Bastille Day Ireland 2024 [fr]
Join us for Bastille Day Ireland 2024! Expect Music, Films, competitions & more.
All events are free!
This year a special Film programme will run from 1-15 July in Dublin, Galway and online.
To mark France’s National Day, Bastille Day Ireland 2024 will offer a nationwide celebration with film screenings at partner venues in Dublin and Galway, a festive gathering at The Church Bar & Restaurant in Dublin on July 14th, and an online programme featuring a movie and a competition with great prizes.
As we gear up for the Olympic and Paralympic Games in Paris, this year’s festivities will also highlight sports. Get ready for an online photo competitionand a streaming film!
All events are free!
Join us for a vibrant celebration of French culture, sport, and the close friendship between Ireland and France.
FILM PROGRAMME
From July 1st to 15th, enjoy a series of free French film screenings in Dublin, Galway and online, presented by the French Embassy in association with Dublin City Council Libraries, the National Gallery of Ireland, Galway Libraries and the Galway City Museum.
Experience French cinema, language and culture with our selection of movies. The programme features contemporary films, many comedies and explores topics as diverse as sport, gastronomy, climate change, youth and equality.
All together 18 screenings to enjoy, including one movie to watch online!
Check out the full programme below.
ON-SITE
Film ’Délicieux’
by Eric Besnard
(France 2020 - 1h52 - Fiction - Comedy)
in French with English subtitles
- Tuesday 2 July, 3.30pm
at Central Library, ILAC Centre, Henry Street, Dublin 1 - Saturday 6 July, 2pm
at Galway City Museum, Galway - Monday 8 July, 6pm
at Ballyfermot Library, Dublin 10 - Thursday 11 July, 6pm
at National Gallery of Ireland, Dublin 2
Admission Free - No Booking (first come first seated)
France, 18th Century. The prestige of a noble house depends above all on the quality of its table. At the dawn of the French Revolution, gastronomy still is a prerogative of the aristocrats. When talented cooker Manceron is dismissed by the Duke of Chamfort, he loses the taste for cooking. Back in his country house, his meeting with the mysterious Louise gets him back on his feet. While they both feed a desire of revenge against the Duke, they decide to create the very first restaurant in France.
Topics: Gastronomy, History
Watch the trailer
Film ’Sugar and Stars (À la belle étoile)’
by Sébastien Tulard
(France 2022 - 1h50 - Fiction - Comedy-drama, Biopic, Literary adaptation)
in French with English subtitles
- Tuesday 2 July, 6pm
at Drumcondra Library, Dublin 9 - Tuesday 9 July, 5.30pm
at Rathmines Library, Dublin 6 - Wednesday 10 July, 5pm
at Westside Library, Galway
Admission Free - No Booking (first come first seated)
From an early age, Yazid has been passionate about baking. Shuffled between foster care and home throughout his childhood, he developed a strong temperament. But to succeed in the elitist world of pastry-making, the young man has to learn to control himself. From Épernay to Monaco to Paris, he will work with the greatest pastry chefs to become the best, and try to make his dream come true by winning the world pastry champion competition.
Topics: Youth, Equality, Family, Gastronomy, Immigration
Watch the trailer
Film ’Marinette’
by Virginie Verrier
(France 2022 - 1h36 - Fiction - Comedy-drama)
in French with English subtitles
- Thursday 4 July, 6pm
at Coolock Library, Dublin 17
Admission Free - No Booking (first come first seated) - Friday 12 July, 6pm - until Monday 15 July, 6pm
Online Free Streaming - Book & Watch
Marinette Pichon is one of the world’s greatest stars of football, having held for almost two decades the record for the number of goals and caps for the French team (men/women combined), before becoming a FIFA Legend by being the first French player to have a career in the US. Pioneer of French women’s soccer, the film follows her fight to spread awareness on women’s rights in sport. A path full of pitfalls, from a childhood ravaged by an alcoholic and violent father to the heavy burden of coming out in an era where there is no such thing as LGBTQ+ rights. Her success in sport will fuel her desire to make a difference in the recognition of French women’s soccer, homosexuality, and equal opportunity. It is the story of a woman’s life, a fighter, an uncompromising ode to freedom, to surpassing oneself.
