24 june Fête nationale du Québec (Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day) in Québec, Canada The Fête nationale du Québec ("Quebec National Holiday") is the official day of Quebec, a province of Canada. The festivities occur on June 23 and June 24 and are organized by the Comité organisateur de la fête nationale ("national holiday organizing committee"). Originally, June 24 was a holiday honouring the patron saint of Canada, St. John the Baptist. The day still is in fact very often called la Saint-Jean by the population of Quebec.
Although the holiday only has official status in Quebec, it is also celebrated by francophones in other Canadian provinces and in the United States as a festival of French Canadian culture. In these contexts, it is more often called Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day.
