Summer in Montreal is filled with a number of different events, concerts, festivals, street sales, and more! Some of the events are free and others are not, some are offered in French, some in English, and others are bilingual, some of them may even require a particular dress code, so before attending any of the events check out their websites for full details. The website links are linked in the dates. Although we would love to mention everything that is happening in the city this month, there’s just too many to possibly name all! So, if there is anything that we have missed, leave a comment on our Facebook page so that everyone can know about it. We will be posting another list at the beginning of next month!
Wellington Promenade Sidewalk Sale - Verdun
Montreal Mural Festival -If you do not want to attend the full festival starting on the 9th they will be offering guided tours of all of the murals. Tours will be given in both English and French. Price of the tour tickets are $15 for anyone over 12 and free for anyone under.
The 29th annual Francofolies will be taking place, some of the performances will be free and others require an entrance fee, check out their website for more details!
Grand Prix celebrations taking place on Crescent Street
The Formula 1 Grand Prix will be taking place. Tickets are still available!
June 10th - 12th
Little Italy will also be holding some Grand Prix celebrations. They will have a lot of cars parked outside that you can check out.
Family friendly Zumba class being offered at Les Ateliers Turcotte.
"The Frenchies" will be hosting an event at the Beer-Garden of Antonio-Park, Kampai Garden. The groups get together every couple of weeks and just hang out and practice speaking French with one another. They do this by having casual, everyday conversation with other members, but instead of doing it in the language they are used to, they speak in French.
The Lebanese Festival will be celebrating their 15th year in Laval, there will be food, music and other activities that you can take part in during the festival.
There will be a free salsa class at the Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue Boardwalk hosted by Baila Productions Salsa School.
The Canadian Cancer Society will be hosting Relay for Life near the Clock Tower in the Old Port
Another event on June 16th is Glow Yoga which will be taking place at 9140 Boul Leduc Brossard. If you attend this event make sure to wear bright clothing, they will provide the glow sticks.
Mural fest and Ilesoniq will be hosting a free outdoor music festival from 4pm-11pm.
The Red Hot Chili Peppers will be performing at the Bell Center. There are still tickets available on the Evenko Website.
Taste of the Caribbean festival – Entrance to the event and evening concerts. Other events such as (cooking and rum mixology class, rum tasting etc.) require a fee.
Les Cowboys Fringants are going to be holding a free concert at the Saint-Louis Park in Lachine.
An end of the school year/St-Jean-Baptiste party will be taking place at the Montreal Beach Club for students between the ages of 13 and 18.
The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts will be offering free admission
Jazz Festival begins
Nickelback will be performing at the Bell Center, and there are still tickets available.
Bob Dylan will be performing at the Bell Center, there are a limited number of tickets available at the time of writing this list!!
Ongoing Events
Every Wednesday in June McCord Museum is free after 5pm for most of their exhibits; the extra exhibits will cost $9.50 to attend.
The Montreal Science Center is hosting CSI: The Experience at Montreal Science Center throughout the summer. During the event you have a few cases you need to solve by searching for clues!
All summer you can head down to the Old Port where they have opened an on land Royal and Pirate Ship attraction. You can enter both of the boats for free, but if you would like to take part in the different games and activities there will be a fee.
Piknic Electronik Montreal will be taking place every Sunday throughout the summer