Your Complete Guide to a Colourful Thanksgiving Weekend

Breathtaking Sights

Credit: Luc Charbonneau

The fall colours are at their most brilliant during the Canadian Thanksgiving long weekend. Plus, the Québec City Area has loads of fun fall activities. 

Inspiring Cultural Outings

Pierre Bonnard – La couleur radieuse (Radiant Colour): You can contemplate colours at the museum too, with this major retrospective of Pierre Bonnard , one of the masters of modern art. This North American exclusive is also the first international exhibition to be mounted in the new Pierre Lassonde Pavilion at Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec.

Les Rendez-vous ès TRAD: Discover traditional music from Québec and abroad! This festival features over 40 musicians who breath new life into a variety of musical traditions.

Québec en toutes lettres: The 2016 edition of this literary festival has crime fiction as its theme. Explore the darkness of the human heart through French-language readings, workshops, performances, projections, and activities for all ages. If you like books but don’t speak French, you can explore the historic English-language library at the Morrin Centre, and even take a tour of the old prison below. 

Unusual Passages: Make the most of the weekend and the brilliant fall colours by exploring this outdoor art exhibition, which closes at the end of October. The photo ops alone are worth the trip!

Fun Family Activities

Halloween Decorations on the Plains of Abraham: Have fun with the kids and give them a sneak preview of Halloween at Joan of Arc Garden, a historic gem nestled in the Battlefields Park. The garden is gorgeous in the fall and is decked out for Halloween all October long, with spooky props and spookier tales from the annals of the Plains of Abraham.

Nature-Adventure Sarbayä Park : Looking for adventure? Head to Nature-Adventure Park Sarbayä and go swinging through the trees on their zip line trail, strung up between earth and sky in Québec City’s biggest natural park.

Baby Walruses at Aquarium du Québec: Come and meet Lakina and Balzak, born in May at the city’s aquarium. Walruses rarely give birth in captivity, making these babies the first of their kind in Canada!

Apple picking: Apple picking is a popular activity among locals at this time of the year. There are many orchards where you can enjoy this sweet activity in a beautiful setting.

Apple picking : Apple picking is a popular activity among locals at this time of the year. There are many orchards where you can enjoy this sweet activity in a beautiful setting.

Sports Events

Défi des couleurs: (trail run): Go for a run in the woods and enjoy a panoramic view from Mont Saint-Anne. With 2 trail runs and 3 regular runs, you can pick the challenge that’s right for you.

Rempart Hockey Games: Watch the Québec Remparts face the Val-d'Or Foreurs and the Saint John Sea Dogs in thrilling matches at Videotron Centre, the second biggest arena in the province.