[EN IMAGES] Carnival In Quebec: Watch Out, It's Slippery This Weekend

It was time to slide in Quebec on Saturday while the beautiful was The weather likely prompted hundreds of people to race down three popular U.S. coastlines Capital transformed into slides as part of the Quebec Carnival.

Whether on Rue de la Promenade-des-Sœurs, on the Ross Coast or even on the Pente-Douce Coast, the many visitors lined up with smiles on their faces, impatient to slide down the slopes in the warmth festive atmosphere of the Cité de Ski.

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Some even traveled several dozen kilometers to soak up the carnival atmosphere and enjoy the weekend's activities. This is the case of Johanne Lacerte and Guy Lecompte, who traveled from Victoriaville to enjoy the activities with two couples who were friends.

“It’s really well organized. It's festive and we feel that people are in a good mood and want to have fun. We really don’t regret taking this path,” says Mr. Lecompte.

Jean Guay and Linda Brown from Quebec with Rénald and Gaetane Lessard from Beauce and Johanne Lacerte and Guy Lecompte from Victoriaville | Photo credit: Nicolas St-Pierre

A little too beautiful

For her part, the general director of the carnival, Marie-Ève Jacob, is pleased with the enthusiasm of the population for the slide and also hopes that the same number of visitors will come on Sunday for the last day of the slide.

However, she admits that the mild weather presented a bit of a challenge for the organization and some small changes had to be made. However, that didn't stop young and old from enjoying the day.

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“Of course we would have preferred it to be a little colder so we could glide a little faster, but we can't complain. “It's well done, the atmosphere is pleasant and we have fun,” says Guillaume Jalbert, who came to hatch with his son.

“I like it when things happen quickly, quickly, but here it just happened quickly. But whatever, it was still fun,” his boy added.

Between heritage and urbanity

A brand new event took place on Saturday at Dufferin Terrace and Place d'Youville, which also attracted a large crowd.

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Presented by the Société de développement Commercial (SDC) du Vieux-Québec in collaboration with the Quebec Carnival, Swing & Glisse made it possible to highlight two historical elements of sliding in Old Quebec, namely the famous Au slide of 1884 as well as the Ice rink at Place d'Youville.

And all this combined with free activities for the whole family as well as a DJ who allowed visitors to relax a little.

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“There are really a lot of people there, so we are extremely happy with the success of the event and it is excellent for the traders, also because it is not necessarily the peak season of the year for them,” explains the general director of the SDC du Vieux-Québec , Jeanne Couture.