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Québec cultural diary in the United Kingdom, Ireland and the Nordic countries
This cultural diary is an invitation to explore a variety of events, shows, exhibitions, performances, and broadcasts originating from Quebec.
Artists are encouraged to explore the Call for projects and opportunities for artists and cultural organisations to discover opportunities for promotion and financing.
Contact the cultural service if you want to promote an event in the UK, Ireland or Nordic countries.
Québec Culture magazine
Check out the new issue (August to November 2026) of our "Québec Culture" magazine, featuring a host of events from Québec on this side of the Atlantic.
Contact us to receive the Quebec Culture magazine in PDF format (three publications per year).
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United Kingdom
| Le Patin libre (Dance) | 25 July 2026 Latitude Festival in partnership with DanceEast |
| La Sécurité (Music) | 25 July 2026 Deer Shed Festival, Topcliffe |
| Judy Hung (Music) | 29 July 2026 Westminster Music Library, London |
| Judy Hung (Music) | 2 August 2026 The Finchcocks Charity - Waterdown House, Tunbridge Wells |
| Les Foutoukours (Circus) | 5-30 August 2026 McEwan Hall @ Underbelly, Edinburgh |
| Patrick Watson (Music) | 5 August 2026 Rough Trade East, London |
| Cirque Kalabanté (Circus) | 6-30 August 2026 Music Hall @ Assembly Rooms, Edinburgh |
| Dion Owen - Cyclopath and Songs Vol. 3 (Comedy) | 6-30 August 2026 The Lounge at Laughing Horse @ The Counting House, Edinburgh |
| Dion Owen - Late night in Canada (Comedy) | 6-30 August 2026 The Lounge at Laughing Horse @ The Counting House, Edinburgh |
| Patrick Watson (Music) | 7 August 2026 Rough Trade Bristol, Bristol |
| Patrick Watson (Music) | 9 August 2026 Rough Trade Liverpool, Liverpool |
| Le Vent du Nord (Music) | 11 August 2026 Band on the Wall, Manchester |
| Le Vent du Nord (Music) | 12 August 2026 Victoria Hall, Settle |
| Le Vent du Nord (Music) | 13 August 2026 Cropredy Festival Grounds, Cropredy |
| Le Vent du Nord (Music) | 14 August 2026 Queen's Hall Centre, Hexham |
| Le Vent du Nord (Music) | 15 August 2026 Troon Concert Hall, Troon |
| Le Vent du Nord (Music) | 16 August 2026 The Queen's Hall, Edinburgh |
| Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal (Music) | 19 August 2026 Usher Hall, Edinburgh |
| Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal (Music) | 20 August 2026 Usher Hall, Edinburgh |
| Bill Vorn presents ICU (Digital arts) | 27 August - 3 September 2026 404 Festival, Newcastle Upon Tyne |
| Jean-Philippe Côté presents Panégoptique (Digital arts) | 27 August - 3 September 2026 404 Festival, Newcastle Upon Tyne |
| Angine de Poitrine (Music) | 5 September 2026 O2 Ritz, Manchester |
| From Above, Everything Looks Beautiful by Moridja Kitenge Banza (Visual arts) | 11 September - 31 October 2026 Almas Foundation, London |
| NO HAY BANDA (Music) | 16-17 September 2026 Café Oto, London |
| Le Vent du Nord (Music) | 24 September 2026 Cecil Sharp House, London |
| Le Vent du Nord (Music) | 27 September 2026 Haymarket Theatre, Basingstoke |
| Le Vent du Nord (Music) | 28 September 2026 Forest Folk, Wickham |
| Le Vent du Nord (Music) | 1 October 2026 Sub Rooms, Stroud |
| Cryptic presents Guillaume Coutu Dumont and Line Katcho @ Sonica Glasgow (Audiovisual) | 2 October 2026 Tramway, Glasgow |
| T'envoler @ Deep Focus | 9 October 2026 Goldsmith Cinema, London |
| Alpes Azur Mercantour by Sébastien Gauthier (360 Studio) (Audiovisual) | 9-10 October 2026 CULTVR Lab, Cardiff |
| Architecture of the Void by TiND in collaboration with Axophobe and Francis Pineau (Audiovisual) | 9-10 October 2026 CULTVR Lab, Cardiff |
