Sustainable development
Because the Festival d'été de Québec dreams of thrilling festival-goers for many more years to come, the organization has placed sustainable development at the heart of its actions, both on-site and throughout the year, thanks to the involvement of a green committee.
Every intact can placed in a blue bin will follow the right path : first sorted, then cleaned and processed by a dedicated recycling team at our integrated sorting center on our sites.
This simple action can go a long way since aluminum is 100% recyclable.
Thanks to its central location, the FEQ is easily accessible by a multitude of active and sustainable transportation methods: bus, walking, biking, and carpooling.
During the Festival, the Réseau de transport de la Capitale offers attractive rates, more frequent Metrobus services, and late-night routes.
Several aVélo stations are scattered around the FEQ sites, making it easy to borrow these electric-assist bicycles.
Our partner Desjardins offers two free self-service bikes parking areas near all the stages.
FEQ takes concrete initiatives to offset and reduce its greenhouse gas emissions.
To do this, we purchase Gold Standard certified carbon credits through Planetair.
These credits allow us, among other things, to support conservation and restoration projects of natural and sensitive habitats in Quebec.
Destination Québec City has created an awesome user-friendly tool to calculate and offset your carbon footprint related to your visit to the Festival d'été de Québec. Give it a try!
Thanks to multiple efforts to offer an increasingly sustainable event, the FEQ has achieved the 17 Sustainable Development Goals and thus earned this distinction!
The Festival is also part of the first cohort of Destination Québec Cité, which aims to support businesses in transitioning to environmentally and community-friendly tourism.
