Festivals in Montreal
Montreal is a city of festivals, a tradition that peaks in the summer but continues year-round.
Please see our EVENT LISTING CALENDAR for day-to-day details.
Dates for 2008 are being added now as they become available.
A few festival sites play music automatically. I try to take note of this but it can turn up unexpectedly.
January
Salon de l'Auto January 18-27, 2008
CANCELLED IN 2008: Fête des neiges Jan. 26-Feb. 10, 2008 (weekends)
February
Festival Voix des Amériques / Voices of the Americas festival, February 1-8, 2008
Festival Montréal en Lumière - High Lights Festival, February 21-March 2, 2008
The 26th Rendez-vous du cinéma québécois February 14-24, 2008
March
Port Symphonies, March 2 and 9, 2008
International Film Festival on Art March 6-16, 2008
Festivalissimo Iberian-Latin American festival, March 12-27, 2008
184th annual Saint Patrick’s Day parade Sunday, March 16, 2008
April
Vues d’Afrique African and Creole film fest, April 10-20, 2008
La Braderie de mode québécoise, April 17-20, 2008
Blue Metropolis Montreal International Literary Festival, April 30-May 4, 2008
May
Montreal Chamber Music Festival May 1-24, 2008
Biennale de Montréal next installment May 2009
25th Festival musique actuelle Victoriaville May 15-19, 2008
Festival Transamériques, May 21-June 5, 2008
Montreal Museums Day Sunday, May 25, 2008
Montreal Bike Fest (Féria du vélo) May 25-June 1, 2008
Mutek music, sound and new tech festival, May 28-June 1, 2008
Le Mondial de la bière/Beer Festival May 28-June 1, 2008
June
Suoni per il popolo June 1-29, 2008
Nuit blanche sur tableau noir June 5-8, 2008
Montreal Grand Prix June 6-7-8, 2008
St-Ambroise Fringe Festival June 12-22, 2008
Terres En Vue/Land InSights first people’s festival, June 12-22, 2008
The OFF Festival de Jazz June 13-21, 2008
L'International des feux Loto-Québec fireworks competition, June 21-August 6, 2008
Montréal Baroque June 20-23, 2008
Fête nationale, June 23 and 24 - parade and events
Montreal International Jazz Festival June 26-July 6, 2008
July
Canada Day July 1 - parade and events
Fantasia Film Fest July 3-21, 2008
Festival international de Lanaudière classical music, July 5-August 3, 2008
Comedy festival Just for laughs/Juste pour rire July 10-20, 2008
Festival international Nuits d'Afrique July 12-22, 2007
Montreal Reggae Festival July 11-12-13, 2008 (music)
Les FrancoFolies July 23-August 3, 2008
Dragon Boat Race Festival July 26 and 27, 2008
Otakuthon anime festival, July 26 and 27, 2008
Divers/Cité Gay and Lesbian Pride days, July 27-August 3, 2008
August
NASCAR Busch Series race, August 1 and 2, 2008
Montreal Highland Games August 3, 2008
Osheaga festival two days of music, August 3 and 4, 2008
FestiBlues August 7-10,2008
Italian Week August 10-17, 2008
St-Jean-sur-Richelieu Hot Air Balloon Festival August 9-17, 2008
Fête des enfants/Children’s Festival August 16 and 17, 2008
Montreal World Film Festival August 21-September 1, 2008
18th-century public market August 25-26, 2007
September
Mois de la Photo next installment 2009 (biennial)
La Magie des Lanternes September 5-October 31, 2008
Montreal Marathon September 14, 2008
October
Pop Montreal music festival, October 1-5, 2008
Festival du nouveau cinéma October 8-19, 2008
November
Salon du Livre November 19-24, 2008
Image+Nation LGBT film fest, November 15-25, 2007
Rencontres internationales du documentaire, November 13-23, 2008
