Goin’ Gallic: French Festival returns to Oak Park with more vendors, entertainment

Beth Harding fills in for Mona Lisa while Mark Woempner takes her photo at the 2012 French Festival.
Beth Harding fills in for Mona Lisa while Mark Woempner takes her photo at the 2012 French Festival.

Ooh-la-la! The French Festival returns to Oak Park next Saturday and Sunday for its 26th year of celebrating Bastille Day and French culture and influence all over the world, from Vietnam to New Orleans.

Visitors will be able to check out the can-can, listen to chanson, eat baguettes and wear berets freely. Basically, if it’s French in any way, you’ll find it at the park.

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