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Foire commerciale - avenue du Mont-Royal

DatesMay 28, 2026 – May 31, 2026
Whereavenue du Mont-Royal
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foire commerciale du 28 au 31 mai. L'avenue sera également piétonne du 25 mai au 10 septembre entre les rues Saint-Laurent et de Lorimier et du 25 mai au 25 octobre entre les rues Saint-Laurent et Saint-Denis

Grande vente de plants biologiques (2e partie)

DateSaturday, May 30, 2026
Time10 am – 4 pm
Where3200 Rue Ontario E, Montréal, QC H1W, Canada
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Magnifique sélection de plants potagers, fines herbes et fleurs vivaces, annuelles et indigènes en pot, cultivés en serre près de Montréal et certifiée biologique par Ecocert. Plants potagers, fines herbes et fleurs comestibles, mellifères et médicinales, annuelles et vivaces en pot. Nos maraîchers passionnés seront sur place pour répondre à vos questions et vous conseiller pour un potager productif! Paiement en argent comptant ou par carte.

AstroFest

DateSaturday, May 30, 2026
Time10 am – 6 pm
WherePlanétarium de Montréal
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THE annual event for people who are passionate about the Universe! Join us for a series of free activities offered by the Planétarium team along with several partners, under the theme Life in Space. Scientific activities and challenges for the whole family during the day as well as lectures, telescope viewings, and a DJ in the evening. Activities include: Build your own Mars Mobile, Water rockets, The great stamp hunt, Observing the Sun (10 am to 8 pm, weather permitting). Evening program: Lectures at the Chaos Theatre from 6 pm to 9 pm featuring Auriane Egal (6 pm and 7:20 pm) on asteroid analysis, Frédérique Baron (6:40 pm) on exoplanets, Kumi Jinadasa (8 pm) on Canada in Space and Artemis II. Astronomy on Tap Montreal offers engaging talks and interactive quizzes at the AstroBistro (6 pm to 9 pm, every 20 minutes). Marshmallows, music, and telescopes from 9 pm to midnight - roast marshmallows between stargazing sessions with immersive experience combining music and astronomic imagery hosted by a DJ in the Chaos Theatre. Free makeup application (10 am to 8 pm). Food offer ($) on the AstroFest site. Screenings at the Planétarium's theatres will continue throughout AstroFest. The ROUGE 2100 exhibition is free to visit during AstroFest, from 9 am to midnight on Saturday. In case of bad weather, outdoor telescope observation activities will be canceled, but indoor activities will go ahead as scheduled.

Queer Clothing Swap at park lafontaine

DateSaturday, May 30, 2026
Time2 pm – 5 pm
Where3819 Avenue Calixa-Lavallée, Montréal, QC H2L 3A7
PriceFree
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Queer Community Clothing Swap. Summer 2026 Edition. Free event.

Altermode

DateSaturday, May 30, 2026
Time3 pm – 6 pm
WhereSaint-André Centre (5720 St-André)
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Community gathering for all your clothing alterations, repairs or customizations. As the weather gets warmer, join us for food, a community clothing swap and a sneak peak of our new community center!

Grande vente de plants biologiques (2e partie)

DateSunday, May 31, 2026
Time10 am – 4 pm
Where3200 Rue Ontario E, Montréal, QC H1W, Canada
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Magnifique sélection de plants potagers, fines herbes et fleurs vivaces, annuelles et indigènes en pot, cultivés en serre près de Montréal et certifiée biologique par Ecocert. Plants potagers, fines herbes et fleurs comestibles, mellifères et médicinales, annuelles et vivaces en pot. Nos maraîchers passionnés seront sur place pour répondre à vos questions et vous conseiller pour un potager productif! Paiement en argent comptant ou par carte.

AstroFest

DateSunday, May 31, 2026
Time12 pm – 5 pm
WherePlanétarium de Montréal
PriceFree
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THE annual event for people who are passionate about the Universe! Join us for a series of free activities offered by the Planétarium team along with several partners, under the theme Life in Space. Scientific activities and challenges for the whole family from noon to 5 pm. Activities include: Build your own Mars Mobile, Water rockets, The great stamp hunt, Observing the Sun (noon to 5 pm, weather permitting). Free makeup application (Noon to 5 pm). Food offer ($) on the AstroFest site. Screenings at the Planétarium's theatres will continue throughout AstroFest. The ROUGE 2100 exhibition is free to visit during AstroFest, from noon to 5 pm on Sunday. In case of bad weather, outdoor telescope observation activities will be canceled, but indoor activities will go ahead as scheduled.

JUDITH by Sarah Chouinard-Poirier

DateTuesday, June 2, 2026
Time7 pm – 9:05 pm
WhereRockette Bar
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This performance will be presented on June 2nd (7pm), June 6th (4pm), and June 7th (3pm), all at Rockette Bar. In JUDITH, Sarah Chouinard-Poirier mobilizes, embodies, and gives voice to the figure of the living dead — this body that has been dehumanized and rendered monstrous — to expose the fear of the Other and denounce the narratives that govern the war on drugs. Drawing on references to popular culture and their own experience as an intervention and community worker, the artist delivers a multifaceted performance where zombies, cinema, humor, and theoretical underpinnings intersect in an embodied reflection on the hygienist, racist, and classist biopowers that govern substances and bodies.

