Festivales y eventos

Drop in for some LEGO® building fun at this block party! Connect with other kids and break out the bricks for a building bonanza at the library. It is a free Vancouver Public Library program at Kitsilano Branch, on Thursday, November 19, 2026, from 3:30 PM to 4:30 PM. Drop in, no registration needed.

Students of the Conservatoire de musique de Saguenay, from various levels and on a variety of instruments, perform in this Jeudis Découvertes concert series in the Salle Jacques-Clément in Chicoutimi. Thursday November 19, 2026 at 7:00 PM. Free and open to all.

Animated stories with literary host Hélène Turmel: come discover the stories hiding in Miss Turlututu's trunk, for the whole family, at the Albert-Rousseau library in Lévis. Thursday November 19, 2026, 6:30 to 7:30 PM. Important: free, but you need a free online reservation (20 places).

The Lichen League presents a night of interpretation under the stars at Mactaquac Provincial Park, near Fredericton. Visitors meet at Murch Field on Thursday, November 19, 2026 from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM for star gazing, stories, culture exchange and hot chocolate. Free of charge.

Important: free, but you need a free ticket to get in. The University of Ottawa Wind Ensemble plays lively dances and warm orchestral music by Rimsky-Korsakov, Bizet, Strauss and others for the start of winter. The concert is Thursday, November 19, 2026 from 7:30 PM to 9:30 PM in Huguette-Labelle Hall, Tabaret Hall, with free admission.

The University of Calgary Brass and Percussion Ensemble, directed by Gareth Jones, gives a concert in Eckhardt-Gramatté Hall at the Rozsa Centre. Thursday, November 19, 2026 at 7:30 PM. Admission is free.

Downtown Regina kicks off the holidays with tree lightings in Victoria Park (6:00 PM) and at City Hall (6:30 PM), visits with Santa and the Grinch, live local performances, a holiday farmers' market in the City Hall cafeteria, horse drawn wagon rides between hubs and free hot chocolate. Thursday, November 19, 2026, from 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM. The City of Regina calls it a free, family friendly event.

Important: free, but you need a free ticket to get in. Inspired by the Algerian desert, Abdel Grooz's Diwane is an immersive show that mixes ancestral chants, mystical trance and warm energy, giving Gnawa music a new life with Maghreb and Sahel rhythms and contemporary sounds. For all ages. Thursday, November 19, 2026, from 7:30 PM to 8:30 PM. Free passes at the venue since November 5; online tickets cost $2 each.

A laid back after work concert where emerging UQAM musicians, plus rising talent from other Montreal universities, play a range of styles in the Salon urbain lounge at Place des Arts. Free entrance and open to all; the Place des Arts page may send you to Ticketmaster to reserve a spot. Thursday, November 19, 2026, from 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM.

Important: free, but you need a free ticket to get in. A relaxed lunchtime concert where young prize winning musicians of the OMNI competition, presented with the Orchestre Métropolitain, perform in a professional concert setting. For all ages. Thursday, November 19, 2026, from 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM at Centre Sanaaq. Free tickets through the online box office, available since November 5.

Important: free, but you need to register for free first. On Thursday, November 19, 2026, from 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM, at the André-Guérard Library in Terrebonne. The artist Florence K talks about her journey and mental health. For adults. Free.

Important: free, but you need a free ticket to get in. Consort laurentien takes you on a journey through baroque Italy, rediscovering music that is inventive, lively and fresh, in a free concert for music lovers. Thursday, November 19, 2026, 7:30 PM to 9:00 PM, a free City of Montréal show.