| Dreamtime Canopy by Nanooooh in collaboration with Yann Eldin and Simon Rivet (Audiovisual) | 9-10 October 2026 CULTVR Lab, Cardiff |
| Florescence by Mathieu DeBlois and Philippe Racz (Audiovisual) | 9-10 October 2026 CULTVR Lab, Cardiff |
| Traveler’s introspection by Fantastik Obsolete (Audiovisual) | 9-10 October 2026 CULTVR Lab, Cardiff |
| La méthode des moments by Lydia Yakonowsky (Audiovisual) | 9-10 October 2026 CULTVR Lab, Cardiff |
| Like a Moving Memory by Henri Carreau (Audiovisual) | 9-10 October 2026 CULTVR Lab, Cardiff |
| Ménestrel (Music) | 13 et 15 October 2026 Lancashire et Cheshire |
| Angine de Poitrine (Music) | 14 October 2026 O2 Academy, Glasgow |
| Résonances boréales by Roman Zavada @ Real Ideas (Digital arts) | 17-18 October 2026 Market Hall, Plymouth |
| Dana Michel (Dance) | 17-18 October 2026 Fierce Festival, Birmingham |
| Angine de Poitrine (Music) | 18 October 2026 O2 Academy, Leeds |
| Angine de Poitrine (Music) | 19-20 October 2026 Troxy, London |
| Quatuor Bozzini (Music) | 24-30 October 2026 Sound Festival, Aberdeen |
| Jean-Michel Blais (Music) | 26 October 2026 World Heart Beat, London |
| Constantinople (Music) | 15 November 2026 King's Place, London |
| Constantinople (Music) | 16 November 2026 Lantern Hall, Bristol |
| Quatuor Bozzini (Music) | 21 November 2026 Huddersfield, UK |
| Genticorum (Music) | 24 November 2026 The Tollbooth, Stirling |
| Genticorum (Music) | 25 November 2026 The Fleece Inn, Bretforton |
| Genticorum (Music) | 26 November 2026 Watershed, Cinema, Bristol |
| Daïchi Saïto (Cinema) | 26 November 2026 Watershed Cinema, Bristol |
| Genticorum (Music) | 27 November 2026 Church Barn, Bishop's Castle |
| Daïchi Saïto (Cinema) | 28 November 2026 ICA Cinema, London |
| Genticorum (Music) | 28 November 2026 The Old Malthouse, Chidham |
| Genticorum (Music) | 29 November 2026 King's Place, London |
Denmark
| Black Hole - an Aria by Cecil Castellucci and Chants libres (Music) | 13-18 August 2026 Aveny-T, Copenhagen |
| Black Hole by Cecil Castellucci - Book launch (Literature) | 22 August 2026 Comics Garden bookstore and Gallery, Copenhagen |
| Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal - Debussy, Ortiz and Strauss (Music) | 26 August 2026 Musikhuset, Aarhus |
| Play Dead by People Watching Collective (Dance) | 2-3 September 2026 Baltoppen LIVE, Ballerup; |
Finland
| Arctic Tall Tales by La Ruée vers l'Or (Theatre) | 26-27 August 2026 Sampo Stage, Helsinki |
| Bois by Puzzle Theatre (Theatre) | 29 August 2026 Annantalo, Helsinki |
| PAPA by Puzzle Theatre (Theatre) | 30 August 026 Annantalo, Helsinki |
| MANUAL by Adam Kinner and Christopher Willes (Multidisciplinary) | 9-12 September 2026 Oulu Central Library, Oulu |
| The Swallowing of Contours by Laurence Petitpas et Yana Ouellet (Puppetry) | 19, 20, 26 and 27 September 2026 Fossekleiva Arts Centre, Berger |
| Web of Wyrd (Visual Arts) | 31 October 2026 WAM Museum of Contemporary Art, Turku |
Norway
Online
| Mirador by Jean-Michel Blais (Music) | Out on 25 September 2026 |
| Shaken Awake: A Memoir on Identity by Marie Lynne Desrochers (Literature) | Out Now On all digital platforms |
| A London Way Back to Me by Melina (Music) | Out Now On all digital platforms |
| Frames by Absolight (Music) | Out Now On all digital platforms |
| Julie Blake & M pour Montréal - Sync or Swim: A Music Supervision Podcast (Music) | Online UK, Ireland and Nordic countries |
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Calls for Projects and Opportunities for Artists and Cultural Organisations
This section will offer opportunities for artistic development and collaborations. It is updated regularly, so please visit frequently!
