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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 St-Ambroise Fringe Festival June 12-22, 2008 Montreal Grand Prix June 6-7-8, 2008 Terres En Vue/Land InSights first people’s festival, June 12-22, 2008 L'International des feux Loto-Québec fireworks competition, June 21-August 6, 2008 Montréal Baroque June 20-23, 2008 The OFF Festival de Jazz June 22-July 1, 2007 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 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 biennial - next installment September 2009 La Magie des Lanternes September 4-October 31, 2008 Montreal Marathon September 14, 2008 October Pop Montreal music festival, October 1-5, 2008 Festival du nouveau cinéma October 10-21, 2007 La Grande Mascarade Halloween fest, October 26-28 and 31, 2007 November Salon du Livre November 19-24, 2008 Image+Nation LGBT film fest, November 15-25, 2007 Rencontres internationales du documentaire, November 9-19, 2007 December Salon des métiers d'art December 7-22, 2007 |