Christmas & Holiday Season

  • Several people walk in the evening on rue du Petit-Champlain, covered with snow and decorated with many illuminated trees.
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Québec City’s Holiday Season is simply magical! Lights, decorations, and snow create an enchanting setting like no other within Old Quebec. Starting at the end of November, Old Québec is transformed into a real Christmas village, just like out of Charles Dickens's novel « A Christmas Carol ». No wonder CNN ranked Québec City among the world’s top 15 destinations in 2019 for celebrating the Holidays!

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Fall under the spell of Old Québec which is transformed into a real Christmas village and discover the different events that enliven the city.

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