text: Les Rendez-vous de la Francophonie (RVF) is back for its 27th year! Running from March 1 to 31, 2025, the RVF promotes Francophone culture across Canada. This year’s theme:
  Cultivate your roots!
  The Rendez-vous de la Francophonie (RVF) is an opportunity not only to celebrate the Francophone culture in all its richness but also to experience it, cultivate it and share it. The RVF reminds us that the Francophonie is constantly evolving, fuelled by encounters and discoveries. The theme of the 2025 edition of the RVF showcases a vibrant culture that is unique to each person and is created and renewed through experiences and knowledge. Culture forges strong bonds between families, communities and generations, just like a network of living roots that are interconnected and growing.
  The programming for the 27th edition of the RVF will reflect this quest to learn about and recognize the various communities that belong to Canada’s Francophonie. The programming will highlight the efforts made by cultural and community organizations that promote the Francophone culture across the country.
  Celebrating the Francophonie is important not only for Francophones but also for Francophiles, including Anglophones interested in the French language and French-Canadian culture.
  Each year, the RVF also strives to promote inclusion by highlighting the contributions of Canadians from diverse backgrounds and by acknowledging the presence and contributions of Indigenous Peoples in North America over countless millennia.
  Come back in January 2025 to see the poster for the 27th edition of the Rendez-vous de la Francophonie!
  Garihanna has been an entertainer for over 20 years. In 2017, she became the first Black woman to graduate from the École Nationale de l’Humour. With her incredible energy and her “mango-maple–flavoured” sense of humour, this dual citizen travels the world sharing her exotic and colourful universe in three languages. She has received various awards and accolades since she hit the comedy scene, including ZOOFEST’s Artist of the Year award in 2022, a Gémeaux award in 2021 and the title of Comedian of the Year in 2019.
  Garihanna’s vast experience as an actor and comedian, as well as her versatility, make her a first-class entertainer and a speaker who inspires and celebrates the creativity, open-mindedness and compassion of audience members. She often says that humour is cultural, but laughter is universal. What better way to stay positive, inclusive and globally minded than through laughter?
  Guyaume Boulianne was born in St. Boniface, Manitoba, and grew up in Meteghan Centre, Nova Scotia. A musician with a gift for stringed instruments, he is currently the mandolinist with the musical group P’tit Belliveau. He delved further into music and poetry with his first poetry collection, Na, written in Acadjonne, an Acadian dialect spoken in Saint Mary’s Bay, Nova Scotia. Guyaume is also a storyteller. He was a Team Canada finalist in storytelling at the 2023 Games of La Francophonie in Kinshasa. As a lover of all performing arts and all varieties of language, Guyaume uses his instruments and his words to share his experiences with audiences across the country.
  A word from our 2024 partners
  President and CEO of VIA Rail Canada
  VIA Rail Canada is proud to support the 26th edition of Les Rendez-vous de la Francophonie, celebrating the rich Francophone cultural diversity across Canada.
  This year’s festive theme “Launch into Discovery!” highlights the role of youth as key agents of change and cultural transmission within the Francophonie. I ride the train a lot, and I appreciate seeing young people connecting in French and using VIA Rail to explore and engage with communities across the country.
  By supporting the Rendez-vous de la Francophonie, VIA Rail reaffirms its commitment to official languages, inclusion, and connecting Canadian communities.
  Government Film Commissioner and Chairperson of the National Film Board of Canada (NFB)
  For the 19th year in a row, the NFB is taking part in Les Rendez-vous de la Francophonie, whose latest edition is celebrating the joy of discovery. Five programs of documentary and animated films will be available free of charge to francophones and francophiles across the country, in person and online, bringing audiences a wide array of stories, perspectives and experiences. This offer reflects the NFB’s ongoing commitment to promoting French-language culture in communities across Canada.
  Enjoy your discoveries!
  Chief Executive Officer, Translation Bureau, Public Services and Procurement Canada
  The Dialogue Foundation invites us all to join in the fun! From March 1 to 31, this 26th edition of Les Rendez-vous de la Francophonie will take us on a journey of discovery, with a host of activities inspired by this year’s theme, “Launch into Discovery.”
  Launch into Discovery
  Spokespersons : Micheline Machildon and LeFLOFRANCO
  Spokespersons: Alexis Normand and Eddy King
  Ces traditions qui forgent les identités
  Spokespersons : Élisapie and Neev
  Acadie, au cœur de mon pays!
  Spokespersons: Yao and Jill Barber
  Les RVF, au centre d’un changement
  Spokespersons: Bernard Voyer and Anu Boucher
  Le 50e des langues officielles
  Spokespersons: Patrick Chan and Caroline Savoie