Festivals 2025
Will be updated as I find the current data
January
Igloofest, January 16-February 8.
Salon de l’auto, January 17-26.
February
February is Black History Month
Montréal en Lumière aka the High Lights festival, February 27-March 9.
March
Nuit Blanche, March 1
FIFA festival of films on art, March 13-30
St Patrick’s parade, March 16 presumably.
June
Grand Prix weekend June 13-15
Jazz Festival June 26-July 5
From here downward the dates are from 2024.
April
Vues d’Afrique film festival, April 11-21
Festival des technologies vertes April 19-21
Clown Festival April 25-28
Blue Metropolis April 25-28
May
Jane’s Walks May 3-4-5
Japan Week May 6-12
Montreal History Festival May 10-12
Pouzza Fest May 17-19
Festival MetroMetro on pause for 2024
Vue sur la Relève May 22-29
Festival TransAmériques May 22-June 5
Festival BD de Montréal May 24-26
Mondial de la bière May 24-26
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
June
Suoni Per Il Popolo June 12-23
Mural Festival June 6-16
Francos June 14-22
Festival sur le canal (used to be Folk Fest) June 14-16
Fête nationale Saint-Jean June 24
International des Feux Loto-Québec June 27-August 1.
July
Canada Day July 1
Tohu circus festival July 4-14
Montreal Comiccon July 5-7
Carimas, Caribbean style parade, part of a new festival, July 6
Kahnawake Pow-Wow July 13, 14
ComediHa! salue Montréal, a Quebec City attempt to launch a new comedy fest here, July 18-28
Fantasia film festival July 18-August 4
August
Osheaga August 2-4
Montreal Highland Games August 4
Festival Lasso country and western music, August 16, 17
September
Palomosa September 5-7
Marathon Beneva, September 22-24