Festival & event · Canada

Quebec City winter carnival

For two-and-a-bit weeks from late January, Quebec City throws the world's biggest winter carnival: ice palaces, night parades, canoe races across the half-frozen St Lawrence and a giant snow bath undertaken by locals in swimwear.

Best forFamily
Approx. flying time~5h 30m from Los Angeles
Nearest airportQuebec (YQB)

Takes place in Quebec City, Canada — nearest airport Quebec (YQB), about 14km away.

The festival

The old walled city looks like a snow globe year-round in winter, and the toboggan run beside the Château Frontenac has been terrifying families since 1884. Book accommodation months ahead — carnival weekends sell the city out.

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When to go

Daytime highs run from about -5°C in January to 25°C in July. Driest in April and May and September and October; wettest in July, with rain on about 16 days.

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August24° · rain 14 daysMild and often wet.

Monthly figures averaged from daily records for 2020–2024 at this location (ERA5 reanalysis).

Where to base yourself

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Flights

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