Updated 21 June 2019
Montreal is a city of festivals, a tradition that peaks in early to mid summer but continues year-round.
The list will be updated from time to time in 2019, but be aware some festivals don’t update their sites until just before the event. Some details will be filled out over time.
Do you have an addition for this page? Please email us.
If you maintain a website for a recurring festival, please do yourself and all of us a favour: include the year with any event dates on the front page.
Ongoing
Festival Nuits d’Afrique and Montreal Chamber Music Festival schedule events and performances around the calendar.
January
Wildside Festival January 8-20, 2019
Festival Barbegazi January 12-13 and 19-20, 2019
Igloofest weekends January 17-February 2, 2019 – site has some flashing effects
Salon de l’Auto January 18-27, 2019
Fête des neiges weekends January 19-February 10, 2019
February
Black History Month all month, exhibits and events
Rendez-vous du cinéma québécois February 20-March 2, 2019
Festival Montréal en Lumière aka High Lights Festival, February 21-March 3, 2019
Montréal Joue spring break activities, February 23-March 10, 2019
Festival Nouvelles Musiques February 21-March 2, 2019
March
Nuit Blanche March 2, 2019
International Children’s Film Festival March 2-10, 2019
The International Film Festival on Art March 19-31, 2019
196th annual Saint Patrick’s Day parade March 17, 2019
Cabane Panache et Bois rond on Wellington Street, March 21-24, 2019.
April
Vues d’Afrique international film fest, April 5-14, 2019
La Braderie de mode québécoise April 11-14, 2019
May
Blue Metropolis International Literary Festival, May 2-5, 2019
Montreal International Musical Competition May 26-June 6, 2019
Accès Asie May 1-30, 2019
Jane’s Walks May 3-4-5, 2019
Puces Pop May 10-12, 2019
Croissant festival May 6, 2017
Vue sur la relève performance art festival, May 6-18, 2019
24 Hours of Science May 10 and 11, 2019
Festival musique actuelle Victoriaville May 16-19, 2019
NDG Porchfest May 18 and 19, 2019
Festival TransAmériques May 22-June 4, 2019
Montreal International Classical Guitar Festival and Competition May 24-26, 2019
Anarchist bookfair May 25-26, 2019
Montreal Museums Day Sunday, May 26, 2019
Festival Go Vélo Montreal May 26-June 3, 2019
(includes the Tour de l’Île and other cycling events)
St-Ambroise Fringe Festival May 27-June-16, 2019
Festival des Arts Vivants OFFTA, May 24-June 2, 2019
Le Mondial de la bière/Beer Festival May 25-29, 2019
June
Festival Mural public art festJune 6-16, 2019
Montreal Grand Prix June 7-9, 2019
Montreal Folk Fest on the Canal June 13-16, 2019
Les Francos June 14-22, 2019
Montréal Baroque June 20-23, 2019
Fête nationale Saint-Jean June 23-24
Mtl en Arts June 26-July 1, 2019
Montreal International Jazz Festival June 27-July 6, 2019
Bal en blanc June 28-30, 2019
International des feux Loto-Québec fireworks fest, June 29‑July 27, 2019
July
Canada Day July 1 – parade and events
Festival international de Lanaudière July 5-August 4, 2019
Montréal Complètement Cirque July 4-14, 2019
Montreal Comic-Con July 5-7, 2019
Carifiesta paradeJuly 6, 2019
Dragon Boat Race Challenge July 6-7, 2019
Les Week-ends du Monde July 6-7 and 13-14, 2019
Festival Nuits d’Afrique July 9-21, 2019
Just for laughs/Juste pour rire July 10-28, 2019
Zoofest July 11-27, 2019
Fantasia Film Fest July 11-August 1, 2019
Kahnawake Pow-WowJuly 13-14, 2019
Haïti en Folie July 22-28, 2019
HeavyMTL metal festival July 27 and 28, 2019
August
August is Archaeology month in Quebec, with various events
Osheaga music & arts festival August 2-4, 2019
Rogers Cup tennis tournament, August 2-11, 2019
This year: men’s tennis
Matsuri Japon Japanese festival, August 3, 2019
Montreal Highland Games August 4, 2019
Terres En Vue/Land InSights first people’s festival, August 6‑14, 2019
Île Soniq August 9-10, 2019
Italian WeekAugust 9-18, 2019
Otakuthon anime convention, August 16-18, 2019
Festival Mode Design August 19-24, 2019
International tango festival August 21-25, 2019
Orientalys August 22-25, 2019
St-Jean-sur-Richelieu Hot Air Balloon FestivalAugust 10‑18, 2019
Fierté Montréal Pride parade, August 8-18, 2019
MUTEK digital creativity fest, August 20-25, 2019
From here down, as of late June, some dates and even continued existence of events are uncertain:
Montreal Electronic GrooveAugust 29-September 2, 2019
September
Jardins de lumière September 6-October 31, 2019
YUL Eat September 9-15, 2019
Quartiers DansesSeptember 6-15, 2019
OUMF Quartier Latin culture fest, September 5-7, 2019
Momenta Biennale – used to be Mois de la Photo – September 5-October 13, 2019
Art Tattoo Montreal September 13-15, 2019
Montreal Marathon September 21-22, 2019
Festival international de la littératureSeptember 20-29, 2019
International Black Film Festival September 24-29, 2019
Pop Montreal September 25-29, 2019
Journées de la culture Quebec-wide culture fest, September 27-29, 2019
October
The OFF Festival de Jazz October 3-12, 2019
Festival Phénomena October 5, 2019
Festival du nouveau cinéma October 9-20, 2019
Burlesque Festival October 17-19, 2019
La Braderie de mode québécoise October 17-20, 2019
La Grande Dégustation booze fest, October 31-November 2, 2019
November
MTL À TABLE November 1-13, 2019
Cinemania French films subtitled in English, November 7-17, 2019
Coup de cœur francophone November 7-17, 2019
Rencontres internationales du documentaire November 14‑24, 2019
Expozine small press fair
M for Montreal music showcase, November 20-23, 2019
Salon du Livre November 20-25, 2019
Bach festival November 22-December 7, 2010