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    Survey on Attendance of Performing Arts Events in Québec

    This survey is in collection. Have you been invited to participate? Learn more about participation in this survey

    In 2024, the Québec Survey on Performing Arts Attendance is going online!

    For 20 years, the Observatoire de la culture et des communications of the Institut de la statistique du Québec has been collecting and disseminating data on attendance, number of performances, and ticket sales revenues for public, paying professional performing arts shows.

    The improvements made to the survey and new features are as follows:

    • User-friendly online questionnaire
    • Survey to be completed quarterly rather than bimonthly
    • New statistical indicator added on the language of performance
    • Revised artistic disciplines that reflect changes on the performing arts scene:
      • Stand-up comedy, speech arts, circus arts, musicals, and multidisciplinary shows have been added.
      • Sub-disciplines for music and theatre have also been revised.
    • Data leveraged in collaboration with the performing arts industry:
      • Information provided by show producers is used to validate the data collected by the ISQ and to reduce the burden of respondent organizations.
      • ISQ data linked with data from online ticketing systems (underway).

    Type of survey

    Bimonthly survey (2004 to 2023) and quarterly survey (since 2024).

    Targeted population

    Organizations whose main, secondary or incidental activity is the presentation of public, paying professional performing arts shows in Québec or the rental of performance halls located in Québec.

    Since 2024, the survey sample is based on information provided by professional associations in the performing arts sector, by the Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec (CALQ), and by the Société de développement des entreprises du Québec (SODEC).

    Themes

    Attendance at paying professional performing arts shows by type of show (discipline, target audience and production origin) and according to other indicators such as administrative region, hall size, ticket sales revenues, and complimentary tickets offered.

    Publications et données

    February 18, 2025
    La fréquentation des arts de la scène au Québec

    This bulletin presents an analysis of statistics on performing arts attendance. The statistics come from the Survey on Attendance of Performing Arts Events in Québec.

    Analysis document, highlights
    February 18, 2025
    Performing arts show attendance (bimonthly data)

    These tables provide bimonthly data on attendance at performing arts shows in Québec. The statistics cover attendance, number of performances, and ticket sales revenues. Results are presented by discipline, genre, administrative region, target audience, hall size, type of programming, and origin.

    Detailed table, highlights
    February 18, 2025
    Performing arts attendance (annual data)

    These tables provide annual data on attendance at performing arts shows in Québec. The statistics cover attendance, number of performances, and ticket sales revenues. Results are presented by discipline, genre, administrative region, target audience, hall size, type of programming, and origin.

    Detailed table, highlights
    October 23, 2019
    Top 25 most popular paid performing arts events, Québec

    Top 25 most viewed paid shows by year

    Detailed table

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