Festival de'ete de Quebec

What Festival de'ete de Quebec does

Festival d'été de Québec (FEQ) is a private, for-profit outdoor music festival organization founded in 1968 and headquartered in Quebec City, Canada. The company operates an annual 11-day festival — scheduled for July 9-19, 2026 — featuring multiple stages (Bell Stage, Loto-Québec & SiriusXM Stages, Crave Stage, Hydro-Québec Stage, and The Armoury) and a tiered pass structure ranging from $125 CAD garden access to $1,070 CAD Gold Front Stage Zone passes. The organization is owned by the BleuFEU parent brand and operates as part of a broader live-music ecosystem that includes the year-round Fono venue and associated show venues (Impérial Bell, Grizzly Fuzz).

FEQ monetizes primarily through direct-to-consumer festival pass sales via its official website (billetterie.feq.ca), processed through Groupe MTA's ticketing platform. The BLEUFEU Pass ($350 CAD) is a bundle product extending monetization beyond the 11-day festival window by granting renewable access to FEQ, the Fono venue, and a $50 gift certificate for sister venues. Additional revenue streams include the FEQ Shop merchandise outlet, premium tier passes, family programming (Petit FEQ), electronic music programming (ElectroFEQ), and named-stage sponsorships with partners such as Bell, Desjardins, Loto-Québec, SiriusXM, Crave, and Hydro-Québec. In 2022, the Government of Canada provided approximately $13 million CAD in pandemic-recovery and programming support funding.

The festival employs 51-100 staff year-round, communicates through a dedicated FEST mobile application and active social media presence, and uses a virtual waiting room system for high-demand pass releases. Distribution is exclusively direct via the official website, with box office customer service via phone and email. The business model is fundamentally event-driven, concentrated in an 11-day revenue window each July, supplemented by year-round venue operations and a growing ecosystem of bundled pass products.

Name

Festival de'ete de Quebec

Legal name

Festival d'été de Québec

Website

https://feq.ca

Company type

Private

Founded year

1968

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Festival d'été de Québec is a private, for-profit outdoor music festival founded in 1968, operating an 11-day annual event in Quebec City with tiered passes priced $125-$1,070 CAD, plus year-round venue programming through its Fono subsidiary under the BleuFEU parent brand.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Live Music Festival

NAICS

Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports, and Similar Events with Facilities (711310), Musical Groups and Artists (71113)

SIC

Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900), Services-Miscellaneous Amusement & Recreation (7990)

akta.pro primary industry

Music Festival Organizers & Promoters (MPAGAAAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Festival & Event Producers/Organizers (MPAIAFAC), Cultural & Community Festivals (Ticketed) (THAJAFAI)

Keywords

• Outdoor music festival
• Live music events
• Festival ticketing
• Concert passes
• Cultural festivals

Headquarters

HQ city

Quebec

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Festival Passes: Sale of multi-day festival passes granting access to the 11-day music festival. Multiple tier levels from general admission to premium front stage zones. Additional revenue from BLEUFEU pass bundling FEQ access with Fono venue shows and gift certificates.
2. Box Office Services: Customer service and support for ticket holders including pass activation, replacement for loss/theft/damage ($25 fee), and account management.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Festival d'été de Québec (FEQ) is an annual 11-day outdoor music festival held in the heart of Quebec City featuring 6+ performance stages with international and local artists. The organization sells tiered festival passes (General Admission, Gold/Silver Front Stage Zones, Bell Signature Zone, Le Jardin) and the BLEUFEU bundle pass that adds access to year-round Fono venue shows and a venue gift certificate.

Product overview

Festival d'été de Québec (FEQ) is a major outdoor music festival held annually in Quebec City, typically running for 11 days in July. The organization operates a tiered ticketing model with various pass options (General Admission, Gold/Silver Front Stage Zones, Bell Signature Zone, Le Jardin) plus the BLEUFEU bundle pass that includes access to FEQ and Fono events. Supporting the festival experience, FEQ offers the FEST mobile app for iOS and Android, branded merchandise through the FEQ Shop, and specialized programming streams including ElectroFEQ (electronic music) and Petit FEQ (family programming). The organization also manages venue partnerships for drinking, dining, and accommodation services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• FEST: Official mobile application for the Festival d'été de Québec
• BLEUFEU Pass
• BleuFEU

Products and services

• Festival Passes Tiered access passes for the 11-day FEQ festival ranging from General Admission ($180 CAD) to premium front-stage zones (Gold at $1,070, Silver at $615, Bell Signature at $705) and garden seating (Le Jardin starting at $125). Sold exclusively via the official FEQ website.
• BLEUFEU Pass Bundle pass at $350 CAD (all taxes included) that combines a FEQ festival pass, a Fono mobile ticket (year-round venue access), and a $50 gift certificate valid at Impérial Bell and Grizzly Fuzz venues.
• ElectroFEQ Dedicated electronic music experience component within FEQ offering specialized programming and stage content for electronic music enthusiasts.
• Petit FEQ Family-oriented programming within FEQ designed for children and families attending the festival.
• FEST Mobile App Official FEQ mobile app for iOS and Android providing festival attendees with schedules, artist information, mobile tickets, and festival updates.
• FEQ Shop Online merchandise store offering FEQ branded apparel and 2026 collection items, operated under the BleuFEU brand.
• Box Office Customer Service Customer service for ticket holders including pass activation, replacement for lost/stolen/damaged passes ($25 fee), and account management, reachable by phone (418-800-3347) and email ([email protected]).

