{"id":2492492,"date":"2026-07-07T20:46:59","date_gmt":"2026-07-07T20:46:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2492492"},"modified":"2026-07-07T20:46:59","modified_gmt":"2026-07-07T20:46:59","slug":"bastille-days-2026-the-schedule-entertainment-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/bastille-days-2026-the-schedule-entertainment-and-more\/","title":{"rendered":"Bastille Days 2026: The schedule, entertainment and more"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Is Milwaukee\u2019s Bastille Days the biggest French-themed outdoor festival in the United States? We did some research and weren\u2019t able to find anything that beats it, so yes! More than a quarter-million visitors visit Cathedral Square Park every year for the four-day event, which this year will take place:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Thursday, July 9 \u2014 11 a.m. to 11:30 p.m.<\/li>\n<li>Friday, July 10 \u2014 11 a.m. to 11:30 p.m.<\/li>\n<li>Saturday, July 11 \u2014 11 a.m. to 11:30 p.m.<\/li>\n<li>Sunday, July 12 \u2014 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you\u2019re not sure where Cathedral Square Park is, you probably don\u2019t know the names of any of the streets that border it. But, just in case, it\u2019s between East Wells Street and East Kilbourn Avenue on the north-south sides and North Jefferson Street and North Jackson Street on east-west sides.<\/p>\n<p>Precise location isn\u2019t super important because you\u2019d need to be pretty fortunate to park near the grounds, so you have a couple options. One is to circle the general vicinity and hope for an open parking meter. Another is to find a paid parking structure somewhere nearby.<\/p>\n<p>A third (and our favorite) option is to take the Hop\u2019s M-Line, which is totally free and stops right in the middle of the festival. A quick glance at <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/thehopmke.com\/interactive-map\/\" class=\"Link\" target=\"_blank\"><u>their interactive map<\/u><\/a> indicates you could park as far away as County Clare or the Milwaukee Intermodal Station and ride in style to the event while saving your steps for the fun part of your day.<\/p>\n<p>On the food\/drink front, there wasn\u2019t any concrete information available as of this writing, but many of the vendors carry over from one year to the next. So feel free to reference <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/radiomilwaukee.org\/2025-06-26\/bastille-days-milwaukee-2025-schedule\" class=\"Link\" target=\"_blank\"><u>our article from last year<\/u><\/a> to see who you\u2019ll likely be enjoying in 2026 (<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.afmilwaukee.org\/\" class=\"Link\" target=\"_blank\"><u>Beignets Francais<\/u><\/a> and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/petersciortinosbakery.com\/\" class=\"Link\" target=\"_blank\"><u>Peter Sciortino Bakery<\/u><\/a> are shoo-ins, and they have the added bonus of being pastry-centric).<\/p>\n<p>The last big chunk of the festival experience is the entertainment, which takes up nearly every minute of every day. The full schedule is below so you can plan accordingly, and other key pieces of information \u2014 including details for the Storm the Bastille 5K run\/walk happening Thursday night \u2014 are available <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/easttown.com\/bastille-days-festival\/\" class=\"Link\" target=\"_blank\"><u>on the festival\u2019s website<\/u><\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"\">Bastille Days 2026 schedule<\/h2>\n<h3 class=\"\">Thursday, July 9<\/h3>\n<p><b>Educator\u2019s Credit Union Main Stage<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>11:45 a.m. \u2014 Soul Patrol<\/li>\n<li>3:15 p.m. \u2014 Wisconsin Space Program<\/li>\n<li>6 p.m. \u2014 North Coast Orchestra<\/li>\n<li>9:05 p.m. \u2014 Cold Sweat &amp; The Brew City Horns<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Gruber Law Offices \u201cOne Call\u2026 That\u2019s All\u201d Stage<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>12:15 