Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day | |
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![]() Saint-Jean-Baptiste parade, Montreal, June 24, 2006 | |
Also called | Fête de la Saint-Jean-Baptiste, St John the Baptist Day, La Saint-Jean, Fête nationale, National Holiday |
Observed by | Quebecers, French Canadians, French Americans/French Canadian Americans |
Type | Historical, cultural, national, religious |
Celebrations | Parades, bonfires, fireworks, feasting, drinking, musical concerts, flag waving, patriotic speeches, contests |
Date | June 24 |
Next time | June 24, 2025 |
Frequency | Annual |
Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day (French: Fête de la Saint-Jean-Baptiste, la Saint-Jean, Fête nationale du Québec), also known in English as St John the Baptist Day, is a holiday celebrated on June 24 in the Canadian province of Quebec.[1][2] It was brought to Canada by French settlers celebrating the traditional feast day of the Nativity of Saint John the Baptist. It was declared a public holiday in Quebec[3][4][5][6] in 1925,[7] with publicly financed events organized province-wide by a Comité organisateur de la fête nationale du Québec.[8]
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