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Canada: Québec City Winter Carnival

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Things change. Winter programs, hours and prices move every season, and some official pages we opened still showed older seasons. We stamp each fact with the date we checked it. If a number is missing, it is because an official page did not give it to us. Open the named page, write the number in the blank, and trust that over our summary.

This guide is the winter-event companion to our Montréal and Québec City guide. That guide covers the two cities across seasons. This one covers one thing: Québec City during the Carnaval, February 5 to 14, 2027 (checked Oct 10, 2026).

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Promise: a four-day Carnaval plan on foot, with the cold handled and the unknown prices left as blanks you fill in from the official page.
Trip length: 4 days (3 if you skip the day trips).
Best months: the Carnaval is February 5 to 14, 2027. The Hôtel de Glace and winter playground seasons are separate; confirm each.
Budget band: low-to-mid. Walking, bus passes and free sights carry most days.
Best for: couples and friends who want a winter city break and are fine being outside in the cold; also families with children who enjoy snow play.

At a glance

Carnaval 2027: February 5 to 14. Program includes Bonhomme's Ice Palace (described as 100% ice), two night parades, ice and snow sculptures, evening concerts, and the ice canoe race. (checked Oct 10, 2026)
Ice canoe race tickets are sold separately for Québec and Lévis sides. (checked Oct 10, 2026)
Montmorency Falls park, cable car round trip: adult 14,95 $, 2026–2027 season. (checked Oct 10, 2026)
City bus: 3,85 $ single ticket; 10,50 $ one-day pass. (checked Oct 10, 2026)
Prepaid airport parking starts at $89 for 8 days, tax included (currency not labelled on the page; assume CAD). (checked Oct 10, 2026)
U.S. advisory: Level 1. [read 2026-10-10 — page dated June 05, 2026, https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/traveladvisories/traveladvisories/canada-travel-advisory.html]
Not priced by any official page we could open: the Effigy, the Hôtel de Glace visit, the Musée de la civilisation, the Citadelle tour and the Dufferin Terrace toboggan slide. Blanks are in chapter 8.