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St-Donat most colorful season
The "Week-ends des Couleurs" Fall Festival
September 16, 17, 23, 24, 30, Oct 1, 7, 8 2000

Free activities
Lapel badge activities
Fee basis activities
Permanent activities
First Weekend
Second Weekend
Third Weekend
Fourth Weekend


More info on the events


   Official opening Friday September 15th 2000

  Free activities
  • Week-ends des Couleurs mass and calling
  • Exhibition and art galleries
  • Cultural weekend
  • Artist's Faubourg
  • Old time product tasting
  • Mini Pow-Wow
  • Antique car Exposition
  • Kids at work, by SICO paints
  • Golden Retriever obedience official contest
  • Birds observation at Colvert trail
  • Hiking
  • Animation on Principale street
  • Animation in the bars
  • Tree planting
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  Lapel badge Activities
  • Horse carriage ride
  • Mont-Garceau ski lift
  • Rallye Bon pied, bon oeil from Manoir des Laurentides
  • Variety show with Sylvain Laporte at Manoir des Laurentides
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  Fee basis activities
  • Automne Show
  • Amerindian site visit
  • Helicopter tours
  • Fricassée des Couleurs in the participating restaurants
  • Rallye des Couleurs of the Montagnard
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  Permanent activities
  • Hiking (free activity).
  • Montagne Noire, Liberator site
    Mont Ouareau
    Mont Sourire
    l'Envol trail
    Forêt Ouareau
  • Art exhibition by the artists of Art Boréal at the St-Donat church and at the Notre-Dame de la Garde chapel on Lake Croche, art galleries visit.
  • Old time product tasting at the participating merchants.
  • Free bird observation at Colvert trail.
  • Interpretation activity "on the Cervidae trail" at Mont-Tremblant Park, Pimbina sector, saturday and sunday à 1.30 pm. Reservation only at 1-877-688-2289.
11am to 5pm
  • Rallye "Bon pied bon oeil" of the Manoir des Laurentides, lapel badge mandatory and prizes for the winners. Also, antique photographs exhibition.
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   First Weekend
  Friday September 15th 2000
Official opening, at the Week-end des Couleurs meeting place
5pm
  • Welcoming of visitors, ribbon cutting, symbolic village key remittance to the Week-ends des Couleurs Corporation. Bell tolling.
  • Tasting of the "Fricassée des Couleurs" in the participating restaurants.
  • Animation in the bars, visite of the artist's Faubourg (number 4 ) (Art Boréal and l'atelier la Fin Du Monde)
  • Horse carriage ride in the village's faubourgs. Lapel badge mandatory.
  Saturday September 16th 2000
11am
  • Mont-Garceau ski lift from 11am to 5pm, lapel badge mandatory
11am
  • Homologated contest (obedience) organized by the Quebec Golden Retriever Club under the rulings of the Canadian Kennel Club. Desormeaux Park.
During the day
 
  • Amerindian site visit, discount with the lapel badge between 10am and 2pm
  • Bercethon of les Filles d'Isabelle at Faubourg (number 5)
  • Horse carriage ride in the village's faubourgs, lapel badge mandatory
  • Painters, exhibition and art galleries visit, animation and music in the Faubourgs
  • Painting for kids at Faubourg (number 2)
During the evening
 
  • Animation in the participating restaurants and bars
7.30pm
  • Automne show at Paul Mathieu civic center. Les Joyeux Lurons. Fee: 22$, taxes included.
  Sunday September 17th 2000
10.30am
  • Lauda Garceau's commemorative tree planting on the church lot.
11am
  • All in Jazz mass of the Weeks-ends des Couleurs
11am
  • Mont-Garceau ski lift from 11am to 5pm, lapel badge mandatory
12am
  • The "Criée des Couleurs" calling on the church's steps.
During the day
1pm to 5pm
  • Animation, music and painters in the Faubourgs
 
  • Horse carriage ride in the village's faubourgs, lapel badge mandatory
  • Hiking, inauguration of a commemorative cenotaph, by the Canadian General Governor for the victims of the Liberator on top of the Montagne Noire.
  • Painting for kids at Faubourg (number 2)
12am
  • Antique cars exhibition at Desormeaux Park and Corvette club visit.
2pm
  • Week-ends des Couleurs parade
4pm
  • Amerindian Mini Pow Wow with T8minik Rankin at Paul Mathieu civc center, lapel badge mandatory
During the evening
 
  • Animation in the participating restaurants and bars
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   Second Weekend
  Friday September 22nd 2000
5pm
  • Visitors and Regional Camping and Caravaning Association of Lanaudière welcoming
  • Tasting of the "Fricassée des Couleurs" in the participating restaurants.
  • Animation in the bars, visit of artist's Faubourg (number 4): Art Boréal and Atelier de la Fin du Monde
  • Horse carriage ride in the village's faubourgs, lapel badge mandatory
  Saturday September 23rd 2000
11am
  • Mont-Garceau ski lift, from 11am to 5pm, lapel badge mandatory
During the day
 
