Culture
Manoir-Papineau National Historic Site season
MontebelloOn now until October 12, 2026Louis-Joseph Papineau's manor is open mid-May to Thanksgiving: Wednesday to Sunday in summer, weekends in the fall. A new outdoor…
Events in La Petite-Nation
Ripon’s Bal des Citrouilles, the méchoui supper in Boileau… When the organizer has announced a date, it’s here. When they haven’t, we tell you when it usually lands.
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Culture
Exhibitions at Centre d'exposition Napoléon-Bourassa
MontebelloOn now until November 15, 2026The MRC's art centre runs four exhibitions a year in visual arts and fine crafts, always free. Until November 15, 2026: Mishtamishk 2…
Coming up: confirmed dates
Announced by the organizer, checked by us.
October 2026
Culture
Jean-Yves Guindon Fall Exhibition
Saint-André-AvellinOctober 9–11, 2026About a hundred original watercolours, plus prints and cards, in the painter's gallery and outdoor pavilions. 14th edition in 2026, rain…
Community
Disco Skate
Saint-André-AvellinOctober 10, 2026Skating to music at the arena, costumes welcome. A Saturday-night outing that works for teens and parents alike.
Market
The One-of-a-Kind Experience
PapineauvilleOctober 10, 2026A market of 50-plus culture-minded vendors (makers, artists, authors, musicians) with workshops all day for kids and adults. Free entry.
Festival
Pumpkin Ball
RiponOctober 10–11, 2026Ripon's harvest party: family activities around the village and a special market at the Place du Marché.
Community
Boileau Western Méchoui Supper
BoileauOctober 10, 2026A western-themed méchoui (spit-roast) supper, posted on the municipality's citizen portal.
Culture
Traditional Dance Evenings
Saint-SixteOctober 16, 2026Live musicians and a caller, and the figures get explained on the spot. No experience needed. Capped at 70 people, so book online.
Concert
Paris comes to Montebello: organ concert
MontebelloOctober 23, 2026Thibault Fajoles, assistant organist at Notre-Dame de Paris, plays Bach, Franck and Saint-Saëns on the church's restored hundred-year-old…
Fair
Plaisance Fall Fair
PlaisanceOctober 23–25, 2026A new fall fair, first held in 2026: growers, makers, farming, exhibits, shows and a karaoke night. Three days celebrating Plaisance's…
Concert
Ripunk shows
RiponOctober 24, 2026The Ripunk collective brings alternative music to Ripon: punk, funk, nu-metal, poetry and emerging art. October 24, 2026: Dekora and…
Food
Autumn Harvest at Château Montebello
MontebelloOctober 30, 2026Wines from five Canadian producers and a harvest-themed standing dinner from the Château's chefs. Limited spots; book ahead.
Holiday
Halloween in Chénéville village
ChénévilleOctober 31, 2026Shops, groups and residents hand out candy on the church grounds and along rue Principale. Costume up and walk the village.
November 2026
Market
Papineauville Christmas Fair
PapineauvilleNovember 7–8, 2026The Christmas fair at the community centre behind Louis-Joseph-Papineau high school. First of the holiday-market season around here.
Market
Ripon Christmas Market
RiponNovember 20–22, 2026A Christmas market in Ripon village, with the Place du Marché at the heart of the weekend.
Market
Montebello Christmas Market
MontebelloNovember 27–29, 2026The region's big European-style Christmas market in front of the church: 40-plus growers and makers, a dozen shops along the main street…
December 2026
Market
Chénéville Christmas Market
ChénévilleDecember 5, 2026More than 40 vendors, a singer, a photographer and a Grinch to make the kids laugh.
Community
Optimist Club Christmas stockings and turkey bingo
ThursoDecember 13, 2026Two December traditions in Thurso: the Christmas stocking giveaway, then the Optimist Club's turkey bingo.
February 2027
Sports
Canadian Ski Marathon
MontebelloFebruary 5–7, 2027Classic cross-country skiing over 15 to 160 km on trails groomed for the weekend. The 2027 edition is being planned around Montebello.…
Sports
Montebello Fatbike Festival
MontebelloFebruary 26–28, 2027Three days of fat biking on the Montebello Vélo de Montagne trails, starting from the Château. The big one is the Fat Papineau challenge…
Regular events
The Saturday market, the Friday-night chansonnier: no need to watch for the date on these.
