French-American Futures Expo & Job Fair Comes to Denver's Auraria Campus October 7

Published: September 23, 2026 | By LocalJobPage Team

DENVER, CO — A job fair with a French accent is coming to the Auraria Campus. The French-American Futures Expo & Job Fair takes over the Turnhalle inside MSU Denver's Tivoli Student Union on Wednesday, October 7, putting Denver Health, Danone USA, Airgas, Babolat and a dozen more exhibitors in one historic room for four hours, and it costs job seekers nothing to get in.

Free for attendees, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., at 900 Auraria Parkway. Built for college students, early-career candidates and working professionals, with registration handled ahead of time online.

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📍 At a Glance

Event	French-American Futures Expo & Job Fair
Date	Wednesday, October 7, 2026
Time	9:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Location	Tivoli Student Union, Turnhalle, MSU Denver (Auraria Campus), 900 Auraria Parkway, Denver, CO 80204
Cost	Free for attendees
Format	In person, expo and job fair
Registration	Register through the AATF event page
Eligibility	College students, early-career candidates and professionals; teachers may bring high school groups
Hosts	American Association of Teachers of French and the Rocky Mountain French-American Chamber of Commerce

Same morning, different crowd: the 9th Annual Encore Career Fair runs in Englewood on October 7 too, and it's covered in our fall 2026 Denver job fairs guide. Different event, different side of town, different audience.

🔥 Who's Coming to the Turnhalle

The event's official site lists 16 confirmed exhibitors so far and says more are coming. The lineup mixes employers, schools and cultural groups.

On the employer side: Denver Health, the city's safety-net hospital system; Danone USA, the food company behind a long list of grocery-aisle brands; Airgas, the industrial gas supplier; Babolat, the racquet-sports brand; and Exail, a French technology and engineering firm. The City of Denver's own Denver Economic Development & Opportunity office and Workforce Colorado will also have tables, which makes them useful stops even if none of the brands fit your background.

The rest of the floor leans toward learning and culture: the Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts, Colorado State University, Alliance Française de Denver, CIEE, La French Tech Denver, the French American School of Denver, the International School of Denver and Petit Loup Academy. If you teach, or want to, those last three are worth a real conversation.

⚠️ Read This Before You Go

This is not a mass-hiring event. It's a small, focused expo, and the organizers pitch it around careers, internships and learning paths in fields like technology, engineering, food, health care and education. No exhibitor has posted a headcount or a list of open roles for the day, so treat it as a chance to get in front of recruiters and ask what's open, not a place to walk out with an offer.

The organizers' pages don't list French fluency as a requirement to attend. Bilingual candidates will still have an edge in plenty of these conversations, so if you speak French, put it at the top of your resume.

Registration runs through the American Association of Teachers of French. The event pages don't address walk-ins, so sign up ahead rather than gambling on the door. Questions go to AATF's Robin Anderson at 815.310.0490.

📋 How to Show Up Ready

A stack of printed resumes, with any language skills listed near the top
A short, specific pitch: what you do, what you want next, and why these employers
A plan for getting there: the campus sits between two light rail stops, Auraria West and Colfax at Auraria, and campus parking is paid

🔎 Where to Aim This Fall

Whether or not October 7 lands you a lead, bilingual and internationally minded candidates have options across the metro, from the hospital towers on Bannock Street to the logistics yards out by DIA. These searches pull current Denver listings.

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Frequently Asked Questions

When and where is the French-American Futures Expo & Job Fair?

Wednesday, October 7, 2026, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., in the Turnhalle at MSU Denver's Tivoli Student Union, 900 Auraria Parkway, Denver, CO 80204.

Does it cost anything to attend?

No. The organizers list attendance as free. Only exhibitors pay for a booth.

Do I need to speak French?

The organizers don't list French as a requirement. It can help with some exhibitors, so mention it if you have it.

Do I need to register?

Yes, plan on it. Attendee registration runs through the AATF event page, and walk-in policy hasn't been published.

Get Ahead of the October 7 Crowd

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