Updated March 2, 2024

Recent history: Most festivals were cancelled throughout 2020 and 2021 and into 2022. In March 2022, festivals started to go live again for the most part, but the pattern of festivals, especially the smaller ones, may have been changed for good, and some things remain online.

Some entities, like Nuits d’Afrique and Just For Laughs, are now producing shows all year, so don’t really count as festivals any more.

Festivals 2024

Will be updated as I find the current data

January

Igloofest, January 18-February 10.
Salon de l’auto, January 19-28.

February

February is Black History Month
Montréal en Lumière aka the High Lights festival, February 29-March 10.
Nuit Blanche, March 2

March

FIFA festival of films on art, March 14-24
St Patrick’s parade, March 17.

April

Vues d’Afrique film festival, April 11-21
Festival des technologies vertes April 19-21
Blue Metropolis April 25-28

May

Jane’s Walks May 3-4-5
Montreal History Festival May 10-12
Pouzza Fest May 17-19
Festival MetroMetro on pause for 2024
Festival TransAmériques May 22-June 5
Festival BD de Montréal May 24-25
Festival Go Vélo May 26-June 2 – Tour la nuit, Tour de l’Île and other cycling events
St-Ambroise Fringe Festival May 29-June 18

NOT YET UPDATED FROM HERE

June

Suoni Per Il Popolo June 4-23
Mural Festival June 8-18
Francos June 9-17
Grand Prix weekend June 16-18
Festival sur le canal (used to be Folk Fest) June 16-18
Fête nationale Saint-Jean June 24
International des Feux Loto-Québec June 29-August 10.
Jazz festival June 29-June 8

July

Canada Day July 1
Tohu circus festival July 6-16
Kahnawake Pow-Wow July 8, 9
Montreal Comiccon July 14-16
Fantasia film festival July 20-August 9

August

Osheaga August 4-6
Festival Lasso country and western music, August 17-19

September

Marathon Beneva September 22-24