Montréal
One of Montréal’s most charming live venues, the ‘House of the People’ has talented DJs and is a venue for art-house films and spoken-word performances…
Must-see entertainment in Québec
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Old Montréal
Globally famous Cirque du Soleil, one of the city’s most famous exports, puts on a new production of acrobats and music in this marvelous tent complex…
Montréal
Montréal’s premier music venue, the storied Place des Arts is at the heart of the growing Quartier des Spectacles.
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Québec City
Designed by the Polish-Canadian architect Victor Prus in 1971, the 'Great Theater' is Québec City’s main performing-arts center, with a steady diet of top…
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Old Montréal
A unique immersive multimedia show where the interior of the Basilique Notre-Dame becomes the canvas for a light show set to surging orchestral music. The…
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Québec City
Just outside the walls of the Old Upper Town, this art-deco theater subtitled 'La Maison de la Musique' (The House of Music) hosts a stellar lineup of…
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Québec City
At this jubilant boîte à chanson (folk-music club), it will likely be just you and the locals. There’s lively Québécois music nightly, usually of the …
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Québec City
Ask any local between the ages of 18 and 35 to suggest a cool place for a drink and this is where they might send you. DJs and live bands serve up a…
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Québec City
Laid-back and offering an eclectic mix of bands, this bar is one of the town’s classics for good live music. It’s also popular for its reasonably priced…
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Québec City
Under the artistic direction of Grégoire Legendre, this world-class company presents classics like Aida, Pagliacci, Madame Butterfly, La Traviata, Carmen,…
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Québec City
With live music from 10pm on Friday and Saturday night at the very minimum (more in the summer), this charming bar located in a 400-year-old house also…
Montréal
This brash venue on lively Rue St-Denis has been going strong since 1975. It’s the nightly place for down 'n' dirty French- and English-language blues and…
Montréal
It’s near the sculpture L'Homme that the fantastic Piknic Électronik takes place. DJs mix techno and electronic music while you can dance or lounge on the…
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Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal
Montréal
This internationally renowned orchestra plays to packed audiences in its Place des Arts base, the Maison Symphonique de Montréal, a venue with spectacular…
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Montréal
Québec's oldest theater still in use, the grand Monument National opened in 1893, and has been showing a wide range of cultural fare ever since. Shows…
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Orchestre Symphonique de Québec
Québec City
Founded in 1902 and boasting the accolade of being the oldest active symphony orchestra in Canada, the internationally recognized Orchestre Symphonique de…
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Les Grands Ballets Canadiens de Montréal
Montréal
You can be assured of a treat if you see Québec’s leading ballet troupe. As well as staging six shows per season annually in Montréal at various venues …
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Québec City
Québec City's first theater when it opened as the Auditorium de Québec in 1903, this historic and now renovated theater-restaurant offers cabaret and…
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Montréal
A one-time bastion of the alternafreak, this cavernous quintessential punk venue still stages some wild music nights (retro Tuesdays, hip-hop Thursdays,…
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Québec
This posh gambling hall has docking facilities and a helipad – in case you were thinking about bringing your yacht or helicopter. Dress up to visit this…
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Gaspé Peninsula
A major cultural landmark in this corner of the peninsula, the theater showcases musical performances and shows from across the world, with a focus on…
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Montréal
This downstairs jazz club has just the right vibe – with an intimate small stage so you can get close to the musicians. There are shows most nights, with…
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Québec City
Devoted to children and young people, this brilliantly creative French-language theater company mounts some 10 shows annually, primarily between September…
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Montréal
The century-old Blumenthal Building is a polished venue of Montréal’s jazz fest as part of the Quartier des Spectacles. With more than 300 seats and…
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Québec City
This contemporary-dance center has performances by both international touring companies and local dancers, such as those of the influential Maison pour la…
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Montréal
This Montréal landmark and historic movie house hosts touring Broadway productions, rock concerts and various theatrical and musical performances. Its two…
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Québec City
We really love it when our dive bars come with a heavy dose of live music, which is exactly the case at this sweet little upstairs venue in the heart of…
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Montréal
From film to theater, stand-up comedy to music concerts, this venue presents a variety of shows: Oscar Wilde one night, burlesque dance the next. Its…
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Montréal
Mado is a flamboyant celebrity who has been featured in Fugues, the gay entertainment mag. Her cabaret is a local institution, with drag shows featuring…
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Montréal
This small live-music and events venue in the basement of a church is blessed with character. Its Greek-theater acoustics means you can see and hear well…
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Montréal
This grand 1920s theater was inspired by the Paris Opera house and, since 2010, has undergone restoration to its former glory following years of neglect…
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Montréal
This bar is literally behind an unmarked door – look for a big intimidating bouncer or the beautiful folks walking past him. Follow on, into a basement…
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Québec City
One of the city's better boîtes á chanson (live, informal singer-songwriter clubs), this is the place to catch newcomers, the occasional big-name…
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Québec City
This theater and 'maison de la chanson' (music house) near the base of the funicular in the Old Lower Town is a great place to see and hear Québec’s most…
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Old Montréal
Montréal’s chief English-language theater presents everything from Shakespearean classics to works by experimental Canadian playwrights. It occupies…
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Montréal
One of Montréal's most important names in the contemporary-dance world, Agora de la Danse explores modern and experimental forms, staging both homegrown…
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Montréal
This is a university-flavored venue noted for showing Canadian, Québécois and international avant-garde films. In the lobby there’s a permanent exhibition…
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Québec City
Founded in 1976, this lovely theater in St-Roch stages both classical (Shakespeare is a favorite) and contemporary works, often in translation. It's…
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Montréal
Part bar, part concert venue, all grotty as hell, La Rockette is a grand, intimate (read: sometimes loud and cramped) spot to catch a show, and if a show…
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Québec City
Influential local dance troupe performing experimental and cutting-edge works at La Rotonde in St-Roch.