p.m. \u2014 Madame Gigi\u2019s Outrageous French CanCans<\/li>\n<li>1:15 p.m. \u2014 The Last Bees<\/li>\n<li>4:10 p.m. \u2014 Madame Gigi\u2019s Outrageous French CanCans<\/li>\n<li>5:10 p.m. \u2014 The Panoptics<\/li>\n<li>8:20 p.m. \u2014 Madame Gigi\u2019s Outrageous French CanCans<\/li>\n<li>9:20 p.m. \u2014 Radio Radio<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>MSOE Stage<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>11:30 a.m. \u2014 Kevin Soucie<\/li>\n<li>2:30 p.m. \u2014 Ced<\/li>\n<li>5:30 p.m. \u2014 Octavio Arcanjo<\/li>\n<li>8:30 p.m. \u2014 French DJ Chill With John Stuart<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Kilbourn\/Beaux Arts Stage<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Noon \u2014 Tamarind Tribal Belly Dance<\/li>\n<li>12:45 p.m. \u2014 Learn To Speak French<\/li>\n<li>1:45 p.m. \u2014 Patchouli<\/li>\n<li>3 p.m. \u2014 Learn To Speak French<\/li>\n<li>5:35 p.m. \u2014 Sweet Sheiks<\/li>\n<li>8:50 p.m. \u2014 Christopher\u2019s Quartet<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>More to Enjoy<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>3 p.m. \u2014 Ginger Whimsy (Human Statue)<\/li>\n<li>4:15 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. \u2014 Professor Pinkerton Presents<\/li>\n<li>9 p.m. \u2014 Storm The Bastille 5K Run<\/li>\n<li>9:30 p.m. and 10:30 p.m. \u2014 Professor Pinkerton Fire Performance<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 class=\"\">Friday, July 10<\/h3>\n<p><b>Educator\u2019s Credit Union Main Stage<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>11:45 a.m. \u2014 Paradise Jazz Band<\/li>\n<li>3 p.m. \u2014 Maple Road<\/li>\n<li>4 p.m. \u2014 Milwaukee Hittaz<\/li>\n<li>5:15 p.m. \u2014 Milwaukee Hittaz<\/li>\n<li>6 p.m. \u2014 VFunk<\/li>\n<li>9:30 p.m. \u2014 Paul Cebar Tomorrow Sound<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Gruber Law Offices \u201cOne Call\u2026 That\u2019s All\u201d Stage<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Noon \u2014 Madame Gigi\u2019s Outrageous French CanCans<\/li>\n<li>1 p.m. \u2014 Otherwise Normal<\/li>\n<li>4 p.m. \u2014 Madame Gigi\u2019s Outrageous French CanCans<\/li>\n<li>5 p.m. \u2014 One Louder<\/li>\n<li>8 p.m. \u2014 Madame Gigi\u2019s Outrageous French CanCans<\/li>\n<li>9 p.m. \u2014 Breaking Cadence<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>MSOE Stage<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>11:30 a.m. \u2014 Tenley Sheldon<\/li>\n<li>2:30 p.m. \u2014 Tobias Cainion<\/li>\n<li>5:30 p.m. \u2014 Tommy Odetto<\/li>\n<li>8:30 p.m. \u2014 French DJ Chill With Jayx<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Kilbourn\/Beaux Arts Stage<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Noon \u2014 Tamarind Tribal Belly Dance<\/li>\n<li>12:45 p.m. \u2014 Learn To Speak French<\/li>\n<li>1:45 p.m. \u2014 Texas Dave Trio<\/li>\n<li>3 p.m. \u2014 Learn To Speak French<\/li>\n<li>6 p.m. \u2014 Jerry Grillo With The Golden Gals MKE<\/li>\n<li>9 p.m. \u2014 Listening Party<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>More to Enjoy<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>3 p.m. \u2014 Ginger Whimsy (Human Statue)<\/li>\n<li>4 p.m. \u2014 Milwaukee Hittaz<\/li>\n<li>4:15 p.m. \u2014 Professor Pinkerton Presents<\/li>\n<li>5:15 p.m. \u2014 Milwaukee Hittaz<\/li>\n<li>5:45 p.m. \u2014 Beth Stavros (Aerialist)<\/li>\n<li>6:45 p.m. \u2014 Beth Stavros (Aerialist)<\/li>\n<li>7:30 p.m. \u2014 Professor Pinkerton Presents<\/li>\n<li>8:45 p.m. \u2014 Samba 2nd Line<\/li>\n<li>9:30 p.m. \u2014 Professor Pinkerton Fire Performance<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 class=\"\">Saturday, July 11<\/h3>\n<p><b>Educator\u2019s Credit Union Main Stage<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>10:30 a.m. \u2014 Kids\/Family Day promotion<\/li>\n<li>11 a.m. \u2014 Milwaukee Ballet<\/li>\n<li>12:10 p.m. \u2014 Milwaukee French Immersion School<\/li>\n<li>1 p.m. \u2014 Tamarind Tribal Belly Dance<\/li>\n<li>2:45 p.m. \u2014 Fashionably Late<\/li>\n<li>6:30 p.m. \u2014 