Interested in featuring in Québec Culture magazine? If you are a Québec artist performing in the UK, Ireland or Nordic countries between December 2026 and April 2027, please contact us by email and provide all the necessary information. The deadline for the next issue is 10 October 2026.
| Important dates for registering to the 2026 edition of the Edinburgh Fringe (Performing Arts) Key programme deadlines | All year round | |
| Info sessions for artists (EdFringe) (Performing Arts) Online and in-person sessions to help artists present their show at the Edinburgh Fringe 2026 | All year round | |
| Artist-in-residence at Konstepidemin, Sweden (Visual arts and more) Studios available from 1 to 6 months in Göteborg | All year round | |
| Artistic residencies at Cove Park, Scotland (All art forms) Various opportunities throughout the year | Multiple deadlines | |
| International incentives for co-production with Canada (Cinema/TV) List of funding available for co-production with Québec/Canada and a useful tool for finding a co-producer for your project | Multiple deadlines | |
| Assembly Festival @EdFringe (Performing Arts) Submit your show to the Assembly venue/festival, part of the Edinburgh Fringe 2026 | No deadline | |
| Summerhall @EdFringe (Performing Arts) Submit your show to the Summerhall venue/festival, part of the Edinburgh Fringe 2026 | No deadline | |
| International Film Festival Database (Audiovisual) Open to any festival that accepts UK-produced or co-produced films | No deadline | |
| Post Fund Project (Audiovisual) The Project is open to large-scale film and TV productions | At least 12 weeks before the beginning of post-production | |
| Classical Music Funding (Music) | All year around | |
| Opportunities for Artists (All disciplines) | All year around | |
| Open calls per country (All disciplines) | All year around | |
| SODEC Delegation to Content London (Audiovisual) | 3 October/2 November 2026 | |
| TV Drama Vision 2027 (Sweden) (Audiovisual) Call for work in progress (open to Québec companies) | 4 October 2026 | |
| Nordic Film Market 2027 (Audiovisual) Call for discovery – Co-production Plateform (open to Québec companies) | 4 October 2026 | |
| Nordic Film Market 2027 (Audiovisual) Call for projects, international films at financing stage | 4 October 2026 | |
| Nordic Film Market 2027 (Audiovisual) Call for works in progress (open to Québec companies) | 4 October 2026 | |
| Global Connect (Performing arts) Open to professionals and leaders | 15 October 2026 | |
| Festival de film de Göteborg (Sweden) (Audiovisual) Film Open Call | 15 October 2026 | |
| Brooks international Fellowship, Delfina Foundation, Tate UK (Visual arts) | 21 October 2026 | |
| Partnership Opportunities with Lerwick 28 (All disciplines) | 23 October 2026 | |
| 2027 Asymmetry Assistant Curator Fellowship in Nottingham for applicants with a Chinese or Sinophone background (Visual arts) | 25 October 2026 | |
| «Learning Materials» International Residency in Helsinki, Finland (Multidisciplinary) | 26 October 2026 | |
| Short Film for the Glasgow Short Film Festival (Audiovisual) | 27 October 2026 | |
| Application to Focus Wales, appel final (Music) | 1 November 2026 | |
| Call for Applications : Canada House at The Great Escape (Music) | 13 November 2026 | |
| Sheffield DocFest: Feature and Mid-Length Films (Audiovisual) | 19 February 2027 | |
| Sheffield DocFest: short Films (Audiovisual) | 19 February 2027 | |
| Mobility and Knowledge Exchange Programme «Make-a-thek» (Visual arts) | 31 March 2027 |
Last update: October 13, 2026