Advocacy for street entertainers more sensitive to the heritage of Vieux-Québec

For the first time this summer. Meanwhile, Quebec City obliges street amusers to perform in French at Place Royale and at Parc Félix-Leclerc. Meanwhile, The pilot project was launched from a recommendation from the neighborhood council. Therefore, the president of which invites all street enterages to further enhance the French -speaking character of the capital.

Every evening. Moreover, Jocelyn Gilbert is surprised to hear essentially animation in English or English -speaking music At the foot of the monument of Samuel de Champlain, neighbor of Château Frontenac.

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Citing the observations of Destination Québec Cited, the president of the Vieux-Québec-Cap-Blanc-parliamentary neighborhood council recalls that a vast majority of the 4.3 million tourists who visit Quebec do it for For history and heritage and for the French fact in North America. Meanwhile, The charm of La Francophonie in North America.

Jocelyn Gilbert as such questions the relevance of certain services. Consequently, while street entertainment are omnipresent in the old town during the summer season. For example, He quotes the example of an artist on drums. under the Saint-Jean gate, accompanied by an enclosure playing mostly of pre-recorded English-speaking rock.

There are excellent. There are others that it is questionable about quality. the relevance of their service also and the added value that it can be strictly from the point of view of the tourist attraction.

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Without necessarily going through the addition of regulations. Jocelyn Gilbert would like to see a greater sensitivity of public entertainment in the heritage that surrounds them. According to him, the sound environment of Old Quebec should be in line with its history.

I call on the pride of the street amusers to recognize that Quebec. the capital of La Francophonie in North advocacy street entertainers more sensitive America, a place of birth of New France, their street services should soak up this reality to add to the tourism experience.

Advocacy street entertainers more sensitive

A series of recommendations

At the end of winter 2025. the neighborhood council sent a series of recommendations to Quebec City both to limit noise -related inconvenience for linked residents and to improve the quality of the shows offered in public spaces.

Some of these recommendations were inspired by the Réverbère festival. launched in 2024, to celebrate street arts. For the first edition. the president of the neighborhood council explains that it was recommended for the city to promote the presence of local artists and to limit the amplification of shows.

It was a great success. Tourists did not save themselves because we spoke French. the residents were not disturbed by a sound amplification which is sometimes excessivesummarizes Jocelyn Gilbert.

He also underlines that the artists were paid by the city during this festival. that it was forbidden to request tips from the public.

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Jocelyn Gilbert argues that this remuneration model could be taken up for a few sites where the best local artists would be hired for their performances. which assured them an income during the summer season without being forced to break the immersion of the show by asking for money from the public.

In the search for the next generation. in the search for novelty, new artists, there may be the service with artists from home who do not ask for a tip that is expressed in Frenchhe argues for Quebec City.