Festivals, Événements et attractions touristiques
Expo-Québec
Québec
Fêtes du Québec maritime
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Janvier/January |
Canada Post Freestyle Grand Prix -
The best freestyle ski athletes from around the world make their way to Ski Mont-Gabriel for aerial and mogul World Cup competitions.
Sainte-Adèle
January 01, 2012 - January 31, 2012 |
Canada Post Freestyle Grand Prix
Mont-Gabriel, Sainte-Adèle |
La fête des Neiges de Montréal
Montréal January 21 - February 5, 2012 |
|  Carnaval de Québec Quebec Winter Carnival
Quebec City
27 janvier - 12 février 2012
Come and visit the biggest winter carnival in the world in the heart of the old Quebec. The snow bath, night parades, slide runs, giant foot ball game, concerts, snow sculptures, horse-drawn sleigh or dogsled rides, Ice Tower and skating are among the many activities offered during this year's Carnival.
For more information contact:
Carnaval de Québec Winter Carnival Bonjour Québec Quebec City Tourism |
Le Massif Rendez-vous telemark
Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, January 21 2012 |
La grande traversée Casino de Charlevoix
International ice canoeing circuit. Competitors come from all over Québec and as far as the US and France.
Isle-aux-Coudres, 27 au 29 janvier 2012 |
Fête des Neiges
Montréal January 21 to February 5, 2012 |
L'Internationale de chiens de traîneaux Lanaudière
L'Épiphanie
January 21, 2012 - January 22, 2012 |
Le Massif Rendez-vous telemark
Petite-Rivière-Saint-François
January 21, 2012 - January 22, 2012 |
La Course de la banquise Portneuf Alcoa (Ice Canoe Race)
janvier 2012 |
Pohénégamook Haut en couleur
hot-air balloon flights, fireworks, boot-hockey tournament, ice fishing, powered parachuting
Pohénégamook, 27 au 29 janvier 2012 |
Festival St-Côme en glace Ice Sculpture Festival
Saint-Côme, 28 janvier au 12 février 2012 |
Québec City Snow Pentathlon
Multisports winter event open to everyone aged 4 to 104.
Québec City, 28 janvier au 26 février 2012 |
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Février/February |
Fête des Neiges
Montréal, January 21 to February 5, 2012 |
Canadian Ski Marathon
Gatineau (Buckingham) February 11 -12, 2012 |
Montréal en lumière
Montréal February 16-26, 2012 |
Festival St-Côme en glace Ice Sculpture Festival
Saint-Côme,
28 janvier au 12 février 2012 |
La Classiqe - Dogsled Race
L'Ile-aux-Coudres
24 AU 26 FÉVRIER 2012 |
Winterlude
Gatineau Weekends,
February 3-20, 2012 |
La Course de la banquise Portneuf Alcoa (Ice Canoe Race)
Portneuf Québec City/Charlevoix region. |
Canadian Ski Marathon canadien de ski
Lachute February 11-12, 2012
North America's longest and oldest Nordic ski tour.
This annual two-day event features a double-tracked ski trail divided into 10 sections spanning 160 km (100 mi.), from Lachute to Gatineau, and welcomes over 2,000 skiers of all skill levels and ages (5 to 85). The shortest track is 12 km (7.5 mi.). Ski at your own pace and put winter to the test!
Gatineau(Buckingham sector) to Lachute |
Festival des glaces de Saint-Gédéon
Right in the center of the town, the Festival is unique among other winter festivals in the region. A family event featuring the great outdoors.
Saint-Gédéon
17 au 26 février 2012 |
Grand Prix Ski-doo de Valcourt
Le Grand Prix Ski-doo de Valcourt, le seul événement en Amérique du Nord à accueillir l'élite mondiale des coureurs des deux plus importants circuits de courses de motoneige sur glace au monde, Courses de Ski-doo, et freestyle
Valcourt, 17, 18, 19 février 2012 |
Gatineau Loppet Nordic, Cross Country Skiing
Hull, 17 to 19 février 2012 |
Festival feu et glace
Repentigny
11 au 19 février 2012 |
Québec City Snow Pentathlon
Multisports winter event open to everyone aged 4 to 104.
Québec City, 289 janvier au 26 février 2012 |
Montréal Lumiére -The Montréal High Lights Festival
Performance, culinary, lighting and visual arts - Montréal, 16-26.
