Live Events & Tickets in Quebec City

Hockey in Quebec City

Hockey is the heartbeat of Quebec City's sports calendar. The Quebec Remparts of the QMJHL play their home schedule at the 18,000-seat Vidéotron Centre on Boulevard Wilfrid-Hamel from September through March, drawing some of the largest junior-hockey crowds in Canada and ramping into loud playoff runs each spring.

The arena, opened in 2015, was built in part to position Quebec City for an eventual NHL return after the Nordiques left for Colorado in 1995. For now, the Remparts are the marquee live hockey ticket in town — affordable single-game seats most weeks, with prices and demand climbing for rivalry games.

The nearest NHL action is the Montreal Canadiens, a three-hour drive west.

College sports in Quebec City

Université Laval's Rouge et Or are a national power in Canadian university sport. The football team, one of the most successful U Sports programs ever with multiple Vanier Cup national titles, plays at the Stade TELUS-Université Laval on the Sainte-Foy campus from September through November and is the city's biggest college draw.

Rouge et Or basketball, volleyball and soccer run at the PEPS pavilion through the academic year, often deep into the U Sports playoffs. Tickets are affordable, and a Rouge et Or football Saturday in autumn is one of the best-value live-sports experiences in the region.

Arena and stadium sports in Quebec City

Quebec City's two main sports venues anchor the live calendar. The Vidéotron Centre on Boulevard Wilfrid-Hamel is the 18,000-seat arena home of the Remparts and the building locals hope will someday host an NHL team again.

The Stade TELUS-Université Laval on the Sainte-Foy campus is the home of Rouge et Or football, while the PEPS pavilion next door hosts Rouge et Or basketball, volleyball and soccer. The arena also hosts occasional one-off events such as touring hockey exhibitions, combat-sports cards and tournament play through the year.

For major-league baseball, the NBA or a regular-season NHL game, the closest options are in Montreal.

Hockey games in Quebec City

The Quebec Remparts of the QMJHL play their home schedule at Vidéotron Centre from September through March, with weekend home games drawing the city's biggest in-arena crowds. The Université Laval Rouge et Or — perennial U Sports football champions — play at the Stade TELUS-Université Laval on the Sainte-Foy campus from September through November, with Rouge et Or basketball at the PEPS pavilion through the winter.

The Quebec City Marathon runs in the fall. The Pentathlon des Neiges on the Plains of Abraham in late winter is a multi-sport winter event.

Major-league pro sports are a three-hour drive west to Montreal.

Sporting events in Quebec City

Beyond the Remparts and Rouge et Or, Quebec City's calendar mixes seasonal sporting events through the year. The Remparts' QMJHL playoff run in spring is the city's biggest single sports event when the team goes deep.

Rouge et Or football's home dates and U Sports playoff games are the fall highlights. The Pentathlon des Neiges on the Plains of Abraham in late winter is a popular multi-sport winter race.

The Quebec City Marathon and road-running events fill the warmer months. For the largest pro spectacles, fans head west to Montreal for Canadiens hockey and big-league baseball and soccer.

Live sports in Quebec City

Live sports in Quebec City center on two venues and two seasons. From September to March, Remparts QMJHL hockey at the Vidéotron Centre is the day-to-day live-sports habit, with most home games on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

In the fall, Rouge et Or football at the Stade TELUS-Université Laval is the biggest college draw, and the PEPS pavilion carries Rouge et Or basketball, volleyball and soccer through the academic year. Tickets for both the Remparts and the Rouge et Or are affordable and usually available close to game day.

For a major-league night out, the Montreal Canadiens are a three-hour drive west.

Vieux-Québec

Vieux-Québec is the UNESCO World Heritage walled old city — cobblestone streets, the Château Frontenac silhouette, and the historic core where many visiting sports fans base themselves. It is not a venue district itself, but it is the heart of game-day weekends: hotels, restaurants and the Terrasse Dufferin are an easy launch point for fans heading out to the Vidéotron Centre for Remparts hockey or to the Sainte-Foy campus for Rouge et Or games.

Grande Allée Est just outside the walls is the city's main pre- and post-game patio and pub strip, packed on Remparts and Rouge et Or weekends. The lower town's Quartier Petit Champlain and Place-Royale fill out the pre-game dining options.

Saint-Roch

Saint-Roch is Quebec City's hip downtown neighbourhood — a former industrial district along rue Saint-Joseph that's become a dense strip of bars and restaurants. While it isn't a sports-venue district, it's a popular pre- and post-game destination for fans heading to or from the Vidéotron Centre, with the rue Saint-Joseph Est restaurant row offering an easy spot to eat before a Remparts home game.