Market
Place du Marché Saturday Market
RiponSaturdays 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Victoria Day weekend to ThanksgivingRipon's co-op farmers' market: seasonal vegetables, lots of organic, crafts, and brunch at the café-bistro. It's where the village runs…
Music series
Market Fridays
RiponFridays, show at 6:30 p.m.Supper at the market bistro and a concert on Friday night, with styles that change week to week. Saturday shows get added now and then.
Music series
Salle Desjardins show season
PapineauvilleSeptember to April, mostly Fridays and SaturdaysComedy and music in a 357-seat hall at Louis-Joseph-Papineau high school. Les Productions Les 2 Vallées book plenty of tryout shows…
Culture
Cinémaboule
PapineauvilleEvery other Thursday, 7 p.m.The Petite-Nation film club screens a movie every other Thursday at Salle Desjardins, plus a few nights at Ripon's Place du Marché.
Music series
Shows at Le St-André
Saint-André-AvellinMostly Saturday nights, fall lineupA pub with a real stage. Lots of tribute nights (AC/DC, Tragically Hip, Bob Marley, Pink Floyd) plus known names like Bernard Adamus…
Music series
Shows at Le Bankeur
MontebelloSeveral Saturdays a monthMontebello's microbrewery doubles as a music room: tributes, rock, duos. You drink beers named after the old Petite-Nation seigneury while…
Music series
Friday singer nights at Café Bistro Léo
ThursoEvery Friday at 6 p.m.A singer-guitarist every Friday night at Café Bistro Léo in Thurso. An easy way to end the week.
Food
Sugar Season at Chez Ti-Mousse
PapineauvilleDaily, late February to late AprilAll-you-can-eat sugar shack meal with the full classic spread, and you can bring your own wine. The kind of outing you do with a crowd at…
Market
Bowman Farmers' Market
BowmanSaturdays 9 a.m. to noon, June to late AugustLittle market huts in Parc du Centenaire, local growers, a booth of Outaouais products and a covered games corner for kids. Each Saturday…
Music series
Summer evenings in Saint-André-Avellin parks
Saint-André-AvellinJune to September: drum circles, 7 p.m. concerts, 9 p.m. moviesThree summer formats: drum-circle nights at Parc des Générations (bring your own drum), a few 7 p.m. concerts, and outdoor movies at the…
Music series
Place du Citoyen music nights
ThursoA few evenings a month, June to AugustOutdoor music nights at Place du Citoyen, listed on Thurso's town calendar.
Music series
Music Wednesdays
PapineauvilleWednesdays at 7 p.m., July through AugustFree shows in Parc Henri-Bourassa, a different style every week: blues, disco, folk, singer-songwriters. The 2026 season, the ninth…
Music series
Music Sundays
MontebelloSundays at 1 p.m., mid-July to late AugustFree outdoor shows in front of the church, right in the village. 2026 had French chanson, operetta, a trad jam and call-and-response…
Music series
Relax Thursdays
ChénévilleThursday evenings, late July and early AugustFree music nights on the church grounds with a bar on site: country, Latin and percussion, duos. Rain moves it to the Danny-Legault room…
The rest of the year
Organizers haven’t put out their dates yet. Here’s when these usually happen; we add the date as soon as it’s out.
Usually in October · 2026 dates to be announced
Holiday
The Haunted Dome
Saint-Émile-de-SuffolkAround Halloween · 2026 dates to be announcedSaint-Émile volunteers turn the Dôme, next to town hall, into a haunted house for Halloween.
Usually in November · 2026 dates to be announced
Market
Bowman Christmas Market
BowmanLate November, a Saturday · 2026 dates to be announcedThe farmers' market huts come back out for Christmas in Parc du Centenaire: local products and a village feel.
Market
Plaisance Christmas Market
PlaisanceLast weekend of November · 2026 dates to be announcedPlaisance's Christmas market, announced by the town and on Facebook.
Market
Val-des-Bois Christmas Market
Val-des-BoisBefore the holidays · 2026 dates to be announcedA fixture on Val-des-Bois' calendar, often run together with Bowman. The date goes out in Le Valboisien and on Facebook.
Holiday
Noël des Pins
RiponEvery night 5:30 to 9:30 p.m., late November to December 24 · 2026 dates to be announcedA Ripon couple turns their house and pine woods into a lit-up trail with a dozen life-size Christmas scenes. On weekends it can draw 350…
Usually in December · 2026 dates to be announced
Holiday
Christmas Magic
Saint-Émile-de-SuffolkIn December · 2026 dates to be announcedSaint-Émile's Christmas activity for village families, run by volunteers.
