August 1995

August 2 - 6

Saint-Jean-Chrysostome (Chaudière-Appalaches)
Festivent
Hot-air balloons in flight, parachuting demonstrations and many family activities.

August 2 - 6

Carleton (Gaspésie)
Maximum Blues
Blues festival. Numerous shows, five of them under the big top.

August 3 - 6

Maliotenam (Duplessis)
Innu Nikamu
Traditional chants and music by Amerindian groups from across North America.

August 4 - 6

Trois-Rivières (Coeur-du-Québec)
Grand Prix Player's
World-class car racing through the city streets.

August 4 - 12

Montréal
Les Francofolies
Eight days of the best in French songs.

August 4 - September 4

Baie-Saint-Paul (Charlevoix)
Symposium of Young Canadian Painters
Fifteen celebrated painters each create a large-scale work while visitors watch.

August 5

Havre-Aubert (Îles-de-la-Madeleine)
Sand Castle Contest
Sand castles rise on the beach in this very popular and lively event.

August 9 - 13

Québec
Les Médiévales
An incredible voyage back in time as the Old Capital becomes a city of the Middle Ages. Horses and riders in Medieval garb journey from Boston and across the Eastern Townships (July 31-August 4), heading for Québec City.

August 10 - 20

Montréal
Fêtes gourmandes internationales
A world gastronomical tour on the lush site of the Parc des Îles.

August 12

Havre-Aubert (Îles-de-la-Madeleine)
Down to the sea in boats
As part of the Acadian festival, a boat-building competition and a race for small craft.

August 12 - 20

Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu (Montérégie)
Festival de montgolfières
The largest gathering of hot-air balloons in Canada.

August 16 - 20

Saint-André-Avellin (Outaouais)
Musiqu'en Août
Music in all its forms: classical, folk, jazz...not to mention street musicians and comedians.

August 16 - 27

Québec
Expo-Québec
The largest agricultural show in Québec: a commercial and industrial as well as a country fair, with rides and shows.

August 20

Laval
The Descent of the Mille-Îles
A 20-km trip for non-motorized craft down the Rivière des Mille-Îles.

August 24 - September 4

Montréal
World Film Festival
A major international event in the film world; an annual gathering-place for thousands of cinema fans.

August 27 - September 3

Repentigny (Lanaudière)
Canada International Junior Tennis Tournament
Junior players from 25 countries compete.

August 30 - September 3

Rimouski (Bas-Saint-Laurent)
Festi-Jazz
Jazz concerts in the streets, bars and concert halls of the city.

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