Join us throughout the year for a variety of events celebrating the rich tapestry of French culture.
Become a member to stay updated on all our activities, including our exclusive co-membership with the
French Institute Alliance Française (FIAF) in Manhattan, granting access to their events!
Focus on French Cinema Festival April 25-May 2, 2024
Founded in 2005, our Focus on French Cinema Film Festival has grown into the very best in the United States!
It's so great that it has its own website: here.
Neuberger Museum Tour in French
Join us for a special tour in French of the new exhibition Rosalie D. Gagné: A Contemporary Alchemist, led by tour guide Dominique Herrmann.
Learn more about the exhibition HERE.
Thursday, December 5, 2024
1:00PM
$12 - AFG Members
$20 - Non-Members
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Marquis de Lafayette "Victory Lap Through Greenwich" 200th Anniversary Celebration
Monday, August 19, 2024
10:00AM-12:00PM
Greenwich Historical Society (47 Strickland Road, Cos Cob)
FREE
Join Greenwich Historical Society, DAR Horseneck Chapter and AFG for the Marquis de Lafayette “Victory lap Through Greenwich” 200th Anniversary Celebration. Hosted at the Greenwich Historical Society, with the support of the Town and several local dining establishments. The celebration will feature: a Marquis de Lafayette re-enactor; remarks by Chuck Schwam, Executive Director of the American Friends of Lafayette, descendant Virginie de Lafayette, and First Selectman Fred Camillo; period music; French pastries; a student exhibit; a film; and archival information on Lafayette’s tour in Greenwich. A special commemorative prix-fixe lunch at L’Escale will follow at 1pm.
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La Galette des Rois
Following the French tradition, members meet to eat this traditional dessert, celebrating the Epiphany, at the end of the Christmas season in January. Come back or become a member today for more information!
Bastille Day Flag Raising
Friday, July 12
9:00AM
Greenwich Town Hall (101 Field Point Rd., Greenwich)
FREE
To celebrate Bastille Day, we raise the French flag at the Greenwich Town Hall and sing the French and American national anthems in a ceremony attended by town officials and followed by a French petit-déjeuner.
Display at Town Hall celebrating the Marquis de Lafayette's visit to Greenwich in August, 1824
Tuesday, June 4
4:00PM
Greenwich Town Hall (101 Field Point Rd., Greenwich)
FREE (Refreshments will be served)
You are cordially invited to a ceremony to view the new display at Greenwich Town Hall lobby that celebrates the Marquis de Lafayette's visit to Greenwich in August, 1824. Sponsored by the Alliance Française of Greenwich, the Horseneck Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, and the Greenwich Historical Society.
CLICK HERE to read AFG's 2024 College Scholarship Recipient Indira Brou's (GHS '24) very informative essay on Lafayette.
Bastille Day Pre-Celebration
Wednesday, July 10
5:30-6:30PM
Petit Salon at Le Poisson (46 Bedford-Banksville Road, Bedford NY)
$50 per person - limited to 25 guests
Enjoy wine and amuses-bouches at the beautiful Petit Salon, the new bar/lounge at Le Poisson by Chef Thomas Burke to celebrate Bastille Day! If you'd like to join us for dinner after, please email [email protected] before July 8.
To view the menu, please visit www.poissonny.com
Film Screening of UMAMI at MŌLÌ Restaurant
Monday, September 9
7:30PM - refreshments
8:00PM - film
MŌLÌ Restaurant (253 Greenwich Avenue, Greenwich)
$60 per person
To celebrate the Focus on French Cinema Festival's 20th year in 2025, join us for a special film screening of UMAMI starring Gérard Depardieu (2023 FFC Audience Favorite). We will sit outside at MŌLÌ and enjoy wine and apps before the film begins.
Cocktail de Rentrée
Join us to kick off the fall season of classes and cultural activities with a glass of rosé, hors d'oeuvres, and camaraderie with our vibrant French/Francophile community! Meet our Board, French instructors, students, and members, and learn more about our many ways to Live French. Learn French. Love French.
Monday, September 30, 2024
6:00-8:00PM
299 Greenwich Avenue, 2nd floor
RSVP by Sept. 25 to: [email protected]
AFG Members: FREE
Guests: $5
Presentation: Guided Tour of Normandy (September 2025)
Join us for a presentation by voyage designer Veronique Banzet of VeronicTravel about a group tour to the beautiful Normandy, France, in September of 2025. FREE - limited to 12 guests - refreshments will be provided.
Wednesday, December 4, 2024 | 6:00-7:00PM
299 Greenwich Avenue, 2nd floor
RSVP to: [email protected]
AFG Holiday Lunch
To celebrate the festive season, please join us at the beautiful American Yacht Club in Rye, NY, for a delicious lunch overlooking the Long Island Sound.
See the holiday lunch menu HERE.
Thursday, December 19, 2024
12:30PM
American Yacht Club (499 Stuyvesant Ave., Rye, NY)
AFG Members: $75
Non-Members: $85
Includes wine, tax, gratuity)
