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**Please note that this is a guide for Bastille Day in New York City for 2022. If you want information about the Bastille Day festivities for 2023 in New York City, see our 2023 NYC Bastille Day Guide.
Celebrate Bastille Day at the French Festival in Central Park in New York City. Jeremie Robert, Consul General of France in New York, welcomes you to a journey through French culture.
Similar to the U.S. Independence Day, Bastille Day celebrates the overthrow of the monarchy and the start of the French Revolution. The French Festival will be happening in Rumsey Playfield on July 14, 2022, from 6 pm to 10 pm. It is open to the public and it is free.
Bastille Day Schedule
- 6 pm – The Cadets Lafayette will perform under the musical direction of Jacques LeTalon. Consul General Robert will give a welcoming address, followed by Gerard Eselbaum, President of the French Speaking Societies of New York. The French and American national anthems will be sung by Marie Viapiano,
- 6:30 pm – Violinists Virgil Boutellis and Daniel Rafimayeri and oboist Adam Leites will perform French classical music. FlexN dancer Cal Hunt and hip hop dancer Jai Quin Coleman will join the musicians for a dance performance.
- 7pm – 2022 marks the 400th birth anniversary of France’s most famous playwright, Moliere. The professional actors of Moliere in the Park will perform “The Imaginary Cuckold,” a short and hilarious performance.
- 7:40 pm – China Moses and her band will perform great French classics, including
- Vie En Rose
- La Javanaise
- J’ai Deux Anonis
- and much more.
- 8:30 pm – DeLaurentis, an French electro pop artist, will give a concert, combining tracks of her album, Unica, with covers of Piaf, Gainsbourg and more. Cal Hunt will dance to Bolero de Ravel.
- 9:10 pm – The festival will end with a DJ set by Joachim Gerraud, famed DJ and a producer for the French electronic scene.
Discounted New York City Hotels
If you’d like to visit New York City for Bastille Day, you should consider the following hotels. They are near Central Park and they all have discounted rates which can save you some money. Here are some of the best deals.
- The Westin New York Grand Central 55% Discount
- Courtyard New York Manhattan/Midtown East 51% Discount
- Westgate New York Grand Central 50% Discount
- Hotel Riu Plaza New York Times Square 35% Discount
- 1 Hotel Central Park 30% Discount
- YOTEL New York Times Square 25% Discount
- Hotel 46 Times Square 24% Discount
- City Club Hotel 21% Discount
- Pestana CR7 Times Square 20% Discount
- The Pierre, A Taj Hotel 20% Discount
- Hotel Beacon 20% Discount
- Hotel Newton 15% Discount
- Arlo Midtown 15% Discount
- Row New York City 15% Discount
- Envue, Autograph Hotel 15% Discount
- Millennium Hotel Broadway Times Square 15% Discount
- Arlo NoMad 15% Discount
- Belnord Hotel 12% Discount
- Hotel Belledaire 10% Discount
- Hotel Edisto Times Square 10% Discount
- Lotus BLU Inn & Suites 10% Discount
- Washington Jefferson Hotel 10% Discount
- The Moderne 10% Discount
- The Plaza Hotel 10% Discount
- Hotel 32 32 10% Discount
- Lotte New York Palace 10% Discount
- Heritage Hotel 10% Discount
- Washington Square Hotel 10% Discount
- The Time New York 9% Discount
- My Social Hotel Times Square 7% Discount
- Hotel 57 5% Discount
- Omni Berkshire Place 5% Discount