About This Festival
Location
Eastern State Penitentiary|2027 Fairmount Avenue, Philadelphia, PA | Map
Everfest's Take
From the Organizer
All good things must come to an end. After 24 years of Bastille Day, it’s time to say goodbye. Join us for the final Bastille Day on July 14, 2018, and give Marie Antoinette a proper sendoff! One last time, the Bearded Ladies will perform a drag cabaret reenactment of the French Revolution, and 2,000 butterscotch krimpets will rain down from the penitentiary’s towers as Marie Antoinette delivers her infamous line: “Let them eat Tastykake!” The farewell performance will feature all the classic elements you have come to know and love—The Bearded Ladies, Marie Antoinette, watermelons, and Tastykakes—as well as a few new surprises. We don’t want to give too much away, but we can assure you that Bastille Day 2018: The Farewell Tour will be the most memorable Bastille Day performance ever!
