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  • Via Ferrata hivernale à la Vallée-Bras-du-Nord

    Spectacular Via Ferrata and Zipline Adventures

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  • Canyoning-Québec - Canyoning de glace, Chute Jean-Larose
    The Best Spots to Go Climbing and Canyoning
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  • Exposition Ma maison au Musée de la civilisation

    Family-Friendly Indoor Activity Ideas

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  • A family photograph themselves in the snowy Petit-Champlain district, with the Château Frontenac in the background.

    Family Activities for Christmas

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  • An outdoor enthusiast rides a fatbike, a bicycle with oversized wheels in the snowy forest.
    3 Reasons Why You Should Try Fat Biking
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  • Two people are dog sledding on a snowy trail.
    Tips for a Dogsledding Excursion
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  • Choir in Quartier Petit Champlain

    Things to Do in Québec City During the Holiday Season

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  • A family takes pictures with the ice sculptures in the Petit-Champlain district, during the Québec Winter Carnival.

    6 Outdoor Activities for Families

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Activities to Explore

  • Site Traditionnel Huron Onhoüa Chetek8e

    Aboriginal Tourism

  • Méga Parc amusement park

    Amusement Parks

  • A mother and her son observe the fish in the Grand Ocean tunnel at the Aquarium du Québec.

    Aquarium, Wildlife Parks and Farms

  • Two little girls pick apples in an orchard on Ile d'Orléans.

    Pick-Your-Own

  • Parc national de la Jacques-Cartier - Sépaq - Ski hors-piste

    Backcountry skiing

  • A woman slides down the Turbo 6 water slide at Village Vacances Valcartier, in summer.

    Swimming

  • Fatbike dans le Petit-Champlain

    Bike Tours

  • Tourny fountain with a tourist bus

    Bus Tours

  • Maple taffy served to a couple at the sugar shack

    Sugar Shacks

  • Canot à glace Expérience - Passeport Expérience hivernale à Québec

    Canoeing, Kayaking and Paddleboarding

  • Au Chalet en Bois Rond - Pêche en chaloupe

    Fishing and Hunting

  • Canyoning-Québec - Canyoning de glace, Chute Jean-Larose

    Climbing and canyoning

  • BLI Québec | École de français - cours en classe

    Language Courses

  • Mont-Sainte-Anne - Couple en ski de fond

    Cross-Country Skiing

  • Two people are dog sledding on a snowy trail.

    Dogsledding

  • Ski Massif de charlevoix

    Downhill Skiing and Snowboarding

  • cadenas

    Escape Games

  • Lévis Québec ferry in winter

    Tours by Water

  • Onhwa Lumina

    Multimedia Experiences

  • Fatbike

    Fat Biking

  • Tasting of local products during a gourmet visit.

    Food Tours

  • Marais du Nord

    Gardens and Nature Walk

  • A group is rafting on snow at the Village Vacances Valcartier, near Québec City.

    Sliding

  • Golf Le Grand Vallon - Golfeurs sur le vert

    Golfing

  • Tour in Old Québec with a traditional character

    Guided Walking Tours and Theme Tours

  • Arbraska Duchesnay

    Treetop Adventures

  • Femme avec un chien en haut d'une montagne en randonnée hivernale à la Vallée Bras-du-Nord

    Hiking

  • Vue de la porte Saint-Jean en hiver

    Historical Sites

  • Ice fishing

    Ice Fishing

  • Homme devant la vitrine de la Boutique de Noël

    Places to Shop

  • Grand Marché de Québec

    Public Markets

  • Outdoor tasting of several different beers in a microbrewery.

    Microbreweries

  • Au Chalet en Bois Rond - Randonnée de motoneige

    Snowmobiling

  • Mountain biking at Empire 47

    Mountain Biking

  • A young girl looks through a display case in an exhibition at the Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec.

    Museums and Interpretation Centres

  • Live music in Québec City

    Nightlife

  • A couple relaxes in a Nordic spa in winter.

    Nordic Spas

  • Observation de l'ours noir

    Wildlife and Bird Watching

  • Parc de la chute-montmorency en hiver

    Parks and Recreation Facilities

  • A couple skates on an ice skating trail in the forest

    Skating

  • Expéditions Nouvelle Vague inc. - descente de La Traditionnelle sur la Jacques-Cartier

    Rafting

  • Showshoeing in Sentier des Caps de Charlevoix

    Snowshoeing

  • Sanctuaire de Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré - Intérieur

    Religious Sites

  • A cyclist rides on a bike path in the Old Port of Québec with the Château Frontenac in the background.

    Road Biking

  • Skyspa - Massage

    Spas and Health Centres

  • Grand Marché de Québec

    Specialities and Delicatessens

  • Montmorency Falls zipline

    Via ferrata and Zipline

  • Customers participate in a wine tasting at a vineyard boutique on the Ile d'Orléans.

    Wineries and Local Liquor Producers

Events

Dates

Event types

  • Forever King

    Forever King

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  • Trouver refuge
    Finding Refuge
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  • L’art aux frontières du chaos
    Art on the Edge of Chaos
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  • Niki de Saint Phalle. Les années 1980 et 1990 : l’art en liberté
    Niki de Saint Phalle The 1980s and 1990s: Art Unleashed
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  • Maquette dans l'Exposition Titanic
    Major Event
    Titanic. The Human Story
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  • NIN
    NIN
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  • Biosphere
    German Christmas Market
    Major Event

    Québec City German Christmas Market

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  • Grand Marché de Noël du Grand Marché

    The Grand Christmas Market

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