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Grand Prix Ski-doo of Valcourt
Valcourt February 17-19, 2012 |
Festi-Vent sur glace
Festival de plein air hivernal, cerf-volants, sports, activités pour toute la famille
Saint-Placide 18 et 19 février 2012 |
Montreal/New Music International Festival
Montréal |
Snowboard Jamboree
Stoneham, February 20-26, 2012 |
Les Hivernades de Chicoutimi
Traditional activities, dance, music, an outdoor amusement area (inflatable games, Jumpai, a skating oval, mini-putt, dogsledding, horseback riding), arts exhibitions, snowmobile and ATV relays, an Amerindian camp, a snow castle
Chicoutimi,
25 février au 6 mars 2012 |
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Mars/March |
Montréal International Children's Film Festival
Cinéma Beaubien 2396 Beaubien Street East, Montréal, 3-11 mars 2012 |
Festival vue sur la relève
Original songs, dances, music and plays by young Québec artists.
Montréal 7 mars 2012 |
In March and April, it's the sugaring off!
Discovered by the Amerindians, who introduced it to the first European settlers, for centuries the maple sap that flows in the spring has been used to make syrup, taffy, sugar and many other products we enjoy today. Processing maple sap is part of Québec's traditions, folklore and history.
This spring, after nature emerges from her winter slumber and the sap has begun to flow in the trees, it will be sugaring off time, and Québec's different sugar bushes will beckon you from numerous regions: the Montérégie, Eastern Townships, Québec City, Laurentides, Chaudière-Appalaches and Centre-du-Québec.
The Montérégie is where you'll find the largest number of tourist-oriented maple establishments in Québec. A visit to a sugar shack-rustic or modern-has become a must-do activity, one that includes savouring a traditional meal, sampling taffy on snow, strolling through the forest to collect sap, a ride in a tractor- or horse-drawn sleigh, interpretation and other time-honoured activities like dancing to music performed by local artists. Some 20 maple forests, sugar shacks, confectioners and restaurants in the Montérégie are waiting to introduce you to the world of maple and all its delicacies. The region's great chefs will prepare for you tasty and original maple-based dishes.
In March and April, you can even indulge your sweet tooth Amerindian style, at the Maison des cultures amérindiennes in Mont-Saint-Hilaire. You'll be fascinated and delighted all at once!
www.tourisme-monteregie.qc.ca
www.maisonamerindienne.com |
International Festival of Films on Art
Montréal
March 15-25, 2012 |
Le Syumposium des Arts de Drummondville -art symposium
Promenades Drummondville and Centre Culturel Drummondville,
March 16-18, 2012 |
Festival d'hiver de Roberval
ATV and motorcycle ice-racing competition, petanque tournament, snow sculpture contest, jalopy rally, and Desjardins Grand Prix Championship snowmobile races on oval track.
Roberval,
2, 3 et 4 mars et les 9, 10 et 11 mars 2012 |
Festival beauceron de l'érable
Exhibition on sugaring-off, sleigh rides, toffee on the snow, tours of sugar cabins and recreational evenings.
Saint-Georges,
16 au 20 mars 2012 |
Cheslock Sugar Bush / Cabane à Sucre (Stanley Cheslock & Family)
1-819-457-2552
Ottawa - March and April 2012 |
Tour du Mont Valin à ski
The cross-country skiing event in Quebec! Four distances, two styles. Great fun for everyone. All races are now chip-timed.
Saint-Fulgence (Monts-Valin sector) 17 mars 2012 |
St-Patrick's Parade - 12 Noon at Fort & Ste Catherine Streets
Montréal Sunday, March 17 2012 |
| Red Bull Crashed Ice 2012 - Hot Iron at Ice Cross Downhill World Championship First invented in the 21st Century and with an impressive history behind it, the extreme sport Ice Cross Downhill heads into a new season. The world championship battle will take place this year, as in 2010 for the first time, in both North America and Europe.
Wearing ice skates four racers at a time compete to advance by hurtling down a steep 400-metre long ice-covered track.
