Bastille Day
Fireworks for the French National Day, celebrated on July 14th each year
Bastille Day in celebrated across the whole of France with a bang...well, several in fact, fireworks always feature heavily.
And the residents of Cannes celebrate this national holiday with as much enthusiasm as the rest of the country. Various activities are held across the city on the 14th, in memory of the storming of the Bastille on the same date in 1789. Traditionally the fireworks display normally starts off between 22:00 and 23:00.
Celebrations are also generally free of charge.
Venue
Place de la Castre, Place de l'etang, Place du Marché in La Bocca.
