Montreal is a city of festivals, a tradition that peaks in early to mid summer but continues year-round. Please see our EVENT LISTING CALENDAR for day-to-day details.
Dates for later 2010 and 2011 events are being added as they become available.
A few festival sites play music automatically. I try to take note of this but it can turn up unexpectedly.
Do you have an addition for this page? Please email us.
January
Igloofest weekend of January 14, 21 and 28, 2010
Salon de l'Auto January 14-23, 2011
Fête des neiges Jan. 23, 24, 30 and 31 and February 6 and 7, 2010
Le temps d'images January 25-February 6, 2010
February
Black History Month all month, many exhibits and events
Festival Voix des Amériques / Voices of the Americas, February 5-12, 2010
Rendez-vous du cinéma québécois February 17-27, 2010
Festival Montréal en Lumière – High Lights Festival, February 17-27, 2011
Port Symphonies, February 28 and March 7, 2010
March
Under The Snow indie music fest, March 10-14, 2010 (snow sound fx)
186th annual Saint Patrick’s Day parade March 2011
International Film Festival on Art March 18-28, 2010
April
Vue sur la relève performance art festival, April 1-17, 2010
Vues d’Afrique PanAfrica International film fest, April 15-25, 2010
La Braderie de mode québécoise, April 15-18, 2010
Blue Metropolis Montreal International Literary Festival, April 21-25, 2010
May
Elektra digital arts fest, May 5-9, 2010 (sounds)
Montreal Chamber Music Festival May 6-29, 2010
Accès Asie May 6-22, 2010
Montreal Comic-Con May 9, 2010
Sketch Comedy Festival, May 19-23, 2010
Festival musique actuelle Victoriaville May 20-24, 2010
Montreal International Musical Competition May 24-June 4, 2010
Festival TransAmériques May 26-June 12, 2010
Festivalissimo Latin and Iberian festival May 27-June 13, 2010 (music)
Anarchist bookfair May 29-30, 2010
Montreal Museums Day Sunday, May 30, 2010
Montreal Bike Fest (Féria du vélo) May 30-June 6, 2010
Biennale de Montréal next held in 2011
June
MUTEK electronic music and digital creativity festival, June 2-6, 2010
Suoni per il popolo June 3-30, 2010
Le Mondial de la bière/Beer Festival June 2-6, 2010
Tour La Nuit June 4 – Tour de l'Île June 6, 2010
Les FrancoFolies June 9-19, 2010
Nuit blanche sur tableau noir June 10-13, 2010
St-Ambroise Fringe Festival June 10-20, 2010
Montreal Grand Prix June 11-13, 2010
Terres En Vue/Land InSights first people’s festival, June 17-23, 2010
26th annual International des feux Loto-Québec fireworks fest, June-August 2010
Infringement Festival June 17-27, 2010
Fête nationale June 23 and 24 – parade and events
Montréal Baroque June 24-28, 2010
Montreal International Jazz Festival June 25-July 6, 2010
July
Canada Day July 1 – parade and events
FIMA – Festival international Montréal en Arts July 1-11, 2010
Paysages Éphémères public art fest, July 2-25, 2010
Comedy festival Just for laughs/Juste pour rire July 2-25, 2010
Street fair from July 15
International tango festival July 6-11, 2010
International Festival of Circus Arts July 8-25, 2010
Fantasia Film Fest July 8-27, 2010
Les Week-ends du Monde July 10-18, 2010
Festival international de Lanaudière classical music, July 10-August 8, 2010
Lilith Fair July 23, 2010 – CANCELLED
Dragon Boat Race Festival July 23-25, 2010
Divers/Cité Gay and Lesbian Pride days, July 24-August 1, 2010
August
Montreal Highland Games August 1, 2010
Osheaga music & arts festival August 1 and 2, 2010
La Grande Rencontre folk fest, August 5-8, 2010
Fête Eco-Bio-Paysanne August 6-8, 2010
Montreal Reggae Festival August 6-8, 2010 (music)
Italian Week August 6-15, 2010
FestiBlues August 11-15, 2010
Otakuthon anime festival, August 13-15, 2010
Fête des enfants/Children’s Festival August 13-15, 2010
Matsuri Japon Japanese festival, August 14, 2010
St-Jean-sur-Richelieu Hot Air Balloon Festival August 14-22, 2010
Montreal World Film Festival August 26-September 6, 2010
18th-century public market August 28 and 29, 2010
NAPA Auto Parts 200, August 28 and 29, 2010
September
La Magie des Lanternes September-October 2010
Montreal Marathon September 5, 2010
Escales improbables, September 8-12, 2010
Burlesque Festival September 23-26, 2010
Journées de la culture Quebec-wide culture fest, September 24-26, 2010
Orgue et couleurs organ music fest, September 24-October 3, 2010 (music)
Pop Montreal September 29-October 3, 2010
Mois de la Photo next held September 2011
October
Con*Cept science fiction convention, October 1-3, 2010
Atheist Alliance Convention October 1-3, 2010
Festival du nouveau cinéma October 13-24, 2010
The OFF Festival de Jazz October 15-23, 2010
La Braderie de mode québécoise, October 21-24, 2010
Festival du monde arabe October 29-November 14, 2010
Sephardic Festival October 30-November 14, 2010
Image+Nation LGBT film fest, October 2010
November
Rencontres internationales du documentaire, November 10-21, 2010
Salon du Livre November 17-22, 2010
M for Montreal music showcase, November 17-20, 2010
Expozine small press fair, November 2010
Cinemania French films subtitled in English, November 2010
December
Salon des métiers d'art December 3-22, 2010