Upcoming Events

Online and In-person Events

La surprenante histoire entre la Liberty Bell et les Alpes françaises

Thursday, July 09 @ 1pm

online discussion with Anne Paccard In French

Registration link here - Free for AF members

Bastille Day : la guinguette!

Saturday, July 11 & Sunday July 12 from 10am

at Renaissance Pâtisserie

Open to public, Enjoy July 14th with your AF at South Park

Festive Potluck on

Bastille Day at Asheville !

Tuesday, July 14 @ 4-7pm

at Malvern Hill Park,  75 Rumbough Pl, Asheville, NC 28806

Our AF satellite is welcoming you, from Charlotte to Asheville area.

Carolina Pétanque 

Sat. Jul 11 & 18 @ 10am

at Nevin Community Park Charlotte on Bocce field

Beginners welcome - Boules provided. Open to public. Every 2nd & 3rd Sat. of the month - Free games.

French Rendez-Vous

Sunday, Jul 5, 12, 19 and 26 @ 2pm at Cocotte Bakery

Every Sunday, French conversation, open to public, at Cornelius, organized by our partner Cocotte French Bakery!

Liberty Equality Fashion: The Women Who Styled the French Revolution 

Friday, July 17 @ 4pm

online discussion with Gary Lee Kraut. In English

Registration link here - Free for AF members

Café Rencontre

Sat. Jul 25 @ 10am

at Renaissance Pâtisserie

French conversation, open to public, buy your own drink and croissant.

Every 2nd & 4th  Sat. of the month with your AF at South Park

French conversation 

Tuesday @ 12pm & Friday @6pm at 1611 East 7th Street

Wednesday @7pm -Online

Each week in July with our partner the  International House

more info HERE

French Cinémathèque: Conte d'été

Monday, July 27 @ 7pm

online discussion with Beatrice Loayza In English

Registration link here - Free for AF members

Carolina Pétanque 

Sat. Aug 08 & 15 @ 10am

at Nevin Community Park Charlotte on Bocce field

Beginners welcome - Boules provided. Open to public. Every 2nd & 3rd Sat. of the month - Free games.

Café Rencontre

Sat. Aug 08 & 22 @ 10am

at Renaissance Pâtisserie

French conversation, open to public, buy your own drink and croissant.

Every 2nd & 4th Sat. of the month with your AF at South Park

Chocolat: Parisian Desserts and Other Delights

Thursday, Aug 13 @ 4pm

online discussion with Aleksandra Crapanzano In English

Registration link here - Free for AF members

French Cinémathèque: L'Origine du Mal

Monday, Aug 24 @ 7pm

online discussion with Beatrice Loayza In English

Registration link here - Free for AF members

How Lyon and Paris Were Woven Together by the Silk Trade

Thursday, Sep 13 @ 4pm

online discussion with Roger Mummert In English

Registration link here - Free for AF members

Annual Mechoui

Sunday Sept 20 @ 2pm

at Jocelyne's backyard 

save the date

more info to come

Bordeaux, Then and Now

Thursday, Oct 29 @ 4pm

online discussion with Peter Aaron and jane Anson In English

Registration link here - Free for AF members

French Heritage Night Game FC CLT playing Orlando with A. Griezmann 

Saturday Oct 31 @ 1pm

Bank of America Stadium - Special AF tickets available. Register HERE

save the date!

Annual Beaujolais Festival 2026 

Friday Nov. 20 @ 6:30pm

At the Hendrick Automotive Group Independence Center

Register HERE

save the date!