Free Classes

Drop in to the Cameco Learning Studio at Remai Modern on Boxing Day for Modern Artmakers, a hands on art making session for all ages. Saturday, December 26, 2026, from 11:00 AM to 4:00 PM, no registration required. Admission is by donation and free for youth under 18.

Writer in residence Alice Guéricolas-Gagné leads a writing workshop about revisiting a place that marked your life; participants leave with a handwritten postcard ready to mail. Saturday November 28, 2026 at 1:30 PM at the Hélène-Pedneault library in Jonquière, Saguenay, with the Écrivain·e·s de la Sagamie. Free library activity, in French.

The Club Philatélique du Saguenay presents a day of discovery about the world of stamps, designed first for children but also a nice way for adults to try stamp collecting. Saturday November 28, 2026 from 10:00 AM at the Chicoutimi library in Saguenay. Free library activity for the whole family.

A discovery evening of accessible strategy board games and the library's new self serve chess sets, hosted with Soirée de jeux café ludique at the Hélène-Pedneault library in Jonquière, Saguenay. Thursday November 12, 2026 at 6:30 PM; come alone, with friends or with family. Free library activity.

Kids build an original LEGO creation alone or in a team at the La Baie library in Saguenay, with library staff and inspiring books on hand, and their work is then shown at the library. Saturday December 12, 2026 at 1:30 PM, recommended for ages 6 to 12 (parents stay with children up to age 8). Free library activity.

Kids build an original LEGO creation alone or in a team at the Chicoutimi library in Saguenay, with library staff and inspiring books on hand, and their work is then shown at the library. Saturday December 5, 2026 at 1:30 PM, recommended for ages 6 to 12 (parents stay with children up to age 8). Free library activity.

Kids build an original LEGO creation alone or in a team at the Hélène-Pedneault library in Jonquière, Saguenay, with library staff and inspiring books on hand, and their work is then shown at the library. Saturday November 28, 2026 at 1:30 PM, recommended for ages 6 to 12 (parents stay with children up to age 8). Free library activity.

Kids build an original LEGO creation alone or in a team at the La Baie library in Saguenay, with library staff and inspiring books on hand, and their work is then shown at the library. Saturday November 14, 2026 at 1:30 PM, recommended for ages 6 to 12 (parents stay with children up to age 8). Free library activity.

A free evening doodling and drawing workshop, Atelier Gribouillage, at Art[o] la coop créative in Old Saint-Jean on Tuesday, November 10, 2026, from 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Listed as free in the City of Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu fall 2026 leisure guide; call 450 346-9036 to check if you need to sign up.

Important: free, but you need to register for free first. A Rendez-vous durables workshop and discussion on managing household waste, for ages 16 and up, at Bibliothèque Saint-Luc on Thursday, November 12, 2026, from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Free for Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu library members ($10 for non members); registration required with the city library.

Important: free, but you need to register for free first. Children 4 to 8 meet animals and learn about them with Éducazoo at Bibliothèque Adélard-Berger on Saturday, November 28, 2026, from 11 a.m. to noon. Free for Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu library members ($10 for non members); registration required with the city library.

Important: free, but you need to register for free first. Children 5 to 12 make holiday crafts with the Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu libraries at Domaine Trinity on Saturday, December 5, 2026, from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Free for Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu library members ($10 for non members); registration required with the city library.