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((Short description|Annual festival in Canada))
((Expand French|Carnaval de Québec|date=February 2019))
((refimprove|date = January 2018))
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| name               = <!--Uses page name if omitted-->
| image              = File:Carnaval Québec 2011.jpg
| caption            = Bonhomme Carnaval in 2011
| status             = <!-- e.g. defunct, active, inactive ... -->
| genre              = [[Winter festival]]
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| begins             = February 3, 2023
| ends               = February 12, 2023
| frequency          = Annually
| location           = [[Quebec City]]
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| website            = [https://carnaval.qc.ca/fr Carnaval de Québec]
))
The '''Quebec Winter Carnival''' (((lang-fr|'''Carnaval de Québec'''))), commonly known in both English and French as '''Carnaval''', is a [[Lent#Pre-Lenten observances|pre-Lenten festival]] held in [[Quebec City]]. After being held intermittently since 1894, the ''Carnaval de Québec'' has been celebrated annually since 1955.<ref>((cite web |title=Quebec Winter Carnival 2019 - Quebec City, QC |url=https://www.todocanada.ca/quebec-winter-carnival/ |website=To Do Canada))</ref> That year,  ''Bonhomme Carnaval'', the mascot of the festival, made his first appearance.<ref name="Shafto2009">((cite book|author=Daniel Shafto|title=Carnival|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DjNhc24jt8IC&pg=PA80|date=1 January 2009|publisher=Infobase Publishing|isbn=978-1-4381-2660-9|page=80))</ref> Up to one million people attended the ''Carnaval de Québec'' in 2006 making it, at the time, the largest winter festival in the world (since overtaken by the [[Harbin International Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival|Harbin Festival]]).<ref name="DavidsonKarr2006">((cite book | author1 = Hilary Davidson |author2=Paul Karr|author3=Herbert Bailey Livesey |author4=Bill McRae |author5=Donald Olson|title=Frommer's Canada: With the best hiking & outdoor adventures|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ERO1mSeusFQC&pg=PA300|date=14 August 2006|publisher=John Wiley & Sons|isbn=978-0-470-04457-5|page=300))</ref><ref>((cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/travel/the-world-s-largest-ice-festival-features-massive-stunning-sculptures-see-pics/story-b9g0rNY56ylYRlgK3Y2FnI.html|title=The world's largest ice festival features massive, stunning sculptures. |publisher=Associated Press |date=January 6, 2018 |website=Hindustan Times |access-date=July 19, 2018))</ref> It is, however, the largest winter festival in the Western Hemisphere.<ref>((Cite web|title=Winter Fun at Quebec's Winter Carnival|url=https://www.mustdocanada.com/winter-in-quebec-city-with-the-quebec-winter-carnival/|website=Must Do Canada))</ref>

==Activities and attractions==
The most famous attractions of this winter festival are the night-time and daytime parades led by mascot Bonhomme Carnaval. The parades wind through the upper city, decorated for the occasion with lights and ice sculptures.  

Numerous public and private parties, shows and balls are held across the city, some of them outside in the bitter cold, testimony to the Québécois' fabled [[joie de vivre]].

Other major events include:
*A masquerade ball with up to 400 participants at the grand ballroom of the [[Château Frontenac]].
*The opening and closing ceremonies taking place at the Ice Palace before thousands of participants, Bonhomme and the mayor of Quebec.
*Outdoor sport events (snowboarding, ice canoe, snowshoes, hockey, dog-sledding, etc., some of them part of World Championship tournaments) inside and outside the city.
*Free outdoor public banquets (brunch, breakfast, etc.).
*The Canadian, Québécois, International and Student artist snow sculpture contests on the [[Plains of Abraham]], the main setting of the carnival. The Plains are a public city park and stay open for leisure activities, including snowshoeing and cross-country skiing trails, during carnival time. Part of the Plains around the Citadel is transformed into an outdoor winter amusement park with various family-themed activities, including the display of the three main snow-sculpting contests (Canada's provinces, Quebec's regions, International) and the traditional ''bikini snow bath'' event (bain de neige)

Outdoor dance parties are held at the Ice Palaces.

