Here is a list of events organized by the Alliances françaises in the U.S. Southeast and their partners:

 Online

• Online celebration of the Embassy of France in the United States : Watch the livestream of the French Foreign Affairs Minister’s address and the inauguration of the new Statue de Liberté.
  July 14

• Online celebration organized by the Federation of Alliances françaises in the United States
  July 13, 6:30 pm

 Georgia

• Atlanta
  Online celebration of the Alliance Française of Atlanta
  July 15, 6:00 pm

 North Carolina

• Asheville
  Asheville Sister Cities’s Bastille Day Picnic
  July 14, 4:00 pm

• Charlotte
  Celebration organized by the Alliance française de Charlotte
  Park Road Park, shelter #2
  July 14, 5:30 pm

• Charlotte
  Restaurant Bonterra
  July 14th menu : 6 courses for $100

• Charlotte
  Celebration of l’Association Solidaire des Français de l’Etranger - Charlotte
  Rosie’s Coffee & Wine Garden
  July 14

• Raleigh
  Dinner in White
  July 10 at 6:00p.m.
  Organized by La Maison de France (L’école - French School of Raleigh, French-American Chamber of Commerce – Carolines, La French Tech et L’Alliance Française)

• Raleigh
  Petanque Tournament organized by the Alliance Française de Raleigh
  July 14, 2:00 pm
  Wine Authorities

 Tennessee

• Knoxville
  Outdoor potluck organized by the Alliance Française de Knoxville
  July 11, 4:00 pm

• Memphis
  Picnic at Shelby Farms Park
  Organized by the Alliance Française de Memphis

Discover the French food and other products offered by the restaurants, sweet shops and other businesses in our region. Certain restaurants propose special "14 juillet" menus!

You can consult our list of French restaurants and businesses here.

Bon appétit !

Are you an aspiring chef? Try out our favorite "Frenchy" recipes and let us know what you think:

 Pain perdu (Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs)

 Traditional Bread (Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs)

 Summer Bean Salad (Taste France Magazine)

 Watermelon Mojito Cocktail (Taste France Magazine)

Relive the transatlantic voyage of the Statue of Liberty’s « little sister». On July 4th, the three-meter bronze statue was displayed on Ellis Island in New York before heading to its final destination at the French Ambassador’s Residence in Washington, DC on July 14th. It celebrates the most central value of the French-American partnership: Freedom.

To learn more, visit the website of the Embassy of France in the United States

The Bastille Day Guestbook of the Embassy of France in the United States is open until July 14. Take a moment to add your message: a wish for a happy July 14th or an expression of support for the solidarity initiatives that have flourished throughout France and the United States.

 "#ExploreFrance : What Really Matters", a video by France.fr

 Planning a trip to France? Visit our official tourism website, France.fr, for destination inspiration.

Discover the little-known story of the storming of the Bastille, as presented by the historian Gary Girod during an episode of the French Embassy’s podcast FrancoFiles.

Click here to listen to the epidsode