From July 9 to 19, Shaggy, Gwen Stefani, Muse, Martin Garrix and many more will take the stage at the Plains of Abraham in Quebec City for one of the country's largest music festivals.
One of Canada's biggest music events is taking over Quebec City once again.
Today (March 11), the Festival d'été de Québec (FEQ) unveiled the star-studded lineup for its 2026 edition, which will take place at the Plains of Abraham from July 9 to 19. Michael Bublé, Souldia and Patrick Watson are the Canadian artists with coveted headlining slots this year.
The lineup features breakthrough country artist Jelly Roll, EDM star Martin Garrix, indie-folk stars The Lumineers, pop sensation Kesha, No Doubt icon Gwen Stefani, dancehall star Sean Paul (who had to cancel last year), folk hero Billy Bragg, Toronto R&B sensation Jessie Reyez and many more.
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As always, it's an eclectic group of headliners and emerging artists, from nu metal to pop to hip-hop. There are also plenty of rising artists like Billianne, renforshort and Omega Mighty and Quebecois favourites like Lou-Adriane Cassidy, La Sécurité and Klô Pelgag in between.
The festival brings some of music's biggest acts to mainstage crowds ranging from 80,000-100,000. With passes starting at $180 for 11 days of shows, it's a true hidden gem.
Bublé continues to be a lasting Canadian act and one of the country's best selling artists. He recently earned a new radio hit with "Home (Version française)," his duet with Roxane Bruneau that reimagines her 2005 track of the same name in French. Back in December, his timeless Christmas album made history once again by reaching No. 1 on the Billboard Canadian Albums chart in ten different calendar years. It has spent at least one week atop the chart every year since 2019.
Watson, meanwhile, has emerged as a major force, with his song 'Je te laisserai des mots' becoming the first French-language song to hit a billion streams on Spotify. It's fitting for him to get a major headlining performance in Quebec.
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This year's programming continues to spotlight homegrown talent from within the province, including Laval singer Blynk — one of Billboard Canada's2026 Canadian Artists to Watch — Montreal hip-hop icons Koriass, FouKi, Rowjay, Lost and the group Dead Obies and ADISQ-winning musicians Lou-Adriane Cassidy and Klô Pelgag.
That's just a taste of the large lineup, which you can check out in full below.
FEQ remains one of the biggest and longest-running music festivals in Canada. Founded in 1968, the 11-day festival draws over one million attendees and spans various genres, from pop and hip-hop to dancehall, rock, metal, alternative, electronic music and plenty more.
Last year's edition of FEQ proved to be a big celebration of Canadian music icons. Avril Lavigne and Simple Plan joined forces onstage for an exclusive Blink-182 cover, wrapping up their joint tour at the festival. Shania Twain was another Canadian icon who headlined last year, while the backflipping American breakthrough Benson Boone pulled a crowd of nearly 90,000 people.
FEQ 2025 runs July 9-19. Check out the full lineup below. Passes are on sale now.