  • Amerindian site visit, discount with lapel badge 10am and 2pm
  • Horse carriage ride in the village's faubourgs, lapel badge mandatory
  • Painters, exhibition and art galleries visit, animation and music in the Faubourgs
  • Painting for kids at Faubourg (number 2)
During the evening
 
  • Animation in the participating restaurants and bars
8.30pm
  • Automne show at Paul Mathieu civic center, Dominic et Martin, Fee: 29$ taxes included
  Sunday September 24th 2000
11am
  • Mont-Garceau ski lift from 11am to 5pm, lapel badge mandatory
During the day
1pm to 5pm
  • Animation, music and painters in the Faubourgs
 
  • Horse carriage ride in the village's faubourgs, lapel badge mandatory
  • Painting for kids at Faubourg (number 2)
2pm
  • Automne Show Taco et Mary Clown, Fee: 5$ taxes included
4pm
  • Amerindian Mini Pow Wow with T8minik Rankin at Paul Mathieu civic center, lapel badge mandatory
During the evening
 
  • Animation in the participating restaurants and bars
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   Third Weekend
  Friday September 29th 2000
9am
  • Tree planting in the village, Foresterie St-Donat, classe Natures-Études and Forêt Québec
5pm
  • Visitors welcoming
  • Tasting of the "Fricassée des Couleurs" in the participating restaurants.
  • Animation in the bars, visit of artist's Faubourg (number 4): Art Boréal and Atelier de la Fin du Monde
  • Horse carriage ride in the village's faubourgs, lapel badge mandatory
8.30pm
  • Automne Show at Paul Mathieu civic center, "Hommage à Georges Guétary" by the Crooners: Fee 12,50$ taxes included
  Saturday September 30th 2000
11am
  • Mont-Garceau ski lift from 11am to 5pm, lapel badge mandatory
During the day
       
  • Amerindian site visit, discount with lapel badge 10am and 2pm
  • Horse carriage ride in the village's faubourgs, lapel badge mandatory
  • Painting for kids at Faubourg (number 2)
10am to 5pm
  • Cultural weekend at Faubourg (number 6)
  • Art Boréal's artists, Outdoor exhibition at Atelier rue de la Paix, 885 route 125 Nord
During the evening
 
  • Animation in the participating restaurants and bars
8.30pm
  • Automne show at Paul Mathieu civic center, Claude Dubois, Fee: 29$ taxes included
  Sunday October 1st 2000
11am
  • Mont-Garceau ski lift from 11am to 5pm, lapel badge mandatory
During the day
 
  • Painting for kids at Faubourg (number 2)
  • Animation, music and painters in the Faubourgs
10am to 5pm
  • Cultural weekend at Faubourg (number 6)
  • Art Boréal's artists, Outdoor exhibition at Atelier rue de la Paix, 885 route 125 Nord
4pm
  • Amerindian Mini Pow Wow with T8minik Rankin at Paul Mathieu civic center, lapel badge mandatory
During the evening
 
  • Animation in the participating restaurants and bars
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   Fourth Weekend
  Friday October 6th 2000
5pm
  • Visitors welcoming
  • Tasting of the "Fricassée des Couleurs" in the participating restaurants.
  • Animation in the participating bars
  Saturday October 7th 2000
11am
  • Mont-Garceau ski lift from 11am to 5pm, lapel badge mandatory
During the day
 
  • Amerindian site visit, discount with lapel badge 10am and 2pm
  • Painting for kids at Faubourg (number 2)
During the evening
 
  • Animation in the participating restaurants and bars
8.30pm
  • Automne show at Paul Mathieu civic center, Éric Lapointe, Fee: 29$ taxes included
  Sunday October 8th 2000
11am
  • Mont-Garceau ski lift from 11am to 5pm, lapel badge mandatory
During the day
12am
  • Rallye des Couleurs (cars), registration at Montagnard at 10h30, start at 12h00, 25$ taxes and supper included
2pm
  • Ménétriers d'Antan, folkloric music at the "grande place", lapel badge mandatory
During the evening
 
  • Animation in the participating restaurants and bars
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Good news!
The lapel badge is back!

Price of the badge 5 $
If you need more info on these events, please contact us at tourisme@st-donat.com, or fill in this form. You can also contact us at:

Chambre de Commerce et de Tourisme de St-Donat
536 Principale
St-Donat, Québec, Canada
J0T 2C0
819-424-2833
toll free: 1-888-ST-DONAT (1-888-783-6628)


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Corporation des Week-ends des Couleurs de St-Donat in collaboration with:

St-Donat Municipality

St-Donat Chamber of Commerce

Journal de Montréal

National Bank

Québec Government

Brault et Martineau

La Boulangerie St-Donat

Provigo

Ski Mont-Garceau

Météo Média

Mont-Tremblant Park

SICO

Service Informatique Pierre Forget

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