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wines and ciders, maple goods, fresh- cabins. In the Québec Maritime region, the
Special Events picked apples and Québec’s famous lighthouse at Brandy Pot is run as an inn that
retains its historical charm. In Charlevoix,
fromageries.
JANUARY – FEBRUARY The Gourmet Route (Le Parcours Maison du Bootlegger is a colourful house
• IGLOOFEST, MONTRÉAL gourmand) links restaurants and craft with hidden doors and secret passages that
• MONTRÉAL SNOW FESTIVAL producers in the greater Québec City area, date back to the era of Prohibition.
FEBRUARY – MARCH including those on historic Île d’Orléans, Of course, there are the resorts and
• MONTRÉAL EN LUMIÈRE famous for pick-your-own berries in the historic properties that the province is
• QUÉBEC WINTER CARNIVAL, QUÉBEC CITY height of summer. famous for: the much-loved Le Château
APRIL Charlevoix’s Flavour Trail (La Route des Frontenac perched on a bluff in Québec City;
• SAGUENAY JAZZ & BLUES FESTIVAL Saveurs) links about 50 local growers, the boutique Auberge Saint-Antoine; and,
MAY – JUNE producers and restaurateurs who create in Montréal, the luxurious Hôtel Le St-James;
• GO BIKE MONTRÉAL FESTIVAL and serve regional products such as ciders, The Queen Elizabeth transformed from
JUNE artisanal beers, pâtés, cheeses, spices and top-to-bottom in 2017; and Le Saint-Sulpice.
• CANADIAN FORMULA 1 GRAND PRIX, fi ne chocolates. Want to stay in a shelter resembling
MONTRÉAL Grape growers and vintners—and many giant bird nesting boxes? The unusual
• LES FRANCOFOLIES DE MONTRÉAL bistros and restaurants—are a part of camping experience is found at Parc Nature
JUNE – JULY Québec’s Wine Route (La Route des vins). de Pointe-aux-Outardes on the north shore
• MONTRÉAL INTERNATIONAL JAZZ FESTIVAL The winemakers in fi ve distinct regions of the St. Lawrence River. Tucked into an
JULY have created an on-line tool to help visitors old-growth pine forest, a “nest” stay
• JUST FOR LAUGHS FESTIVAL, MONTRÉAL design customized routes (www.vinsdu includes sleeping bags, stove, cooler, dishes
• MONTRÉAL CIRQUE FESTIVAL quebec.com/en/route-des-vins). and utensils (www.quebecmaritime.ca/
• QUÉBEC CITY SUMMER FESTIVAL On Îles de la Madeleine, the Food Trail entreprise/parc-nature-de-pointe-aux-
• TREMBLANT INTERNATIONAL BLUES and the Tour of Typical Dishes explore local outardes/hebergement).
FESTIVAL food producers, growers and artisans, and Overnight stays at the inn at the
JULY – AUGUST samplings of authentic Island dishes Atikamekw community of Manawan provide
• LE FESTIVAL DE LANAUDIÈRE served in local restaurants (www.tourisme an immersion experience of an Amerindian
AUGUST ilesdelamadeleine.com). reserve with activities such as snowmobil-
• MONTRÉAL FIRST PEOPLES FESTIVAL ing, canoeing, traditional music and craft
• MONTRÉAL PRIDE THERE’S ALWAYS ROOM workshops (www.voyageamerindiens.com ).
• NEW FRANCE FESTIVAL, QUÉBEC CITY Whether in the big city or the small villages,
• POUTINE FESTIVAL, DRUMMONDVILLE the people in Québec know how to open WHAT’S NEW?
• ROGERS CUP, MONTRÉAL their doors and make visitors feel welcome. Readers who are fans of mystery author
AUGUST – SEPTEMBER It could be quirky and fun, like Zoobox, Louise Penny can now follow the Three
• GATINEAU HOT AIR BALLOON FESTIVAL an innovative solar-wind-powered loft Pines Tour near the writer's home in
SEPTEMBER where everything is fl exible—even beds Québec's Eastern Townships. The full-day
• ST-TITE WESTERN FESTIVAL and the bathtub can be moved outside! Or guided tour includes sites that were the
try Parc Aventures Cap Jaseux’s tree houses, inspiration behind Penny's novels (www.
www.quebecoriginal.com/en-ca/events
dome, suspended spheres and rustic log threepinestours.com).
MONT-TREMBLANT The Montréal Cirque Festival celebrates its
th
10 year (www.montrealcompletement
cirque.com).
The redesign and renovation of the new
Alexandra Pier cruise terminal in Montréal
will be on display in May, when it opens
to new cruise ships and visitors.
An exhibit, also opening in May, at
Pointe-à-Callière in Montréal—the only
major archaeology museum in all of
Canada—Dinner is Served! The Story of
French Cuisine covers the captivating
history of French gastronomy (www.
pacmusee.qc.ca/en).
And, as of mid-May, dogs will be allowed
in certain campground areas in all Québec
national parks, except in the Anticosti and
