Throughout the year, the Capitale-Nationale vibrates to the rhythm of events and festivals: here is what is on the program for the week of February 2 to 8.
1- Poutine Week
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Dozens of restaurateurs from the Capitale-Nationale will concoct a special dish for poutine week which will run until Saturday, February 7.
K-Pout, Poutine tartiflette, Pout’Irlandaise… The event, which is taking the whole country by storm, will allow several chefs – even those who are not necessarily used to selling the Quebec dish – to let their creativity flow in order to combine their cuisine with that of Quebec, to offer creations, each more original than the last.
- When: February 1 to 7
- Where: All over the city
- For the full program, click here.
2- Nordik Village of the Port of Quebec
Activities, introductions to ice canoeing, games… It’s a unique experience that will await the whole family for the 10th edition of the Village Nordik du Port de Québec, at the Louise basin, where you can come and try ice fishing.
As a bonus, a dining area as well as a heating area will allow you to warm up after catching trout. Maximum of five fish caught per person.
- When: January 30 to March 8, 2026
- Where: at the Louise basin of the Port of Quebec
- For the full program, click here.
3- Discoglace
You will be able to skate in a wild atmosphere on the Agora du Port de Québec site, for this 2nd edition of the Discoglace, which will be held until next March.
Every Friday, singers will come and warm up the ice rink, while the entertainment will be taken over by DJs on Saturdays to allow you to skate in a joyful and magical atmosphere.
Access to the ice rink is free, and it is possible to rent skates or sharpen your own for a few dollars on site.
- When: December 19 to March 8, 2026
- Where: Agora du Port de Québec
- For the full program, click here.
4- Ice Hotel
The Hôtel de Glace de Valcartier will maintain the magic, again this year, with its numerous thematic suites, its Grand Hall and its “magical” chapel where couples from all over the world come to get married each year, we can read on its website.
The hotel, made entirely of ice and snow, recently reopened its doors to visitors who will be able to enjoy the ephemeral experience both day and evening.
For those who are not afraid and want to live a “frosty experience”, it is possible to spend the night in the hotel, to dine in its gourmet restaurant in the very heart of the ice, or to have a drink in its ice bar.
- When: until March 22, 2026
- Where: at the Valcartier Holiday Village
- For the full program, click here.
5- AURA immersive experience at Saint-Roch Church
After dazzling more than two million spectators in Montreal, Paris and San Francisco, the immersive experience AURA, set up by the Montreal creation studio Moment Factory, moved to Saint-Roch Church for the coming months.
Breaking waves, arches covered with flowers, starry skies, majestic storms: the projection show, lasting 45 minutes, will amaze you by transforming this emblematic place of Quebec.
- When: Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays, at 6 p.m. and 8 p.m., until March 2026
- Where: at Saint-Roch Church in Quebec
- For the full program, click here.
