So Frenchy So Chic 2023

Overview

If you fancy prancing through fields laced with the charm of provincial France, forget about booking a flight and lock in some casual summer weekendery at So Frenchy So Chic instead.

The ever-popular one-day French festival is doing the can-can back to Melbourne's Werribee Park Mansion on Sunday, January 15, 2023, and celebrating its 12th anniversary in the process. Expect an entire afternoon of French-inspired niceties, including gourmet picnic hampers, très bon tartlets and terrines, and supremely good wine — all set to a blissed-out French soundtrack.

So Frenchy hinges on an eclectic lineup of artists, both embracing the classic sonic stylings of France and showcasing top-notch French talent. Heading the 2023 bill is the 60s-accented pop sounds of Pi Ja Ma, award-winning singer-songwriter Rover and French festival favourite Kalika, as well as the fiery tunes and huge stage presence of globally-renowned artist Suzane.

As always, the wine and food will be flowing just as easily, starring an abundance of bubbly courtesy of Champagne Lanson, one of France's oldest champagne houses. In Melbourne, Frederic Bistro, Milk The Cow and L'Hôtel Gitan will be putting together top-notch picnic hampers.

If you're more of a mix-and-match kind of picnicker, you'll also find a huge array of food stalls slinging all the chic essentials — think, oysters, lobster rolls, croque monsieurs, cassoulet, crêpes and cheese upon cheese. And of course, there'll be plenty of French beer, cocktails and wines, too.

There's a limited number of Premiere Pique-Nique group tickets for crews of 10 ($205), while regular early bird tickets are now on sale for $79.40 a pop.

Images: Liz Sunshine and Tekni.