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 the 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.
Francophonie
French is the fifth most spoken language in the world, the fourth most used on the 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 :
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 2 pm in the Novotel (entry by 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!
If you have any additional questions, please contact below:
French Alliance in Bishkek: Begaim Israilova, tel: +996 772 251 700, afbichkek.direction@gmail.com
Embassy of Switzerland: Tursunai Chodurova, tel: +996 312 301036, tursunai.chodurova@eda.admin.ch