There are few issues extra deliciously French than a bal populaire, and if you wish to rejoice Bastille Day like a local, the firemen’s balls (bals des pompiers) are the place to go. Really held inside hearth stations, and full of cheery firemen, standard music and dodgy champagne, it’s an expertise you received’t overlook!
This yr, the overwhelming majority of those bals are being held on the night of the thirteenth July, with fairly a number of close to our lodges. Let’s have a look the place they’re…
This yr, all however two of the Bastille Day firemen’s balls are being held on the evening of Thursday thirteenth July, and all are open from 9pm till (unbelievably) 4am 😳
Entrance is free as at all times, however you might be just about anticipated to make a donation on the gate, so have a number of euros prepared.
On the Left Financial institution, you could have the selection between 5 completely different balls this yr, and we advise you to reach both very early (earlier than opening, to be effectively positioned within the queue) or late, as soon as most individuals have gone in.
So listed below are the 5 balls not removed from our lodges:
— la Monnaie de Paris (right here), which has a big, spectacular stone courtyard
— Colombier (right here), which we now have to say is our favorite, for its environment and huge courtyard,
— Grenelle, within the fifteenth arrondissement (right here),
— Masséna, within the thirteenth arrondissement (right here), and
— Port Royal, additionally within the thirteenth arrondissement (right here), which is holding its ball on thirteenth July this tear as an alternative of 14th July final yr.
Simply so you understand, if you’re busy on the thirteenth and have to discover a ball on the 14th July, you’ll have to cross the Seine and head in direction of the north or northeast of town for one of many two balls on provide:
— one is on the Cité des sciences et de l’industrie (right here), which is the science museum, and
— the opposite is in Montmartre (right here).
Each are certain to be very busy, so don’t be stunned!
And if you wish to peruse the complete listing of all the firemen’s balls on provide on each nights, each in Paris and the close by suburbs, merely click on right here!
The bals des pompiers in Paris are being held on the thirteenth and 14th July 2023 from 9pm – 4am
Free!
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