Le Festival's French Christmas Market

Overview

Everyone's favourite annual celebration of France didn't take place in 2021; however, Le Festival, aka the Brisbane French Festival, is still serving up all the fine food and busy market stalls that Francophiles have come to expect. And, it's doing so at the most festive time of year — all thanks to the event's first-ever French Christmas Market.

Running across Saturday, November 20–Sunday, November 21, this two-day affair will get you eating, drinking, shopping and feeling Gallic at West End's West Village. Think of it as Le Festival but smaller — and filled with season's greetings.

Red, white and blue lights will set the jolly tone, market stalls will sell all manner of French-inspired wares, and there'll be a French bar, too, because all that browsing and buying is thirsty work.

Basically, it's the next best thing to heading to France for Christmas (all without the cost of an airfare).

Images: Ange Costes