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.

☀️ Activities — Summer

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🏕️Centre récréatif / sportif

📍 0.5 km

Au Machin Chouette - centre d'amusement

Centre récréatifsportifAnimation pour enfantsLabyrintheEscalade sur paroi artificielle

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🌟Casino / hippodrome

📍 0.7 km

Kinzo Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu

CasinohippodromeJeux de casino / hasard

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🌳Parc municipal

📍 0.8 km

Parcs du Vieux-Saint-Jean

Parc municipal

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🍸Bar, boîte de nuit

📍 0.9 km

La Trinquette

Barboîte de nuit

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🏕️Sport d'aventure et de plein-air

📍 1.1 km

Maïkana

Sport d'aventure et de plein-airInterprétation / observation de la nature

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❄️ Activities — Winter

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⛸️Patinoire

📍 2.3 km

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

Patinoire

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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