Bastille Day has become a central moment for modern France, celebrating democratic freedoms and national pride, a mélange of revolutionary spirit and military prowess.

Why Bastille Day is a big deal Parisians stormed the Bastille fortress and prison on July 14, 1789, a spark for the French Revolution that overthrew the monarchy. In the ensuing two centuries ...

Bastille Day is also a time for family gatherings, firefighters’ balls and rural festivals around France. Charlton writes for the Associated Press.

Bastille Day reflects France’s ongoing commitment to liberty by commemorating the revolutionary values of liberty, equality, and fraternity that emerged from the French Revolution and continue ...

The French National Day (Fête nationale) recalls the storming of the Bastille fortress-prison in Paris on July 14, 1789, to ...

PARIS, FRANCE Share this photo [3/18] Troops take part in the annual Bastille Day military parade on the Champs-Elysees avenue in Paris, July 14. REUTERS/Sarah Meyssonnier ...

French President Emmanuel Macron speaks to the army leaders at the Hotel le Brienne, Sunday, July 13, 2025, ahead of the ...

France is marking its biggest national holiday, Bastille Day, with a spectacular display of military might and national pride, featuring swooping warplanes, axe-carrying warriors, and a drone ...

France celebrates Bastille Day on Monday with parades, fireworks, and festivities nationwide. The holiday marks the 1789 storming of the Bastille prison, a pivotal moment in the French Revolution. In ...

Bastille Day has become a central moment for modern France, celebrating democratic freedoms and national pride, a mélange of revolutionary spirit and military prowess.

PARIS – Swooping warplanes, axe-carrying warriors, a drone light show over the Eiffel Tower and fireworks in nearly every French town — it must be Bastille Day. France celebrated its biggest ...