Quebec City
March 16-17, 2012
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Avril/April |
Cheslock Sugar Bush / Cabane à Sucre (Stanley Cheslock & Family)
1-819-457-2552 Ottawa - March and April 2012 |
Festival Jazz et Blues Héritage
Chicoutimi, 15, avril, 2012 |
Regard sur l'Oie Blanche (wildlife art exhibit featuring snow geese)
420, route Marie-Victorin,
Baie-du-Febvre April 2012 |
| VUES D'AFRIQUE - Showcasing the best and brightest films from over fourty countries, the festival includes an esteemed film competition - of over 100 screenings -music, world premieres, discussion forums and workshops for all ages. Montréal,
April - May 2012 |
Festival de films de Portneuf sur l'environnement
Saint-Casimir
20 au 280 avril, 2012 |
La Grenouille en fête
Thousands of professional and amateur divers are expected to breath-hold dive down the rapids of the Rivière Richelieu.
Chambly 28 au 29 avril 2012 |
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MUTEK, International festival -
emerging forms of electronic music and sound design in the era of new technologies.
Montréal May 30 - June 3, 2012 |
Montreal's First Peoples' Festival -
A multidisciplinary festival highlighting Amerindian and Inuit cultures through artistic events.
Montréal, 2 au 9 août 2012 |
Les FrancoFolies de Montréal
Place des Arts,
175 Sainte-Catherine Street West, Montréal, June 8-16 2012 |
St. Ambroise Montréal Fringe Festival
Montréal
May - June 2012 |
Biennale internationale d'estampe contemporaine de Trois-Rivières
Trois Rivière, June - Sept 2012 |
Festival international de jardins de Métis
International Garden Festival, The Gardens are located on route 132 in Grand-Métis, on the south shore of the St. Lawrence River, mid-way between Rimouski and Matane.
juin au octobre 2012 |
Tour de Beauce
The biggest road cycling stage race in Canada. More than 100 cyclists from around the world ride close to 900 km (559 mi.) through the scenic Québec City and Chaudière-Appalaches regions.
Saint-Georges, Québec,
June 12 - 17, 2012 |
Festival de la chanson de Tadoussac
Tadoussac June 14-17, 2012 |
Festival en chanson de Petite-Vallée
Petite-Vallée June 15, 2012 |
| Le Mondial Choral Loto-Québec de Laval - Loto-Québec World Choral Festival - largest gathering of choirs in all of North America. In addition to a breathtaking program featuring unique, original artistic pieces, it also offers the public a very wide range of activities.
Du juin au juillet 2012 |
Vélirium - Festival international et Coupe du monde de vélo de montagne
Beaupré June 21 - July 8, 2012 |
Montréal Baroque Festival -
Purcell's greatest hits and chocolate delights are part of the 8th edition of the Montreal Baroque Festival entitled "Death by Chocolate".
June 23-26 2012 |
Montreal International Jazz Festival / Festival International de Jazz de Montreal
Showcasing the talents of the world's finest performers of jazz music and its spinoffs. Some 2000 artists and over 1.5 million festival-goers converge upon Montréal each summer.
Montreal
June 28 - July 7, 2012 |
Festival forestier de Senneterre
Senneterre June July 2012 |
Festival Gigue en fête
Sainte-Marie-de-Beauce, 28 juin au 1 juillet 2012 |
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Juillet/July |
Canada Day
July 1, 2011 Province Wide events |
Montreal International Jazz Festival / Festival International de Jazz de Montreal
Showcasing the talents of the world's finest performers of jazz music and its spinoffs. Some 2000 artists and over 1.5 million festival-goers converge upon Montréal each summer.
Montreal June 28 - July 7, 2012 |
Classique internationale de Blainville - equestrian
Blainville July 1-31, 2012 |
Festival forestier de Senneterre
Senneterre June July 2012 |
Baie des Chaleurs North American Rally
New Richmond, Gaspé 2012 |
Quebec City Summer Festival, Festival d'été de Québec
Québec City July 5 - 12, 2012 |
Tremblant International Blues Festival
Mont-Tremblant July 6 - 15, 2012 |
Festival international de Lanaudière - musique classique, classical music - orchestras, ensembles, soloists, choirs, voice
Joliette July 7- August 5, 2012 |
The Saguenay International Rhythm of the World Festival
Chicoutimi July 15 - August 15, 2012 |
Orford Festival
Orford July 15 - August 15, 2012 |
Festival international de jardins de Métis
International Garden Festival, The Gardens are located on route 132 in Grand-Métis, on the south shore of the St. Lawrence River, mid-way between Rimouski and Matane.
