Culture

The archipelago of Saint-Pierre and Miquelon offers many cultural activities and boasts six museums:

• Musée Héritage displays artefacts related to religion, the Prohibition era, communications and the practice of medicine on the archipelago.
• Musée de l'Arche houses temporary and permanent exhibits on the history and culture of the archipelago.
• Musée de la Prohibition features unusual objects dating back to the Prohibition era.
• Musée Cusick displays objects related to the history of Saint-Pierre and Miquelon.
• Musée de la petite pêche displays objects related to inshore fishing.
• Musée de Miquelon displays items unique to the history of Miquelon.
• Musée Archipélitude, located on Île aux Marins, features objects that reflect life on the archipelago and the history of the fishery. This museum is.

Saint-Pierre attractions include: the Sailors' Monument, the Fronton, Saint-Pierre’s Cathedral, the Calvary Cross, the War Memorial, the forge Lebailly, Les Salines Fishing Stations, the Lighthouse, the Pointe aux Canons Battery, and much more.

Several holidays and festivals are celebrated in Saint-Pierre and Miquelon during the summer months. For example, the National Holiday on July 14, the Fête Western in early June, the Fête de la musique and Les 25K de Miquelon at the end of June, Les déferlantes Atlantiques music festival in mid-July, the Seafood Festival and the Basque Festival in mid-August, and the Snow Crab Festival in early September.