Performing Arts Archives | Come and Celebrate as One of Us: The History of the Fêtes du Vieux-Saint-Eustache

A costume contest

A historic costume contest during the Fêtes du Vieux Saint-Eustache in 1979. The group is accompanied by the Seigneur (Jean-Claude Langlois, third from the left) and the Seigneuresse […]

Les Colocs music group at the Arts en fête festival

The Arts en fête festival was launched in 1988 by the City of Saint-Eustache to celebrate Québec’s National Holiday. Many emerging and well-known artists would perform at it, […]

Excerpt from the program “Soirée canadienne” in Saint-Eustache

Montage of two excerpts from the episode of the television program Soirée canadienne featuring Saint-Eustache. Broadcast from 1960 to 1983 on Télé-Métropole, the program highlighted Québecois folklore and […]

The last night of the Fêtes by Louis Bricault

Louis Bricault was one of the organizers of the Fêtes du Vieux Saint-Eustache between 1974 and 1978. Here, he talks about preparations for the fireworks display that closed […]

Shooting the film “Saint-Eustache de temps en temps” by Monique Villeneuve and Louis Bricault

Monique Villeneuve, one of the organizers of the Fêtes du Vieux Saint-Eustache from 1974 to 1976, and Louis Bricault, an organizer of the event from 1974 to 1978, […]

Looking for fiddlers in the county by Christian Giraldeau

Christian Giraldeau was one of the organizers of the Fêtes du Vieux Saint-Eustache between 1974 and 1976; his main role was to gather and promote various kinds of […]

Dédé Fortin, singer from the group Les Colocs, at a performance at the Arts en fête festival

The Arts en fête festival, launched in 1988 by the City of Saint-Eustache to celebrate Québec’s National Holiday. Many emerging and well-known artists would perform at it, including […]

Musicians at the Festival de la galette

Musicians André Thériault and François Lefebvre liven up the site of the Festival de la galette.

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 […]

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 […]

A poster for the documentary “La veillée des veillées”

This documentary is about the last of the Veillées d’automne, a folk music festival held in Montréal from 1973 to 1975. The title of the film is La […]