Festival des Travailleurs
Festival des Travailleurs · Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Quebec
The festival
Every year, the long Labour Day weekend turns Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce into the Beauce capital of celebration: the Festival des Travailleurs rolls out four days of open-air shows, from Thursday to Sunday, with evenings for every taste — pop rock, country and more. Its signature: admission and concerts are free, all weekend long.
Saturday belongs to families: a youth day with inflatable games, face painting and entertainment. On Sunday morning, everyone gathers under the big tent for the traditional Workers' Breakfast, served from 8 a.m. to noon. The whole weekend also roars with engines: the truck pull and acceleration competition — the weekend's other pillar — thunders up the Côte Sainte-Christine, and its great truck parade rolls down Avenue du Palais on Saturday night.
The 44th edition, held 3 to 6 September 2026, featured Sugar Cake, The Cool Cats, the Chris Chelios Band, the K-Pop Live Experience, Retr@, All Access Country Glam and iRock, before the fireworks. On Saturday, September 5, under the big tent, UpsideDown, a Quebec cover band playing 2000s rock hits, was also part of the party. True to its community spirit, the festival donates all of the weekend's profits to local organizations. The next chapter is already announced: the 45th edition will be held September 2 to 5, 2027, presented with Structures St-Joseph, its presenting sponsor; the line-up has yet to be unveiled.
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Key facts
Name: Festival des Travailleurs (FDT). Place: Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Beauce, Quebec, Canada (festival grounds, around Rue Martel and Avenue du Palais). When: Labour Day weekend, Thursday to Sunday. Editions: 44th edition, 3 to 6 September 2026; 45th edition announced for 2 to 5 September 2027. Admission: free, concerts free. Organization: the Festival des Travailleurs organizing committee (president: Alexandre Mathieu); presenting sponsor: Structures St-Joseph. Official page: Festival des Travailleurs Structures St-Joseph, on Facebook. Official email: [email protected]. The website festivaldestravailleurs.ca is deactivated (noted on 8 November 2026).
To see around the festival
The Chaudière River — it flows through Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce and the whole Beauce valley, all the way to the Chaudière Falls in Lévis. Beauceville and Sainte-Marie — the neighbouring towns of the valley, a few minutes away, to extend a Beauce stay. Joselois heritage — downtown Saint-Joseph, its church and old houses, witnesses to a parish founded in the 18th century.