Thursday, Jan. 22 at 6:30 p.m. – It’s VEQ Game Night at the Jeffery Hale Wellness Centre, 1270 Chemin Ste-Foy. Whether you’re new to the English-speaking community or a longtime local, come connect over board games and light refreshments. Bring a game you love or try something new from our collection! Free parking! It is free to attend, but please register here so we know who to expect: zeffy.com/en-CA/ticketing/veqs-janauary-2026-game-nights.

Friday, Jan. 23 at 7 p.m. – It’s Classic Movie Night at Chalmers-Wesley United Church on Rue Ste-Ursule. This month’s film is the 1957 thriller Zero Hour! starring Dana Andrews, Linda Darnell and Sterling Hayden. The film was a remake of the Canadian television play Flight into Danger. The side door of the church opens at 6:30 p.m. and cartoons and newsreels of the day are shown before the main feature. Admission $5. There is a snack bar with fresh popcorn, soft drinks and sweets for sale. 

Jan. 27 to March 1 – Le Mois Multi: Sonoratures, sound art and literature come together to echo the voices carried by humans. Seventeen cultural venues in the Quebec City area will present some 50 shows, performances, workshops, and exhibitions featuring nearly 100 established and emerging artists. For details about this dazzling, daring and festive month-long edition, visit  artsetculture.ca/lancement-de-la-26e-edition-du-mois-multi.  

Wednesday, Jan. 28, at 7 p.m. – In the Ballroom: Traditional Music and Dance of a Community continues at the Morrin Centre. This week features Dances from Île d’Orléans. Next month on Tuesday, Feb. 10, it’s Close to the Floor (jig); Wednesday, Feb. 25: Scottish and Irish Dances; and finally on Sunday, March 8, Children’s dances and their origins will be featured. For more details and to reserve your spot on the dance floor, visit morrin.org/en/in-the-ballroom. 

Jan. 28 and 29 at 8 p.m. – The Orchestre Symphonique de Québec, directed by Clemens Schuldt, presents L’expérience Nils Wanderer at the Palais Montcalm. When this German countertenor with a rare voice takes the stage, a whole universe unfolds. The OSQ also welcomes first violin Sheila Jaffé, who will be making her debut. For details and tickets, visit palaismontcalm-osq.tuxedobillet.com/osq/lexperience-nils-wanderer.

Jan. 31 and Feb. 1 – It’s FestiNeige Shannon! Two days of fun winter activities at two sites on Saturday (10 a.m. to 3 p.m.) at the Centre Castor, 658 Rue Bilodeau (Route Cathcart) in St-Gabriel-de-Valcartier, and on Sunday (10 a.m. to 4 p.m.) at the Municipal Park next to the Community Centre, 75 Chemin Gosford, in Shannon. For details of what’s happening where, visit shannon.ca/evenement/festineige-2026-programmation.

Sunday, Feb. 1 at 2:30 p.m. – Concerts Couperin presents Ce désir de profondeur at the Chapelle du Séminaire. The program, sung by mezzo-soprano Marie-Andrée Mathieu, accompanied by Stéphane Fontaine (clarinet), Nathalie Tremblay (piano) and guest cellist Anne-Sophie Laliberté, includes two cycles of melodies by German Romantic composers Louis Spohr and Johannes Brahms, plus works by Quebec composers Éric Champagne and Nathalie Tremblay. For details and tickets, visit couperin.ca/prochain-concert.  

Feb. 6 to 15 – The 72nd Quebec Winter Carnival offers some 20 partner events, with something for everyone. Throughout the Carnival, locals and visitors alike can take part in a wide range of festive, cultural, athletic and other activities. Partner events will take place in several boroughs of Quebec City, in Sainte-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, Stoneham-et-Tewkesbury and Lotbinière. For details, visit carnaval.qc.ca/en.

Feb. 10 at 8 p.m. – Ballets Jazz Montréal present Joie de vivre at the Grand Théâtre. Choreographer Jo Stromgren depicts a character at the end of their life who revisits the key fragments of their life, exploring through them the mysteries of memory and the unspoken aspects of their history. For details and tickets, visit grandtheatre.qc.ca/programmation. 

Feb. 11 to 22 – The 66th Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament takes place at the Videotron Centre and the Guy Lafleur Pavilion, where the best youth (under-12) hockey players and teams on the planet will compete for the tournament’s top honours. In addition to the on-ice action, a superb program awaits spectators. For more details, visit tournoipee-wee.qc.ca/en.

Feb 13 to 21 – Sirius XM presents the 12th Le Phoque OFF festival of alternative music. Some 100 musicians will be highlighted. “More than just a festival, Le Phoque OFF is now a central hub of Quebec’s emerging alternative music scene. This festival, made for and by the artists, moulds what is and what will be the music and its industry! We take everything that is bold, avant-garde and artistically wacky to fill you with new releases, ideas, experiences, emotions and friendships! For details, visit phoqueoff.com/en.

Feb. 14 to 22 – The Pentathlon des Neiges, the largest outdoor winter event in Canada, takes place on the Plains of Abraham in the heart of Quebec City. For details of the competitions – bicycle, snowshoeing, skating, cross-country skiing or running – for individuals or groups of people of all ages and experience, visit pentathlondesneiges.com/en/. 

Friday, February 14 – Happy Valentine’s Day! ♥️

JH Partners promotes the personal and collective well-being of English speakers in the Quebec City region by offering a range of health promotion programs across seven sites, including the Jeffery Hale Pavilion. Learn more at  jhpartners.net.

Visit the Voice of English-speaking Québec website (veq.ca) for information about events in English for all ages. 

Visit the Morrin Centre website (morrin.org) for information about more literary, artistic and educational activities for everyone.

Quebec City Reading Council is a literacy organization for English-speakers offering family programs, adult learning, and activities for 50+ learners. They empower the community through connection and lifelong learning. For details  visit qcrc.org.