Festivals and cultural events Canada

One of the main short film festivals in North America was founded in 1995 in Saguenay. Each year, the event presents nearly 200 short films from Quebec and around the world. Considered "an international launch pad for Canadian cinema", the festival offers many activities for all audiences: a festive cabaret open every night, outdoor screenings, focus on foreign cinema, etc. It also hosts the Marché du court, which is open to both professionals and the general public.

The first event of its kind in the country, Zoom Photo Festival Saguenay brings together photojournalism professionals for an international meeting that spans several weeks. Evening screenings, conferences, storytelling workshops, master classes and other activities are on the program, including the "World Press Photo" exhibition, which presents the winning photographs of the most prestigious professional competition in the world.

Every summer, Tremblant vibrates to the sound of the Tremblant International Blues Festival. Musicians from here and around the world offer a few days of blues, from its purest roots to its R&B, soul, funk, country, folk and rock influences. A great program of outdoor and indoor shows, most of them free, is presented in a natural environment in the form of street blues, spontaneous performances, etc. Family zone also on site (thematic face painting, craft workshop...).

If there is a festive event not to be missed in the Baie des Chaleurs region, it is this one! For more than twenty years, this unifying event with Gaspesian, Acadian and Quebecois accents has focused on all forms of expression in living heritage. Traditional music has a prominent place, but also traditional dance, fiddle and jigging workshops, visual arts and more. Not to be missed: its public market, one of the most important in eastern Quebec, which brings together dozens of producers and artisans.

Zoofest is a comedy club located in Montreal. It offers a varied program of comedy shows. Upcoming shows include "Pas peu fières!" with Anne-Sarah Charbonneau and Florence Nadeau, "Juste du crowdwork" with Tommy Néron, "Les entrevues de Julien Bernatchez", "Jess ou Suzie" with Jess et Suzie, "Stand-up et chansons" with Jacob Ospian and Emile Khoury, "Black Eye, des rires à coups de poing" with Charles Beauchesne and François de Grandpré, "Tout le monde s'haït - le 100e épisode" with Marylène Gendron and Sam Cyr, "La super soirée des exposés oraux 2", "LGBTrash", "Le cabaret F*ck ta grossophobie", "L'AFTER PARTY du 100e épisode", "Tournée des finissant.es 2023 de l'École nationale de l'humour", "5@7 Show-Biz" with Christophe Dupéré, "Alex Lévesque: That is the improv", "Le podcast des personnages", "Katherine Levac en rodage", "Véronique Isabel Filion - Toute seule", "Bitchfest", "Emile et ses ennemis", "Mal élevée" with Rachelle Elie, "Night Cap Live @ Zoofest & OFF-JFL", "Opération beurre de cinéma" with Julien Bernatchez and Guy A. St Cyr, "Dans la cour de Guillaume Boldock", "Noël chez Isidore", "Michelle Forrester's Backyard", "Les Costauds", "Kek' souvenirs pour une piasse", "Des si et des rais - Zoofest", "Dans la cour de Val Belzil", "Plumes dans l'Q" with Lady Guidoune and Charlie Morin, "Pop Culture Pop Quiz" with Mason Terry and Daniel Carin, "Comedi Nerd". Zoofest also offers featured videos and a blog.