La Kermesse Franco-Americaine Festival

La Kermesse Franco Americaine Festival
La Kermesse Festival Bicentennial Pin-Back Button[1]
VenueSaint Louis Field[2]
LocationBiddeford, Maine
Organized byLa Kermesse Festival Board of Directors[3]
Websitewww.lakermessefestival.com[4]

The La Kermesse Franco-Americaine Festival (French: La Kermesse Franco-Americaine Festival, lit. 'The Franco-American Kermesse Festival') is a festival in Biddeford, Maine, which celebrates the state's French and French Canadian heritage. It is colloquially shortened to 'La Kermesse' (French: La Kermesse, lit. 'The Fair').[5] La Kermesse began in 1982 with the motto "C'est Le Temps" (French: C'est Le Temps, lit. 'It is the time').[4][6]

Biddeford is located in Maine
Biddeford
Biddeford
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Festival is held in Biddeford, which is located in Southern Maine.
  1. ^ "La Kermesse board selling commemorative buttons". sacobaynews.com. Retrieved 2023-03-10.
  2. ^ "Biddeford's La Kermesse festival to return to city field six years after being banned over damage". Bangor Daily News. 2016-06-14. Retrieved 2023-05-19.
  3. ^ "La Kermesse Board of Directors". www.lakermessefestival.com. Retrieved 2023-02-05.
  4. ^ a b "La Kermesse Festival". www.lakermessefestival.com. Retrieved 2023-02-05.
  5. ^ "Kermesse". Wordreference.com (in French and English). June 26, 2023. Retrieved 2023-06-26.
  6. ^ Gotthelf, Liz. "La Kermesse Festival back with full line-up of activities". sacobaynews.com. Retrieved 2023-02-05.