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.

Tasting: From the Origins of Cocoa to the Art of Chocolate Making with Barry Callebaut

As part of Festival de la Francophonie 2026, join us for a journey into the world of chocolate, brought to you by experts from Barry Callebaut: the global leader in chocolate indulgences!

Workshop: Roots of Resilience—Indigo Textile Dyeing

Create your own unique tiny textiles and experiment in the ancient traditional use of indigo vat dye! As part of Festival de la Francophonie 2026, Chicago-based Haitian-American visual artist Ameera Pernebsati Lys is offering an indigo textile dyeing workshop in connection with her exhibition Roots of Resilience, on display in the Eleanor Wood Prince Salon through March 31.

Film Screening: Becoming Human

The Alliance is pleased to partner with Asian Pop Up Cinema (APUC) and the National Cambodian Heritage Museum & Killing Fields Memorial on a special screening of self-taught Cambodia-based filmmaker Polen Ly’s 2025 supernatural drama Becoming Human.

Lecture: Native American Diplomats at Versailles—300 Years of Franco-Indigenous Dialogue

To close out this year’s Festival de la Francophonie—and in partnership with the French Heritage Society and the French Heritage Corridor—the Alliance is honored to welcome representatives from the Peoria and Miami nations for a lecture and discussion exploring French-Indigenous relations, in commemoration of the 300th anniversary of Native American diplomats’ visit to the court of Versailles.