Who says start of summer and lull in the pandemic says the return of the Saint-Jean-Baptiste celebrations! Le Journal has listed several outdoor concerts and events, in the Quebec and Montreal regions, where you can go to celebrate the national holiday.
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• To read also: National holiday of Quebec: open or closed?
MONTREAL AND SURROUNDINGS
The Big show I love my language at the Quartier des spectacles in Montreal
FouKi, Patrice Michaud, Roxane Bruneau, Michel Pagliaro, Sarahmée, Alicia Moffet from 9 p.m., 11 p.m. to midnight: DJ PY Lord and brass band
► The event will be broadcast the next day on Ici Radio-Canada and TVA at 8 p.m.
► On the radio simultaneously on Cogeco's music stations: 96.9 CKOI, the five Rythme-FM stations, CIME and Planète.
Gatineau
Ariane Moffatt and Louis-Jean Cormier. First parts: Emmanuelle Querry and Tristan Guay from 6 p.m. in the pedestrian area of Laval Street
Lavatrie
Vincent Vallières (9 p.m.) and singer Julien Belhumeur. At Gérard-Lavallée park Fireworks
Sherbrooke
The Fringant Cowboys and Frank Custeau. Starting at 8 p.m. at Jacques-Cartier Park
Terrebonne
Zébulon (8:30 p.m.) and Damien Robitaille (9 p.m.) Fireworks
Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
Cœur de pirate (9 p.m.) and Guillaume Cauvin Escabo (7:30 p.m.) at Parc Gerry-Boulet. Fireworks
St. Saviour
France d’Amour (8 p.m.) at Georges-Fillion Park. Fireworks
QUEBEC AND SURROUNDINGS
Plains of Abraham, Quebec
6:30 p.m.: Opening act with Pépé and his guitar and Marco Calliari 8 p.m.: Big show with Salebarbes and their guests Richard Séguin, Marjo, Sara Dufour, Florent Vollant, Mélissa Bédard, Jérôme 50, Laura Niquay, Breen Lebœuf, Scott-Pien Picard and Lou-Adriane Cassidy.
Patriotic speech: Marc Labrèche. Musical direction: Antoine Gratton
► On TV: Télé-Québec, delayed on June 23 from 9:30 p.m. and rebroadcast on June 25 at 9:30 p.m. On the radio, delayed on the Rythme-FM network, at Rythme 102.9 and at FM 93 on June 23, at 9:30 p.m.
Taking
Place Cogeco Dan Bigras - 8:30 p.m.
Donnacona
Donnacona Park Get out of there! – Tribute to Roommates – 8 p.m. Fireworks – 10:30 p.m.
Drummondville
53 rue du Pont. Renée Wilkin, Patrick Normand, Laurence Jalbert and Brigitte Boisjoli – 8 p.m. Fireworks – 10:30 p.m.
New
Kevin Parent – 7 p.m. at the Hippodrome
Rivière-Éternité, Chemin Sainte-Thérèse
Max Pearson – 8:30 p.m. Clément Jacques – 9:30 p.m. Fireworks – 11 p.m.
Sainte-Brigitte-de-Laval
Leisure land. Story time – 3:45 p.m. Local artists – 6 p.m. Stephanie Bedard – 9 p.m. Fireworks – 11 p.m.
Sainte-Catherine de la Jacques-Cartier
Grand Heron Park. Guylaine Tanguay – 8:30 p.m. Fireworks – 10 p.m.
Sainte-Marie-de-Beauce
Caztel Center. Brimbelle – 6 p.m. Naughty Penguin – 8:30 p.m. Fireworks – 10:30 p.m.
Thetford-Mines
Yves Lambert ball diamond – 9:15 p.m.
MONTREAL AND SURROUNDINGS
The Nature Center of Laval
FouKi, Hubert Lenoir, Lisa Leblanc, Patrice Michaud, Klô Pelgag, Samian, Les Louanges and Sarahmée
Patriotic text written by Michel-Marc Bouchard and author Caroline Dawson
► From 5:30 p.m., show at 8:30 p.m. and fireworks. Free shuttles to Montmorency metro station. Family day from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. with make-up and inflatable games.
Sainte-Therese
Ariane Moffatt (8 p.m.) at City Hall and local artists from 7 p.m.
Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
2Frères (8 p.m.) at Mont-Bruno high school and local artists from 7 p.m.
Beloeil
Damien Robitaille (5 p.m.) at Petit-Rapide Park
Grandmother
Offenbach (9:15 p.m.) and Les diables à cinq (traditional music 7:45 p.m.) and Andy St-Louis (6:30 p.m.) at Parc de la Rivière Grand-Mère – Fireworks
Reason
France d’Amour (9 p.m.) and tribute to the Cowboys Fringants (7 p.m.) in front of the Town Hall
QUEBEC AND SURROUNDINGS
Taking
Place Cogeco Les Rats d’Swompe – 8 p.m. Carotted – 9:15 p.m.
Baie-Comeau
Laurence Jalbert Pioneer Park – 9 p.m. Rain or shine
Beauport
Le Pivot Descendance – 7 p.m. Leboeuf-Deschamps – 8:30 p.m. Rain or shine
Bowsprit
Plateau Sportive Alain Tremblay – 18 h
Les Respectables 9:30 p.m. Rain or shine
Boischatel
École Boréal Jérôme Casabon – 7:30 p.m. Delirium Tremens – tribute to Leloup - 8:30 p.m. Rain or shine
Chicoutimi
Port area Karo Laurendeau – 8 p.m. Marc Dupré – 9 p.m. Rain or shine
Ferland-et-Boileau
Ferland-et-Boileau covered bridge Raton Lover – 8 p.m. Les Abobinables Créations – 8:30 p.m. DJ Luc – 9 p.m. Fireworks – 9:30 p.m. Rain or shine
La Malbaie
Parc du Havre Laurence Bergeron-Pilote – 7 p.m. Élizabeth Blouin-Brathwaite and Dan Bigras 8:30 p.m.
Thetford-Mines
Johel Acedo ball diamond – 7 p.m. Tribute to Bob Bissonnette – 9:30 p.m. Fireworks – 10:30 p.m.
French America Park
Andréanne A. Malette – 11:30 a.m. Kumpa’nia – 1 p.m. Rain or shine
We note, among others, the national holiday in Saint-Jérôme with Paul Piché, the national holiday of Quebec in Ahuntsic with Nicolas Babineau
► To find the party closest to you: fetenationale-montreal.qc.ca/programmation/23-et-24-juin-les-fetes-de-quartier/.
On boulevard De Maisonneuve, between rue Sanguinet and rue Saint-Dominique. Eight scenes made up of immobile allegorical floats await festival-goers who will move around these rooms showcasing the richness of our language.