Residents of Sainte-Thérèse will be able to participate in four days of free cultural activities from Sept. 24 to 27 as part of the province-wide Journées de la culture.
The municipal program includes an insect macrophotography exhibition, an interactive heritage tour, a family celebration at Parc Charles-Bosson and a multidisciplinary workshop combining music, visual art and writing.
The activities are intended for individuals, groups of friends and families. Sainte-Thérèse Mayor Christian Charron said the program offers residents opportunities to go out, create, learn and experience culture in different forms.
He invited the entire population to take advantage of the activities and celebrate culture in the city.
Insects seen from a different perspective
The program begins with MACROCOSME: Des insectes dans mon jardin, an exhibition by photographer Luc Pouliot at Maison Lachaîne.
The exhibition will be open from Sept. 24 to 27. Visiting hours are from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Thursday and Friday and from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday.
Pouliot specializes in macrophotography, using extreme close-up images to reveal details in insects that are not ordinarily visible to the naked eye. The city describes the exhibition as an opportunity to observe the forms and distinctive characteristics of these small living creatures.
An opening reception and conference with the artist will be held on Friday, Sept. 25, at 5 p.m. Pouliot will discuss the aesthetic choices involved in his work as well as the technical challenges associated with macrophotography.
Local history and forgotten criminal cases
On Thursday, Sept. 24, historian Martin Rodgers will lead an interactive heritage circuit through the Village of Sainte-Thérèse. Two departures are scheduled from Place du Village, at 7 p.m. and 8:30 p.m.
Titled Voyager à travers le temps, or Travelling Through Time, the circuit will introduce participants to forgotten criminal cases from the community’s past.
The activity is based on historical material documented through local newspaper archives. Participants will encounter historical characters, search for clues and explore stories that combine documented history with elements situated at the boundary between fact and imagination.
Advance online registration is required for the heritage circuit.
Family celebration at Parc Charles-Bosson
Parc Charles-Bosson will host a family celebration on Saturday, Sept. 26, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
The five-hour event will feature activities from several artistic traditions and disciplines. The announced program includes face painting, balloon sculpture, a performance by dancer-puppeteers and a Popping-robot dance workshop.
Families will also be able to participate in puppet-making, Japanese calligraphy, world-percussion activities and bead painting on cotton canvas.
The park celebration is one of the principal family-oriented components of the city’s program and will bring several of the weekend’s cultural activities together at a single outdoor location.
Creating through music, images and words
The final activity will take place at the Sainte-Thérèse Library on Sunday, Sept. 27, from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.
During Viens créer ce que tu entends, translated as Come Create What You Hear, participants will produce their own work while listening to live music performed by guitarist Simon Proulx.
The workshop combines three disciplines: live music, visual art and writing. According to the city’s description, participants will be invited to draw inspiration from what they hear and rediscover the enjoyment of creating.
Online registration is required for the library workshop.
A province-wide cultural celebration
The 2026 edition marks the 30th Journées de la culture. The official province-wide celebration will take place Sept. 25, 26 and 27, while Sainte-Thérèse’s local schedule begins one day earlier with the exhibition and heritage circuit.
The annual event is initiated and coordinated by Culture pour tous, a registered non-profit and charitable organization. Its stated purpose is to increase public access to arts and culture through free activities open to everyone.
The Journées de la culture take place throughout Quebec on the final Friday of September and the following weekend. The format includes workshops, demonstrations, guided circuits and performances covering a range of artistic disciplines.
All the activities announced by the City of Sainte-Thérèse are free. Online registration is required for the Sept. 24 heritage circuit and the Sept. 27 library workshop.
