Festival d'été de Québec (FEQ) is the third biggest outdoor musical event in Canada. The event was held since 1968, the 11-day festival takes place every year in July. FEQ's programming includes many international stars and emerging artists from around the globe.
History
The FEQ Music Festival has been taking place annually since 1968. The 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,
pop music,
punk,
hip hop,
electronic dance music and
world music.
The festival reached the million spectators mark for the first time in 2007 and sold-out passes for the first time in 2010.
Since February 2022, the organization behind Festival d’été de Québec is named BLEUFEU.