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Date
Sunday, March 22, 2026
Time
11:00 a.m.
Place
Armory Food & Event Hall
Cost
Free Event

Seattle's French Fest: A Celebration of French-Speaking Cultures is March 22: 11am-5pm in the Armory Food & Event Hall. The festival is part of the Seattle Center Festál series. It is free and open to the public.

Seattle Center Festál is a year-round series of 25 free cultural festivals, produced in partnership with community organizations. In 2022, Festál celebrated 25 years of stories and traditions, ushering in a new era of hybrid programming. Learn more about Festál and subscribe to the newsletter for updates.

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EVENT Schedule – SUNDAY, MARCH 22: 11AM – 5PM

ARMORY STAGE

Time

Activity/Performance

11:00AM – 11:05AM

Sponsors Videos

11:10AM – 11:25AM

Opening Remarks (15 min)

-     France Education Northwest President, Pénélope SOUQUET

-     Director of Programs & Events at Seattle Center, Chelsea RIDDICK– MOST

-     Honorary Consul of France in Seattle, Ariane OGIER

-     Attaché for Education & French Language, Marceau JUIN

-     Seattle Nantes Sister City Association President, Susan KEGEL

-     FACC PNW Executive Director, Sofia– Cristina VISAN

11:30AM – 12:10PM

French Schools Choirs (Les Lilas, NSFS, FISW, FASPS) (40 min)

-                FASPS: Ce monde

-                FISW: Dodo Siya – un maloya traditional de l’Île de la Réunion

-                NSFS: On écrit sur les murs

-                Les Lilas: Ton Visage

-                All schools: J’irai au bout de mes rêves

12:15PM – 12:25PM

Gustave Foundation – Haute Couture Dreams (10 min)

12:30PM – 1:00PM

Seattle Opera: Myah Rose Paden & Steven Luksan – Carmen’s Reverie (30 min)

1:00PM – 1:10PM

Seattle– Nantes Sister City Association – Citizens of Nature (10 min)

1:15PM – 2:05PM

Whozyamama – Music of Louisiana (50 min)

2:15PM – 2:35PM

La Chorale Francophone (20 min)

2:45PM – 3:30PM

Bonnie Birch – French Accordion songs (45 min)

3:35PM – 3:55PM

SUKAINA African Style – Fashion Show (20 min)

4:00PM – 4:30PM

Afro Jazz (30 min)

4:45PM – 4:55PM

Closing remarks

5:00PM

Wrap– up

ARMORY LOFT LOBBY

Time

Activity

11:00AM – 5:00PM

Momo et Lolotte (FASPS, FISW, Les Lilas, NSFS)

ARMORY LOFT 1A

Time

Activity

1:00PM – 2:00PM

Dubbing Workshop (FASPS)

ARMORY LOFT 1B

Time

Activity

1:00PM – 2:15PM

Portraits de Femmes (SJJ Agency)

ARMORY LOFT 2

Time

Activity

12:00PM– 3:30PM

Francophone Wine Tastings (FEN)

 ARMORY LOFT 3

Time

Activity

3:00PM – 3:30PM

Dictée for Kids (Alliance Française of Seattle)

3:45PM – 4:45PM

Dictée for Adults (Alliance Française of Seattle)

ARMORY LOFT 4

Time

Activity

2:00PM – 2:25PM

Bilingual Education: A Superpower for All (FASPS)

2:30PM – 2:55PM

Bilingual Education: A Superpower for All (FASPS)

VENDORS

  • AATF – Main B7
  • Alliance Française de Seattle – Main B8
  • Apple Cox Design – Main A1
  • Blinchiki – Main C6
  • Bridge to Unite – Main A2
  • Canoe Island French Camp – Main B9
  • Cocreative Culture – Main A3
  • Dubroca Studio & Helene Bisson Home Design – Mezzanine L2
  • EFGS – Main B2
  • En Famille International – Main B1
  • FASPS – Main B6
  • FISW – Main B4
  • France Education Northwest – Mezzanine L6
  • French Fest Bistro (Sandwiches) – Main C5
  • Gustave Foundation – Mezzanine L4
  • Info Booth – Main A0
  • JADE Fiducial – Main C7
  • L’Experience Paris – Main C1
  • Le Panier – Main C3
  • Les Lilas – Main B5
  • Maison de France – Mezzanine L1
  • Medulla – Main A4
  • North Seattle French School – Main B3
  • Petit Pierre Bakery – Main C2
  • Rehoboth Christian Development Center – Mezzanine L3
  • Seattle Nantes Sister City Association – Mezzanine L5
  • Tacos El YoYo –  Outside
  • The French Guys – Main C4
  • WAVE Collective – Main C0

WINE MAKERS AND DISTRIBUTORS (LOFT 2)

  • Domaine Divio
  • Nota Bene
  • Princess & Bear
  • Résonance Wines
  • Teinnovadora

ART WALK

  • Carlos Lagos 
  • Liliana Sambotin
  • Michael Dupille
  • Sofia– Cristina Vişan
  • Suza Woolfe

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