March 5 to 7 – Igloofest is back at Place Jean-Béliveau (ExpoCité) with a hot program including headliners Disclosure, Zeds Dead and Chris Lake. For details and tickets, visit quebec.igloofest.ca/en.

March 5 to 7 – The first Festival International de poésie de Québec takes place in various venues around the city. For details, visit fipdequebec.com. See preview in this edition. 

March 5 to 8 – The great illusionist Luc Langevin is giving four performances at the Grand Théâtre de Québec. Times vary. For details and tickets, visit am.ticketmaster.com/grandtheatre/fr-ca/promotional. There is a special offer of two tickets for $89 until March 5. 

Sunday, March 8 – SPRING FORWARD! Daylight Saving Time begins at 12:01 a.m. – Reset your clocks and watches ONE HOUR FORWARD to 1:01 a.m. before you go to bed on Saturday, March 7, or you’ll be late for church or whatever else you may have scheduled on Sunday morning.  

Sunday, March 8 at 2 p.m. – In the Ballroom: Traditional Music and Dance of a Community continues at the Morrin Centre with Children’s dances and their origins. With musical accompaniment from Hélène Fournier (caller), Miriam Blair (fiddle) and Maxence Croteau (guitar), young and old are invited to discover traditional dances and their origins to wrap up spring break with a bang. For more details and to reserve your spot on the dance floor, visit morrin.org/en/in-the-ballroom. 

March 8-12 – Salon international du livre de Québec takes place at the Centre des congrès de Québec. For details, visit programmation.silq.ca. 

March 13 to 15 – Évangéline, North America’s greatest love story, comes to the Grand Théâtre, starring Maude Cyr-Deschênes, Olivier Dion, Matthieu Lévesque, Nathalie Simard, Raphaël Butler, Océane Kitura Bohémier-Tootoo and Laurent Lucas. Évangéline is a sweeping historical musical with a modern twist. Heartrending memories of those times still linger, while the ties that bind the French and Mi’kmaq nations live on. For details and tickets, visit evangelinemusical.ca. Supplementary performances on Sept. 3, 4, 5 and 6. 

Saturday, March 14 at 1 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. — The 57th Shannon Irish Show takes place at the Shannon Community Centre. Doors open one hour before each performance. This year’s honourees are Ivan, Lynn and Brent Kiley, the husband, wife and son team who, from 1975 to 2024, assisted with various tasks at the show. Admission (cash only) is $10 for adults, $5 for children six to 12 and free for children five and under. For bus transportation from Quebec City to the afternoon show, call Lea at VEQ 418-683-2366, ext. 229.

Saturday, March 14 at 1 p.m. – The Eric Hamber and Magee Secondary Schools Band and Choir from Vancouver perform at the Cathedral of the Holy Trinity. More than 80 chorists and musicians will present a harmonious repertoire and moving interpretations. A beautiful introduction to spring! Free admission! 

March 17 to 28 – Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day in Quebec City over 12 days. To see the full program, visit qcpatrick.com/en/festivities.

March 17, 20 and 21 – Initiation to Gaelic football and hurling. Discover these unique Irish team sports on Tuesday, at the Centre Louis-Jolliet at 8:45 p.m. (ages 16 and older) or Friday at Stade Telus on the Université Laval campus at 6:55 p.m. Kids ages seven to 15 can come to the Stade Leclerc on Saturday from 1 to 3 p.m. These discovery clinics are free events. For more details, visit gaelicgamescanada.com/clubs/east-division/les-patriotes-de-quebec. 

March 17 to April 10 – Le Diamant presents William Shakespeare’s “Scottish Play” … MACBETH, an original Stratford Festival 2025 production, created in collaboration with Ex Machina / Robert Lepage and translated into Québécois French by Michel Garneau. For details and tickets, visit lediamant.ca/en/programming/macbeth.

Tuesday, March 17 at 7:30 p.m. – The Club Musical de Québec presents German violist Tabea Zimmermann and Spanish pianist Javier Perianes at the Palais Montcalm. For details and tickets, visit clubmusicaldequebec.com.

Wednesday, March 18 at 7:30 p.m. – Irish Heritage Quebec meets in McMahon Hall of St. Patrick’s Church, 1145 de Salaberry. In partnership with the organizers of the Défilé de la Saint-Patrick, Steve Cameron will preside over a presentation titled We Never Quite Leave. Admission is free.  Refreshments will be served, and parking stubs for Îlot St-Patrick will be validated. If coming on foot, please arrive by 7:20 p.m. as the church doors will be locked at 7:30 p.m. For more information, visit irishheritagequebec.net or call Irish Heritage Quebec at 418-704-3404.

Wednesday, March 18 at 7:30 p.m. – Y a d’quoi fêter! There’s something to celebrate at Brasserie La Korrigane. Storyteller Dominique Deslongchamps and fiddler Daniel Fréchette mix Irish and Québécois traditions with stories and music. Free. 

Thursday, March 19, 5 to 7 p.m. – Voice of English-speaking Québec is holding its Spring Fling at La Maison Smith, 2330 Chemin Ste- Foy. Meet the VEQ team, hear what’s new, and enjoy complimentary nibbles in great company. Drinks may be purchased at the bar. Bring your family and friends and celebrate the season with us. The event is free, but you must register at veq.ca/event/spring-fest-2026. 

Friday, March 20 at 7 p.m. – It’s Classic Movie Night at Chalmers-Wesley United Church. This month’s film is the 1963 suspense thriller, romance and comedy Charade, starring Cary Grant and Audrey Hepburn. 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. All are welcome. 

Saturday, March 21, 9:30 a.m. to 12 p.m – Visit the Îlot des palais historic site which has many permanent and temporary exhibits about the historic presence of the Irish in the lower town of Quebec City. Free entry. 

Saturday, March 21, 12 to 4 p.m. – Whiskey tasting at Pub Nelligan. Discover Irish whiskeys, served with bouchées and live music. There is an entry fee.

Sunday, March 22 at 2:30 p.m. – Concerts Couperin presents Fantaisies en perspective at the Chapelle du Séminaire. Hear the exploration of Bach, Chopin and Schumann’s fanciful styles and the evolution of contrapuntal style toward a more harmonic and sequential language, performed by pianist Emmanuel Roberts Dugal and 15-year-old guest guitarist Le Tuong Nguyen. For details and tickets, visit couperin.ca/prochain-concert.

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.