juin au octobre 2012 |
Fête du Lac des Nations
Jacques-Cartier Park, Sherbrooke
juillet 2012 |
Régates Molson Dry de Valleyfield
Salaberry-de-Valleyfield July 13-15, 2012 |
Festival de Lanaudière -
one of the largest classical music festivals in Canada with performances enjoyed by more than 60,000 visitors each year. Concerts are held at the Amphithéâtre de Joliette
July - August 2012 |
Festival International Nuits d'Afrique de Montréal -
The best music from Africa, the Caribbean and Latin America
Montréal July 10 - 22, 2012 |
International Bromont (Saut d'obstacle / jumping) )
Bromont July 2012 |
1001 Pots
Val-David
July - August 2012 |
Haiti on Fire -
film, dance, music, art and gastronomy
Théâtre de Verdure,
La Fontaine Park Corner of Sherbrooke Street East and Parc-La Fontaine,
Montréal, July 2012 |
Biennale internationale d'estampe contemporaine de Trois-Rivières
Trois Rivière, June - Sept 2012 |
La Traversérse internationale du lac St-Jean
Marathon Swim, Roberval, July 21-29, 2012 |
Le mondial des cultures
Drummondville July 2012 |
Québec City Summer Festival - Canada's biggest outdoor artistic event!
Québec City, July 5-12, 2012 |
Festival international du blues Tremblant
Mont-Tremblant
July 2012 |
Festivités western de Saint-Victor-de-Beauce
Saint-Victor July 2012 |
Saint-Hyacinthe Agricultural and Food Fair
Saint-Hyacinthe July - August 2012 |
Montreal International Dragon Boat Race Festival
Parc Jean-Drapeau,
Montréal,
juillet, 2012 |
Fantasia International Film Festival
Montréal July 19 - August 7, 2012 |
Traversée internationale du lac Memphrémagog
The program for this major event includes a swim marathon (34 km), a series of athletic challenges, sail regatta, canoe race, a series of ongoing and varied shows, amusement rides and top-rated fireworks shows are also part of this event. July 21 - 29, 2012 |
Festival des journées d'Afrique, danses et rythmes du monde
Québec City
July 2012 |
Festival international des rythmes du monde
Chicoutimi
2 AU 12 AOÛT 2012 |
Osheaga, Music and Arts Festival
Montréal, August 3-12, 2012 |
Montréal MEG Festival
Parc Jean-Drapeau, Montréal, July 2012 |
Montréal Highland Games
The Montreal Festival is always held on the Sunday following the Maxville Games, which makes a double header for pipe bands, athletes, highland dancers and spectators. (Among competitors this has become known as the M&M weekend.)
George Springate Sports Centre, Montréal July 2012 |
Divers/Cité 2012 -
dance, blues, jazz, pop, latin, rock, world, funk, ambient, techno and electronic concerts, drag queen performances, an outdoor cinema and a photo exhibition.
Montréal July 30 - August 5, 2012 |
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Août/August |
Mont-Tremblant Jazz Fest
Mont-Tremblant August 1-31, 2012 |
Festivent - hot air balloon and parachuting festival
Saint-Jean-Chrysostome August 1-5, 2012 |
SAQ New France Festival
Québec City August 1-5, 2012 |
The Montréal Fashion and Design Festival
Montréal August 1 - 31, 2012 |
Casino du Lac-Leamy Sound of Light (Fireworks Festival)
Gatineau August 1 - 31, 2012 |
Fantasia International Film Festival
Montréal July 19 - August 7, 2012 |
Grand Prix de Trois-Rivières
Trois-Rivières August 3-5, 2012 |
International Contemporary Art Symposium of Baie-Saint-Paul
Baie-Saint-Paul August 3 - September 2, 2012 |
Saint-Hyacinthe Agricultural and Food Fair
Saint-Hyacinthe July - August 2012 |
Festival Des Grandes Veillées de La Baie
At Quai A-Lepage in La Baie August 2012 |
Festival international de Lanaudière - musique classique, classical music - orchestras, ensembles, soloists, choirs, voice
Joliette July - August 2012 |
Festival international de jardins de Métis - 50th Anniversary
International Garden Festival, The Gardens are located on route 132 in Grand-Métis, on the south shore of the St. Lawrence River, mid-way between Rimouski and Matane.
