KWE! Meet Indigenous Peoples
The 11 Aboriginal Nations of Quebec Celebrate, in the heart of Quebec · Place Jean-Béliveau (ExpoCité), Quebec, Quebec, Canada
The festival
KWE! Meeting Aboriginal peoples is the great festive and free event of the 11 Aboriginal Nations of Quebec, born in 2017 and installed every June at Place Jean-Béliveau, Quebec. Cultural and musical performances, demonstrations of traditional know-how, conferences and dialogues: the festival brings together the Quebec public and First Nations and Inuit in a culturally secure and welcoming environment.
Its next edition will take place from June 18 to 20, 2027, and the Grand Show KWE! will celebrate National Indigenous Peoples' Day on June 21, 2027.
Good to know
Edition 2026, June 12-14, 2026 (9th edition), extended on June 21st by the Grand spectacle KWE! in place George-V. On the program, continuously and free: the 11 Nations Knowledge Path, the 11-language Forest, the Craftsman's Shop, the cooking of game on wood fire, drum and singing, Inuit throat singing and pow-wow dances. Official contact published: [email protected] — organism: 637, rue Chef Jean Picard, Wendake, QC G0A 4V0. Not to be confused with the Wendake Pow Wow International, a separate event held in Wendake.
Liens officiels
Ticket: (full party free)
Video — Festival TV at the Festival
Kwé, meeting with indigenous peoples
1 min 28 s — Filmed by Moïse 1er — © Festival TV