Festival Québec BD (FQBD)
The 9th Art takes the city: 150 authors ·ices, 25 venues, five days · Quebec, Quebec, Canada
The festival
Born in 1988, the Québec BD Festival is the oldest comic book event in Canada.
Every spring, he made Québec City the capital of the 9th art: his 39th edition, from April 8 to 12, 2026, deployed his programming in nearly 25 places throughout the city — from the Salon international du livre de Québec, his beating heart, to the Library of Québec network — with more than 110 activities at the Salon, 17 exhibitions, original shows and some 150 authors, writers and illustrators.
Good to know
Created in 1988 by Sonia Gagnon and Réal Fillion (formerly Festival de la bande découverte francophone de Québec). Organized by the OBNL Québec BD, which also awards the Bédéis Causa Prizes, the awards of the comic strip from here. On the programme in 2026: author's meetings·ices and workshops at Studio Québec BD and the Manga Zone of the Salon international du livre de Québec, drawing shows (Karaoke Designed at the Musée de la civilisation, Cases improvised at the Palais Montcalm, Des caches et des quizes at the Maison de la littérature), master's class by Étienne Davodeau. Programming: quebecbd.com and festivalquebecbd.com. Official contacts published: Québec BD, 140, Grande Allée Est, Suite 150, Québec, QC G1R 5M8; 418 524-9696; [email protected].