juin au octobre 2012 |
Festival Mode and Design
Montréal August 2012 |
Festival du cochon de Sainte-Perpétue
Sainte-Perpetue
1er au 5 août 2012 |
Festival International des Rythmes du Monde
Chicoutimi July - August 2012 |
Rogers Cup - Men's Tennis Association
Montréal August 4-13, 2012 |
1001 Pots
Val-David July - August 2012 |
International Festiblues of Montréal
Maison de la culture Ahuntsic-Cartierville,
10300 Lajeunesse Street, Montréal August 2012 |
Festival Donnacona au rythme du blues
Donnacona August 2012 |
International Balloon Festival of Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu August 11-19, 2012 |
Expo Québec
Québec City (Borough of Limoilou)
15 au 26 août 2012 |
Fête des Saveurs et Trouvailles
Jonquière
août 2012 |
Biennale internationale d'estampe contemporaine de Trois-Rivières
Trois Rivière, June - Sept , 2012 |
Festival international de jardins de Métis - 50th Anniversary
International Garden Festival, The Gardens are located on route 132 in Grand-Métis, on the south shore of the St. Lawrence River, mid-way between Rimouski and Matane.
juin au octobre 2012 |
Maximum Blues International Festival
Carleton, August 2012 |
Fêtes de la Nouvelle France
Québec, 1 au 5 août 2012 |
Exposition agricole de Victoriaville
Victoriaville 6 au 12 août 2012 |
FestiBlues international de Montréal
Montréal
August 8-12 2012 |
International Balloon Festival of St-Jean-sur-Richelieu
St-Jean-sur-Richelieu August 11-19, 2012 |
Upper Gatineau Whitewater Festival
Festival d'eau vive de la Haute-Gatineau. C'est le rendez-vous annuel où des centaines de participants partage les joie de l'eau vive sur la majestueuse rivière Gatineau. L'activité regroupe des passionnés du canot, kayak et rafting. L'objectif est de faire découvrir la beauté de la rivière Gatineau au plus grand nombre d'amateurs d'eau vive et aux citoyens de la région pour ses attraits récréatifs et les sensibiliser à la préservation de ce cours d'eau.
Maniwaki August 2012 |
Québec City International Festival of Military Bands
Live the experience of the Quebec City International Festival of Military Bands. Military bands from different countries. Concerts offered in public. Visit Quebec City and enjoy the International Festival of military bands!
Québec City
23, 24 et 25 août 2012 |
Quebec City Marathon
Québec August 24-26, 2012 |
The Montréal World Film Festival -
films from more than 70 countries, including those by well-known and first-time filmmakers alike, are presented.
Montréal,
August 2012 |
RIMOUSKI Jazz Festival
Rimouski, August - September 2012 |
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Septembre/September |
Brome Fair
Brome September 2012 |
International Contemporary Art Symposium of Baie-Saint-Paul
Baie-Saint-Paul August 3 - September 2, 2012 |
Roger's Cup - Tennis
Uniprix Stadium, 285, rue Faillon O., Montréal August 4-13, 2012 |
Biennale internationale d'estampe contemporaine de Trois-Rivières
Trois Rivière, June - Sept 2012 |
Festival international de jardins de Métis - 50th Anniversary
International Garden Festival, The Gardens are located on route 132 in Grand-Métis, on the south shore of the St. Lawrence River, mid-way between Rimouski and Matane.
juin au octobre 2012 |
Gatineau Hot Air Balloon Festival
Festival de montgolfières de Gatineau
September 2012 |
Festival Les Escales Improbables - Le Festival des Arts sans Frontières, Festival of Arts Without Borders
Quais de Vieux Port, Quays of Old Port, Montréal, Septembre, 2012 |
Symposium des arts de la rue de Danville
Danville
September 2012 |
Carrefour mondial de l'accordéon
Montmagny septembre 2012 |
Festiv'Art de Frelighsburg
Frelighsburg,
2012 |
Saint-Tite Western Festival
Saint-Tite 9-18 Septembre 2012 |
Festival des musiques sacrées de Québec
Québec Region September, 2012 |
Rêves d'automne
Baie-Saint-Paul
September 2012 |
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