Bastille Days in Milwaukee Wisconsin
Summertime in Milwaukee is filled with so many wonderful festivals. I believe we are the city of “festivals”. One of my favorites is Bastille Days. This year it is on July 9 - 12 and located at Cathedral Square Park. This Parisian festival is celebrated all around the world. Its history is that on July 14, 1789 Parisians marched to Bastille prison and killed the governor, an act that started the French Revolution and brought an end to the monarchy and the French declared liberty “freedom”.
At the festival, all the streets surrounding Cathedral square are blocked off and become a huge block party. People celebrate by listening to music, eating fine French foods, wine, entertainment such as roaming minstrels, street parades, artists and chalk artwork. It is a fun city wide block party.
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Piera Dyer
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