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Join us in March 2026 at Alliance Française Mpls/St Paul for a month-long celebration of Tunisia. Full program details will be available soon, stay tuned!
Join the Alliance Française for our monthly conversation coffee hour en français!
À l’occasion du Mois de la Francophonie 2026, amenez vos enfants découvrir la Tunisie !
En mars, nous célébrons le Mois de la Francophonie tunisienne en lecture ! Rejoignez notre club de lecture en ligne pour discuter du roman Petite-Ville (2024) de Mélikah Abdelmoumen. L'autrice présentera son livre et répondra à vos questions en français.
Join the Fédération of Alliances Françaises USA for a special virtual musical theatre preview!
Join us at the Alliance for a Tunisian Movie Night featuring Sous les figues (2021), directed by Franco-Tunisian filmmaker Erige Sehiri.
Join us for a delicious class on making quiche with Chef Aurélie!
Alliance Française - Mpls/St Paul and the University Club of St Paul welcome all to an informal monthly conversation group in French
Our doors are open from 1 pm to 3 pm, come say Bonjour and discover all that AFMSP has to offer!
Discover traditional and contemporary music from Tunisia at this free concert, brought to you by Alliance Française Minneapolis/St Paul!
A monthly French conversation group in Rochester!
As the closing event of our Mois de la Francophonie, we invite you to a panel discussion on Tunisia!
Join us at the Alliance on April 2 at 6 pm for the opening of Caen Noir et Blanc, an exhibit featuring photographs by Tom Stoffregen. Admission is free, and registration is encouraged!
Join the Alliance Française for our monthly conversation coffee hour en français!
Alliance Française’s monthly French book club for intermediate readers explores French literature through select passages and discussions of the themes, characters and context of a book selected by our staff.
Alliance Française - Mpls/St Paul and the University Club of St Paul welcome all to an informal monthly conversation group in French
Join us for a French movie night as we watch La Vallée des fous (2024).
Join the Alliance Française for our monthly conversation coffee hour en français!
A monthly French conversation group in Rochester!
Join us for our Annual Gala Benefit to support AFMSP’s core mission in the Twin Cities.
Join us at the Alliance on May 14 at 6 pm for the opening of Pierres et Soleil, an exhibit featuring paintings by Michele Yates. Admission is free, and registration is encouraged!
Alliance Française’s monthly French book club for intermediate readers explores French literature through select passages and discussions of the themes, characters and context of a book selected by our staff.
Alliance Française - Mpls/St Paul and the University Club of St Paul welcome all to an informal monthly conversation group in French
Join us for a French movie night as we watch Un monde merveilleux (2024).
How to plan your charitable giving - a talk with AFMSP and St Paul & Minnesota Foundation.
For the sixth year, Breizh Fest, the festive celebration of Brittany, France, will be celebrated at the Minneapolis Cider Company! Join us on Friday, June 5th, from 5 to 9 pm for a family-friendly evening with delicious food, live music, awesome kids activities, and traditional Breton dance with lessons... exactly as you would experience it in French Brittany during a “Fest Noz”!
Join the Alliance Française for our monthly conversation coffee hour en français!
A monthly French conversation group in Rochester!
Alliance Française’s monthly French book club for intermediate readers explores French literature through select passages and discussions of the themes, characters and context of a book selected by our staff.
Alliance Française - Mpls/St Paul and the University Club of St Paul welcome all to an informal monthly conversation group in French
Join us for a French movie night as we watch Les Magnétiques (2021), directed by Vincent Maël Cardona.
A monthly French conversation group in Rochester!
Alliance Française’s monthly French book club for intermediate readers explores French literature through select passages and discussions of the themes, characters and context of a book selected by our staff.
Join the Alliance Française for our monthly conversation coffee hour en français!
Join us for a French movie night as we watch Vingt Dieux. (2024)
A monthly French conversation group in Rochester!
Alliance Française’s monthly French book club for intermediate readers explores French literature through select passages and discussions of the themes, characters and context of a book selected by our staff.
A monthly French conversation group in Rochester!
Alliance Française’s monthly French book club for intermediate readers explores French literature through select passages and discussions of the themes, characters and context of a book selected by our staff.
Alliance Française’s monthly French book club for intermediate readers explores French literature through select passages and discussions of the themes, characters and context of a book selected by our staff.
A monthly French conversation group in Rochester!
Alliance Française’s monthly French book club for intermediate readers explores French literature through select passages and discussions of the themes, characters and context of a book selected by our staff.
A monthly French conversation group in Rochester!
