Seattle’s French Fest

Seattle’s French Fest: A Celebration of French-Speaking Cultures will take place March 22, 2026, 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 presents Seattle’s French Fest: A Celebration of French-Speaking Cultures in partnership with France Education Northwest (FEN).

Seattle’s French Fest celebrates the diversity of traditions, ideas, dialects and more that comprise French-speaking cultures around the world. While France is often the most well-known French-speaking country for people in the U.S., there are many other countries and places all around the world where French is spoken. French and several similar dialects are even spoken by groups in the U.S., particularly in Louisiana.

The festival aims to embrace this diversity of French-speaking cultures in the types of activities offered at the event. It promotes the French idea of “joie de vivre” through music, dancing, cooking demonstrations, film screenings, wine tastings, baguette-tasting contest and more. Each year, there are live performances on the main stage featuring traditional dance and music from French-speaking countries or in the French language.