French has been taught at the University of Washington since soon after its founding, at least since the late 1870s. Italian has been taught since 1904. Offered under the College of Liberal Arts at that time, French and Italian a decade later became part of a department of “Romanic Languages.” That department evolved into “Romance Languages and Literature” in the Read more...

Founded in 1954, the Society for French Historical Studies promotes scholarship focused on the history of France from the medieval era to the twenty-first century. The Society also champions research into history beyond France itself, to include the hexagon’s historical relationships with the rest of the world, including North America, Africa, and Asia, as well as other societies on the Read more...

Seattle’s French Fest is a part of the Seattle Center’s FESTÁL cultural event series. This free, public festival celebrates the diversity of the traditions, ideas, dialects, and more, that comprise these Francophone (French-speaking) cultures from around the world. It draws its inspiration from “International Francophonie Day,” organized in over 100 countries every March 20, to celebrate the diversity of French-speaking cultures and traditions. French Fest is organized Read more...

The Seattle Swiss Society is an active club, a great way to meet new and old Swiss friends. We organize regular events throughout the year for members, their families and guests. Presently, we have about 200 members and our quarterly newsletter is read by over 500 people in the greater Seattle area. Our club has a long history (over 100 Read more...

We are a nonprofit citizen diplomacy network creating and strengthening partnerships between Seattle and Nantes in an effort to increase global cooperation at the municipal level, promote cultural understanding, and support educational exchanges. We motivate and empower private citizens, municipal officials, and business leaders to conduct long-term programs of mutual benefit.​ Founded in 1980, the Association is composed of individuals Read more...

The origins of the Euskal Etxea (Basque Center) of Seattle take us back to 1993, when the first gatherings and meetings were held in Monroe at Tony and Shelly Diego’s place. After those first steps, the club officially incorporated in 1997, and joined NABO. The first elected president was Blas Uberuaga with Michelle Errecart as vice-president and secretary/treasurer Kristi Hill; Read more...

The SAGA School offers Preschool, PreK, Kindergarten through 5th grade programs, as well as, afternoon programs for school aged children through 8th grade. Children learn in an immersion environment where everything is ‘auf deutsch’! Read more...

Rouge performs theatre, educational, festival, ambience shows. Rouge’s music of Paris—musettes to jazz, Edith Piaf to Zaz— engages audiences with beauty and joie vivre in warm interaction, lush musicianship, story, projections, mime, and dance! The quartet is vocals, violin, piano, and accordion with tunes in French and English. Outreach shows demonstrate Middle-Eastern, Italian, American, Eastern-European, South American, Dutch, Jewish, African, Read more...