Alliance Française’s monthly French book club for intermediate readers explores French literature through select passages and discussions of the themes, characters and context of a book selected by our staff.
Rejoignez-nous pour une présentation en français autour de l’art tunisien avec l’artiste franco-tunisienne Weriem !
Join us for the opening celebration of Mois de la Francophonie, spotlighting Tunisia!
Join us at Macalester College for a special presentation led by the artist Weriem, exploring the world of seventeenth- and eighteenth-century stage costumes at the French royal court.
Join us in celebrating Tunisia during the 2026 Mois de la Francophonie with this clay tagine cooking class!
A monthly French conversation group in Rochester!
Join us for a French movie night as we watch L’Histoire de Souleymane. (2024)
Join Alliance Française young adult group for a fun afterwork at the French Meadow & Bluestem Bar!
Join Chef Helena Elwell in a Parisian Bistro cooking class!
Alliance Française - Mpls/St Paul and the University Club of St Paul welcome all to an informal monthly conversation group in French
Alliance Française’s monthly French book club for intermediate readers explores French literature through select passages and discussions of the themes, characters and context of a book selected by our staff.
Alliance Française is back at Target Center for a French Heritage Day! Cheer on native French players Rudy Gobert and Joan Beringer as they take on the LA Clippers on February 8th at 2pm.
Join the Alliance Française for our monthly conversation coffee hour en français!
A monthly French conversation group in Rochester!
Join us for a French movie night as we watch Love According to Dalva. (2022)
Join Alliance Française young adult group for a fun afterwork at The French Meadow & Bluestem Bar!
Fédération of Alliances Françaises USA invites you to join legendary chef, author, and artist Jacques Pépin for an intimate virtual conversation celebrating his remarkable career and his newest book, The Art of Jacques Pépin: Favorite Recipes and Paintings from My Life in the Kitchen (published by Harvest).
Alliance Française - Mpls/St Paul and the University Club of St Paul welcome all to an informal monthly conversation group in French
At the occasion of the upcoming Black History Month, Alliance Française Mpls/St Paul will host a colorful exhibit from Sofia-Rose Nagberi, who celebrates through her work the complexity of Black existence.
Join us for the opening night reception on January 15th from 6 to 8 pm.
Alliance Française’s monthly French book club for intermediate readers explores French literature through select passages and discussions of the themes, characters and context of a book selected by our staff.
Nous vous invitons à nous rejoindre au MIA pour une visite guidée spéciale en français de l’exposition “Royal Bronzes: Cambodian Art of the Divine” de 14h30 à 15h30 !
Nous vous invitons à nous rejoindre au MIA pour une visite guidée spéciale en français de l’exposition “Royal Bronzes: Cambodian Art of the Divine” de 13h à 14h !
Let’s celebrate the New Year at the Alliance with la Galette des Rois! This is a member only event.
AFMSP is offering French Business courses for speakers who use French in their workplace. Join us on Zoom for a free information session about the upcoming French Business classes beginning on January 12, 2026. During the information session we will present the class format, its content, and answer any of your questions.
Join the Alliance Française for our monthly conversation coffee hour en français!
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.
The Federation of the Alliances Françaises USA,the Alliance Française Miami Metro, the Alliance Française de Chicago, and the Friends of Notre-Dame de Paris, present ‘‘Notre-Dame-de Paris’’ , a serie of online lectures about the famous cathedral. This is the last lecture of the serie. In 2022, the City of Paris announced that the team led by Belgian landscape designer Bas Smets won the competition to reimagine the area surrounding Notre-Dame Cathedral. Bas Smets will describe how the team plans to redesign the square in front of Notre-Dame Cathedral and the underground parking spaces beneath it, the Jean XXIII square located behind the cathedral, the Seine riverbanks, and the adjacent streets, in order to create a microclimate to mitigate the effects of climate change. This extensive project is scheduled to begin in 2025 and end in 2030.
One Film One Federation (OFOF), in collaboration with Telescope Film, presents French Cinémathèque – a celebration of Francophone cinema. Watch Nouvelle vague on streaming and then join the Federation of Alliances Françaises USA online for a free hosted discussion in English with Peter Debruge, Chief Film Critic of Variety.
Cozy up and join us for a modern Conte de Noël, ''Marcel le Père Noël et le petit livreur de pizzas!''
Join Alliance Française for our annual winter celebration: Fête d’hiver!
The wintery fun will take place this year on December 13th, beginning at 1pm. Speaking French is not required. Join us for a warm gathering of friends, families, and fun in our building.
