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Festival Overview | Event Schedule | Curatorial Statement | Acknowledgments
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One of the most important French language events in Ontario, Franco-Fête celebrates francophone culture with food, art, and "la musique francophone." This year also includes a spotlight on France. For further information visit franco-fete.ca.
Part of Hot Spot Summer 2011, a series of festivals and cultural events that run from Victoria Day weekend through to Thanksgiving!
Kyssi Wète
7:00pm – 8:00pm
Direct from the Paris music scene, Kyssi Wète mixes the rhythms and sounds of pop, blues, reggae, ragga, soul and rumba!
Music
Ben l’Oncle Soul
8:00pm
This French nu-soul singer gained prominence with his interpretations of songs by Gnarls Barkley, Spice Girls, and The White Stripes. Toronto debut!
Music
Coeur de pirate
9:30pm –11:00pm
Don’t miss one of the biggest names in Canadian francophone music and her unique brand of shimmering indie pop!
Music
After-Party with Misteur Valaire
11:00pm – 2:00am
This band mixes horns, sampling and enough beats to make you dance all night!
Music
Mystéric’s Mathémagic Show
12:30pm – 1:30pm
Canada’s magic champion offers side-splitting comedy and amazing magical illusions for any age group.
Family
Visual Arts Creation
12:30pm – 8:00pm
See real-live artists at work! Ask questions and take photos!
Visual Arts
Kromatik
1:00pm – 8:00pm
All the way from Quebec City, this phenomenal team of professional makeup artists will transform festival goers into works of art!
Family
Cooking Demonstrations
1:00pm – 2:00pm
Come and experience some top chefs and their French inspired culinary creations.
Food
The Mamaku Project
1:30pm – 2:30pm
French bohemian roots, South Pacifica dub and Eastern flavours are mixed into a captivating musical concoction!
Music
Cours de French with l’Alliance Française
2:15pm
In just 30 minutes you will learn the 10 essential phrases that will allow you to party in French anywhere around the world!
Learning
LéOparleur
2:45pm – 3:45pm
From France, LéOparleur's music is a boundless world where Gypsy and Moorish Spain meets Cuban Son, loops and Syldavian tunes.
Music
Cooking Demonstrations
3:00pm – 4:00pm
Come and experience some top chefs and their French inspired culinary creations.
Food
Jean-François Lessard
4:00pm – 5:00pm
Always full of energy and with many surprises, this singer-songwriter’s show is more folk than ever with banjo, ukulele and double bass.
Music
Cooking Demonstrations
5:00pm – 6:00pm
Come and experience some top chefs and their French inspired culinary creations.
Food
Alcaz
5:30pm – 6:30pm
A duo from Marseille, France, Alcaz is one man, one woman, two voices and two guitars!
Music
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