Festibière de Québec: A taste of summer🍺 🌞
On the program: activities to make the most of summer, brewing adventures, a festive atmosphere & an electrifying musical program!
ZONE SALOON
Are you itching to put on your boots and hat and dance to your favorite New Country tunes? We’ve got just the thing to satisfy your inner cowboy in the new Saloon Zone! With a band straight from Nashville, line dancing and a western vibe, we’ve got you covered!
Musical programming
Yehaww 🤠 To all our cowboys, get ready to sing and dance with our completely country programming presented in the Saloon Zone. Fasten your hat, it’s on!
Schedule & artists below!
Line dance
Get your groove on at the Festibière with CC Lover Country Pop 👯♀️ Come and show us your best line-dancing moves in the Saloon Zone from Thursday to Saturday!
Western Tournament
Think you’re the master cowboy? Join our official competition and take on your opponents in a fierce battle of lassoes, water guns and a classic game of cowboy! Form your own duo for a chance to win a prize. Pow pow!
Whether to attend or to participate:
> Friday | 2:30 pm | 1st official competition
> Saturday | 2:30 pm | 2nd official competition
PRIZES TO WIN: The winning team from each session will take home several prizes! (description of prizes to come)
*Independent competitions. 1 winner per time slot.
Saloon Bar
Come and hang out at the Saloon bar for a good beer! Discover a variety of exclusive products at this signature Festibière kiosk, and pay with your remaining tokens.
Delicious selection of products coming soon!
BBQ tasting
Head to the Saloon Zone for a free taste of Grain Calf products cooked to perfection on the grill. The perfect accompaniment to your favorite summer beer 🍺
COUR ARRIÈRE AREA
Nostalgic for Quebec City’s Backyard? Discover the new, original zone inspired by Festibière’s Back Yard: a pool of water, signature cocktails, music & a festive atmosphere just the way we like it 🌊
Musical programming
We’ve put together a line-up of shows worthy of your best summer evenings to get you in the mood 🎶 Check out the performances on the WKND Stage.
Schedule & artists below!
Water basin
The best place to pay homage to summer… is in the water basin of the new Backyard inspiration space! Imagine you & your gang, feet in the water, a nice cold beer in hand… It’s almost like being on vacation 🌞
Vacation tattoo
Keep a souvenir of your trip to Festibière! Whether on a whim or with a specific idea in mind, get tattooed or pierced by the Displace Studio team at their specially equipped booth!
Québec Rhum
International Rum Day | August 16 🥃 Do you have a thirst for discovery? On Friday, from 4pm, come and meet the connoisseurs of Québec Rhum to taste their products and learn more about this famous spirit!
> Friday, August 16 | 5pm, 6pm & 7pm | Guided tastings
Festive bar
Even your taste buds are nostalgic for Backyard-inspired drinks 😋 Come check out the beautiful selection at this festive signature booth plus pay with your leftover tokens.
Selection of beers, cocktails & more to come!
Exclusive products & new bars
*NEW* Visit Festibière’s signature bars: Le Sanctuaire, Le Saloon & La Cour arrière. Discover a variety of exclusive products and pay with your leftover tokens.
Nice little products right here
Chill Zone
Destination Québec City
The name says it all… the perfect place to chill, take a break and enjoy the moment with a beer in hand! Visit this rest area presented by Destination Québec Cité ⛱
Tastings
blind tasting
Analyze the taste, the smell, the texture and try to guess what’s in your glass. Don’t worry, our beer expert Nathalie Coursin will be on hand to guide you through this blind quest.
Food and beer pairings
Discover Archibald’s suggestions for pairing your beer with delicious meals from our on-site foodtrucks. Good food to go with your good beer, as they say!
See you at their booth 🍔
Brewing workshops
How to become a better beer drinker? Come to Le Sanctuaire bar to attend the brewing workshops given by our beer expert, Nathalie Coursin
Discover the themes and schedule below!
Guided tastings:
Thursday | 3:30 pm & 5:15 pm
Friday | 2:30 pm & 5:15 pm
Saturday | 2:30 pm & 5:15 pm
Sunday | 15h15 & 16h45
Brewing workshops (details to come!):
Friday | 15h00
Saturday | 15h00
Sunday | 2:15pm
Meet Nathalie Coursin at Le Sanctuaire bar!
Free tastings
When you purchase your access to the tasting, you automatically receive free beer (YEAHHH!) When you arrive at the box office, present your free tastings included in your access (yellow QR codes), receive 1 full 8 oz glass OR choose 2 4 oz tastings at Le Shack a soif near the box office..
MUSICAL SCENE
Take advantage of summer and festive performances in the Zone Cour arrière 🌊 Schedule & artists below!
El Rikko
14h30
Sam Jacques
14h30
Maude Carrier
14h30
Gabriel MK
14h30
En Cavale Live Sessions
Thursday to Saturday | 7 pm
Are you interested in a musical experience while discovering local products in enchanting sites? That’s the immersive experience offered by En Cavale Live Sessions. Made up of Millimetrik and Miss Croque, the DJ duo aims to democratize electronic music while showcasing the richness of Quebec’s terroir. Electro culture meets the hard work of local producers. It’s a festive rendezvous in places with strong tourist potential. En Cavale is the escape from everyday life you need.
SCÈNE DU SALOON
Enjoy all-country performances on the Saloon Zone Stage 🤠 It’s almost like Nashville! Schedule & artists below!
Thursday, Friday & Saturday | 8:00 pm
Thursday, Friday & Saturday | 16h00 to 19h00 | CC Lover Country Pop
Meet in the Saloon Zone
Sunday | 2:30 pm | Louis-Frédérick Paradis
See you in the Saloon Zone
PLAY AREA
Shop Santé challenges
*NEW* Drinking beer is no reason not to be fit! Visit the Shop Santé booth to test your fitness skills & take on some challenges! You could even win prizes!
Board games
*NEW* Come and experience your favorite Randolph Fun Pub, right at the Festibière. With your beer of choice in hand, be inspired by the playful pub hosts, or go with your classics. Catania and red? Les Aventuriers du rail and IPA? The combinations are endless (and delicious!).🧮
Giant Jenga
Your worst enemy in this game: gravity! Your challenge: stack all the wooden blocks and remove them without the whole thing collapsing. P.S. Remove a block marked Encanette and get a chance to enter their contest!
Mega collective work of art
Leave your mark at Festibière! You’ll find giant letters forming the word “FESTIBIÈRE” on the site, which will become a huge collective work of art thanks to the personal touch of all our festival-goers. Don’t hesitate to share your creativity 🎨
Pocket games
The combination of beer and pocket games is a classic not to be missed at Festibière! Whether with family, friends or colleagues, there’s sure to be plenty of fun to be had.
"AFTER PARTY"
The festivities continue! Je bois local invites you to end your evening at La Cour arrière du Festibière de Lévis or at the Patio du Festibière!
Discover our on-site promotions👇
LE PATIO DU FESTIBIÈRE
- Claim your free pint with your I Drink Local Passport
Le Patio accepts Festibière tokens! Finish them on site 💰
Cocktail Bucket 🪣 4 oz for $20+tx
📍 625, Grande Allée Est, Québec (QC), G1R 2K4
LA COUR ARRIÈRE DU FESTIBIÈRE DE LÉVIS
- Claim a free pint with your I Drink Local Passport
La Cour accepts Festibière tokens! Finish them on site 💰
📍30 rue du Juvénat, Saint-Romuald (QC), G6V 6P5
