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While your ears may still be ringing from fireworks and your belly may still be full from binge-eating (and perhaps drinking) BBQs, Independence Day celebrations are yet to be finished! Yes, July 4th has passed. But July 13th is fast approaching. If you find yourself forgetting the significance of this date, you need not worry for two reasons:
1) This date celebrates the anniversary of Bastille Day, the French (yes, French) National Holiday which commemorates their own fight for independence.
2) Bastille Day is actually July 14th. However, remembering July 13th is most likely far more relevant to your life as it’s the date of the Bastille Day in Harvard Square day-to-night block party sponsored by the Harvard Square Business Association.

Heralded as the region’s largest Bastille Day celebration, the joyous day will include live music, a traditional waiters race (no, I’m not exactly sure what that entails…), activities for children, and a en-plein-air beer garden. So check out more details on the event’s official website, mark your calender for this Sunday, and stop by the store to enjoy a 15% discount on all France-related items! Quelle coincidence! All our books and maps of France will be on sale for the rest of July, so you can even catch the end of the Tour de France before you race in.

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Jess is a GCB alum and now contributes to the travel blog as often as she can. Jess attended Middlebury College so she loves the Green Mountain State. She also studied abroad in Paris for a semester and has traveled through much of western Europe and the UK. Her most recent travels include trips to Portland, OR, Los Angeles, CA and Spain (Madrid and Andalusia). She lives in Brooklyn, NY.

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