Eastern Townships
In summer, this popular theater stages English-language dramas, concerts and comedy acts.
Must-see entertainment in Québec
Montréal
This slick warehouse and new-media space hosts a range of thought-provoking fare. The 360-degree Satosphere shows cutting-edge audiovisual works, while…
Montréal
Montréal’s Jewish theater stages dramatic performances in English and Yiddish – although as one of the city’s most prominent professional theater venues,…
Montréal
Holds lavish stage productions in the Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier that feature big names from Québec and around the world. The repertoire includes four or…
Montréal
This hip 60-member orchestra is comprised of young professional musicians from all over Québec, and led by conductor Yannick Nézet-Séguin. The orchestra’s…
Montréal
Built in 1929, this theater was both a repertory cinema and a major concert hall until it was shuttered in the late 1980s. The municipality of Outremont…
Montréal
Although Canadians aren’t known for doling out the soccer love, the Montréal Impact has played its heart out to earn a local following. Saputo Stadium is…
Montréal
This former jam factory in the Village is home to the award-winning Carbone 14 theatrical dance troupe that performs here regularly. Its two flexible…
Québec City
Located in Ste-Foy some 7.5km west of Québec City, this huge cinema with the unfortunate name shows off the best of what’s going on in the film world. On…
Montréal
This venerable club hosts some of the city’s most eclectic bands. Up-and-coming indie-rock, punk, metal, country and hip-hop groups have all taken the…
Québec City
This beloved neighborhood cinema began as a deliciously old-world little place attached to a video shop, with big comfy chairs and nothing but art-house…
Montréal
Going strong for more than 50 years, this venerable country-and-western bar is famous for its Hillbilly Night on Mondays, featuring bluegrass, cowboy and…
Montréal
Housed in a former art-deco cinema, this beautiful old space (capacity 2300) has featured everyone from indie rockers Interpol to Aussie Courtney Barnett…
Montréal
This bright, busy, dressy place presents large live salsa bands pumping out tropical rhythms. The Latin community (and their admirers) come out in droves…
Montréal
Formerly known as Biddle’s, this mainstream-but-excellent jazz club and restaurant changed names when owner-bassist Charlie Biddle passed away in 2003…
Montréal
Located on the Main (hence the name), this intimate indie theater presents mostly new plays in French or English. Past productions include Bonnie & Clyde …
Montréal
This large cinema plays French films and French versions of some Hollywood movies, as well as live broadcasts of performances from the Metropolitan Opera…
Québec City
Opened in 2015 as the Amphithéâtre de Québec and subsequently renamed, the city's $370-million, 18,250-seat Centre Vidéotron stadium hosts rock concerts…
Québec City
Each summer dozens of free concerts are staged at this bandstand in the middle of Battlefields Park, just a stone's throw (and visible from) the Musée…
Québec City
This understated performing-arts center offers community theater in interesting quarters: a former synagogue built in 1950. The Hebrew letters on the…
Montréal
Located in the lower level of the Galeries du Parc complex, Montréal’s English-language repertory cinema is a tried-and-true favorite of Plateau…
Charlevoix
This music and dance academy on a hill overlooking the St Lawrence has a 600-seat hall that attracts classical and jazz musicians and dancers from around…
Montréal
Under the leadership of Jean-Marie Zeitouni, this 12-member chamber ensemble has won many awards for its baroque and contemporary performances. Over the…
Montréal
This 750-capacity concert venue situated in the Village was one of the first professional French theaters in Montréal. In tandem with sister venue La…
Montréal
Best known for its riotously fun '80s dance parties (Saturday nights), La Tulipe also hosts underground indie bands, musical retrospectives and the odd…
Montréal
McGill University’s main music hall features concerts and recitals from its students and faculty, notably the McGill Chamber Orchestra. It’s in the…
Québec
Located halfway between Parc National du Bic and Rimouski, this small theater is known for assembling original seasons that showcase a superb lineup of…
Montréal
O Patro Vys is a performing-arts hall that features a wide range of bands (folk, French pop, indie rock) as well as electronic installations, poetry slams…
Québec City
This terrific company based at the Grand Théâtre de Québec stages an exciting mix of modern and classical works in French.
Salle de Diffusion de la Shed-à-Morue
Québec
This contemporary performance center with a 180-seat cabaret-style theater features concerts, films, and other events, most with Québec performers.
Québec City
One of the hottest venues in town for live music – from rock and pop to cabaret – resides in St-Roch's old Théâtre Impérial, built in 1912.
Le Nouveau Théâtre de l'Île d'Orléans
Québec
This enthusiastic theater brings a beloved dose of live drama to the Île d'Orléans cultural scene. Plays are, as you'd expect, in French.
Montréal
Based in the former French pavilion from Expo '67, the Montréal casino opened in 1993 and was so popular (and earned so much money) that expansion…
Montréal
This entertainment monstrosity features crowds darting through junk-food kiosks amid flashing lights to get to the IMAX megascreens. Screens and sound…
Cinéma IMAX du Centre des Sciences de Montréal
Old Montréal
Located in the Centre des Sciences de Montréal, this theater brings specially produced adventure, nature and historical films to oversized screens. Watch…
Montréal
When it’s not hosting matches with the city’s beloved Montréal Canadiens hockey team, this 21,000-seat arena in downtown hosts all the big concerts. The…
Montréal
This is where the Grand Prix du Canada takes place. Refurbishments were completed in 2019.
