about us

Meet our team!

The Festival Committee and Festival Team at Bastille Day French Festival Melbourne is made up of experienced and enthusiastic French, Francophone, Francophile, and Australian members. This team of diverse professionals comes together every year to plan and deliver Bastille Day French Festival Melbourne which celebrates the Fête de la Fédération – the French National Day.


During the annual two-day event, they present a bustling Winter Market, a program full of French styled music, performances, masterclasses, talks and several other activities alongside it. With nine hugely successful festivals already under their belt, this dedicated team of volunteers are now planning to bring you another delectable France-In-Melbourne French experience on Saturday the 12th and Sunday the 13th of July 2025 at the iconic Queen Victoria Market’s Sheds C & D, with the most authentic atmosphere yet!


Our Executive Committee

Myriam Boisbouvier-Wylie

Founding President

Adrien Herbaut

President

Laura Morellon

Vice-President

Elsa Barberio-Dehornoy

President

Gregory Simpson

Secretary

Vinh Truong

Treasurer

Operational Team

Georgie Stayches

Festival Lead

Chloe Quarmby

Festival Manager

Anne-Fleur

Operations intern

Committee

Sabrina Teller

Sponsorship sub-committee

Véronique Duché

Committee member

Prune Bokobza

Sponsorship sub-committee

Anissa Attia 

Sponsorship sub-committee

Olivia Bula

Marketing sub-committee

Bopha Roden

Marketing sub-committee

Romane Bart

Marketing sub-committee

Justine Mansire

Marketing & Communications intern

Catherine Cardinet

Committee member

Sara Harrington

Committee member

how it all started

An event by the Community for the Community created in 2015

In the context of the historic cultural and economic ties between Australia and France and the common values shared by our two countries, the Bastille Day French Festival [BDFF] was the first festival of its kind in Melbourne to celebrate the French National Day.

In partnership with French-Australian associations, the Bastille Day French Festival offers a program of free, accessible and family oriented activities that allow the broader community to experience French language and culture.

 

In 2015 the festival was held in and around the historic surrounds of the State Library Victoria, truly uniting French and Australian history and culture, especially as both our communities celebrated the centenary of the First World War.

In the last 10 years, the festival has been held in various iconic locations of Melbourne, the State Library Victoria (2015- 2016), the Meat Market (2017-2018), Federation Square (2019), online in 2020-2021, and, since 2022 at the Queen Victoria Market.