Topics: Sport, Youth, Women’s rights, Equality, LGBTQIA+
Watch the trailer
Film ’The Mountain (La Montagne)’
by Thomas Salvador
(France 2022 - 1h52 - Fiction - Fantasy and science fiction, Drama)
in French with English subtitles
- Tuesday 9 July, 3.30pm
at Central Library, ILAC Centre, Henry Street, Dublin 1 - Tuesday 9 July, 2pm
- at Ballinasloe Library, Ballinasloe, Co. Galway
- Saturday 6 July, 11.30am
at Galway City Museum, Galway
Admission Free - No Booking (first come first seated)
Pierre, a Parisian engineer, goes up in the Alps for his work. Irresistibly attracted by what surrounds him, he camps out alone high in the mountains and leaves behind his everyday life. Up there he meets Léa, a chef of an alpine restaurant, while mysterious glows glitter in the deep mountains…
Topics: Environment, Nature, Spirituality
Watch the trailer
Film ’Beating Sun (Tant que le soleil frappe)’
by Philippe Petit
(France 2022 - 1h25 - Fiction - Comedy-drama)
in French with English subtitles
- Tuesday 2 July, 2pm
- at Ballinasloe Library, Ballinasloe, Co. Galway
- Wednesday 10 July, 6pm
- at Marino Library, Dublin 3
- Wednesday 10 July, 6pm
- at Dolphins Barn Library, Dublin 12
Admission Free - No Booking (first come first seated)
Max doesn’t dream of making green walls for five-star hotels. Tenacious landscaper, committed but cornered, he fights to create a wild garden, without fence, in the heart of downtown Marseille: a plant area open to all. After years of rejection, his project reached the final stage of an architecture competition. For Max, this is the last chance to offer oxygen to the people who are suffocating in an urban hell, under the beating sun.
Topics: Biodiversity, Ecology, Climate change, Youth
Watch the trailer
Film ’Rise (En Corps)’
by Cédric Klapisch
(France 2021 - 2h00 - Fiction - Comedy-drama)
in French with English subtitles
- Wednesday 10 July, 6pm
at Terenure Library, Dublin 6 - Thursday 11 July, 2.30pm
at Ballybane Library, Galway
Admission Free - No Booking (first come first seated)
Élise thought she had the perfect life: an ideal boyfriend and a promising career as a ballet dancer. It all falls apart the day she catches him cheating on her; and after she suffers an injury on stage, it seems like she might not be able to dance again. The path to physical and emotional recovery will lead her away from Paris to a picturesque location in Brittany – where her friends, a new love and the freedom of contemporary dance will help her reconnect with her father and most importantly, herself. A heartwarming and inspiring story that tells us how sometimes, the worst thing that could happen may turn out to be the best.
Topics: Dance, Sport, Youth
Watch the trailer
Film ’Gallant Indies (Indes galantes )’
by Philippe Béziat
(France 2021 - 1h48 - Documentary - Musical comedy)
in French with English subtitles
- Friday 12 July, 2pm
at Pearse Street Library, Dublin 2
Admission Free - No Booking (first come first seated)
This is a premiere for 30 dancers of hip-hop, krump, break, voguing... A first for the director Clément Cogitore and for the choreographer Bintou Dembélé. And a first for the Paris’ Opera Bastille. By bringing together urban dance and opera singing, they reinvent Jean-Philippe Rameau’s baroque masterpiece, Les Indes Galantes. From rehearsals to public performances, it is a human adventure and a meeting of political realities that we follow: can a new generation of artists storm the Bastille today?
Topics: Dance, Sport, Equality, Youth, Music
Watch the trailer
- Sunday 14 July, 12pm - till late
Bastille Day Ireland 2024 Celebration
at The Church Café, Late Bar & Restaurant, Junction of Mary St & Jervis St, Dublin 1
Admission Free
French Food & traditional drinks with French menu available from lunchtime, French Music, DJ & Late Bar, Face Painter & Costumes, Crêpes stand, Face painter, Competitions, the Nantes-based techno-brass band specialising in hard bass, Blyat Brass Style will play around 4.30pm, 6pm and 7.30pm, & more!