Sports bars and pubs along the strip draw crowds for Canadiens broadcasts and big NHL playoff nights, since the nearest big-league hockey is in Montreal. From Saint-Roch it's a short drive or bus ride north to the arena on Boulevard Wilfrid-Hamel.

Limoilou

Limoilou is the east-end residential neighbourhood across the Saint-Charles River from Saint-Roch, with the 3e Avenue and 4e Avenue strips as its main commercial arteries. The scene leans community-led, with neighbourhood cafés, bistros like Bistro Cervo, and corner pubs that fill up for Canadiens broadcasts and playoff nights.

Limoilou is the closest residential district to the Vidéotron Centre — many Remparts fans eat in the neighbourhood before walking or busing the 10-15 minutes north to the arena on Boulevard Wilfrid-Hamel, making it a convenient game-day base for hockey nights.

Sainte-Foy

Sainte-Foy is the western borough that anchors the city's sports calendar. The Université Laval campus here is home to the Rouge et Or — the Stade TELUS-Université Laval hosts the powerhouse football team from September through November, while the PEPS pavilion hosts Rouge et Or basketball, volleyball and soccer through the academic year.

The Vidéotron Centre sits just to the north on Boulevard Wilfrid-Hamel, a 10-15 minute drive from downtown, making Sainte-Foy a convenient base for both arena and campus games. Place Sainte-Foy and Place Laurier along the Boulevard Laurier corridor anchor pre-game dining for fans heading to either venue.

January

January is peak hockey season in Quebec City. The Remparts play a heavy QMJHL home schedule at the Vidéotron Centre, with most games on weekends and the standings tightening as the league heads toward its spring playoff push.

Rouge et Or basketball and volleyball run at the PEPS pavilion. For an NHL fix, fans make the three-hour drive to Montreal for a Canadiens game.

February

February keeps the Remparts at full stride at the Vidéotron Centre as the QMJHL regular season winds toward its close and playoff seeding takes shape. Rouge et Or basketball and volleyball push into the heart of their RSEQ and U Sports schedules at the PEPS pavilion.

The Pentathlon des Neiges, a multi-sport winter race on the Plains of Abraham, typically runs in late February or early March.

March-April

March and April are playoff months. The Remparts QMJHL playoffs run through March and into April, and a deep run by the team turns the Vidéotron Centre into the city's loudest building of the year.

Rouge et Or basketball and volleyball playoff games fill the PEPS pavilion, with U Sports national-championship berths on the line. It's the most intense stretch of the local sports calendar, and Remparts playoff tickets are the hardest seats to get all season.

May-June

Late spring is the quiet stretch on the live-sports calendar once the Remparts' QMJHL season ends. If the Remparts qualify, the Memorial Cup — the national major-junior championship — can run into late May, a marquee event whenever Quebec City hosts.

Otherwise, road-running and cycling events fill the warmer months, and fans turn west to Montreal for Canadiens playoff hockey and the start of the baseball season.

July

July is the off-season for Quebec City's hockey and college teams, with the Remparts and Rouge et Or both idle. It's a planning month: the QMJHL releases its schedule and Remparts season tickets and packages go on sale, and Rouge et Or football single-game tickets become available ahead of the fall.

For live pro sports, the nearest action is Montreal — Canadiens summer events, baseball and soccer.

August

August is pre-season buildup. Rouge et Or football opens training camp on the Sainte-Foy campus, and the U Sports football schedule begins in earnest by late month at the Stade TELUS-Université Laval.

The Remparts hold training camp and exhibition games ahead of the QMJHL opener. It's the best time to lock in fall football tickets and Remparts season packages before the home dates fill in.

September-October

September is the busiest sports stretch of the year. The Remparts QMJHL season opens at the Vidéotron Centre, and Rouge et Or football packs the Stade TELUS-Université Laval on weekends — the city's biggest college draw.

Rouge et Or soccer runs at the PEPS through the fall, and the Quebec City Marathon brings road racing to town. With hockey and football overlapping, weekend tickets across both venues are in highest demand.

November-December

Rouge et Or football closes its regular season and pushes into the U Sports playoffs in November, with a Vanier Cup run on the line for one of the country's top programs. The Remparts settle into their QMJHL winter schedule at the Vidéotron Centre, with weekend games and the occasional holiday matinee.

December is one of the strongest stretches for Remparts attendance as fans fill the arena over the holidays, and the year closes with hockey as the city's main live-sports draw.