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The Thanksgiving long weekend is upon us. This is an opportunity to take advantage of the beautiful autumn days with the family for hikes or seasonal activities. Here are a few to add to your calendar so you don’t miss any of the best places to visit in Quebec.
Live the Festival of Colors of Rigaud
Every year, this festival invites young and old to an array of festive daytime activities. At the foot of Mont Rigaud, where the event takes place from October 8 to 10, the landscape is magnified by the leaves of the trees which are colored with a thousand lights. Visitors will be tempted by a hike on the trails of L’Escapade, which offer 25 km of trails accessible to beginners and experts alike. Festival activities include entertainment, games, food tastings and shows that take place in Chartier-De Lotbinière Park.
Colors, music and zip line in the Laurentians
Sommet Saint-Sauveur is a place where you can take in the beauty of the landscape from the heights, thanks to a chairlift ride and a ride on the alpine roller coaster, the Viking, at FUN park Country music lovers will also be delighted to know that big names have made an appointment from October 8 to 10, at Week-end country aux couleurs de la Vallée de Saint-Sauveur, a festival that promises free outdoor concerts in an enchanting setting.
Mont-Tremblant National Park is another must-see place to come and admire the beauty of the fall landscape. The municipality even regularly publishes on its Facebook account a “color index” that is available to the eyes on the site. Several activities are also offered to take advantage of the surrounding colors, including a zip line run by Ziptrek Ecotours.
Star gazing and hiking in Mégantic
At Parc national du Mont-Mégantic, people come to observe the stars at the ASTROLab. If you have never had the opportunity to embrace the beauty of their Starry Reserve, this is the opportunity to do so and learn more about the stars thanks to the expertise of the guides. Take the opportunity to plan a hike on one of the trails that offer magnificent viewpoints at the summits and spend the night in the heart of nature, in one of the ready-to-camp facilities offered for this last weekend. of the year.
Taste Autumn Delights from Trois-Rivières
Food lovers will discover that Trois-Rivières is a gastronomic destination with a lot to offer. To discover its know-how, take advantage of the long weekend to come to the Les Délices d’automne food fair, which takes place from October 7 to 10 at the Esplanade Trois-Rivières sur Saint-Laurent, at the confluence of the Saint-Maurice River and the majestic Saint-Laurent, a few steps from downtown. You will be able to attend the battles of chefs, cooking demonstrations and finish by tasting delicious local products cooked with brio.
Family fun in Saint-Calixte
ARA – Féria autumnale, in Saint-Calixte, is the meeting place for families to enjoy many original activities. The day of October 9 closes this one-of-a-kind event! No less than 45 interactive and immersive game stations are there to delight young and old alike. An observation tower allowing you to admire the colorful landscape, a maze to navigate in the forest and inflatable games are just a few examples of the activities on offer.
Visit a pumpkin village in Saint-Zotique
Since Halloween is fast approaching, take the opportunity to come and choose a beautiful pumpkin, while having fun at the Citrouilleville theme park in Saint-Zotique. Here, the scarecrows have been replaced by the characters of King Pumpkin, King Strawberry and King Corn, who prowl the fields to ward off birds. Come visit the Saloon and visit the other buildings made with pumpkins. Abundant entertainment and a visit to a maze, built in a cornfield, await you.
Celebrate Halloween at the Montreal Botanical Garden
For those who will stay in Montreal, this is an opportunity to take advantage of the new Shivers of Halloween exhibition. Until October 31, meet the Sorcerer and his creatures, who have taken up residence in the Great Greenhouse. Come discover the magic of the Ghost Tree, take part in a quest, take part in a magic potions workshop and marvel at the hundreds of orange cucurbits that decorate the course. Play the Bewitched Hunt which takes place in the outdoor gardens and let yourself be won over by the phantasmagorical world of wizards and animated pumpkins on the Parcours des pas sorciers.
Take part in the Montmagny White Goose Festival
Capital of the snow goose, the city invites visitors to celebrate the passage of these great migratory birds with its festival which takes place from October 7 to 10. At the beginning of this month, hundreds of thousands of geese migrate south and many of them come to rest on the flats of the river, near the Quai de Montmagny. Observation and interpretation activities are offered during this period, which promote this great bird and its habitat. To add to the atmosphere, shows and sports and artistic competitions take place on site, as well as tastings of goose-derived products.
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