My French Book Fest at the West Baton Rouge Museum

Port Allen – The Consulate General of France in Louisiana and Villa Albertine, in partnership with the Alliance Francaise de La Nouvelle-Orleans invite you to discover the world of children’s literature in French at the annual My French Book Fest held at the West Baton Rouge Museum November 12-15, 2026.

Through both its history and culture, Louisiana shares close ties with the French language; French in Louisiana is currently supported by a network of 45 French immersion schools, which welcome 5,500 students and 115 teachers from across the world. My French Book Fest was created to promote youth literacy in French; to create connections between authors of youth literature in French and young readers; and to highlight the diversity of French-language literature in the world.

My French Book Fest is a celebration of youth literature in French, and, for the third year in a row, a portion of the festival will be held at the West Baton Rouge Museum in Port Allen! On November 12-14, from 10am to 4:30pm and on Sunday, November 15ths from 2 to 5pm, the museum will open its doors to the public for events including:

My French Book Fair will be open for shopping everyday!

School field trips in French featuring hands-on activities on November 12 and 13 (morning and afternoon slots available: please call the West Baton Rouge Museum at 225-336-2422 to reserve a spot.

An interactive show featuring Rob Malo, a Franco-Manitoban Metis performer and raconteur (storyteller), who performs as TiBert le Voyageur to relate the world and the struggles endured by the early Canadian voyageurs as well as the Natives they interacted with on November 14th at 11am

Cajun Jam with the Cajun French Music Association, Sunday November 15th, 3-5pm

Participation is FREE, but come ready to purchase books at the festival