*Kiosks and other outlets in the city sell the Bonhomme effigy tag that grants admission into most of the events, although some are free outside the main site.
*Most commercial main streets are decorated and some bars and restaurants set up a winter patio in front of their establishments.
*''Bonhomme'' – short for ''bonhomme de neige'' ("snowman") is the official ambassador of the festivities, the castle lord of the Ice Palace. Bonhomme is described as a seven-foot-tall, four-hundred pound [[snowman]] sporting a red cap, black buttons and a [[ceinture fléchée]] that gives acknowledgement to French-Canadian and Métis style clothing.<ref>((cite web |last1=ROSEN |first1=AMY |title=The snowman behind the legend: Get to know Quebec Winter Carnival's beloved Bonhomme |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/travel/activities-and-interests/the-snowman-behind-the-legend-get-to-know-quebecs-beloved-bonhomme/article37716316/ |website=Theglobeandmail.com))</ref>
*It is traditional to drink ''[[Caribou (drink)|Caribou]]'', a hot alcoholic beverage, to keep warm.
*The public [[auction]] is a fundraising event in aid of the carnival. This auction features many goods and services donated for silent auction and live auction.

==Feasts and restaurants==
*The Business Leaders' Luncheon, organized by the Québec City Chamber of Commerce.
*The 'Restaurant Partners' Campaign is a 179-day promotion during which Québec City [[restaurant]]s offer customers a special menu for a fixed price throughout the carnival (including appetizer, soup, or salad, a main course, and a dessert).

==Races and tournaments==
*A [[sleigh]] race in which drivers and their horses take part in a single- and double-harness race on the Plains of Abraham.
*An [[Ice canoe]] race on the St. Lawrence river.
*The [[Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament]] -- founded in 1960 by [[Gérard Bolduc]], [[Paul Dumont]] and others -- was part of the program until 1977.<ref>((cite web|url=https://www.rds.ca/pantheon/gerard-bolduc-1.185712|title=Gérard Bolduc|date=2002-05-03|website=Réseau des Sports|access-date=2018-09-19))</ref><ref name="RDS-2009">((cite web|url=https://www.rds.ca/pantheon/gerard-bolduc-1.238749|title=Gérard Bolduc|last=Foisy|first=Paul|date=2009-02-09|website=RDS.ca|language=French|access-date=2010-10-03))</ref>
*The Snowboard World Cup in Quebec City (not part of the carnival official program).

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Carnaval du Quebec 2005.jpg|Ice sculpture (2005)
File:Carnaval de Québec - place de la famille - 2006-02.JPG|Family venue (2006)
File:Carnival 1.jpg|Ice Palace (2009)
File:Defile du Pere Noel Montreal 2011 - 040.jpg|Parade in Montreal (2011)
File:Canot 2011.jpg|Canoe race (2011)
File:Québec-Carnaval-Palais- 2011.JPG|Ice Palace (2011)
File:Toboggan at Terrasse Dufferin.jpg|Toboggan at Terrasse Dufferin
File:Quebec City Winter Carnival, carriage.jpg
Quebec City Winter Carnival, figure.jpg
</gallery>

==See also==
* [[Winter festival]]

==References==
((Reflist))

== External links ==
* [http://photo.photojpl.com/tour/09carnaval/09carnaval.html Quebec Winter Carnaval virtual tour in panoramic photography]
* [http://www.tournoipee-wee.qc.ca Tornoipee-wee.qc.ca]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110213231700/http://www.fissnowboard.com/ Fissnowboard.com]
* [http://www.icehotel-canada.com Icehotel-canada.com] ((Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110303180310/http://www.icehotel-canada.com/ |date=2011-03-03 ))

((coord missing|Quebec))

[[Category:Tourist attractions in Quebec City]]
[[Category:Festivals in Quebec City]]
[[Category:Winter festivals in Canada]]
[[Category:Mardi Gras]]
[[Category:1894 establishments in Quebec]]

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