Organizer: Despite France attacks, Boston’s Bastille Day event will go on
The French Cultural Center is expecting 2,000 people.
Boston’s Bastille Day celebration will go on Friday night as scheduled, despite the deadly attack in Nice, France, according to the city’s French Cultural Center.
The celebration will take place on Marlborough Street in the Back Bay from 6 p.m. to 11 p.m. Organizers are expecting 2,000 people to attend the event, which will include French food, live music by artists Ginkgoa and Emeline Michel, children’s activities, and more.
Leaders of the nonprofit center say people have been asking if the celebration will go forward in light of the attack in France, where a man drove a truck through dense crowds celebrating Bastille Day and killed at least 84 people. French officials are calling the attack an act of terrorism.
Organizers said they are “very saddened by the horrific event,” but the Boston celebration will go on, posting the following on Facebook Thursday night:
We look forward to welcoming everyone tomorrow evening to celebrate our common values, and we have been working for several months with state and local authorities to make sure this wonderful signature Boston party is one where we are all safely sharing joyous moments together.
The event has sold out for the past two years, and only VIP tickets remain for this year’s party, officials say.
According to the center’s website, attendees will be subject to bag checks and metal detectors at the gate. Identifications are required for entry.
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