Francophonie
Festival de la Francophonie 2026
About Festival de la Francophonie Festival de la Francophonie is the Alliance Française de Chicago’s annual flagship festival, featuring a vibrant lineup of free public programs over the course of the month of March—the official Mois de la Francophonie—celebrating the world’s French-speaking cultures.
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Kick-Off Party: Festival de la Francophonie 2026—La soirée commune !
[Le français suit] Grab your passport and enjoy a world of regional delights and libations from the French-speaking world as we kick off Festival de la Francophonie 2026! Guests will enjoy music, dance, and complimentary food and drink from around the Francophone world.
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Story Hour & Winter Fun: Le Chandail de Hockey (The Hockey Sweater)
Called the best Canadian short story ever written, author Roch Carrier’s 1979 children’s book The Hockey Sweater has been read to children across the country for generations. Join Teams Canada and Quebec for a bilingual reading of this treasured story as part of Festival de la Francophonie.
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Cooking Workshop: Sips, Shrubs, & Sweets from the Fort de Chartres Heritage Garden
Join us for a unique cooking workshop recreating 18th-century recipes featuring ingredients that would have been grown in a jardin potager du Pays des Illinois: an Illinois Country French colonial kitchen garden.
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Author Talk: Véronique Le Bris—Alice Guy, la plus audacieuse des pionners du cinéma
As part of Festival de la Francophonie 2026 and in partnership with Villa Albertine, the Alliance is honored to welcome French journalist Véronique Le Bris for a presentation of her book Alice Guy, la plus audacieuse des pionniers du cinéma : la biographie de la première femme réalisatrice au monde.
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Workshop: Cambodian Classical Dance & Music with the Tep Nimmit Dance Troupe
Calling all young families! Kids and their families are invited to join us for a free Cambodian classical dance and music workshop, presented in partnership with the Cambodian National Heritage Museum & Killing Fields Memorial as part of our 2026 Festival de la Francophonie.
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Présentation de livre : Petite-Ville avec Mélikah Abdelmoumen
Avec nos amis à l’Alliance Française Minneapolis/St. Paul, rejoignez-nous en ligne pour une discussion autour du roman Petite-Ville (2024) de l’autrice québécoise Mélikah Abdelmoumen. L’autrice présentera son livre et en lira quelques extraits.
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Tasting: Wines of la Francophonie with Alicia Barrett
As part of Festival de la Francophonie 2026, join us for a special wine tasting featuring bottles from around the French-speaking world! Guests will enjoy a complimentary welcome cocktail followed by a seated tasting experience led by sommelière Alicia Barrett.
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Lecture: Your Alberto—Giacommetti at the Art Institute of Chicago
Join us for the fourth and final installment of our Your Giacometti series, exploring Swiss sculptor, painter, draftsman, and printmaker Alberto Giacometti. As part of Festival de la Francophonie and in partnership with the Consulate General of Switzerland in Chicago and the Swiss Benevolent Society, the Alliance is thrilled to welcome Caitlin Haskell, Gary C.
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Film Screening: Amélie & la métaphysique des tubes (Little Amélie or the Character of Rain
Calling all Amélie Nothomb fans! Join us for a screening of Malïys Vallade and Liane-Cho Han’s animated film 2025 Amélie et la métaphysique des tubes (Little Amélie or the Character of Rain), an adaptation of Belgian author Amélie Nothomb’s 2000 novel La métaphysique des tubes as part of Festival de la Francophonie 2026.
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