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A poster for Gilles Vigneault’s show at the Fêtes du Vieux-Saint-Eustache

Many artists gave performances at the Fêtes du Vieux-Saint-Eustache, including the famous singer-songwriter Gilles Vigneault. In 1974, a show featuring Gilles Vigneault at the Saint-Eustache church was advertised […]

A stage in front of the Saint-Eustache church

The church grounds were one of the festival organizers’ favourite spaces for holding activities and offering shows to St-Eustache residents. Erected in 1979, the stage was decorated with […]

The beverage service at the Fêtes du Vieux-Saint-Eustache

The beer flowed freely! Although Gilbert Gardner and Paul Tardif wanted to preserve the festive aspect of the event, they were forced to remind people every year in […]

The pillow fight

Here, the object is simple: knock your opponent into the water with a sack full of pillows without getting knocked in yourself!

Building the ramp for the soap box race

The Optimist Club organized most of the soapbox races at the Fêtes. Members of the association set up the ramp used by the participants.

Soapboxes hurtle down the ramp

The soapbox or woodbox race was probably the most popular activity among the children of Saint-Eustache.

The flour sack lift

In one of the old-time contests, this strong man lifts more than ten sacks of animal feed representing sacks of flour in front of an astounded audience. The […]

A poster for the Fêtes du Vieux-Saint-Eustache

This poster for gargotte, a local specialty, and old-time contests was designed by Serge Villeneuve, a member of Publinfo and illustrator for the event. It announces that these two […]

A bugle corps competition

It was in the 1970s and 1980s that bugle corps reached the height of their popularity in Québec. These groups of young people participated in a variety of […]

Knitathon on rue Saint-Eustache

For a few years, a knitathon was organized as part of the Fêtes du Vieux Saint-Eustache. All the women who participated in the event had the same needles […]

Glandinot, mascot of the Fêtes du Vieux-Saint-Eustache

Elementary school children in Saint-Eustache came up with the mascot, Glandinot, and gave him his name. Glandinot made his first appearance at the Fêtes in 1980. He was […]

Making buckwheat pancakes

Visitors at the Fêtes du Vieux-Saint-Eustache were invited to try delicious, freshly made buckwheat pancakes.