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Francophonie Spring 2026 in Kyrgyzstan

23.03.2026
Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
Press and information team of the Delegation to KYRGYZSTAN

French Alliance in Bishkek has the honour to present the Francophonie Spring in Kyrgyzstan, from 25th March to 12th April 2026. The programme includes educational, cultural and entertainment events, dedicated to the diversity and creativity of French language and francophone cultures. This year's festival theme is "Women and Francophonie".

All events are organised jointly with the Embassies of France, Switzerland and the Delegation of the European Union in Kyrgyzstan, the Embassies of Belgium and Romania in Kazakhstan, and nearly 20 Kyrgyz partners. 

Poster for the 2026 Francophonie Spring
© Embassy of France in Kyrgyzstan/2026

Francophonie

French is the fifth most spoken language in the world, the fourth most used on Internet, and the third most spoken business language. It is spoken by more than 330 million people on five continents, and is also the language of diplomacy. 88 countries are members of the International Francophonie Organisation, 29 of which have French as an official language. 

Opening

In Bishkek, the festival will begin with a concert by the French pianist Christine Fonlupt, who will play a musical program dedicated to feminine icons. It will take place on Wednesday 25th 2026 at 18:30 at the National Kyrgyz Philharmony named after T. Satylganov (free tickets).

Festival of Francophone Films 

This year for the first time, a Festival of Francophone Films will be organised from 7th to 10th April 2026 in Ala-Too Cinema of Bishkek, with free screenings of movies from Switzerland, France, Belgium and Romania. For the opening of the Film Festival, the Swiss film “Bon Shuur Ticino” will be presented on 7th April at 18.00. The film will be shown in its original languages (French, German and Italian) with Kyrgyz, Russian and English subtitles. Free entry with tickets, which can be obtained at www.kassir.kg webpage.

Other events

The program of Francophonie Spring will also include dance and fashion shows, tastings of Swiss and French wines, competitions of drawing, writing and singing, as well as theatre plays, conferences, and events in universities.

Prominent events :

  • International rugby tournament in Osh with women’s teams from Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan (Saturday 28th March 2026, 10am, OshMU)
  • Conference on the Mona Lisa (Thursday 2nd April 2026, 4pm, Kyrgyz National Museum of History)
  • Fashion show by the Union of Designers (Saturday 4th April 2026, 3pm, Novotel Bishkek)
  • International Hip Hop dance festival by Groove Republic (Sunday 12th April 2026, TechnoPark Bishkek)

Closing Ceremony

The closing ceremony of the Francophonie Spring and awarding of the winners of the contests will be held on Sunday 12th April 2026 at 2pm in Novotel (entry on invitation only). 

 

Program in Osh

From Friday 27th to Saturday 28th April 2026, events will be organised in Osh for Francophonie spring: piano concert of the French pianist Christine Fonlupt, screening of the Swiss movie “Bon Shuur Ticino”, conferences, etc.

 

Find the full program and more information on social media!