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Friday February 6

Kickoff of the Carnival!

The festivities begin in the late afternoon: music, lights, and the first activities across the main sites.

 

Uptown sites open from 5 PM to 11 PM.
Note that the Gougoune et doudoune site is open from 12 PM to 5 PM at the Quais de l’Espace 400.

 

Loto-Québec Zone (Place de l’Assemblée-Nationale)

All-day activities
Visit of Bonhomme’s Ice Palace
Bistro SAQ

Scheduled programming
Luminous DJ Booth (Bistro SAQ) — 5 PM → 6 PM
Opening Show: Country Storm — Starting at 6:30 PM (doors open at 6 PM)

 
Place Érable du Québec (Place George-V)

All-day activities
Érable du Québec Path
Érable du Québec Color Wheel
Fairground Games
MusiQuiz
Relais SAQ

Scheduled programming
Hitster Happy Hour at the Relais SAQ — 5 PM → 7 PM
Mission Tradition – Carnivalesque Musical — 7:30 PM
L’Acéri-Hommage – Québec Yéyé — 9 PM → 10:30 PM

 
Scotiabank Sculpture Garden (Parc de la Francophonie)

All-day activities
Visit of the Sculpture Garden
Ice Slides
Club Jouet Kids’ Zone

Scheduled programming
Live Snow Sculpting — 5 PM → 9 PM
Lumiglace — 15-minute show → 5 PM / 6 PM / 7 PM / 8 PM / 9 PM / 10 PM
La Souche Happy Hour (Chalet La Souche) — 5 PM → 7 PM
DJ Set — Face the Music! — starting at 5 PM

 
Gougoune et doudoune (Quais de l’Espace 400)

12 PM to 5 PM

The Climbing Bear — by WKND 91.9
The 150-foot Slide — by POM
Grand Mini-Golf
Fatbike Introduction with Echo Sports Tours
Giant Ball-Pit
Club Jouet Family Zone
Giant Winter Games

 

Thank you to the Commission de la capitale nationale du Québec for welcoming us to the Parc de la Francophonie and the Place de l’Assemblée-Nationale, the heart of the Carnaval festivities!

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