Québec City Events

Annual Events

Address: 250, blvd Wilfrid-Hamel, ExpoCité, Québec City, QC G1L 5A7 Category: Food / Drink Event - Festival Dates: April 24 - April 26, 2009 User rating:      (Rate It!)    |    Add to a Suitcase

Three days of food and drink – for gastronomes, oenophiles and other culinary types, this is the epitome of annual events. The best restaurants, caterers and chefs from the Québec region gather to strut their stuff for a more than appreciative audience. Local wineries and breweries participate in special contests,...

Address: Various locations, Québec City, QC Category: Performance - Theater - Comedy Dates: June 10 - July 5, 2009 User rating:      (Rate It!)    |    Add to a Suitcase

Grand Rire de Québec schedules all the best regional comics. This is a great opportunity to catch comedy troupes such as Crampe en masse and Chick’n Swell, plus stand-up comedians like Bruno Landry, Dany Turcotte, Lise Dion, Dominique Levesque and Louis Morisette.

Address: Various locations, Québec, QC Category: Fair / Festival - Cultural Dates: June 23 - June 24, 2009 User rating:      (Rate It!)    |    Add to a Suitcase

Québecois celebrate their patron saint on June 24. Not surprisingly, St-Jean-Baptiste Day, which has been celebrated here since the 1600s, is more popular in Québec than any of Canada's national holidays. Even though the holiday has strong religious roots, you can expect a rowdy celebration that includes everything...

Address: rue Grande Allée Est, Parc de la Francophonie and other venues, Québec, QC Category: Fair / Festival - Cultural Dates: July 9 - July 19, 2009 User rating:      (Rate It!)    |    Add to a Suitcase

This festival features musical performances from Québec's own musicians, as well as musicians from all over the world. Come enjoy the dynamic sounds of pop, rock and alternative music, along with tasty food and a warm, friendly atmosphere. This July festival is said to be the largest French-speaking cultural...

Address: 2490 av Royale, Montmorency Falls Park, Beauport, QC G1C 1S1 Dates: July 25 - August 12, 2009 User rating:      (Rate It!)    |    Add to a Suitcase

This is one of the biggest events in the province, attracting over 350,000 spectators over the course of several days. Set at the majestic Montmorency Falls, the competition pits teams of fireworks experts from around the world against each other to see who can come up with the most impressive display. Each show lasts...

Address: 850 d'Youville Pl, Vieux Québec and various venues, Québec City, QC G1R 3P6 Category: Fair / Festival - Cultural Dates: August 5 - August 9, 2009 User rating:      (Rate It!)    |    Add to a Suitcase

A bounty of concerts, parades, theatre performances, games, and other fun and entertaining events, all packed into a five-day period. The event celebrates the founding of Québec – expect to see lots of people in 1608-era costume and plenty of period-style shenanigans.

Address: rue des Commandeurs, Lévis Regional High School, Lévis, QC Category: Sports Event - Running Dates: August 30, 2009 User rating:      (Rate It!)    |    Add to a Suitcase

Drawing about 5000 athletes from around the globe, this annual race also includes a half-marathon, 10K and 5K races, a Team Challenge, and a mini-marathon for kids.

Address: various venues, Québec, QC G1A 1A3 Category: Fair / Festival - Holiday / Seasonal Dates: January 29 - February 14, 2010 User rating:      (Rate It!)    |    Add to a Suitcase

Held in February and touted as the "world's biggest winter carnival," this multi-week event is a jolly scene of wine tasting, fiddle playing and merrymaking. Events include parades, athletic competitions, dog-sled races, snow-sculpture contests and masked balls.