The Quebec City Summer Festival

The Quebec City Summer Festival

The Quebec City Summer Festival is an annual 11-day music festival in downtown Quebec City normally starting on the first Thursday of July.

With its 135,000 passes sold, a total attendance of about 1.5 million festival-goers year in year out and its hundreds of performances spread over a dozen venues, the festival has established itself as a major player on the music festival circuit. Its main stage ( the largest of its kind in North America) is located on the historic Plains of Abraham with a site capacity of over 100,000 (102,000 at The Rolling Stones concert in 2015). The festival is also known for its eclectic musical selection and its urban setting, with most venues in the downtown area 

                                                                                      

History

The Québec City Summer Festival was the first of the big summer events that have today made a name for the province as a fun and happening cultural destination. The festival has been taking place annually since 1968. First editions were organized by a group of businesspersons and artists of Quebec City in order to show the artistic, economic, and tourist potential of the region. During the 1970s and 1980s, the festival specialized in musicians from the Francophonie and world music.

The festival grew substantially during the last decade after its decision to diversify its music offering and go after international headliners from genres across the board, including rock music, punk, hip-hop, classical music, francophone music, world music and most recently electronic music.

The festival reached the million spectators mark for the first time in 2007 and sold-out passes for the first time in 2010.

Conclusion: I chose it because I found it very interesting as they celebrate the summer in that way, their music, their recital, etc.