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Quebec City is greedy in August

Quebec City is greedy in August

Have you planned your vacation in August and planned to spend a few days in the Capitale-Nationale region? Here is our list of gourmet events that will take place in Quebec City in the coming weeks.

Let's start with the gourmet portion of ComediHa! Fest-Québec which presents from August the 7th to the 18th MiHa! M. This is a terrace on the Grande-Allée, from 5 pm on weekdays or 2 pm on weekends, where you can choose from a dozen menus of restaurants, drink cocktails prepared by mixologists the Workshop or choose from a list of microbrewery beers and play board games or play games giant format. Access is free.

On Thursday, August 8, at 5 pm, the Limoilove Urban Night is back for the fourth year in a row. Neighborhood chefs will offer original dishes, and bars will be set up on the street to offer cocktails and non-alcoholic beverages. A dozen restaurants will lend themselves to the game. The event is postponed in the event of rain.

From August 15th to 18th, the tenth Festibière de Québec will be held on the quays of Espace 400. The organization has decided to do it in a big way while 10 casks a day will be opened, ie 400 beer recipes unique that will not be recreated anytime soon, more than a hundred microbreweries and street trucks will offer their beverages and their foods. Conferences will also be given, shows presented, a two-story terrace and giant format games.

More than 60 winemakers from the Bordeaux region of France will be setting up at the Agora du Port in Quebec City from August 22 to 25 to offer their products as part of Bordeaux fête le vin in Quebec City. In some tents, gourmet resorts will prepare dishes with local products to finally match them with the wines offered on site. Workshops and lectures, music and comedy shows are also planned.

Finally, at the same time, the Gourmet Festivals of Neuville will allow you to put your mouth full, full eyes and ears. The exhibitors of the Terroir Area will discover their products and it will be possible to taste the beer La Belle Gourmande, designed specifically for the event by the microbrewery L'Esprit de Clocher.

Check with events as a limited number of tickets are in circulation. Some packages are also on sale before the start of events.

No matter what activity you choose, your taste buds will be spoiled by your tour in Quebec City!

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