Alliance Française de Nashville offers many opportunities to practice French outside the classroom. Check also our cultural events for even more opportunities.
Balade Bavarde
(March through October)
This event is designed to give French speakers of any level the opportunity to explore some of Nashville’s many parks and practice French conversation at the same time. In the case of rain or temperatures below 40 degrees, this group postpones its meeting until the following month.
Balade Bavarde is over for 2023. We will reconvene next Spring 2024. More details will be announced in AFN Newsletter around that time.
Open to all.
In-person (location shared by email).
1st Sunday each month from March to October, from 11 a.m.
Cercle de Conversation
Cercle de Conversation is about having general conversation in French about interesting personal events, books, films, restaurants, and other topics that members want to discuss. Sometimes members bring articles to read in French. You would be hard pressed to find a more friendly or engaging group!
Join this group whether you want to use your French with other French speakers, socialize with fellow francophones or improve and practice your speaking in a supportive environment. This is not a teaching group, even if participants try to help each other with vocabulary, pronunciation, etc. (See here if you are looking for classes.)
There is no cost to attend once or twice but we prefer to have people be members of the French Alliance in Nashville to continue beyond the first or second visit.
For AFN members and francophone visitors to Nashville. (Non-members may attend twice before becoming members.)
In-person (AFN Resource Center) and virtually.
Each Saturday, from 11 a.m. to noon.
Happy Hours
Gather with fellow lovers of all things French and discuss a wide range of different subjects, including French and French-speaking cultures, news and current affairs.
We offer two happy hours, tailored to your level of French and/or preference.
Franglais Happy Hour
While French speakers of any level are welcome to attend, this event is designed for beginners, people who have a handful of French words and expressions and are looking for a no-pressure place to try them out and learn more.
French is encouraged, but participants are welcome to switch to English when they get stuck. A more advanced French speaker is present to answer questions and help with pronunciation.
In-person (location shared via email).
2nd and 4th Thursday each month, evening time varying.
French Happy Hour
This is the perfect opportunity for those wanting to practice conversational French, which is the only language permitted during our time together.
It’s casual and fun. One person helps another. Nonmembers are welcome to join us.
In-person (location shared via email).
1st and 3rd Thursday each month, from 4:30 p.m.
Join us to speak and live French!
Cercle de Lecture
French book club organized for advanced speakers to fluent/native speakers of French. Attendees discuss the book of the month (available through our AFN Library) that they have read and express their opinions, likes, dislikes, etc.
Il nous restera ça by Virginie Grimaldi
L’été Meurtrier by Sébastien Japrisot
Les Témoins de la Mariée by Didier Van Cauwelaert
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