Top ideas The Perseids | Our favourite places to see them (or to imagine them)

For this 5th edition of L’écho des Perséides, the Cordâme quartet will take you on a musical journey rich in emotion, where tradition and modernity intertwine, while Alexandre Berthier aka DJSixtopaz will take you off into his interstellar world as powerful as the BigBang.

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Saturday 9 August 2025, 7.30pm to 11pm at Pavillon Desjardins du Parc.

For this 2nd edition of La mélodie des perséides, Mont Radar presents a show with One2Duo and get ready to watch the Perseids from Lotbinière’s highest peak. Temporary luminous tattoos and lightsticks for kids.

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Saturday, August 9, 2025, starting at 7pm

This site on the outskirts of Grand Lac Saint-François in the Saint-Daniel sector offers several types of accommodation, including Étoile ready-to-camp, a cubic structure covered in green canvas that sleeps up to 6 people.

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Grand Lac Saint-François and its sandy beach.

The hiking trails offer magnificent views along the way. Once at the summit, you can admire the spectacular 360-degree panorama of the region and its many lakes.

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The Relief festival from 8 to 10 August for road trip and travel enthusiasts. Speakers, musical performances, laughs with a comedian and, of course, a gravel drive down the slopes of Mont Adstock.

Nearly 20 km of signposted trails for hiking and running. Magnificent panoramic views can be enjoyed from the top of Oak (460 metres), Kerr (494 metres) and Caribou (558 metres) mountains.

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At least one overnight stay, especially at this time of year. Choose between the 2 yurts located in the Caribou forest. The panoramic yurt will win you over with its view of the mountains and hills, while the woodland yurt offers a haven of peace and quiet. There are also three new self-catering chalets in the Mount Caribou area.

It’s the perfect place to enjoy a wide range of outdoor activities. With its network of 130 km of hiking trails, lakes and rivers, mountains with exceptional views, arched footbridges and various types of accommodation for visitors and campers.

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The panoramic view from the top of Sugar Loaf Mountain.

Gilles Boutin, author of the book Les Aurores boréales Québec-Nunavik, is one of the best places to watch the northern lights, so it must work for shooting stars too!

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The Quai Resto-Pub or simply the marina’s large natural area to observe the beauty of the river.

This campsite, with its RV spaces, some thirty shaded rustic campsites and picnic areas, is a favourite meeting place, especially during the Perseid season.

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In the heart of nature, watch the starry sky from the comfort of the peaceful beach or from the suspended footbridge, listening to the river flow beneath your feet.

This unique garden-park is home to over 2,800 varieties of plants, a century-old forest, lush gardens, a period manor house… and even access to the river.

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During one of the symphonic Pik-niks on Friday 15 August 2025 to observe the starry sky accompanied by a musical performance by the surprise trio of the OSQ.

Two fascinating and poetic tales. FILANTE: A young shooting star sets off on a quest for light and transformation across the universe. With storyteller and singer Flavie Dufour, this astral journey is transformed into a hypnotic sound experience in which the star learns to embrace its deepest nature. MY WALK IN THE MOON: Relive the childhood memories of storyteller Jacques Hébert, who loved observing the moon and stars. At night, he often dreamt of climbing the beam of his torch. One day, he found himself straddling the beam, propelled at full speed… in the direction of the Moon!

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Saturday 9 August at 7 p.m. Suggested age: 12 and under.