News & Events

Below is a complete schedule of events for Fairmount’s Bastille Day Celebration, July 8th-11th. For details on any of the events below visit Eastern State Penitentiary’s website here.

Thursday, July 8

3:00pm-7:00pm – Shop like a “Frenchie” at the 22nd Street Farmers’ Market

4:00pm – Buttercream Cupcake Truck goes French

7:00pm – Fairmount Fling Bar Crawl

Friday, July 9

Fairmount Goes French!

Kronenbourg 1664 beer, French wine specials, specialty drinks, and French Menu Items

8:00pm – Movie Screening @ Friends of Eastern State Penitentiary Park

Saturday, July 10

2:00pm-6:00pm – Fairmount Bastille Day Festival

10:00am- Tours of Eastern State Penitentiary (Admission)

2:00pm- Fairmount Pet Shoppe Parade

2:30pm- Career Wardrobe French Fashion Show

3:00pm- Tricycle Tour De France- 22nd & Aspen

3:00pm- Live Musice by Musette

5:15pm- Costume Contest

5:30pm- Storming of the Bastille Re-enactment

Saturday Night- Twilight Tours of Eastern State Penitentiary (Admission)

Sunday, July 11

French Champagne Brunch