AFMSP is proud to bring events for all levels of French speakers and Francophiles - from débutants to locuteurs natifs.
Many of our events are available to our community at no cost.
Please consider making a donation to support the diverse offerings of our cultural programs by following this link.
If you are interested in donating your time, find out about upcoming volunteer opportunities by subscribing here.
Exciting news! For the first time in its history, the Alliance Française is delighted to open its doors to an illustrator in residence. From March 1 to June 30, Kathy Fenske, a sketch artist from St. Paul, will be gracing our halls with her vibrant creations.
Embark on a visual odyssey of illustrations and screen prints inspired by Melissa’s summer in Toulouse and Southern France in 2023. These pieces offer diverse perspectives — capturing the outsider's view of France, inviting the viewers (you!) to reverse roles and become the outsider, and prompting reflection on the complexities of observing and being observed.
Join Alliance Française and the University Club of St. Paul on the third Thursday of each month in the club’s Member Bar for an apéritif en français.
Join us at the Alliance for a presentation of Akshay Rao’s new book: Patient: A Humorous Memoir of Healthcare and Healing. The author will be discussing the inspiration, journey, and insights behind his latest work!
Join us at the Alliance for a Francophone movie night as we watch the 1965 crime thriller Compartiment tueurs, directed by Costa-Gavras and starring famous French singer and actor Yves Montand!
Put yourself in Alfredo Linguini's shoes and try to reproduce the famous recipe from the film Ratatouille! Will your ratatouille live up to the standards of Auguste Gusteau's great restaurant? Join us at the Alliance to find out!
Join us for Festinema Junior 2024! Young learners will get the chance to practice their French comprehension while developing a taste for foreign-language cinema. This year, four films will be shown over three days. There is something for everyone to enjoy!
Join the Alliance Française for our monthly conversation coffee hour en français !
Join us at Café Aquì in Rochester for our monthly conversation coffee hour en français !
Join online the Federation of Alliances Françaises USA for a presentation of Cara Black’s new book Murder at La Vilette, the 21st installment of the Aimée Leduc New York Times bestselling mystery series.
Join us on Wednesday, May 8 for Faut qu'ça jazz, the 15th annual gala benefit of Alliance Française Mpls/St Paul! Inspired by Paris' early embrace of the Jazz Age - from les années folles of the 1920s to the height of the jazz manouche scene of the 1930s, our annual event will feature a lively jazz trio, gorgeous views of Minneapolis and the Mississippi River, live and silent auctions, fine French wines, and a gourmet meal.
Join Les Navigateurs de la Littérature, our monthly advanced book club, in reading the novel L'Usure d'un monde, (2023) by French author François-Henri Désérable.
Join us for a dreamy exhibition featuring paintings by artist Isabelle Harmon. A wonderful collection of water scenes to get a taste of summer…
Dans le cadre de sa résidence artistique à l'Alliance Française, l'illustratrice Kathy Fenske propose un atelier de dessin spécialement conçu pour les jeunes âgés de 10 à 18 ans. Offrez à vos enfants la chance d'explorer leur créativité et de s'exprimer à travers l'art du dessin !
Join online the Federation of Alliances Françaises USA for a presentation by Adrian Leeds on the cost of living in France and why it is way more affordable than you think.
Join Alliance Française for a night out on the town! On May 16, we will be getting dinner at the refined French bistro Meritage and then meet at the Ordway to attend MN Opera’s production of Puccini’s opera La Bohème, ‘one of the most enduring love stories of all time’.
Join Alliance Française and the University Club of St. Paul on the third Thursday of each month in the club’s Member Bar for an apéritif en français.
Join the Alliance Française and Breizh Kitchen on Friday, May 17th from 4 to 11pm at the Minneapolis Cider Company for Breizh Fest, our celebration of French Brittany!
Alliance Française will participating in Doors Open Minneapolis 2023! Doors Open is a chance to explore the buildings and organizations that are part of our city’s heritage. By taking part in Doors Open, Alliance Fraçaise is furthering its commitment to build a a community of people passionate about francophone culture in all its global diversity. Our building will be open Saturday and Sunday morning.
With the European Elections approaching, join us at the Alliance for a panel discussion around this important moment for European voters!
Join us at the Alliance for a Francophone movie night as we watch the pivotal film about the May 1968 student uprising in Paris, Mourir à trente ans, directed by Roumain Goupil!
Join the Alliance Française for our monthly conversation coffee hour en français !
Join us at Café Aquì in Rochester for our monthly conversation coffee hour en français !
Join Les Navigateurs de la Littérature, our monthly advanced book club, in reading the novel Le Parfum des fleurs la nuit, (2021) by Franco-Moroccan author Leïla Slimani.
