US EditionParades, concerts and heat warnings to mark Fête nationale in Quebec
- Quebec marked its Fête nationale holiday on June 24, 2025, with parades, concerts, and heat warnings across the province.
- The celebrations followed an Environment Canada heat warning that led Quebec City to open air-conditioned centres and extend splash pad hours.
- Montreal hosted a parade at 2 p.m. and an evening concert featuring Robert Charlebois and Sara Dufour, while extreme weather forced Quebec City to cancel a marquee concert.
- Nearly 650 events commemorated the 50th anniversary of Gilles Vigneault's song 'Gens du pays,' often called Quebec’s unofficial anthem, amid a heat feeling like 45 C with humidity.
- The holiday highlighted Quebecers’ cultural pride, intensified by U.S. sovereignty concerns, and underscored efforts to defend Quebec’s identity and language.
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Watch Le grand spectacle de la Fête nationale du Québec à Montréal. Hosted by Guylaine Tremblay, with Robert Charlebois, Sara Dufour, Loud and Antoine Bertrand.
The overwhelming heat did not discourage the crowd from attending the traditional National Day parade in large numbers. The spectators gathered along Rachel Street East to see the procession of drummers, acrobats and dancers passing through.
Under overwhelming heat, thousands of people gathered to attend the National Day parade in Montreal on Tuesday.
Parades, concerts and heat warnings to mark Fête nationale in Quebec - Entertainment News
Quebecers will be decked out in blue and white today as the Fête nationale holiday is marked by parades, celebrations, and heat warnings. The festivities are coinciding with some extreme weather conditions this year. Quebec City announced this week it is opening air-conditioned community centr...
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