Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu International Balloon Festival

Canada's largest hot-air balloon tourism event, this ten-day annual gathering at the height of summer turns the sky over the Richelieu Valley into a mosaic of colour, accompanied by shows, fireworks, and family entertainment.

🏨 Nearby accommodation

💚 Budget

Budget

1 km

LE PETIT MANOIR

Hôtel · Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu

📞 514 462-8363

Budget

1.3 km

FLOTEL ST-JEAN-SUR-RICHELIEU

Hôtel · Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu

📞 877 819-0979View property →

Budget

1.9 km

HOLIDAY INN

Hôtel · Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu

📞 450 348-7376View property →

💙 Comfort

Comfort

3.2 km

QUALITY INN SAINT-JEAN-SUR-RICHELIEU

Hôtel · Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu

📞 450 359-4466View property →

Comfort

7.9 km

GÎTE DU COLIBRI

Gîte touristique · Mont-Saint-Grégoire

📞 450 346-3553

Comfort

19.5 km

GUY MAYER

Pourvoirie · Saint-Paul-de-l'Île-aux-Noix

📞 450 291-5329

⭐ Luxury

Luxury

1.9 km

HOLIDAY INN

Hôtel · Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu

📞 450 348-7376View property →

Luxury

20.1 km

ALT HÔTEL QUARTIER DIX30

Hôtel · Brossard

📞 450 443-1030View property →

Luxury

20.3 km

MARRIOTT COURTYARD BROSSARD

Hôtel · Brossard

📞 450 890-8080View property →

🍽️ Nearby restaurants

Pizzeria

0.9 km

Pizza Richelieu

📞 450 348-4914Website →

Cuisine du marché

1 km

Restaurant Les Bonnes Soeurs

📞 450 741-7223Website →

Bières / vins régionaux

1.1 km

Buvette Laganière

📞 450 346-0999Website →

Restaurant

1.1 km

Bistro Viva Pasta

📞 450 346-4800Website →

Bar à vin / Bistro

1.3 km

Les Berges de Saint-Jean

📞 438 459-7688Website →

☀️ Activities — Summer

5 nearby options

🏕️Centre récréatif / sportif

📍 0.5 km

Au Machin Chouette - centre d'amusement

Animation pour enfantsLabyrintheEscalade sur paroi artificielle

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🌟Casino / hippodrome

📍 0.7 km

Kinzo Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu

Jeux de casino / hasard

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🌳Parc municipal

📍 0.8 km

Parcs du Vieux-Saint-Jean

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🍸Bar, boîte de nuit

📍 0.9 km

La Trinquette

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🏕️Sport d'aventure et de plein-air

📍 1.1 km

Maïkana

Interprétation / observation de la nature

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❄️ Activities — Winter

1 nearby options

⛸️Patinoire

📍 2.3 km

Centre-de-plein-air-Ronald-Beauregard / Patinage sur glace

Patinage sur glace

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📍 Nearby sites

Montérégie

History & Heritage

Chambly Canal National Historic Site

North America's first fortified lock structure and a direct ancestor of the St. Lawrence Seaway, this 20 km canal with nine locks links Chambly to Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, bypassing the river's historic rapids.

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19.4 km

Montérégie

History & Heritage

Fort Chambly National Historic Site

Built of stone in 1711 at the foot of the Richelieu rapids, after three successive wooden forts, this fortification was a pillar of New France's defence against British invasions coming from Lake Champlain.

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19.6 km

Incontournables transversaux

History & Heritage

Exporail, the Canadian Railway Museum

Home to Canada's most important railway collection, with more than 160 full-size vehicles, this Montérégie museum lets visitors ride aboard a vintage streetcar, a passenger train, and a miniature railway.

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30.4 km