What's on at French Festival
Le Programme
Saturday, 22 November, 2025. 7pm at The Gaiety
Le Petit Cabaret 2025
Bienvenue!
Le Petit Cabaret is a taste of bigger things to come at French Festival 2026! Sexy burlesque, Le CanCan girls, Dancing and Mulletman to MC! *R18*
Le Petit Cabaret
Bienvenue!
Le Petit Cabaret is a taste of bigger things to come at French Festival 2026! Sexy burlesque, Le CanCan girls, dancing and Mulletman to MC! *R18*
Fri Night- 9 October, 2026
5.00pm - Le Marché de Nuit Opens
5:30pm to 8:30pm- Live Music on Le Rotonde
5:30pm to 8:30 pm- Silent Disco
9.00pm - End of day one
$20 Adult 3-day festival access.
Under 16’s free
Le Marché de Nuit, Le Premier Soir Du Festival!
Market Food Vendors and Festival Bars will be open. French Bubbles in Café Monet! At French Festival Central!
Le Café Monet – Our Specialist French Food Marquee
Oysters, baquette, gin cocktails - smelly cheese anyone?
Bon Appetit!
La Rotonde du Festival
French Festival Central is right here - surrounded by the colour and excitement of Le Marché Français.
À Demain
"You don’t have to go home, but you can’t stay here." We close at 9 PM, but pas de souci!
Saturday- 10 October, 2026 All Day
8.30am - Landings performance
9.30am - Showgrounds open
9:30am- The French Market
10:00am- Descendant's Parade
10.00am - Heritage Tent Open All Day
7.00pm - Le Cabaret
$20 Adult 3-day festival access.
Under 16’s free
The ‘Landings’ on the main beach.
Akaroa Arts Council's fantastic play on the beach, "Landings". Bring a seat, a coat and a sense of humour.
Le Marché Français
French food and craft vendors, kids games, contests, fashion shows, art classes and Cafe Monet!
Heritage Marquee
Full of experiences, heritage tales and exhibitions, and of course, the world famous Cock Crowing Competition.
The Descendants Parade
Join our parade from the Landings on the Akaroa beach to the Rec Grounds!
Le Cabaret
Our Gold Star Cabaret - stellar acts include burlesque, Le Cancan, comedy & music. Members get early booking rights!
Sunday- 11 October, 2026 All Day
10:00am - Le Bubbly Breakfast at Cafe Monet
10:00am - La Brocante -Antiques and Collectibles Fair
11:30am - Fancy French Pooch Parade
1.00pm - Le Cirque De Croissant
All day! Many fun kids games and activities!
4.00pm - Festival Ends, Adieu!
$20 Adult 3-day festival access.
Under 16’s free
Le Bubbly Breakfast
Café Monet is open again and we’re there for you with the perfect Sunday morning solution to the night before
The Fancy French Pooch Parade!
This costume contest for both your dog and you is a guaranteed hoot! Very Fetching.
La Brocante – Antiques and Collectibles Fair!
Loads of vintage stalls to tempt and delight! Our many best-of-the-best vendors will have a vast array of stunning vintage treasures on offer!
Sunday! More kids games, live music & well – everything!!
Let’s showcase our young people and our local community musicians who will play all day.
Le Cirque du Croissant!
Not only will you be astounded by our amazing, top circus acts; this show is now free to attend!
Adieu!
As our festival draws to a close, it's time to say "au revoir, merci, bonne soirée et à bientôt!"
3 day Festival
Access
$20
(under 16 free)
Supporteur
Membership
$20
includes 3 day festival access, preferential booking & much more!
Le Cabaret
$80
(book early – sells out fast)
Our Festival Partners:
Would you like to become a sponsor? Please contact us for more information.
Become a supporteur with benefits!!
Akaroa French Festival warmly invites you to join us, to become a part of the French Festival story and the great team that brings French Festival to life every two years.
We’ve come a long way from our humble beginnings in the early 1990’s.
Our success would not have been possible without very strong support from all of our members and volunteers.
Our supporteurs have exclusive access to the following benefits:
Cabaret Preferential Booking
Early Booking for All Events
All Access Pass
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