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Montreal High Lights Festival; Photo by Victor Diaz Lamich, courtesy of FrancoFolies de Montreal.

Montreal High Lights Festival

Feb - Mar 2010 (annual)

Food, music and art are the ingredients of the Montreal High Lights Festival, a showcase of the best the city has to offer. It's the perfect reminder to residents and visitors that winter is…

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Formula One: Grand Prix of Canada

Jun 2010 (annual)

Montreal's Gilles Villeneuve circuit hosts the Grand Prix of Canada.

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Crowds gather at the Montreal International Jazz Festival. Courtesy of the Festival International de Jazz de Montréal

Montreal International Jazz Festival

Jun - Jul 2010 (annual)

The Montreal International Jazz Festival is widely regarded as one of the world's finest and attracts an impressive array of performers to venues around the city. There are many free…

ATP Masters Series: Rogers Cup

Aug 2010 (annual)

The ATP Canadian Masters Series tournament, the Rogers Cup, takes place at the Uniprix Stadium in Montreal. Rafael Nadal was the 2008 champion.

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Atwater Market, Montreal. Courtesy of Gestion des Marchés Publiques de Montréal

Markets of Montreal

Daily

Montreal boasts some of the largest and finest markets in North America. A stroll through the Atwater, Jean Talon or Maisonneuve markets perfectly evokes the unique blend of French and New…

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Montreal Museum of Contemporary Art, Montreal. Courtesy of Montreal Museum of Contemporary Art

Montreal Museum of Contemporary Art

Daily; not Mon

Part of downtown's Place des Arts complex, the Montreal Museum of Contemporary Art shows highlights from its collection of post-1939 works and temporary exhibitions of international artists.…

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Maison Saint-Gabriel, Montreal. © Dan Lavoie (Studio Odyssée)

Maison Saint-Gabriel

30 Oct - 18 Dec 2009; not Mon (various dates)

Although now surrounded by the neighbourhood of Pointe Saint-Charles, the fieldstone Maison Saint-Gabriel was a rustic setting for nuns to raise and educate marriageable orphans. Re-enactments…

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Montreal Biodôme, Montreal. © Céline Dubreuil

Montreal Biodôme

8 Sep 2009 - 16 Feb 2010; not Mon (various dates)

An oasis in Hochelaga-Maisonneuve, the Montreal Biodôme recreates four varied ecosystems of the Americas. Look for monkeys in the tropical forest and penguins in the polar worlds. In between…

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Red Weekend

Feb 2010 (annual)

Valentine's Day celebrations are sensibly given five days during one of the biggest parties on the Montreal gay scene - Red Weekend. The highlight is the Red Party on Saturday night.

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The St Patrick's Parade in Montreal. Photo by Joseph Glover Joseph Glover

Montreal St Patrick's Parade

14 Mar 2010 (annual)

Montreal hosts the longest-established St Patrick's Parade in North America, which attracts crowds of around 600,000 to line the route. Forty different floats, 45 marching bands and over 4000…

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Montreal Botanical Garden, Montreal. © Montréal Botanical Garden

Montreal Botanical Garden

2 Nov 2009 - 14 May 2010; not Mon (various dates)

Montreal Botanical Garden's 22,000 plant varieties spread across 748,668m² of diverse land in Hochelaga-Maisonneuve. Relax at the Chinese Garden (the largest outside Asia) or the serene…

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Biosphère, Montreal. © Tourisme Montréal

Biosphère

1 Nov 2009 - 31 May 2010; not Mon (various dates)

Built as the US pavilion for Expo '67, the massive geodesic dome on Saint Helen's Island houses the Biosphère. Environmental issues, including global warming, are explored through multimedia…

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Éonnagata, © Erick Labbe, Sadler's Wells London / Ex Machina & Sylvie Guillem

Festival Transamériques

May - Jun 2010 (annual)

The Festival Transamériques greets the summer in Montreal with theatre performances at venues throughout the city. It presents more than 20 original works from the Americas and Europe, in both…

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Festival poster, courtesy of Montreal Fringe Festival

Saint-Ambroise Montreal Fringe Festival

Jun 2010 (annual)

The Saint-Ambroise Montreal Fringe Festival is a celebration of creative energy featuring more than 80 theatre companies from North America and beyond. Shows take place in a number of indoor…

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John McComber from Keepers of the Eastern Door; Photo courtesy of Terres en Vues

First Peoples' Festival

Jun 2010 (annual)

Montreal's First Peoples' Festival spotlights Aboriginal culture and traditions in the Americas through film. Screenings at venues throughout the city give priority to works made by native…

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McCord Museum, Montreal. © McCord Museum

McCord Museum

8 Sep 2009 - 23 Jun 2010; not Mon (various dates)

The downtown McCord Museum of Canadian History showcases the eclectic collections of 19th- and 20th-century benefactors. The thousands of costumes, domestic artefacts and historical…

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Montreal Museum of Archaeology and History, Montreal. © Tourisme Montréal/Stéphan Poulin

Montreal Museum of Archaeology and History

6 Sep 2009 - 24 Jun 2010; not Mon (various dates)

Built on the site where the original colony was established in 1642 (Pointe-à-Callière), the modern Museum of Archaeology and History engages visitors in Old Montreal with a multimedia show…

Montreal Baroque Music Festival

Jun 2010 (annual)

The city vibrates to classical sounds during the Montreal Baroque Music Festival. Held throughout the old part of town, including at churches and museums, the event features concerts, master…

Vans Warped Tour

Jul 2010 (annual)

The music and extreme sports behemoth that is the Vans Warped Tour rolls into town, presenting leading punk and hardcore bands on ten stages, extreme sports demos, a Guitar Hero 2 Tent, Lucha…

A mighty dragon head; Photo by Serena Davis, © Whatsonwhen photo Serena Davies Whatsonwhen

Montreal International Dragon Boat Race Festival

Jul 2010 (annual)

Around 120 teams, both local and international, compete in the annual Montreal International Dragon Boat Race Festival, held at the Olympic Basin in the Parc Jean Drapeau.


Highlights

Montreal High Lights Festival

Montreal

Feb - Mar 2010 (annual)

Formula One: Grand Prix of Canada

Gilles Villeneuve Circuit

Jun 2010 (annual)

Montreal International Jazz Festival

Montreal

Jun - Jul 2010 (annual)