A long weekend right at the peak of fall colours, grape harvest and farm crops: Thanksgiving (Saturday, October 10 to Monday, October 12, 2026) is the best time of year to hit the road in Quebec. This guide gathers the long weekend’s outings: vineyards mid-harvest, hikes with a view, cheesemakers, microbreweries, markets and spas, each with the venue’s listing, hours and prices.
Tips: vineyards in the Montérégie and Eastern Townships are in full harvest, and several offer tours or meals on Thanksgiving weekend, book ahead, tables fill up. In the national parks, Sépaq requires same-day reservations for the busiest sites on fall-colour weekends. And Nordic spas are packed on the Monday holiday: aim for Saturday morning.
Our favourites for the long weekend
Vignoble et Cidrerie Coteau Rougemont, Rougemont, Montérégie. A mountainside vineyard with rich soil and a favourable microclimate, whose wines and ciders have won awards many times over.
Sommet Saint-Sauveur en couleurs, Laurentians. A colourful adventure by day and a magical one by night in the heart of Saint-Sauveur, until early November.
Brasserie Dunham, Dunham, Eastern Townships. Barrel-aged, hoppy, fruity or wild beers, and pub classics to eat on site.
Marché Jean-Talon, Montreal. Fruit, vegetables and flowers from the growers, plus shops for spices, oils, cheeses, meats and desserts: everything you need for Monday’s dinner.
Nordik Spa Village Chelsea, Outaouais. Billed as the largest spa in North America: ten outdoor pools, nine saunas, a panoramic pool and the Källa floating pool, to end the weekend.
🍇 Vineyards at harvest time
Every vineyard: Quebec’s wine route.
🥾 Hikes and lookouts for the colours
Around October 10 the peak has passed in the Laurentians and Charlevoix but is in full swing in the Montérégie, the Eastern Townships and around Québec City.
More trails: Hikes and lookouts in Quebec.
🧀🍺 Cheesemakers, microbreweries and distilleries along the way
See also: the cheese route, the beer trail and Quebec distilleries.
🛒 Public markets for Monday’s dinner
Squash, cranberries, apples and farm turkey: markets are at their finest in October.
♨️ A Nordic spa to finish
All the Nordic baths: Spas in Quebec.
