What is the name of the large winter carnival in Quebec City?

What is the name of the large winter carnival in Quebec City? The answer is Carnaval de Québec.

Carnaval de Québec is Quebec City's annual pre-Lenten winter festival. Its official French name is widely used alongside the English phrase Quebec Winter Carnival, so the stored answer is the canonical event name rather than a generic description.

Quebec City held an early major winter carnival in 1894, but the modern festival was relaunched in 1955. That revival was designed partly to attract visitors during the winter season. The festival's best-known symbol, Bonhomme Carnaval, first appeared in 1955 and remains its recognizable ambassador.

Events include night parades, ice and snow sculptures, outdoor entertainment and traditional winter activities such as ice-canoe racing. Winterlude is a separate festival associated with Ottawa and Gatineau, while an ice hotel is an attraction or lodging concept, not the name of Quebec City's carnival.