Holiday
Lighted Tractor Parade
PlaisanceEarly December, a Saturday night · 2026 dates to be announcedTractors covered in Christmas lights parade through Plaisance. It pulls thousands of people every year, so bundle up the kids.
Usually in January · 2027 dates to be announced
Holiday
Trees of Hope
MontebelloHoliday season through early January · 2027 dates to be announcedOutaouais businesses decorate Christmas trees in the Château's great hall and visitors vote for a favourite. Money raised goes to the…
Outdoors
Torchlight Snowshoe Walk
Saint-Émile-de-SuffolkOne winter evening, date set by the municipality · 2027 dates to be announcedA torch-lit snowshoe outing run by Saint-Émile's recreation department. A village thing, put together by volunteers.
Usually in February · 2027 dates to be announced
Festival
Ripon Winter Carnival
RiponMid-February, one weekend · 2027 dates to be announcedThree days that get the whole village out. Supper and a show at the market Friday, a parade and spaghetti supper Saturday, then free…
Festival
Thurso Winter Carnival
ThursoLate February, run by the Knights of Columbus · 2027 dates to be announcedThurso's winter carnival, put on by the local Knights of Columbus. The lineup goes up on the event's Facebook page a few weeks ahead.
Community
Lac-Simon Winter Party
Lac-SimonA Saturday in February · 2027 dates to be announcedSkating and sliding to music, a lit-up igloo, a DJ and fireworks to close. Free hot chocolate, coffee and popcorn. No alcohol sold on…
Outdoors
Kids' Ice Fishing Day at Lac Croche
MontpellierA Saturday in February, from 8 a.m. · 2027 dates to be announcedAn ice-fishing morning to get kids hooked, run by Montpellier with Chénéville and Lac-Simon. Free permits for ages 6 to 17, a free hot-dog…
Outdoors
Bowman Forest Torchlight Walk
BowmanA Saturday evening in late February · 2027 dates to be announcedA walk by torchlight to the Cèdre shelter, with a bonfire waiting at the end. 2026 was the 8th year. Simple, pretty, and fine for kids.
Usually in March · 2027 dates to be announced
Community
Easter Egg Market
BowmanWeekend before Easter, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. · 2027 dates to be announcedA big outdoor egg hunt in the woods, with draws and chocolate to win. A good excuse to get the kids out in the forest in spring.
Market
Maple Market
RiponDuring sugaring season, date posted by the co-op · 2027 dates to be announcedOne of the Place du Marché's off-season special markets, held for sugaring season. Details go up on the co-op's site and Facebook page.
Usually in April · 2027 dates to be announced
Community
Easter at Lac-Simon
Lac-SimonEaster Saturday · 2027 dates to be announcedFace painting, crafts, hot chocolate and Easter surprises for the little ones. Nothing fancy, just a good morning in the village.
Community
Papineauville Easter Egg Hunt
PapineauvilleEaster Monday, 10 a.m. to noon · 2027 dates to be announcedA free egg hunt for kids on Easter Monday.
Community
Easter Trail
Val-des-BoisEaster Saturday, registration required · 2027 dates to be announcedA family Easter trail put on by the municipality. You have to sign up ahead, usually about a week before.
Community
Optimist Club Comedy Dinner
ThursoA weekend in April · 2027 dates to be announcedDinner and a comedy show raising money for the Thurso Optimist Club. A fixture on the local calendar.
Usually in June · 2027 dates to be announced
Holiday
Saint-Jean in Bowman
BowmanJune 23 or 24 · 2027 dates to be announcedBowman marks the Fête nationale with a village party; 2026 included a country night.
Holiday
Saint-Jean in Chénéville
ChénévilleJune 23 or 24 · 2027 dates to be announcedChénéville's Saint-Jean party in the village. The lineup is posted each year on the Facebook event.
Holiday
Saint-Jean in Duhamel
DuhamelJune 23 or 24 · 2027 dates to be announcedDuhamel celebrates Saint-Jean in the village. Details posted each year on the Facebook event.
Holiday
Saint-Jean in Lac-Simon
Lac-SimonJune 23 or 24 · 2027 dates to be announcedLac-Simon marks the Fête nationale. Details on the municipality's Facebook event.
Holiday
Saint-Jean in Montebello
MontebelloJune 23 or 24 · 2027 dates to be announcedMontebello's Saint-Jean party in the village, run with the recreation committee.
