Bastille Day 2025 in Paris turned into a diplomatic and military spectacle as Indonesia—the world’s largest Muslim-majority nation—led the foreign guest honors. Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto arrived to oversee the march of his country’s troops,

Paris closed major roads for the Bastille Day parade on July 14, 2025. Indonesian President Prabowo attended as an honored guest alongside Macron.

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,