Major events of the convention include the panel discussions, the Guest of Honour presentations, the dealer's room, and the awards ceremony.
Other events on the convention program typically include a writing contest, readings and videos, as well as book, magazine, and fanzine launches.
The Prix Boréal are awarded in a number of categories to science fiction and fantasy authors, artists, and fans working in French in Canada.
However, smaller events were held in the interval, in Laval in 1990 and 1991, in Rimouski in 1991, and in Montreal in 1992, 1993, and 1994 in order to announce the winners of the Prix Boréal.
Boréal is focused on literary science fiction and fantasy, but remains open to other art forms, including film, bande dessinée, and media.