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.
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HistoryEstablished in 1982, La Kermesse has been a celebration of French Canadian culture in Maine with live music, games and entertainment.
StrugglesIn 2009 and 2010, the Festival faced significant financial difficulties and nearly shut down.
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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'). La Kermesse began in 1982 with the motto "C'est Le Temps" (French: C'est Le Temps, lit. 'It is the time'). 1
History
Established in 1982, La Kermesse has been a celebration of French Canadian culture in Maine with live music, games and entertainment. In 1997, the Festival shifted to include all groups in the city. Throughout its history the festival has used a green frog as its mascot and pin-back buttons to confirm entry. These buttons get changed every year and so people collect and trade them. Fireworks are also a prominent feature of the festival. After being postponed by COVID-19 in 2020, La Kermesse returned in 2022. 1
Struggles
In 2009 and 2010, the Festival faced significant financial difficulties and nearly shut down. After the festival survived these difficult times, the COVID-19 pandemic caused the festival to be postponed in 2020 and 2021. 1
The text above is adapted from the Wikipedia article “La Kermesse Franco-Americaine Festival”, available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 licence. 1
La Kermesse Franco-Americaine Festival is French Canadian Cultural Festival in Biddeford, Maine, according to the structured record cited below. This entry was generated automatically from that record and has not yet been reviewed by a person familiar with the tradition. 2
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