Quebec Winter Carnival

Quebec Winter Carnival
Bonhomme Carnaval in 2011
GenreWinter festival
BeginsFebruary 3, 2023
EndsFebruary 12, 2023
FrequencyAnnually
Location(s)Quebec City
CountryCanada
Inaugurated1955 (1955) (annual event)
WebsiteCarnaval de Québec

The Quebec Winter Carnival (French: Carnaval de Québec), commonly known in both English and French as Carnaval, is a pre-Lenten festival held in Quebec City. After being held intermittently since 1894, the Carnaval de Québec has been celebrated annually since 1955.[1] That year, Bonhomme Carnaval, the mascot of the festival, made his first appearance.[2] Up to one million people attended the Carnaval de Québec in 2006 making it, at the time, the largest winter festival in the world (since overtaken by the Harbin Festival).[3][4] It is, however, the largest winter festival in the Western Hemisphere.[5]

  1. ^ "Quebec Winter Carnival 2019 - Quebec City, QC". To Do Canada.
  2. ^ Daniel Shafto (1 January 2009). Carnival. Infobase Publishing. p. 80. ISBN 978-1-4381-2660-9.
  3. ^ Hilary Davidson; Paul Karr; Herbert Bailey Livesey; Bill McRae; Donald Olson (14 August 2006). Frommer's Canada: With the best hiking & outdoor adventures. John Wiley & Sons. p. 300. ISBN 978-0-470-04457-5.
  4. ^ "The world's largest ice festival features massive, stunning sculptures". Hindustan Times. Associated Press. January 6, 2018. Retrieved July 19, 2018.
  5. ^ "Winter Fun at Quebec's Winter Carnival". Must Do Canada.