Quebec City Carnival

By Teresa Plowright, About.com Guide

The Quebec Winter Carnival showcases amazing snow sculptures, and visitors have several opportunities to see the sculptures actually being carved. Above, during the Carnival's opening weekend sculptors are hard at work at their creations. By morning, a parade of snow sculptures will line the promenade into the fairgrounds. Meanwhile, in another area, huge blocks of snow await the arrival of teams for the International Snow Sculpture event. Visitors have more than one opportunity at the Carnival to watch snow artists at work.

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