Join us at the Alliance for a presentation on Paris, just in time for the Summer Olympics 2024 in Paris! The presentation will be led by Bill Jepson. We will be looking at photos from his experience in Paris, hearing stories from his time in the capital city of France, and learning about the history, culture and language!
Join Alliance Française and the University Club of St. Paul on the third Thursday of each month in the club’s Member Bar for an apéritif en français.
On Friday, June 21, the day of the summer solstice, Alliance Française, in partnership with Douala Soul Collective, will celebrate Fête de la Musique, newly called Rhythms in the North!
Join us at the Alliance Française for a Francophone movie night as we watch Divertimento, a captivating biopic directed by Marie-Castille Mention-Schaar, featuring a rising star of French cinema, Oulaya Amamra!
Join the Alliance Française for our monthly conversation coffee hour en français !
Join us at Café Aquì in Rochester for our monthly conversation coffee hour en français !
Join Les Navigateurs de la Littérature, our monthly advanced book club, in reading the novel Victoire, les saveurs et les mots, (2006) by French author born in Guadaloupe, Maryse Condé.
Join Alliance Française in our celebration of Bastille Day! Bastille Day or La Fête Nationale is a national holiday in France that celebrates French independence and the storming of the Bastille prison by citizens.
Join Alliance Française and the University Club of St. Paul on the third Thursday of each month in the club’s Member Bar for an apéritif en français.
Travel with us to Perú, where the master weaver Eddie Sulca - one of the best exponents of the Peruvian contemporary weavings - comes from. Let yourself be amazed by his stunning three dimensional tapestries that seem to stand away from the wall!
Join us at the Alliance Française for a Francophone movie night as we watch the hilarious and heartwarming comedy "Youssef Salem a du succès"!
Join the Alliance Française for our monthly conversation coffee hour en français !
Join us at Café Aquì in Rochester for our monthly conversation coffee hour en français !
Join Les Navigateurs de la Littérature, our monthly advanced book club, in reading the novel L’amour comme un empire, (2023) by Lebanese-born Swiss author, Yasmine Char.
Join Alliance Française and the University Club of St. Paul on the third Thursday of each month in the club’s Member Bar for an apéritif en français.
Join us at the Alliance Française for a Francophone movie night as we watch Eugénie Grandet, a historical drama based on the novel of the same name by famous nineteenth-century French novelist Honoré de Balzac!
Join the Alliance Française for our monthly conversation coffee hour en français !
Join us at Café Aquì in Rochester for our monthly conversation coffee hour en français !
Join Les Navigateurs de la Littérature, our monthly advanced book club, in reading the novel No et Moi, (2007) by French author, Delphine de Vigan.
Join Alliance Française and the University Club of St. Paul on the third Thursday of each month in the club’s Member Bar for an apéritif en français.
Join us for a poetic painting and drawing exhibition and discover wonderful landscapes and seascapes by artist Ilene Krug Mojsilov.
Join the Alliance Française for our monthly conversation coffee hour en français !
Join us at Café Aquì in Rochester for our monthly conversation coffee hour en français !
Join Les Navigateurs de la Littérature, our monthly advanced book club, in reading the novel Mort aux cons, (2007) by French author, Carl Aderhold.
Join Alliance Française and the University Club of St. Paul on the third Thursday of each month in the club’s Member Bar for an apéritif en français.
Join the Alliance Française for our monthly conversation coffee hour en français !
Join us at Café Aquì in Rochester for our monthly conversation coffee hour en français !
Join Les Navigateurs de la Littérature, our monthly advanced book club, in reading the novel Le Suspendu de Conakry, (2018) by French author, Jean-Christophe Rufin.
Join Alliance Française and the University Club of St. Paul on the third Thursday of each month in the club’s Member Bar for an apéritif en français.
Join the Alliance Française for our monthly conversation coffee hour en français !
Join us at Café Aquì in Rochester for our monthly conversation coffee hour en français !
Join Les Navigateurs de la Littérature, our monthly advanced book club, in reading the novel Tout le bleu du ciel, (2019) by French author, Mélissa Da Costa.
Join Alliance Française and the University Club of St. Paul on the third Thursday of each month in the club’s Member Bar for an apéritif en français.
At the occasion of Black History Month, join us for a exhibition featuring pen drawings by artist Samuel Fleming and (re)discover important black figures from French history.
This event is sold out and we won’t be selling any tickets at the door. However you can still buy raffle tickets and win amazing prizes!
Join us for an enchanting concert of classical music and come (re)listen to Debussy, Rachmaninoff and Bach played by wonderful pianist Ruizhi Gabrielle Wang.
Join online the Federation of Alliances Françaises USA for a presentation of Chef Alain Ducasse’s new book: « Good Taste: A Life of Food and Passion ».
Join Les Navigateurs de la Littérature, our monthly advanced book club, in reading the novel Le train des enfants, (2019) by Italian author Viola Ardone.
