A huge fireworks display is held around the Eiffel Tower to mark Bastille Day, the French National Day commemorating the Storming of the Bastille in 1789. We use cookies to give you the best online experience. Strictly necessary cookies are on by default. Additional cookies are off by default.

Alongside the traditional fireworks, more than 1,000 drones swirled above the Eiffel Tower on Monday night, illuminating the Parisian sky to conclude a weekend of festivities.

France is celebrating its biggest national holiday, Bastille Day, with military jet flyovers, a drone light show over the Eiffel Tower and fireworks in almost every city. Around 7,000 people are marching on riding on horseback or in armoured vehicles,