Québec City Entertainment
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Quebec City Entertainment and Nightlife
BARS AND NIGHTLIFE
Nightlife in Québec City is far more relaxed than in Montréal: an evening spent in an intimate bar or a jazz or blues soiree is more popular than a big gig or disco, except among the younger set. Few major bands tour here, except during the Festival d’é in July, when everyone lets their hair down. Québec City’s main bar and nightclub strip is around St-Jean - the stretch outside the city walls in the Faubourg St-Jean-Baptiste has studenty bars and gay nightspots. Places on Grand-Allée tend to cater to tourists, but there are a few decent spots mixed in. For up-to-date information on the goings-on, check out the listings section in the French daily newspapers Le Soleil and Journal de Québec and the free weekly newspaper Voir . The quarterly bilingual magazine for tourists Voilà Québec also carries information, as does the English Québec Chronicle Telegraph , published every Wednesday.
ENTERTAINMENT AND NIGHTLIFE
Québec City is not especially renowned for its high culture, but from May to September there are dance , theatre and music events at various outdoor venues, and throughout the year performances can be caught at the city’s theatres. The liveliest periods are in February and July, when the entire city is animated by its two principal festivals : the excellent Carnaval and the equally frenzied Festival d’é. Tickets for most events can be purchased through the Admission agency (tel 1-800/361-4595, www.admission.com ).