Plante concerned about Fête nationale
Mayor Plante is concerned about the future of Fête nationale celebrations in Montreal as the decision is made to hold a single, televised show in Trois-Rivières. The Jean-Baptiste society feels the same way.
The Gazette looks at the prospects for other festivals this summer. I’ve been checking out sites for my festivals list and am finding most are hedging, not stating specifically yet whether they’ll be able to go live, or will hold some kind of placeholder online, as many did last summer.
The pandemic has brought about the definitive end for the old Montreal film festival, which had been sputtering to a close for more than a decade – deprived of funding and only hanging on because Serge Losique wouldn’t say uncle. The website is dead.
Max 15:28 on 2021-04-17 Permalink
You should add the Folk Sur le Canal to your fest list. Last year’s edition was cancelled and no word yet about the 2021 edition (scheduled for June 18 to 20, it’s customarily on the Father’s Day weekend).
https://montrealfolkfest.com
LJ 16:58 on 2021-04-17 Permalink
You can also add the Suoni Per Il Popolo Festival. It is on for this year, mainly online but also some live events. This year’s lineup not yet announced, but will be soon-ish.
Kate 17:10 on 2021-04-17 Permalink
Thanks! I know I’ve had them listed before, but you’d be surprised, even during non‑pandemic times, how tricky it can be to figure out whether a festival still exists, when it’s going to be, and – most annoyingly – whether a festival website that keeps going on about “this year” is talking about THIS year, or is actually not updated since LAST year and is still talking about past events.
Festival people, put a year on the website for your annual events, please.