We Did as the French Would Do For Bastille on Bishop 2025

On Monday, the Bishop Arts District celebrated Bastille Day with a street fair that left us feeling French.

Bastille Day, for those of us who slept through world history in high school, is the anniversary of the storming of the Bastille prison in 1789, ushering in the French Revolution. Revolutionaries assaulted the medieval fortress, kind of like a righteous Jan. 6 that wasn’t rooted in conspiracy or done by right-wing buffoons from North Texas suburbs.

As you can imagine, the streets were filled with all things French. Music lingered from a DJ set courtesy of Spinster Records, while attendees waited for wine and celebrated the occasion. Some bands, like The Sassafras Swing Set, played French hits. Vendors offered crepes, trinkets, jewelry and little French flags, while festival-goers dressed in their finest French garb, berets included.

Bishop Arts has celebrated Bastille Day for well over a decade now, and the quaint little street festival is the perfect evening to spend strolling through the neighborhood with a glass of wine. Our four – it’s what the French would want.

Check out the best photos from the night below.