Queen’s Day
May 19,2025
Victoria Day is a Canadian holiday celebrated each year on the Monday before May 25 in honor of Queen Victoria. It is also the official birthday of Canada’s monarch. Victoria Day is also informally considered to mark the beginning of the summer season in Canada.
Quebec’s National Holiday
June 24, 2025
Originally a religious holiday celebrating the birth of Jean Baptiste. In 1834, it became the national holiday for French Canadians. In 1925, the Quebec legislature declared June 24 a statutory vacation, and in 1977, an official government decree declared it Quebec’s national holiday.
Gala of the Beautiful Cars of Yesterday
Date 2025 to be confirmed
Imagine more than 1,200 of the most beautiful cars to have travelled the roads since the turn of the last century brought together. Gleaming chrome, bodywork with curves and volumes of yesteryear, interiors worthy of the fine bourgeois salons of yesteryear… The crowds that gather here are not mistaken. Elegance is ageless!
Quebec Mega Trail
July 3 to 6, 2025
The QMT is one of Canada’s finest ultra trail races. Made up of wild and spectacular courses linking the banks of the majestic St. Lawrence River to the two most famous mountains in the Capitale-Nationale region, the Massif de Charlevoix and Mont Sainte-Anne.
The mythical Sentier des Caps, the indomitable Mestachibo trail, the Jean-Larose waterfall and the Crête du Mont-Sainte-Anne will fill you with wonder.
Novena Feast Sainte-Anne
July 17 to 25, 2025
We are pleased to invite you to mark your calendars for this very special time when pilgrims and visitors from all over the world will converge on Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré.
It is followed by the Feast of Saint Anne on July 26.
Loto-Quebec Fireworks Shows
Every Tuesday and Thursday from July 31 to August 21, plus the grand final on Saturday, August 23.
Every summer, the event features six major pyromusical shows fired into the heart of the St. Lawrence River, bringing together the cities of Quebec and Lévis. Since 2017, the quays have come alive an hour earlier to get thousands of spectators dancing under the stars, and then thrilling under the fireworks that illuminate a masterful backdrop. In 2019, the Grands Feux Loto-Québec celebrated its 25th edition. Fireworks enthusiasts will be in for a treat during all the visual presentations!
Nouvelle-France’s History Festival
August 7 to 10, 2025
With a historical and festive ambience unrivalled in North America, gourmet activities and some 400 shows, events, re-enactments and lectures, the Fêtes de la Nouvelle-France is a joyous celebration of a historic period during which Quebec City played a major role on the continent. Festive, historic and gastronomic are the three words that best sum up the event.
Quebec city’s Festibiere
August 14 to 17, 2025
Come and enjoy summer with a good beer in hand from August 14 to 17 at the Quays of Espace 400e in Quebec City’s Old Port! Already 10 years old, the Festibière de Québec is the summer event par excellence, with over 100 exhibitors including microbreweries, alternative beverages and foodtrucks! You’ll have the opportunity to discover local products in a festive atmosphere. A host of activities are also on the schedule, including the Silent Disco, food & beer pairings, the Je bois local trail, Dueling Pianos, several conferences, live bands and much more! It’s an event not to be missed!
Mont Sainte-Anne Rodeo
August 21 to 24, 2025
Dear cowboys and cowgirls, the Mont-Saint-Anne Rodeo team cordially invites you to the 4th edition of its Western Festival! More than 600 internationally-renowned cowboys, including some members of the Quebec Rodeo Team, will be competing for your attention!
Mont Sainte-Anne UCI Mountain Bike World Cup
October 9 to 12,2025
Mont-Sainte-Anne will host the finals of the UCI WHOOP Mountain Bike World Series, featuring 3 events: short-track cross-country (XCC), downhill (DH) and Olympic cross-country (XCO), all in a festive gathering packed with action, activities, parties and more!
More than 600 athletes from over 30 countries, representing more than 100 teams, will take to the starting line for the various competitions.
Canada Winter Games
February 26 to March15, 2027
The Canada Winter Games will be held in Quebec City, and this 31st edition marks the return of the Games to the Quebec capital, where they were first held in 1967.
The Games will give young athletes in 21 disciplines the chance to live out their passion for sport in complete safety as they take to the streets of Quebec City.
Citizens will have the opportunity to see Canada’s finest athletes in action at breathtaking sporting venues.
