The analysis documents presented here aim to describe attendance at professional, paying performing arts shows based on quantitative data from the Québec Survey on Performing Arts Attendance. The number of performances, admissions and ticket sales revenues are the main indicators selected. Key trends are then further analyzed according to target audience, discipline, show production origin and language of performance, as well as venue size and the regions where the shows were presented.
Important changes in 2024
In 2024, changes were made to the methodology of the Québec Survey on Performing Arts Attendance. These changes include a decrease in survey frequency from bimonthly to quarterly, a revision of the population of show presenters covered by the survey, and a revision of the questionnaire. Consequently, results from 2004 to 2023 are not comparable with those from 2024 and subsequent years.
The analyses presented therefore constitute a special edition, as they are the first to be released since the survey was redesigned. They provide a detailed portrait for 2024 only, but as early as 2025, it will once again be possible to examine multi-year trends.