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Friday, Oct. 2 at 12:15 p.m. – Pianist Samuel Croteau will give a free concert of pieces by Beethoven at the Cathedral of the Holy Trinity. Free admission, donations welcome. 

Oct. 2 and 3 at 7 p.m. – The Orchestre symphonique de Québec presents Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban in English with French subtitles, at the Grand Théâtre. For details and tickets, visit grandtheatre.qc.ca/programmation/harry-potter-and-the-prisoner-of-azkaban. 

Oct. 2 to 4 – The Marathon de Québec returns to the streets of Quebec City, Runners and walkers will embark on a postcard-perfect course that winds through the city’s most beautiful streets. To learn more or to enter the marathon, half-marathon, 10K, 5K or 2K kids’ race, visit jecoursqc.com/en/beneva-quebec-city-marathon-presented-by-montellier/races.

Wednesday, Oct. 7 at 8 p.m. – The Orchestre symphonique de Québec, with guest conductor Izabelė Jankauskaitė, performs Beethoven’s Eighth Symphony at the Palais Montcalm. The evening program opens with Weinberg’s Sinonietta No. l; Shostakovich’s Concerto No. 1, featuring pianist Eva Gevorgyan and trumpeter André Dubelsten; and Weber’s Der Freischütz overture. For details and tickets, visit osq.org/concerts/la-8e-de-beethoven. 

Friday, Oct. 9 at 7:30 p.m.–  As part of the Réverbère festival (see item below), Le Diamant presents a circus cabaret featuring skilled performers from Quebec City produced in collaboration with Le Monastère, renowned for its expertise in producing contemporary circus cabarets, to foster the exchange of artistic practices and aesthetics between artists from Quebec City and Montréal.

Saturday, Oct. 10 from 12:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. –– if you’re a newcomer who has lived in Quebec City for less than a year, you’re welcome at the Ville de Québec Journée des Nouveaux Arrivants (Newcomers’ Day) at the Centre des Glaces Intact Assurances in Sainte-Foy. Learn to skate, discover a Québécois “sugar shack” and discover city services and other organizations helping newcomers in the city, providing French language training and job search assistance among other things. There will also be games and other activities for children and teens. The event is free but advance registration is required; the online form can be completed in English, French or Spanish. Free parking is available and the ice rink is also easily accessible by bus or àVélo.

Oct. 10 to 13 – Réverbère is a free annual street arts event organized by the Ville de Québec over Thanksgiving weekend. Whether you’re strolling down a street, through a park, or across a public square in Old Québec – in the afternoon or evening – let yourself be surprised by a host of spontaneous, eclectic, and lively performances. For details, visit ville.quebec.qc.ca/reverbere. See preview on QCT website.

Oct. 10 to 13 – The Rendez-vous ès Trad celebrates traditional Québécois music and art at the Domaine Maizerets, with performances by Olivier Soucy and Nicolas Pellerin & Les Grands Hurleurs, two dances with live music, master classes, hands-on workshops and plenty of opportunities to sing, dance and craft! Visit cvpv.net/rendez-vous to learn more. 

Oct. 15 at 5 p.m. – Author and historian Webster launches Fugitifs!, a book based on the popular Musée national des Beaux-Arts du Québec exhibit of the same name, inspired by wanted ads for enslaved persons published in the Quebec Gazette (a forerunner of the QCT) and the Montreal Gazette. The launch will take place at the Librairie Pantoute St-Roch (286 St-Joseph Est).    

Oct. 22 to 25 – The Musée des Beaux-Arts du Québec celebrates the grand opening of the new Espace Riopelle – Pavilion Michael Audain. The museum’s spaces will come alive with artistic performances and unexpected moments, transforming a regular visit into an immersive, sensory experience. Discover this new space where Riopelle’s world is brought to life and unfolds through a series of encounters, performances, and artistic experiences. Member: $10, non-member starting at $23, free for children and teens 17 and under. For details and reservations, visit mnbaq.org/en/programming/special-events/espace-riopelle-grand-opening.

Oct. 24, 27, 29 at 7:30 p.m., and Oct. 31 at 2 p.m. – Opéra de Québec presents Orphée et Eurydice by Christoph Willibald Gluck, at the Grand Théâtre. Through this story of love that transcends death, the work explores themes of absence, doubt and the fear of losing a loved one, while also evoking the power of art when faced with that which eludes our grasp. For details and tickets, visit operadequebec.com/en/saison-26-27.

Wednesday, Oct 28 at 7:30 p.m. – Orchestre symphonique de Québec Brahms Festival – Chamber Music Concert – Quintet for Clarinet and Strings at the Monastère des Augustines, with Stéphane Fontaine (clarinet), Sheila Jaffé and Catherine Dallaire (violin), Blair Lofgren (cello) and a violist to be confirmed. Works by Erwin Schulhoff, Brahms and Boris Pigovat. Tickets ($49.76 general admission) available at osq.org/festival-brahms.

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.

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.