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Quebec Winter Carnival | |
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Genre | Winter festival |
Begins | February 3, 2023 |
Ends | February 12, 2023 |
Frequency | Annually |
Location(s) | Quebec City |
Country | Canada |
Inaugurated | 1955 | (annual event)
Website | Carnaval de Québec |
The Quebec Winter Carnival (French: Carnaval de Québec), commonly known in both English and French as Carnaval, is a pre-Lenten festival held in Quebec City. After being held intermittently since 1894, the Carnaval de Québec has been celebrated annually since 1955. That year, Bonhomme Carnaval, the mascot of the festival, made his first appearance. Up to one million people attended the Carnaval de Québec in 2006 making it, at the time, the largest winter festival in the world (since overtaken by the Harbin Festival). It is, however, the largest winter festival in the Western Hemisphere.
The most famous attractions of this winter festival are the night-time and daytime parades led by mascot Bonhomme Carnaval. The parades wind through the upper city, decorated for the occasion with lights and ice sculptures.
Numerous public and private parties, shows and balls are held across the city, some of them outside in the bitter cold, testimony to the Québécois' fabled joie de vivre.
Other major events include:
Outdoor dance parties are held at the Ice Palaces.