Brisbane is a great city for festivals. It seems like there is something going on almost every weekend and we try to get out and sample whatever is happening, as often as possible. This weekend, nicely coinciding with Bastille Day, was the French Festival. It advertised French music, cuisine and a celebration of French culture. We really enjoyed the Greek Festival in May and decided that we needed to give this one a try, too. It turns out that we aren't really "festival people".
It had rained almost all day on Thursday and Friday, so the grounds at the festival site were soaking wet and mucky. No one could easily walk or stand on the grass, so almost everyone was stuck on the concrete area around the sales tents. The few tables on the grass were taken and we think people had to get there at 10 am to secure a seat. We stopped for a glass of champagne, walked the food tent lines and decided to cut our losses and go to a real restaurant. All was not lost for our Bastille Day celebration however, we did go to a French cafe and follow it up with some late afternoon jazz.
French Festival
Food line-up at French Festival
The wine tent...we liked it here
We're not done with festivals but we really need to look a bit harder at where the festivities are and what else is going on that weekend. If it was a sunny day and there were lots of other things going on, this would have been okay but, with the crowds the way they were, we just couldn't enjoy it. We can't win them all!
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