The Us Project<\/li>\n<li>9:20 p.m. \u2014 Extra Crispy Brass Band<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Gruber Law Offices \u201cOne Call\u2026 That\u2019s All\u201d Stage<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>11:15 a.m. \u2014 North Coast for The Arts Rock Band<\/li>\n<li>12:20 p.m. \u2014 WI Academy Music Rock Band<\/li>\n<li>1:35 p.m. \u2014 Wauwatosa ESPRIT Pom &amp; Dance Squad<\/li>\n<li>2 p.m. \u2014 Madame Gigi\u2019s Outrageous French CanCans<\/li>\n<li>3 p.m. \u2014 Sound Therapy<\/li>\n<li>6 p.m. \u2014 Madame Gigi\u2019s Outrageous French CanCans<\/li>\n<li>7 p.m. \u2014 5 Card Studs<\/li>\n<li>9:45 p.m. \u2014 Madame Gigi\u2019s Outrageous French CanCans<\/li>\n<li>10:05 p.m. \u2014 Viva La Drag Queen Show<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>MSOE Stage<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>11:30 a.m. \u2014 Hildegarde<\/li>\n<li>2:30 p.m. \u2014 Miss Ingrid<\/li>\n<li>5:30 p.m. \u2014 Emmitt James Duo<\/li>\n<li>8:30 p.m. \u2014 French DJ Chill With Johnny Love<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Kilbourn\/Beaux Arts Stage<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>11:45 a.m. \u2014 Hanna Simone &amp; Early Bird<\/li>\n<li>1:15 p.m. \u2014 Learn To Speak French<\/li>\n<li>2 p.m. \u2014 Robin Pluer<\/li>\n<li>3 p.m. \u2014 Learn To Speak French<\/li>\n<li>5:15 p.m. \u2014 Troubadours Of Rhythm<\/li>\n<li>9 p.m. \u2014 Professor Pinkerton\u2019s Irrelevant Orchestra<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>More to Enjoy<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1:45 p.m. \u2014 Navy Band 2nd Line<\/li>\n<li>4:15 p.m. \u2014 Professor Pinkerton Presents<\/li>\n<li>5 p.m. \u2014 Ginger Whimsy (Human Statue)<\/li>\n<li>5 p.m. \u2014 French Mass at St. John Cathedral<\/li>\n<li>5:45 p.m. \u2014 Beth Stavros (Aerialist)<\/li>\n<li>6:45 p.m. \u2014 Beth Stavros (Aerialist)<\/li>\n<li>7:30 p.m. \u2014 Professor Pinkerton Presents<\/li>\n<li>8:30 p.m. \u2014 Samba 2nd Line<\/li>\n<li>9:30 p.m. and 10:30 p.m. \u2014 Professor Pinkerton Fire Performance<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 class=\"\">Sunday, July 12<\/h3>\n<p><b>Educator\u2019s Credit Union Main Stage<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>12:15 p.m. \u2014 Big Al &amp; Blues Howlers<\/li>\n<li>3:55 p.m. \u2014 The Hungry Williams<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Gruber Law Offices \u201cOne Call\u2026 That\u2019s All\u201d Stage<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>12:10 p.m. \u2014 Spill<\/li>\n<li>1:20 p.m. \u2014 Winefred RT<\/li>\n<li>2:30 p.m. \u2014 Video Sex Priest<\/li>\n<li>3:40 p.m. \u2014 Louie &amp; The Flashbombs<\/li>\n<li>4:50 p.m. \u2014 Carbellion<\/li>\n<li>6 p.m. \u2014 Conniption<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>MSOE Stage<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>12:15 p.m. \u2014 The Style<\/li>\n<li>3:30 p.m. \u2014 French DJ Chill With Lukewarm<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Kilbourn\/Beaux Arts Stage<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Noon \u2014 Learn To Speak French<\/li>\n<li>12:10 p.m. \u2014 Hildegarde<\/li>\n<li>1:30 p.m. \u2014 Learn To Speak French<\/li>\n<li>2:15 p.m. \u2014 Robin Pluer<\/li>\n<li>4:30 p.m. \u2014 Valley Fox<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>More to Enjoy<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>11 a.m. \u2014 Milwaukee Frenchies<\/li>\n<li>1:30 p.m. \u2014 Professor Pinkerton Presents<\/li>\n<li>3 p.m. \u2014 Ginger Whimsy (Human Statue)<\/li>\n<li>4 p.m. \u2014 Professor Pinkerton Presents<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<p><script>\n  window.fbAsyncInit = function() {\n      FB.init({\n              appId : '456447963305837',\n          xfbml : true,\n          version : 'v2.9'\n      });\n  };\n  (function(d, s, id){\n     var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];\n     if (d.getElementById(id)) {return;}\n     js = d.createElement(s); 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