux Arts Stage
11:30 am: Navy Band Great Lakes - Liberty Call Brass Band
12:30 pm - 2:00 pm: Learn to Speak French with Alliance Française de Milwaukee
03:00 pm: Tamarind Tribal Belly Dancers
04:00 pm: Milwaukee Hittaz
05:35 pm: Carmen Nickerson Band
08:50 pm: Professor Pinkerton's Irrelevant Orchestra

Kilbourn East Stage
11:30 am: Kevin Soucie
02:30 pm: Miss Ingrid
05:30 pm: AR/YR
08:30 pm: French DJ Chill - John Stuart

More To Enjoy
9:00 pm: Storm the Bastille 5K Run/Walk
9:30 pm - 10:30 pm: Fire Performances by Prof. Pinkerton

Friday, July 18, 2025

Educators Credit Union Main Stage
11:45 am: Paradise Jazz Band
02:45 pm: Navy Band Great Lakes Pops Ensemble
04:15 pm: Marc the Zani
06:00 pm: Esquires II
08:45 pm: Samba Da Vida MKE
09:30 pm: Panadanza Dance Company and DJ Kiran Vedula

Gruber Law Offices "One Call... That's All" Stage
11:30 am: Deep Pockets
02:00 pm: Madame Gigi's Outrageous French CanCans
03:00 pm: Genevieve Heyward Band
06:00 pm: Madame Gigi's Outrageous French CanCans
07:00 pm: Radio Radio
09:45 pm: Madame Gigi's Outrageous French CanCans
10:05 pm: Bastille Days Drag Show Presented by Milwaukee Pride

Beaux Arts Stage
11:45 am: Tamarind Tribal Belly Dancers
12:30 pm - 2:00 pm: Learn to Speak French with Alliance Française de Milwaukee
01:15 pm: Power Play
03:45 pm: Pretendacle
06:00 pm: Undercover Organism
09:15 pm: Bonifas Electric Band feat. Bryan Lynch

Kilbourn East Stage
11:30 am: Ced
02:30 pm: VLNTYN
05:30 pm: Genevieve Heyward
08:30 pm: French DJ Chill - Jayx

More To Enjoy
5:45 pm - 6:45 pm: Beth Stavros, Aerialist
8:45 pm: Samba da Vida MKE Second Line Parade
9:30 pm - 10:30 pm: Fire Performances by Prof. Pinkerton

Saturday, July 19, 2025

Educators Credit Union Main Stage
Kids Day Entertainment
11:00 am: School of Rock Shorewood
11:00 am - 2:00 pm: Bubbles with Marvelous Michelle (Near Main Stage)
12:25 pm: Milwaukee French Immersion School
01:20 pm: Tamarind Tribal Belly Dancers
03:05 pm: Robin Pluer
06:30 pm: Something To Do
09:45 pm: La Jarry

Gruber Law Offices "One Call... That's All" Stage
12:15 pm: Madame Gigi's Outrageous - French CanCans
01:15 pm: Andrew Gelles Band
04:15 pm: Madame Gigi's Outrageous - French CanCans
05:15 pm: The First Wave
08:00 pm: Madame Gigi's Outrageous - French CanCans
09:00 pm: Breaking Cadence

Beaux Arts Stage
11:45 am: Christopher's Quartet
12:45 pm - 2:15 pm: Learn to Speak French with Alliance Française de Milwaukee
02:45 pm: Maple Road Blues Band
06:00 pm: Buckwild
09:00 pm: Ana Everling Quartet

Kilbourn East Stage
11:30 am: Sweet Bobby and Da Tommy Gunn Show
02:30 pm: Octavio Arcanjo
05:30 pm: Duosonic
09:00 pm: French DJ Chill - Carbonella

More To Enjoy
5:15 pm: Traditional French Mass at The Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist
5:45 pm - 6:45 pm: Beth Stavros, Aerialist
9:00 pm: Samba da Vida MKE Second Line Parade
9:30 pm - 10:30 pm: Fire Performances by Prof. Pinkerton

Sunday, July 20, 2025

Educators Credit Union Main Stage
12:05 pm: Ced
01:30 pm: Blind Fiction
04:45 pm: Sugo

Gruber Law Offices
"One Call... That's All" Stage "Vive La Révolution" - Underground bands from across the Midwest
12:15 pm: Crimes Against Nature
01:25 pm: Video Sex Priest
02:35 pm: The Dirty Sweet
03:45 pm: Higher Education Records
04:55 pm: Black Belt Theatre
06:05 pm: Scarlet

Beaux Arts Stage
12:00 pm: Learn to Speak French with Alliance Française de Milwaukee
12:15 pm: Milwaukee Hittaz
01:15 pm: Learn to Speak French with Alliance Française de Milwaukee
02:15 pm: Robin Pluer
04:30 pm: Extra Crispy Brass Band

Kilbourn East Stage
12:15 pm: Party of One
03:30 pm: French DJ Chill - Gorg

Date:
July 17 - 20, 2025

Location:
Cathedral Square Park,
520 E Wells St, 
Milwaukee, WI 53202

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