Carnaval de Québec, late Jan-mid Feb, winter carnival, various locations (website: www.carnaval.qc.ca)
Festiglace du Québec - The North Face of Quebec, mid-Feb, ice-climbing festival and competition, Jacques-Cartier River (website: www.festiglace.com)
Salon International du Livre de Québec, mid-late Apr, French-language book fair, Centre des Congrès (website: www.silq.org)
Carrefour International de Théâtre de Québec, mid-May-early Jun, theatre festival (website: www.carrefourtheatre.qc.ca)
UCI Mountain Bike World Cup and Vélirium, mid-late Jun, mountain bike festival coinciding with professional races, Mont Sainte-Anne (website: www.mont-sainte-anne.com or www.velirium.com)
Fête Nationale du Québec, weekend of 25 Jun, parade and celebrations, throughout the city (website: www.fetenationale.qc.ca)
Le Grand Rire, late Jun-early Jul, comedy festival, various venues (website: www.grandrire.com)
Festival d'Eté de Québec (Quebec Summer Festival), early-mid Jul, outdoor concerts of popular music from opera to techno, various stages throughout Old Quebec (website: www.infofestival.com)
Festival des Journées d'Afrique - Danses et Rythmes du Monde, late Jul, world music festival, Parvis de l'Eglise St-Roch and Place D'Youville (website: www.festivaljourneedafrique.com) Les Grands Feux Loto-Québec, late Jul-early Aug, fireworks festival, Montmorency Falls (website: www.lesgrandsfeux.com)
Les Fétes de la Nouvelle-France (New France Celebration Days), early Aug, festival celebrating the early days of the city, with storytellers, musicians, singers dancers and street performers, Lower Town (website: www.nouvellefrance.qc.ca)
Festival International de Musiques Militaires de Québec (Quebec City International Festival of Military Bands), late Aug, military music festival, various locations (website: www.fimmq.com)
Marathon des Deux Rives, late Aug, Lévis to Quebec (website: www.marathonquebec.com)
Festival des Musiques Sacrées de Québec, late Oct-early Nov, Eglise St-Roch, (website: www.festivalmusiquesacree.ca)