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