Major touring exhibitions, 360° immersive rooms, light trails, virtual-reality experiences: Quebec’s “experiential” cultural offer is booming, in Montreal and Quebec City above all, but in the regions too. This guide brings together the major exhibitions and immersive experiences, each with the venue’s listing, dates, rates and visit length.
Tips: most of these experiences are booked for a specific time slot, buy online, especially on weekends and during spring break; allow 60 to 90 minutes on site; several are not recommended for toddlers (strobe lighting, darkness), and the listing says so.
Our favourites
The AURA experience, Montreal. Created by Moment Factory, it projects light into the nave of Notre-Dame Basilica, to the sound of the Casavant organ and its 7,000 pipes: an indoor show, whatever the weather.
Festilumi, Marché Central, Montreal. About 1.5 km of outdoor lights, sounds and projections, from mid-September to late December, moving from the kingdom of the dinosaurs to a fluorescent maze, then on to Halloween and the holidays; on a weeknight, an outing for two that’s out of the ordinary.
Onhwa’ Lumina, Wendake, Québec City. A walk of about 1.2 km through the forest after nightfall, where light, songs and projections draw you into the world of the Huron-Wendat Nation, from its founding myth to a unifying future.
Foresta Lumina, Coaticook, Eastern Townships. At the Parc de la Gorge, a night trail filled with fantastic creatures and video mapping, from late June to Thanksgiving; the last departure of the evening is the quietest.
Tonga Lumina, Mont-Tremblant. A sound-and-light night walk in the heart of the forest, starting at sunset: a lovely way to end a day in the Laurentians.
🎨 Exhibitions and immersive experiences by region
MontrealQuebecEastern TownshipsLanaudièreLaurentidesMontérégieOutaouais
Montreal
25 places
Quebec
2 places
Eastern Townships
1 place
Lanaudière
5 places
Laurentides
2 places
Montérégie
3 places
Outaouais
1 place
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