Quebec Day in 2014

I have never heard it called this before, I have always known it as St. Jean Baptiste Day. It is similar to July 4th and July 1st. with many business closed, public transport reduced, but I'm not sure if the shops will be open. You should have fun though, they are both great cities.

June 24th

EVERYTHING IS CLOSED!
Even some restaurants will close, go figure?

Given that St. Jean Baptiste is on a Tuesday, I'd be willing to bet that, if you don't have reservations already, you might have a tough time finding an open spot the weekend of 20-22 and probably the 23rd as many will take a vacation day to extend the weekend to 4 days. Although this might seem early, this is a big deal to Quebequers and that's the busiest camping weekend of the year in the Province.

Personally, that's the weekend I stay OUT of Quebec instead of going into the heart of it. A lot of drinking that weekend. A good friend of mine works in the loading dock at Costco in Gatineau, QC and they can't bring out the beer skids fast enough... they put one out, get in back to bring out another, and that first is empty before they get there and the delivery trucks are arriving so often they are practically lined up waiting to unload. This goes on all day long almost every day of the week prior, and even worse the Friday of... not a word of a joke, I've been there.

Fizz wrote:
June 24th

EVERYTHING IS CLOSED!
Even some restaurants will close, go figure?

Yup, law in Quebec requires that nothing be open except for emergency services. Corner convenience stores are the only ones permitted to be open.

The holiday is always celebrated on the day itself so unless it is on a Monday or Friday, no one gets a long weekend out of it.

law in Quebec requires that nothing be open except for emergency services.

...not quite everything is closed on that day:
Restaurants,service stations, drug stores. small mom & pop food stores are open.
Public transit systems (metro, bus)are on week-end schedules.

JackD wrote:

law in Quebec requires that nothing be open except for emergency services.

...not quite everything is closed on that day:
Restaurants,service stations, drug stores. small mom & pop food stores are open.
Public transit systems (metro, bus)are on week-end schedules.

I agree.

Make sure you have a reservation and don't wait too long to make it. The following Tuesday is Canada Day. Busy, busy.

What are you driving?

Might be able to set you up for free.