Le Carnaval de Québec

Qu'est-ce que c'est le Carnaval de Québec?

Le Carnaval de Québec is a festival held in Quebec City (la ville de Québec). It was held intermittently since 1894; however, since 1955, Carnaval has been celebrated annually. This was the first year that their mascot Bonhomme Carnaval made an appearance.

In 2006, up to one million people attended le Carnaval de Québec! It was considered the largest winter festival in the world (since then, China's Harbin Festival has become the largest in the world). However, Carnaval is still considered the largest winter festival in the Western Hemisphere of the world!