Join us at Café Aquì in Rochester for our monthly conversation coffee hour en français !
Join the Alliance Française for our monthly conversation coffee hour en français !
Join Alliance Française Mpls/St Paul for the return of Club Vélo! Meet fellow cyclists and French speakers, have fun, and improve your health!
Join the Alliance Française for our annual Spring Open House on Saturday, March 30 from 12 to 3 pm!
Join us in the Grande Salle for the final celebratory event of the Mois de la Francophonie - a music concert paying “Hommage au Togo” ! We will be hearing traditional Togolese music from four Togolese musicians: Benbeni, Fanny, Marceline, and Kofi Faya! This will be a festive closing night on a beautiful month of cultural exchange between the Alliance and the Togolese community in Minnesota!
Our folk soirée is moving to Brittany for its third session. Be enchanted by Brittany’s dance traditions and let the celtic music charm your soul!
Join the Alliance Françaises of Minneapolis, Seattle, Washington DC, Kansas and Raleigh for a virtual monthly conversation coffee hour en français aimed at young learners!
With Club Ado, you'll have the opportunity to make friends who live across the United States! You'll practice your French and be part of a US-wide community of French speaking teens.
Join Alliance Française and the University Club of St. Paul on the third Thursday of each month in the club’s Member Bar for an apéritif en français.
Join us online for a literary discussion with Togolese author Edem Awumey in which we discuss his oeuvre Noces de coton (2022) in relation to the rest of his works! The author will be in conversation with Joëlle Vitiello, Professor and Chair of French and Francophone Studies Department at Macalester College. We will also welcome Stéphanie Leclerc-Audet, Project Manager at the Centre de la francophonie des Amériques.
This event will be in French.
Join us in La Grande Salle at the Alliance Française to attend an online lecture on the Millennium of the Cathedral of Notre-Dame de Chartres! Discover the fascinating history and architecture of this renowned monument live! This event will be in English.
What does French, Ewe, Kabye or Aja have in common? They all are languages spoken by people in Togo! Join Awa Mally for a language workshop to discover or practice a variety of togolese languages in a fun and social atmosphere!
Join us for a round table discussion about sustainable development policies and cultural diversity in Togo. The panel will include Mitélama Balaka, Togolese economist and current UMN Humphrey International Fellow, Ezekiel Agbossou, of Diaspora Forces, and Quam Atanley!
Join us at the Alliance on March 12 at 6pm for a Q&A with French artist and composer Jean-François Alcoléa and the artistic team of ‘‘Right in the eye’’, who will be talking about his live movie-concert taking place at the Cedar Cultural Center on March 13th.
Découvrez avec vos enfants le Togo, ce pays francophone rempli de traditions et d’une culture unique !
Join us in the kitchen for a cooking workshop with Chef Armelle of Savorous who will be teaching us how to make Fonio Couscous and Fonio porridge!
Learn to cook Togolese cuisine with us!
Join us at Café Aquì in Rochester for our monthly conversation coffee hour en français !
Join the Alliance Française for our monthly conversation coffee hour en français !
Come discover three Togolese artists’work in our art gallery with three distinct art styles! The opening will feature Togolese DJ Alex!
In March, the Alliance Française of Mpls/St Paul will celebrate Togo during the Mois de la Francophonie, a month-long celebration of a French-speaking country! Join us for a month-long celebration of Togo from March 1st to March 29th full of live music, cuisine demonstrations, art exhibitions, workshops, and more!
For this second session of our folk soirée, dancers, let’s get together to enjoy groovy rondeaux from Gascony and lively maraîchines from the Vendée in the Grande Salle! Non dancers, come along and learn with us!
Join the Alliance for an urban expedition of France within our very own St Paul! The Alliance Française is partnering up with the Landmark Center to offer a very special program exploring French culture in the city. Some of the attractions include a musical performance by Francine Roche and Mark Stillman from 1pm to 3pm, as well as crêpes available for purchase by La Belle Crêpe!
Night of Ideas, annual nocturnal marathon of intellectual debates, performances, readings, and more, is returning to more than 20 cities across the US! Join us on at Alliance Française on Friday, February 23rd at 6pm for an evening about Social Activism in Architecture!
Join Les Navigateurs de la Littérature, our monthly advanced book club, in reading the novel Mercure, (1998) by Belgian author Amélie Nothomb.
Join us for a fascinating visit of Minneapolis Institute of Art by guide Florence Walklet! This visit will be in English.
Join Alliance Française and the University Club of St. Paul on the third Thursday of each month in the club’s Member Bar for an apéritif en français.
On the occasion of Valentine’s day, let’s talk about love! Dr. Ben Obernolte will read some texts and to discuss the theme of ‘l’amour courtois’ in French litterature. Stay afterwards for a wonderful medieval music show from artists Ginna Watson and Julie Elhard!
