Join us for a Dance Party with DJ Jake Rudh! Dance to a mix of your favorite French and English songs, with a Christmassy touch!

With more than 20 years of experience in the Twin Cities music scene, Jake Rudh’s reputation as a versatile DJ has become his calling card. He’s known around town as a host on Minnesota Public Radio’s 89.3 The Current and founder of locally lauded Transmission dance nights.

Kids! Let's get cozy, bring your blankets, and get ready for a movie ! We will be screening Kina & Yuk by Guillaume Maidatchevsky.
FREE for kids under 12, registration required.
All kids registered for the movie must be accompanied by at least an adult participating in the Fête d'hiver.

Join Alliance Française for our annual winter celebration: Fête d’hiver!

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 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 us on the first Saturday of December for our annual Marché de Noël ! Explore our collection of local artists and vendors in our Christmas Market, open from 9:30 am to 12:30 pm. 

“With the artist at its center, Sophie Calle: Overshare offers an extended rumination on the paradoxes of self-disclosure, raising complicated questions about surveillance and the ethics of intrusion. Calle taps into our own prying curiosities, asking us to question our own presentations of self, alongside that of others. She wonders if we’re uncomfortable yet — and why we keep on watching.”

Join us at the Alliance Française for a Francophone movie night as we watch Mon légionnaire, a poignant drama about the lives of the soldiers of the French Foriegn Legion.

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.

Presented with our neighbors from Henry & Son, join us to savor this season’s Beaujolais nouveau together, taste some outstanding vintages for the holidays, and stock up on the best French winter wines. Join us and bring a friend -- we can’t wait to explore this season’s best wines together! 

If you missed his onsite presentation, don’t miss his online one! Join Alliance Française USA for an online presentation of Steve Hoffman’s first book: “A Season for That: Lost and Found in the Other Southern France”. The author will be discussing the inspiration, journey, and insights behind his latest work. 

Don’t miss on the unique occasion to watch the Timberwolves and Rudy Gobert for special French Heritage Day! The Timberwolves will play the Phoenix Suns in Target Center on Sunday November 17, at 2:30 pm.

Sound Unseen returns for their 25th annual film festival. Join the Alliance Française for the Midwest premiere of a French movie, Zenithal, at the Trylon Cinema!

Join us in la Grande Salle for the last event in a series celebrating the 1,000th Jubilee of Chartres Cathedral. Organized by The American Friends of Chartres, these lectures will be led by MJ McGregor, Ph.D.

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 Twin Cities Local and International Communities in Brit’s Clubhouse Room for live music, a color guard and words honoring global veterans on the Anniversary of the Armistice that ended World War 1. 

Join us in la Grande Salle for the second event in a series celebrating the 1,000th Jubilee of Chartres Cathedral. Organized by The American Friends of Chartres, these lectures will be led by MJ McGregor, Ph.D.

Join us at Café Aquì in Rochester for our monthly conversation coffee hour en français !

A l'occasion du prêt du tableau ''Au moulin rouge'', découvrez la vie nocturne parisienne au tournant du siècle à travers les yeux de Toulouse Lautrec et de ses amis artistes. Suivez la guide Anna Bethune pour cette visite expectionnelle.

Join the Alliance Française for our monthly conversation coffee hour en français !

Join us in la Grande Salle for the first event in a series celebrating the 1,000th Jubilee of Chartres Cathedral. Organized by The American Friends of Chartres, these lectures will be led by MJ McGregor, Ph.D.

A visit for Teens, and in French ! Meet Anna at the MIA to discover the work of French artist Toulouse-Lautrec whose artwork ''At the Moulin Rouge'' will exceptionally be on display. Discover how he and his circle of fellow artists depicted the transformation of Parisian nightlife at the turn of the century. The exhibition features a dozen rarely seen works from Mia’s collection, including French posters and drawings from the era.

Join us at the Alliance Française for a Francophone movie night as we watch Les Algues vertes, a  thought-provoking film which delves into environmental and social issues with a powerful narrative. Don’t miss this eye-opening drama!

There have been five published translations of this classic novel, the most recent by Sandra Smith in 2012. Come and meet her to discuss some of the literary and cultural challenges of translating this book, with comparisons of selected passages from all the translations.

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 Les Navigateurs de la Littérature, our monthly advanced book club, in reading the novel Mort aux cons, (2007) by French author, Carl Aderhold.

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 us at the Alliance for an outside movie night as we watch Astérix & Obélix: Mission Cleopatra directed by Alain Chabat. This classic French comedy will transport you to ancient Egypt with a hilarious twist. Movie in French with English subtitles.