Holiday
Saint-Jean in Notre-Dame-de-la-Paix and Namur
Notre-Dame-de-la-PaixJune 23 or 24 · 2027 dates to be announcedA shared party for Notre-Dame-de-la-Paix and Namur. Lineup on the Facebook event.
Holiday
Saint-Jean in Papineauville
PapineauvilleJune 23 or 24 · 2027 dates to be announcedPapineauville marks Saint-Jean in the village. Details on the Facebook event.
Holiday
Saint-Jean in Plaisance
PlaisanceJune 23 or 24 · 2027 dates to be announcedSaint-Jean in Plaisance. The town posts the lineup on its Facebook page.
Holiday
Saint-Jean in Ripon
RiponJune 23 or 24 · 2027 dates to be announcedRipon celebrates Saint-Jean. The lineup goes up on the municipality's Facebook page.
Holiday
Saint-Jean in Saint-André-Avellin
Saint-André-AvellinJune 23 or 24 · 2027 dates to be announcedThe MRC's biggest town celebrates Saint-Jean. Details on the Facebook event.
Holiday
Saint-Jean in Thurso
ThursoJune 23 or 24 · 2027 dates to be announcedThe Optimist Club's Saint-Jean party on June 23. In 2026 the province-wide theme honoured Guy Lafleur, a Thurso native.
Holiday
Saint-Jean at Lac-des-Plages
Lac-des-PlagesJune 23 or 24 · 2027 dates to be announcedLac-des-Plages' take on the Fête nationale, in the village. Lineup on the Facebook event.
Holiday
Saint-Jean potluck in Boileau
BoileauJune 23 or 24 · 2027 dates to be announcedA bring-a-dish potluck at the park: pétanque, the ball field, games, and musicians are welcome to bring an instrument.
Usually in July · 2027 dates to be announced
Festival
Namur Lumberjack Festival
NamurLate July or August · 2027 dates to be announcedCompetitions, demos and family activities built around logging, in a village that long lived off timber. In 2025 the stilt-walkers from…
Festival
Saint-André-Avellin Western Festival
Saint-André-AvellinEleven days, mid to late July · 2027 dates to be announcedPetite-Nation's big summer blowout: IPRA pro rodeos that count toward the Coupe Canada in Saint-Tite, shows under the big Desjardins tent…
Festival
Namur Festivities
NamurRoughly every three years in summer (2013, 2016, 2019, 2025) · 2027 dates to be announcedThe party that brings together Namur, Quebec, Namur, Belgium, and Namur, Wisconsin. Walloon stilt-walkers and folk characters land in the…
Usually in August · 2027 dates to be announced
Culture
Guy Lafleur exhibit
ThursoSummer 2026, until August 30 · 2027 dates to be announcedA free exhibit at town hall tracing Guy Lafleur from Thurso's rink to the Canadiens. Pair it with the bronze statue out front.
Festival
Twist Fibre Festival
Saint-André-AvellinSecond weekend of August · 2027 dates to be announcedMore than 120 wool and fibre vendors at Complexe Whissell, workshops on spinning, knitting and dyeing, and sheepdog demos. Organizers bill…
Festival
Outaouais Health & Wellness Festival
RiponSecond-to-last weekend of August · 2027 dates to be announcedThree days of talks, workshops (yoga, qi gong, forest bathing) and booths at the Centre de vie in Ripon. 2026 was the fourth year, with…
Outdoors
Knights of Columbus Fishing Days
ThursoLate March on the ice, then early August on the river · 2027 dates to be announcedThurso's Knights of Columbus run two fishing days a year, one on the ice and one on the river in summer.
