| Name of the event | Location | Date(s) | Photo | |
| Festival de musique classique du Bas-Richelieu This festival features three components: competitions, concerts and prizes. The classical music competitions are open to Québec students between the ages of 5 and 25 years. A benefit concert and gala recital ![]() Region: Montérégie Category: Festival / special event | Sorel-Tracy | May 01 2010 - May 31 2010 Dates to be confirmed | ||
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| Altern'Art de Québec - The Art Festival Celebrating Sexual Diversity This cultural festival, taking place in May, features gay and lesbian artists and works of art that deal with homosexuality, mainly in the visual and performing arts, literature and film. ![]() Region: Québec City and Area Category: Festival / special event | Québec City (Downtown - Upper Town) | May 01 2010 - May 31 2010 Dates to be confirmed | ||
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| Festival Accès Asie This festival was established in response to the Asian communities' desire to strengthen their artistic presence in the Québec cultural climate. The Senate declared the month of May to be "Asian Heritage ![]() Region: Montréal Category: Festival / special event | Montréal | May 01 2010 - May 31 2010 Dates to be confirmed | ||
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| Symposium des artistes sur la Route des Fleurs 90 painters, sculptors and photographers gather against the colourful backdrop provided by greenhouse operators, farm producers and the Parc Marcel-Gamache, in Sainte-Dorothée, to celebrate spring and ![]() Region: Laval Category: Festival / special event | Laval | May 01 2010 - May 31 2010 Dates to be confirmed | ||
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| Symposium L'accueil des grands peintres Open to only the most talented painters, this symposium takes place in the inspiring and enchanting setting of Chesterville, nicknamed "Québec's little Switzerland." Around fifteen artists, including Marcel ![]() Region: Centre-du-Québec Category: Festival / special event | Chesterville | May 01 2010 - May 31 2010 Dates to be confirmed | ||
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| Les Grands Prix du tourisme québécois The Grands Prix du tourisme québécois (Québec Tourism Awards), an initiative of the ministère du Tourisme and its partners, are awarded to honour the expertise of the Québec tourism industry. ![]() Region: Montréal Category: Festival / special event | Montréal | May 01 2010 - May 31 2010 Dates to be confirmed | ||
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| Journées crêpes et cidres The pioneer in cider production in Québec, each year the Montérégie produces some 60 distinctive and innovative products. Discover every kind of cider - your palate will be astonished. As you explore the ![]() Region: Montérégie Category: Festival / special event | Rougemont | May 01 2010 - May 31 2010 Dates to be confirmed | ||
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| Festival des harmonies et orchestres symphoniques du Québec This event offers an occasion to see and hear 10,000 musicians of all ages from across Canada. For four consecutive days they'll test their musical mettle... much to the audience's delight! Competitions, ![]() Region: Eastern Townships Category: Festival / special event | Sherbrooke (Borough of Mont-Bellevue) | May 01 2010 - May 31 2010 Dates to be confirmed | ||
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| Elektra This digital arts festival presents artists and works that combine innovative electronic music and creative imagery derived from new technologies (animation, installations and robotics). Elektra is a nexus ![]() Region: Montréal Category: Festival / special event | Montréal | May 01 2010 - May 31 2010 Dates to be confirmed | ||
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| Festival de l'érable de Plessisville This festival is back for its 52nd year. Sunday is "family day," with a popular sugaring-off party featuring taffy on snow. Visit the indoor public market with agri-food exhibitors and cooking demonstrations ![]() Region: Centre-du-Québec Category: Festival / special event | Plessisville | May 01 2010 - May 31 2010 Dates to be confirmed | ||
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| Symposium de peinture de la Mauricie This symposium captures the first colours of the year. Thirty artists from numerous regions of Québec introduce the public to the different artistic trends. Participants can mix with the artists by talking ![]() Region: Mauricie Category: Festival / special event | Shawinigan | May 01 2010 - May 31 2010 Edition to be confirmed | ||
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| Montreal Outdoor Festival This festival is Québec's biggest outdoor-activity and tourism event and includes sports activities (triathlon, duathlon, raids), equipment trials, demonstrations, hands-on workshops and special training ![]() Region: Montréal Category: Festival / special event | Montréal | May 01 2010 - May 31 2010 Dates to be confirmed | ||
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| Rendez-vous de l’ornithologie de L’Isle-aux-Grues A rendezvous for bird-watchers who want to share their passion for birds and take part in ornithological activities, lectures and excursions. Region: Chaudière-Appalaches Category: Festival / special event | Saint-Antoine-de-l'Isle-aux-Grues | May 01 2010 - May 31 2010 Dates to be confirmed | ||
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| Petits bonheurs A Montréal cultural event aimed at bringing children aged zero to six into contact with artistic disciplines of every form and allowing them to explore the arts. Shows created by professional artists are ![]() Region: Montréal Category: Festival / special event | Montréal | May 01 2010 - May 31 2010 Dates to be confirmed | ||
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| Rendez-vous Naval de Québec Every two years, Canadian and foreign military vessels converge on Québec City to promote this beautiful region and host activities that shine a spotlight on the history of navigation, new technologies ![]() Region: Québec City and Area Category: Festival / special event | Québec City (Old Québec - Old Port district) | May 01 2010 - May 31 2010 Dates to be confirmed | ||
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| Montreal Chamber Music Festival Created in 1995, the Montreal Chamber Music Festival is dedicated to promoting chamber music in all its diverse forms through collaborations with other artistic disciplines. Performances in historic sites ![]() Region: Montréal Category: Festival / special event | Montréal | May 06 2010 - May 29 2010 | ||
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| Biennale internationale d'art miniature A unique and original event, the International Miniature Art Biennale features miniature wood and paper works from hundreds of artists. The exhibition presents numerous trends from the four corners of ![]() Region: Abitibi-Témiscamingue Category: Festival / special event | Ville-Marie | May 15 2010 - September 15 2010 Dates to be confirmed | ||
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| Festival de la chanson et de l'humour Le Tremplin de Dégelis Contest featuring the next generation of singers and comedians. Region: Bas-Saint-Laurent Category: Festival / special event | Dégelis | May 16 2010 - May 23 2010 | ||
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| Festival international de musique actuelle de Victoriaville New music means exploring all possibilities and permutations. This five-day festival of the avant-garde features over 20 concerts and nearly 100 musicians from a dozen countries. Enjoy jazz, rock, electroacoustic, ![]() Region: Centre-du-Québec Category: Festival / special event | Victoriaville | May 20 2010 - May 24 2010 | ||
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| Montréal International Musical Competition In keeping with the great tradition of classical music, the Montréal International Musical Competition aims to discover, reward and assist young singers, violinists and pianists who distinguish themselves ![]() Region: Montréal Category: Festival / special event | Montréal | May 24 2010 - June 04 2010 | ![]() | |
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