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February
La Fête des Neiges (Snow Festival), Montréal:
harness racing, barrel jumping, racing beds on ice, canoe races, snowshoeing, snow sculptures, skating, and cross-country skiing.
Phone: 514-872-4537
Three weekends in February
Festival Montréal en Lumière
Culinary competitions and special museum exhibitions
to multimedia light shows and classical and pop concerts.
Phone: 888-515-0515
May/June
Late May to early June.
Festival de Théâtre des Amériques, Montréal:
Two weeks of contemporary theater works from artists throughout the Americas, many on the cutting edge of
creativity.
Phone: 514-842-0704
First Sunday in June.
Montréal Bike Fest: Early in June, more than 45,000 cyclists arrive in Montréal to participate in a variety of cycling competitions
Phone: 514-521-8356
Second weekend in June.
Grand Prix Air Canada, Montréal: international drivers compete for 70 laps around the Gilles-Villeneuve
racetrack on Ile Notre-Dame.
Phone: 514-457-5754
10 days starting in mid-June.
Montréal Fringe Festival: In performance spaces clustered along or near bd. St-Laurent, about 60 theater groups perform
Phone: 514-849-3378
June
Festival Mondial de la Bière, Montréal:
Beer fest with world brands to boutique microbreweries, over 250 companies showcase their wares at the
Old Port,
Late June to early October.
Mosaïcultures Internationales Montréal
A
major horticultural event in which gardeners and floral designers
Phone: 514-868-4000
June 24
Jean-Baptiste Day
Honoring Saint John the Baptist, the patron saint of French Canadians
Phone: 418-849-2560
June- July
International Competition d'Art Pyrotechnique (International Fireworks Competition), Montréal:
La Ronde amusement park on Ile Ste-Hélène is
the best place to view the fireworks extravaganzas
Phone: 514-872-4537
June-July
Festival International de Jazz de Montréal
the world's biggest jazz festival, runs for 11 days
Phone: 514-871-1881; 888-515-0515
10 days in mid-July
Festival International Nuits d'Afrique, Montréal: This musical event showcases nearly 300 musicians from the Caribbean, the Americas, and Africa.
Phone: 514-499-9239
Last 2 weeks of July
Festival Juste pour Rire (Just for Laughs Festival),
Montréal: Comics perform in many venues, some free, some for a fee.
Phone: 514-790-4242
August
Late August to early September.
Festival des Films du Monde (World Film Festival), Montréal:
Some 500 screenings take place
over 12 days, including 200 feature films from more than 50 countries.
Phone: 514-848-3883
October
Early October
Festival International de la Nouvelle Danse, Montréal:
This 12-day showcase, held every 2 years (on odd years), invites troupes and choreographers
Phone: 514-287-1423.
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Casino De Montréal
1 av. du Casino, Île Notre-Dame, Montréal
The Casino de Montréal, on Ile Notre-Dame in the St.
Lawrence River, is one of the world's 10 biggest.
Phone: 514-392-2746 or 800-665-2274
Cirque Du Soleil
Montréal, Québec, Canada
internationally known and packs theaters worldwide. There are no animals featured in this circus. All of the spectacular dance and acrobatic arrangements are performed by people.
Phone: 800-361-4595
L'opéra De Montréal
260 blvd. de Maisonneuve Ouest
L'Opéra de Montréal stages four productions a year
at Place des Arts.
Phone: 514-985-2258
Centaur Theatre
453 rue St-François-Xavier, Vieux-Montréal
best-known English theatrical company,
Phone: 514-288-3161
Saidye Bronfman Centre
5170 chemin de la Côte Ste-Catherine,
Côte-des-Neiges,
English-language plays can be seen at the Saidye Bronfman Centre.
Phone: 514-739-2301 or 514-739-7944
Théâtre De Quat'sous
100 av. des Pins Est
Théâtre de Quat'Sous performs experimental plays.
Phone: 514-845-7277
Théâtre Denise Pelletier
4353 rue Ste-Catherine Est, Hochelaga-Maisonneuve
The Théâtre Denise Pelletier stages productions in a beautifully restored hall.
Phone: 514-253-8974
Théâtre Du Nouveau Monde
84 rue Ste-Catherine Ouest, Downtown
North American temple of French classics.
Phone: 514-866-8667
Théâtre Jean Duceppe
260 blvd. de Maisonneuve Ouest
The Théâtre Jean Duceppe stages major productions in Place des Arts.
Phone: 514-842-2112
Théâtre St-Denis
1594 rue St-Denis, Quartier Latin
2,500-seat Théâtre St-Denis stages pop-music concerts.
Phone: 514-849-4211
I Musici De Montréal
934 rue Sainte-Catherine Est,
I Musici de Montréal is one of the best chamber
orchestras in Canada.
Phone: 514-982-6037
Orchestre Métropolitain De Montréal
The Orchestre Métropolitain de
Montréal stars at Place des Arts most weeks during the October-April season.
Phone: 514-598-0870
Orchestre Symphonique De Montréal
260 blvd. de Maisonneuve Ouest
Regular venue is the Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier at the Place des Arts.
Phone: 514-842-9951
Spectrum
318 rue Ste-Catherine Ouest, Downtown, Montréal, Québec, Canada
The most popular performance venue for rock bands is Spectrum.
Phone: 514-861-5851
Stade Olympique
Olympic Park, 4141 av. Pierre-de-Coubertin, Hochelaga-Maisonneuve
Stade Olympique hosts rock and pop concerts.
Phone: 514-252-8687
Sports
Montréal Alouettes
McGill University's Molson Stadium
CFL -
schedule that runs from June into October.
Phone: 514-790-1245
Montréal Canadiens - NHL
1260 rue de la Gauchetière
Ticket and schedule information
Phone: 514-932-2582
Blue Bonnets Racetrack (Hippodrome de Montréal)
7440 bd. Décarie, in Jean-Talon
international harness-racing events, including the Coupe des Elevers
Phone: 514-739-2741
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