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• DesjardinscoreGTM or Marketing PartnerExclusive presale partner for Desjardins members. Offers blind General Admission passes during exclusive presale event before general public release.
• BellcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerBell Signature Zone - premium front stage experience tier named after Bell. Major naming rights and sponsorship partner.
• Groupe MTAcoreTechnology or IntegrationOfficial ticketing provider for online ticket sales. Provides the box office infrastructure and transaction processing platform (billetterie.feq.ca).
• Loto-QuébecminorGTM or Marketing PartnerStage naming rights sponsor. Loto-Québec & SiriusXM Stages are part of the festival venue lineup.
• SiriusXMminorGTM or Marketing PartnerStage naming rights sponsor. Loto-Québec & SiriusXM Stages are part of the festival venue lineup.
• CraveminorGTM or Marketing PartnerStage naming rights sponsor. Crave Stage is part of the festival venue lineup.
• Hydro-QuébecminorGTM or Marketing PartnerStage naming rights sponsor. Hydro-Québec Stage is part of the festival venue lineup.
• FonocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerYear-round music venue integrated with BLEUFEU pass. Pass includes renewable access to both FEQ and Fono, plus $50 gift certificate for shows at Impérial Bell and Grizzly Fuzz venues.

Scale indicators3 records

Broad incumbents

• Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival: Bonnaroo is a multi-day, multi-stage outdoor music and camping festival with tiered ticketing; it is structurally similar to FEQ in offering a long-duration (4+ day) experience with diverse programming including electronic, family, and premium experience layers analogous to ElectroFEQ, Petit FEQ, and FEQ's premium zones.
• Coachella (Goldenvoice / AEG): Coachella is the global benchmark for multi-stage, multi-day outdoor music festivals with tiered pass pricing (General, VIP, Platinum) — directly analogous to FEQ's GA, Silver, Gold, and Bell Signature tiers — and serves as the upper benchmark for what a scaled outdoor music festival business can become.
• Lollapalooza (Live Nation): Lollapalooza is a multi-day, multi-stage outdoor music festival with general and premium tiers that closely mirrors FEQ's product structure; as one of the largest globally scaled festival brands, it represents the long-run playbook (sponsorship depth, broadcast extensions, international editions) for a festival operator like FEQ.
• Austin City Limits Music Festival (C3 Presents / Live Nation): ACL Fest is a multi-weekend, multi-stage outdoor music festival with tiered passes comparable to FEQ's structure; it shares FEQ's reliance on a major regional tourism base (Austin/Texas) and a corporate naming sponsor and is operated by a major live-entertainment promoter.
• Outside Lands (Another Planet Entertainment): Outside Lands is a multi-stage, multi-day outdoor music festival in San Francisco with tiered GA/VIP/Golden Gate Club passes directly analogous to FEQ; it is operated by an independent promoter, similar in corporate structure to the privately held BleuFEU/FEQ organization.

Direct peers

• Osheaga Music and Arts Festival: Osheaga is a marquee outdoor summer music festival held annually in Montreal; it competes directly with FEQ for headliner talent, sponsors, and the same Quebec/Eastern Canada festival-going demographic, using a multi-stage format with premium tier passes similar to FEQ.
• Festival International de Jazz de Montréal: The Montreal Jazz Festival is Canada's largest music festival and FEQ's most direct domestic competitor; both are major outdoor multi-stage summer music festivals in Quebec province operating tiered ticketing, government/sponsor-backed funding models, and competing for the same regional tourist and headliner spend.
• Glowleague / Evenko: Evenko is the largest Montreal-based live entertainment promoter that operates Osheaga, Heavy Montréal, and several Quebec festivals; it is FEQ's most direct competitive counterpart in terms of artist booking power, sponsor relationships, and competing summer programming in the Quebec market.
• Ottawa Bluesfest: Ottawa Bluesfest is a major multi-day Canadian outdoor music festival running over 10+ days with multiple stages and tiered passes, directly comparable to FEQ in format, scale, customer base, and Canadian-market positioning.

Regional players

• Just for Laughs / Juste pour rire: Just for Laughs is a fellow Quebec-based, multi-stage, multi-day ticketed festival (comedy/live entertainment) operating in Montreal; it shares FEQ's Quebec summer festival DNA, sponsor structures, and government relationships, though it focuses on comedy rather than music.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/FestivalEteQc
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/infofestival
• Facebookfacebook.com/FestivaldetedeQuebec
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/bleufeu
• Instagraminstagram.com/festivaleteqc

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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