Record Store Day in Quebec City, Canada
Two dates to know: Record Store Day Black Friday is Friday, November 29, 2026, and the next main Record Store Day is Saturday, April 17, 2027.
What is Record Store Day?
Record Store Day is an annual event built around independent record stores. The main event traditionally lands on the third Saturday of April each year; Record Store Day Black Friday is traditionally held the day after US Thanksgiving. Both days bring exclusive, limited-run vinyl and CD releases sold only at participating independent shops — not big-box retailers, and not mail order until the in-store exclusives sell through. Because pressings are limited, popular titles can sell out within the first hour, which is why a line-early culture has grown up around the day even at shops that are otherwise quiet on a weekday morning.
Tips for the day
- Arrive early. At busy shops, lines for popular titles can start well before opening.
- Bring cash. A cash line often moves faster than card on a shop's highest-volume day of the year.
- Check each shop's own site or Instagram in the week before the date — participating shops post their own opening time, line policy, and which exclusive titles they've ordered in.
- Release lists are first-come, first-served and vary store to store. A title in stock at one shop may not show up at another, even across town.
- Expect one-per-customer or per-household limits on the most in-demand titles.
- Not every independent record store participates every year, and allocations vary shop to shop — confirm directly with the shop rather than assuming based on a past year.
Shops to check in Quebec City, Canada
Independent record shops open in Quebec City, Canada right now. We don't yet track which specific shops participate in Record Store Day or what they've ordered in for a given year — check each shop's own site or Instagram close to the date for their exclusive-release list, opening time, and line policy.
- Bouquinerie Rock'n Livre
Used bookshop in the Saint-Roch/Limoilou area (open since 2002) with a quality selection of secondhand books, DVDs, vinyl records, CDs and collectibles.
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- CD Mélomane
Quebec City's largest independent record store since 1996, with roughly 60,000 vinyl records and nearly 100,000 CDs; strong rare jazz, progressive rock and classical sections, plus turntables and vinyl cleaning.
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- Comptoir du Livre Enr
Used-media shop in the Faubourg Saint-Jean strip selling books, comics, CDs, vinyl records, DVDs and Blu-rays.
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- Explosive Groove Disquaire
Old-school crate-digging disquaire with new and used vinyl, 33s, 45s, CDs and cassettes, focused on jazz, African, blues and hip-hop.
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- Import-O-Son Inc
New-vinyl specialist serving Quebec City DJs, audiophiles and collectors since 1987, with a focus on European imports and limited editions.
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- Le Knock-Out!
Independent disquaire since 2013, now inside the Pantoum arts complex on Saint-Joseph after its old building was sold in 2025; eclectic new and used vinyl, 45s, cassettes and CDs spanning garage, punk, new wave and francophone.
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- Librairie Laforce
Half bookshop, half disquaire in Saint-Jean-Baptiste since 2006; a diverse selection of mostly-Canadian books alongside used vinyl records in all genres. Owner: Bernard.
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- Musique Chez Sonny
Used-record disquaire in Saint-Jean-Baptiste since December 1992, founded by Michel Lachance and Sonny Maheux; a deep, well-loved selection of used vinyl 33s across every genre.
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- Sunrise Records
Quebec City branch of Sunrise Records, Canada's national record-store chain (est. 1977), inside Place Laurier / Laurier Québec mall; new vinyl, CDs, DVDs and music merch.
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See the full record store listing for Quebec City, Canada.