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…
Must see entertainment in Québec City
- GGrand Théâtre de Québec
- PPalais Montcalm
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…
- LLes Voûtes de Napoléon
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 …
- SScanner Bistro
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…
- FFou-Bar
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…
- OOpéra de Québec
Under the artistic direction of Grégoire Legendre, this world-class company presents classics like Aida, Pagliacci, Madame Butterfly, La Traviata, Carmen,…
- PPape Georges
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…
- OOrchestre Symphonique de Québec
Founded in 1902 and boasting the accolade of being the oldest active symphony orchestra in Canada, the internationally recognized Orchestre Symphonique de…
- LLe Théâtre Capitole
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…
- LLes Gros Becs
Devoted to children and young people, this brilliantly creative French-language theater company mounts some 10 shows annually, primarily between September…
- LLa Rotonde
This contemporary-dance center has performances by both international touring companies and local dancers, such as those of the influential Maison pour la…
- BBateau de Nuit
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…
- BBar Les Yeux Bleus
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…
- TThéâtre Petit-Champlain
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…
- TThéâtre de la Bordée
Founded in 1976, this lovely theater in St-Roch stages both classical (Shakespeare is a favorite) and contemporary works, often in translation. It's…
- MMaison pour la Danse
Influential local dance troupe performing experimental and cutting-edge works at La Rotonde in St-Roch.
- LLe Clap
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…
- CCinéma Cartier
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…
- CCentre Vidéotron
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…
- KKiosque Edwin-Bélanger
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…