Major Events
In Authentic Quebec, every season brings new opportunities to take part in major events that draw festive crowds. Here’s our must-attend list.
Summer
JUNE. Festival International Danse Encore (early June in Trois-Rivières). FestiVoix de Trois-Rivières (end of June, beginning of July).
JULY. Festival Mémoire et Racines (in Joliette and Saint-Charles-Borromée). Le Festival de Lanaudière (July to August in Joliette). Le Cirque du Soleil in Trois-Rivières (from July 15 to August 15 at the Amphithéâtre Cogeco). Dragao, a show being presented at the Cité de l’énergie (Shawinigan).
AUGUST. Le Grand Prix de Trois-Rivières (early August). Les Fêtes gourmandes de Lanaudière – Goûtez le Québec (mid-August). Trois-Rivières en Blues (end of August).
Autumn
SEPTEMBER. <em>Les Délices d’automne (beginning of September in Trois-Rivières). La Classique internationale de canots de la Mauricie (early September, from La Tuque to Trois-Rivières). Festival Western de Saint-Tite (mid-September). Défis du Parcs (end of September in Shawinigan).
OCTOBER. International Poetry Festival (early October in Trois-Rivières, fiptr.com). Oktoberfest des Québecois (beginning of October in Repentigny). Festival Blues de Joliette (beginning of October).
Winter
DECEMBER. La route des Marchés de Noël de Lanaudière (Joliette, Terrebonne, l’Assomption). Les Marchés de Noël de Trois-Rivières.
JANUARY. Noël en lumière at Our Lady of the Cape Shrine (Trois-Rivières). Festi-Glace de la rivière L’Assomption (in Joliette from mid-January to mid-February). Féeries d’hiver de Saint-Donat (mid-January to mid-February). Festival de pêche aux petits poissons des chenaux (January and February in Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade).
FEBRUARY. Festival Saint-Côme en glace (first half of February). Défi nordique
Géo Plein Air Shawinigan (middle or end of February)