Lots of surprises, entertainments and gifts will be announced, stay tuned!
Follow the Bastille Day Ireland 2024 Facebook Event page for updates.
ONLINE
- From Friday 12 July, 6pm - until Monday 15 July, 6pm
Film ’Marinette’ (2022)
by Virginie Verrier
Marinette Pichon is one of the world’s greatest stars of football, having held for almost two decades the record for the number of goals and caps for the French team (men/women combined), before becoming a FIFA Legend by being the first French player to have a career in the US. Pioneer of French women’s soccer, the film follows her fight to spread awareness on women’s rights in sport. A path full of pitfalls, from a childhood ravaged by an alcoholic and violent father to the heavy burden of coming out in an era where there is no such thing as LGBTQ+ rights. Her success in sport will fuel her desire to make a difference in the recognition of French women’s soccer, homosexuality, and equal opportunity. It is the story of a woman’s life, a fighter, an uncompromising ode to freedom, to surpassing oneself.
Topics: Sport, Youth, Women’s rights, Equality, LGBTQIA+
Free streaming - Book & Watch in French with English subtitles
| Venue | Date & Time | Film title |
|---|---|---|
| Central Library | Tuesday 2 July, 3.30pm | Délicieux |
| Drumcondra Library | Tuesday 2 July, 6pm | Sugar and Stars (À la belle étoile) |
| Coolock Library | Thursday 4 July, 6pm | Marinette |
| Ballyfermot Library | Monday 8 July, 6pm | Délicieux |
| Central Library | Tuesday 9 July, 3.30pm | The Mountain (La Montagne) |
| Rathmines Library | Tuesday 9 July, 5.30pm | Sugar and Stars (À la belle étoile) |
| Marino Library | Wednesday 10 July, 6pm | Beating Sun (Tant que le soleil frappe) |
| Terenure Library | Wednesday 10 July, 6pm | Rise (En Corps) |
| Dolphins Barn Library | Wednesday 10 July, 6pm | Beating Sun (Tant que le soleil frappe) |
| National Gallery of Ireland | Thursday 11 July, 6pm | Délicieux |
| Pearse Street Library | Friday 12 July, 2pm | Gallant Indies (Indes galantes) |
| Find all Dublin libraries screenings here |
| Venue | Date & Time | Film title |
|---|---|---|
| Ballinasloe Library | Tuesday 2 July, 2pm | Beating Sun (Tant que le soleil frappe) |
| Galway City Museum | Saturday 6 July, 11.30am | The Mountain (La Montagne) |
| Galway City Museum | Saturday 6 July, 2pm | Délicieux |
| Ballinasloe Library | Tuesday 9 July, 2pm | The Mountain (La Montagne) |
| Westside Library | Wednesday 10 July, 5pm | Sugar and Stars (À la belle étoile) |
| Ballybane Library | Thursday 11 July, 2.30pm | Rise (En Corps) |
| Date & Time | Film title |
|---|---|
| Friday 12 July, 6pm to 6pm, Monday 15 July | Marinette |
COMPETITION
Join the Celebration of the Olympic and Paralympic Games in France from Ireland!
Capture a sports-themed photo in Ireland featuring you, your family, your pet, or anything you love. Share your sporting spirit!
Submit your photo by private message on social media or email it to dublin@lepetitjournal.com by 8 September.
Photos will be showcased online, and the entries with the most likes and comments will win fantastic prizes! Join the celebration and share your love for sports!
More info
Bastille Day Ireland is organised in partnership with the French Embassy in Ireland, French Friday, LepetitJournal Dublin and many generous sponsors.
Limerick Wild Geese Festival is back: 6-7 July 2024
The Limerick Wild Geese Festival is a community-led non-profit annual event which commemorates the Flight of the Wild Geese and celebrates the longstanding friendship between Ireland and France. It was founded in 2019 by the Honorary Consul of France in Limerick with the support of the Limerick City & County Council and is now organised by Alliance Française Limerick, one of the city’s longest running non-profit organisation providing French language classes and holding cultural events since 1944. The festival promotes intercultural understanding, education on local and international history, and artistic creation.
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