Culture
Our Lady of Knock Pilgrimage
MayoThe Sunday closest to August 15 · 2027 dates to be announcedSince 1955, Mayo's shrine, a replica of the one at Knock in Ireland, has drawn a pilgrimage every summer around the Feast of the…
Festival
Petite Nation en fête
ThursoFour nights in mid-August · 2027 dates to be announcedA big outdoor stage at the soccer field, food trucks and bouncy castles. 2026 had Roxane Bruneau, Souldia, France D'Amour, JF Pauzé and…
Culture
In Situ Art Symposium
MontebelloEvery two years; 2027 edition in Montebello, dates to come · 2027 dates to be announcedSeven to nine professional artists build permanent outdoor works in public, in a different village of the MRC each time. Past editions…
Sports
Lac Simon Crossing
DuhamelEarly August, a Saturday · 2027 dates to be announcedAn 11.5 km open-water swim from the Sépaq beach in Duhamel to the Lac-Simon beach, plus 500 m, 2 km and 4 km races and a family relay. It…
Sports
Petite-monnaie Triathlon
RiponLate August, a Sunday · 2027 dates to be announcedA sprint triathlon: 800 m swim in Lac Viceroy, 20 km bike through Ripon's back roads, 5 km run. Solo or as a team. Proceeds go to the…
Festival
Val-des-Bois in Music
Val-des-BoisThree nights at the end of August · 2027 dates to be announcedThe town runs this festival itself, capped at 4,000 people, with free shuttles and campsites for festivalgoers. 2026 had Éric Lapointe…
Usually in September · 2027 dates to be announced
Fair
Notre-Dame-de-la-Salette Ploughing Match
Notre-Dame-de-la-SaletteLate September, a Saturday · 2027 dates to be announcedPloughers of every age, from here, elsewhere in Quebec and Ontario, cutting furrows in front of a crowd. A farm day for the whole family.
Sports
Colour Run
Saint-André-AvellinEarly September, a Saturday · 2027 dates to be announced2.5, 5 or 10 km, walking or running, with stations where you get blasted with coloured powder. Nobody cares about your time.
Community
Petite Nation Car & Truck Show
Saint-André-AvellinMid-September, a Saturday · 2027 dates to be announcedClassic cars on one side, big 4x4 trucks on the other. The show that closes out car-show season around here.
Community
Car show at Camping Lac des Plages
Lac-des-PlagesMid-September, a Saturday from 10 a.m. · 2027 dates to be announcedVintage, modified, sporty or high-end: anything out of the ordinary is welcome. Run with the Outaouais antique vehicle association (AVAO).
Festival
Fall in Bass
PapineauvilleLate September · 2027 dates to be announcedTwo days of heavy bass music, camping and fall colours at La Forteresse. A different way to close festival season.
Festival
Plaisance Clay Festival
PlaisanceMid-September, one weekend · 2027 dates to be announcedAround twenty ceramics, pottery and glass booths inside the national park, with demos and workshops. Free admission.
Sports
Montebello Mountain Bike Festival
MontebelloLast weekend of September · 2027 dates to be announcedRides for every level on Montebello Vélo de Montagne's 30 km of trails across the old seigneury lands, with a cultural side to the weekend.
Festival
Montpellier Medieval Festival
MontpellierLast weekend of September · 2027 dates to be announcedJousting, knight fights, a Viking camp, a forge, a craft market, a banquet and fire shows at dusk. The 2026 theme was Caravans & Street…
Festival
Festival Ripon Trad
RiponThird weekend of September, Thursday to Sunday · 2027 dates to be announcedTrad music under the big top, but mostly some thirty acoustic shows inside villagers' homes. There's also a bus tour of the back roads…
Sports
Equestrian Skills Games
MontpellierEarly September · 2027 dates to be announcedA day of horseback skill challenges, second edition in 2026. Riders can arrive the day before and camp on site, with stalls for rent.
Market
Campground Market
Lac-des-PlagesLabour Day weekend Sunday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. · 2027 dates to be announcedAbout thirty artists, makers and growers from Petite-Nation and the Outaouais at the campground, plus a food truck. Fourth edition in…
Market
Chénéville Fall Market
ChénévilleLate September, a Saturday · 2027 dates to be announcedLocal products, crafts, music and face painting to welcome fall.
Festival
Boileau Oktoberfest
BoileauLate September · 2027 dates to be announcedThe area's first Oktoberfest, in 2026: beer with a beer expert, a mechanical bull, tug-of-war, a singer and Les 3 Mousquetaires, Boileau's…
Sports
Parcours on court
PapineauvilleMid-September, a Saturday · 2027 dates to be announcedA family obstacle race through the woods behind the high school, with a zone for kids 0 to 5. You'll get a bit muddy; that's the idea.
Music series
Swing Tes Couleurs
Notre-Dame-de-la-PaixMid-September, 10:30 a.m. until late · 2027 dates to be announcedLindy hop on a wooden floor in a forest clearing, with a live jazz band. First edition in 2026, on an organic farm. Camping on site, kids…
Sports
Knights of Columbus Golf Tournament
ThursoEarly September · 2027 dates to be announcedThe Thurso Knights of Columbus annual golf tournament, a fundraiser for their activities.