Activities and Attractions

Your stay at St. Hyacinthe’s Holiday Inn Express & Suites Hotel is the perfect opportunity for you to discover the multiple features of St. Hyacinthe and its surroundings. Mix business with pleasure and enjoy the numerous activities that the Monteregian region has to offer.

M Rendez-vous Marchands

You will be charmed by this complex located on the site of the hotel. Visit its restaurants and shops. The place also features a financial institution and a gas station.

Juliette-Lassonde Arts Centre

1705, rue Saint-Antoine

Saint-Hyacinthe
Tél. : 450 778-3388

Inaugurated in 2006 by the City of St. Hyacinthe, the Juliette-Lassonde Arts Centre features two theatres, a traditional one and a multifunctional one. The Centre offers professional performances by singers, musicians, dancers, stand-up comics and variety artists year-round, for the general public and school groups. Private and public events complete the schedule of indoor and outdoor activities held throughout the year.

Downtown St. Hyacinthe

1600, rue Girouard Ouest, bureau 101

Saint-Hyacinthe
Tél. : 450 774-8602

Located along charming, sinuous Yamaska River, at the very heart of the city, the downtown area, surely one of the most beautiful of its kind throughout Quebec, stands out by its historical style, finely sculpted with a rich architecture. Come and admire its many features, including Quebec’s oldest public market, inside which you will find an extensive array of refined, exquisite food items. The Expression Centre, located on the second floor, presents contemporary art exhibits. A stroll down Girouard Street, where architecture amateurs will find the city’s most beautiful ancestral houses, in addition to the Cathedral, is an absolute must.

Services and activities on location:

Fine restaurants, cafés, terraces, unique, elegant shops, produce and gourmet food, old marketplace, park along the river.

Expression, St. Hyacinthe’s Exhibit Centre

495, avenue Saint-Simon

Tél. : 450-773-4209

Founded in 1985, Expression, St. Hyacinthe’s Exhibit Centre, is a museum institution promoting and broadcasting contemporary and current-day art. Expression presents, in a broad, magnificent area, exhibitions reknowned for their artistic quality. Along with such exhibitions come an educational service, conferences and publications. In addition, Expression frequently adds related activities to its regular program.

Expression offers community, social and cultural groups a 30-minute commented visit service. Furthermore, school groups are invited to activities especially designed for them, based on every exhibition. School visits, which last 1 hour 15 minutes, include an exhibition room visit and a creative arts workshop. Tuesday through Friday. For any facilitated activity, a reservation is required.

Cinema St. Hyacinthe

Galeries Saint-Hyacinthe

1225, rue Gauvin.
Saint-Hyacinthe
Tél. : 450-773-9492

An 8-room movie theatre, open daily from noon to midnight.

Jardin Daniel A. Séguin

3215, rue Sicotte

Saint-Hyacinthe
Tél. : 450-778-6504 poste 6215 ou 450-778-0372 (Seasonal attraction)

In addition to being a tourist attraction, this 4.5 hectare floral park also serves an educational purpose. It is the teaching garden of St. Hyacinthe’s Agricultural and Technological Institute and is recognized by the horticultural community for featuring Quebec’s largest collection of annual plants (i.e. 50,000). You will be charmed by the diversity of its 16 thematic gardens.

Les Salines Park

5330, rue Martineau

Saint-Hyacinthe
Tél. : 450-778-8335

Les Salines Park is a large urban park. In the summer, it offers a 7-km circuit of rock dust managed trails for hiking and cycling. Hiking trails are lighted in the evening. A trail has been specially developed for mountain bikers. A BMX circuit is available.

In the winter, the park offers several winter sport possibilities with its 7-km circuit of mechanically groomed ski trails. Some of the trails are also intended for ski skating. Skiers and hikers use the same trails, that are lighted in the evening. A mechanically groomed slide is also available. A skating rink with background music is reserved for skaters. The park also has an artificial ice climbing tower.

Les Beaux Mardis de Casimir

Saint-Hyacinthe

Tél. 450-778-8333 / 450-778-5855

Casimir-Dessaulles Park (downtown) St. Hyacinthe. Attend six outdoor shows at the very heart of downtown St. Hyacinthe. Tuesdays at 7:30 PM, on the stage of the Léon-Ringuet Kiosk.

2010 schedule: July 6, 13 and 20; August 3, 10 and 17, 2010

Chouette à voir!

875, rang Salvail Sud

Saint-Jude
Tél. : 450-773-8521 poste 8545

A unique interpretation centre located at the heart of the St. Hyacinthe area, Chouette à voir! is a peace haven for hundreds of injured prey birds that it has hosted since it opened up its doors. Experience a unique, unforgettable face to face with more than 20 Quebec prey bird species. Meet the eyes of a tawny owl while strolling down a trail in a natural environment. See our rehabilitating patients’ progress while visiting a one-of-a-kind aviary complex.

Flying prey bird presentations featuring owls, tawny owls, buzzards and falcons are held daily. Call to find out about the schedule of these presentations.

La Providence Golf Club

5055, rue Saint-Pierre ouest

Saint-Hyacinthe
Tél. : 450-773-1234 poste 0

After investing more than two million dollars on its golf courses over the last two years, the La Providence Golf Club has never been so radiant. To please everyone, we offer you two different courses. Our main par 72 course, La Providence, stretches out on 6,300 yards, and our par 34 executive course is made up of par 3 and 4 holes, for a two-hour activity. An ideal golf course for beginners!