JUDITH by Sarah Chouinard-Poirier

DateSaturday, June 6, 2026
Time4 pm – 6:05 pm
WhereRockette Bar
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This performance will be presented on June 2nd (7pm), June 6th (4pm), and June 7th (3pm), all at Rockette Bar. In JUDITH, Sarah Chouinard-Poirier mobilizes, embodies, and gives voice to the figure of the living dead — this body that has been dehumanized and rendered monstrous — to expose the fear of the Other and denounce the narratives that govern the war on drugs. Drawing on references to popular culture and their own experience as an intervention and community worker, the artist delivers a multifaceted performance where zombies, cinema, humor, and theoretical underpinnings intersect in an embodied reflection on the hygienist, racist, and classist biopowers that govern substances and bodies.

JUDITH by Sarah Chouinard-Poirier

DateSunday, June 7, 2026
Time3 pm – 5:05 pm
WhereRockette Bar
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This performance will be presented on June 2nd (7pm), June 6th (4pm), and June 7th (3pm), all at Rockette Bar. In JUDITH, Sarah Chouinard-Poirier mobilizes, embodies, and gives voice to the figure of the living dead — this body that has been dehumanized and rendered monstrous — to expose the fear of the Other and denounce the narratives that govern the war on drugs. Drawing on references to popular culture and their own experience as an intervention and community worker, the artist delivers a multifaceted performance where zombies, cinema, humor, and theoretical underpinnings intersect in an embodied reflection on the hygienist, racist, and classist biopowers that govern substances and bodies.

SAWA Fundraiser for Lebanon at Espace Transmission

DateSunday, June 7, 2026
Time5 pm – 11 pm
Where6839 Rue Saint-Hubert, Montréal, QC H2S 2M7
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Join us on Sunday, June 7th for another SAWA fundraiser for Lebanon at Espace Transmission, who graciously offered their space in support of the cause. You can expect music, bites, drinks, and a brand new market featuring many new exclusives, curated with so much care alongside artisans and partners we're incredibly grateful to work with. All proceeds will go toward urgent support initiatives in Lebanon helping on the ground. In line with our mission, a small portion will also support Palestinian initiatives and Indigenous communities. Tickets are a minimum $22 donation. Additional contributions are encouraged. https://www.instagram.com/p/DYKtmw_DuJu/

LUDODROME

DatesJune 11, 2026
Where1050 Rue Beaubien Est, Montréal, QC H2S 1T4
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Second edition of LUDODROME. Last year the event brought together more than 44 local experimental game makers and more than 450 visitors for a day of socializing, networking and fun!

Grande Ouverture de LAB-545 x SIGHT+SOUND

DateThursday, June 11, 2026
Time3 pm – 5:05 pm
Where545 rue Legendre Ouest, H2N 1J1
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Du 11 au 13 juin, les Ateliers Belleville et Eastern Bloc présentent une fin de semaine de célébrations pour l'ouverture officielle du LAB-545 : un nouveau lieu de création indépendant à Montréal. Trois jours de programmation déployée sur plusieurs étages : exposition collective, ateliers ouverts, visites, musique, rencontres et création en direct. Trois soirs de performances présentées par le festival SIGHT+SOUND, une 14e édition par Eastern Bloc réunissant neuf duos d'artistes issu·es des scènes numériques, sonores et expérimentales. Un moment rare où le public est invité à entrer au cœur des espaces de travail, des ateliers de fabrication et des univers des artistes qui habitent le lieu.

Finissage: Spoonful of Dirt

DateFriday, June 12, 2026
Time5 pm – 10:30 pm
WhereRue Henri-Julien & Rue Maguire, Montréal, QC H2T
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As part of the PHI residency project "Spectres of a Shared Future" by the artist collective Spoonful of Dirt (Andrea Williamson and Nina Marisa Pariser), the collective will present an afternoon and evening of activities that will explore urban rewilding and multispecies habitats at the Champ des Possibles. There will be animal stories told by Carol Kawisente McGregor of the Coyote program and member of the Kanien'kehá:ka (Mohawk) Nation, live radio broadcasting and interviews with CJLO, a BioBlitz with Fusion Urbain Nature and a screening with Pedalbox Gallery presenting Spoonful of Dirt's PHI residency project, featuring a sound piece by Spoonful of Dirt and Divine Foray, followed by Emma Davie and Peter Mettler's film Becoming Animal (2018).

The Monsoon Festival

DateWednesday, June 24, 2026
Time11 am – 7 pm
WhereDickie-Moore Park
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A celebration of the cultures, histories and communities that make up today's Montreal on Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day. Join us on a journey inspired by the joyfully decorated and music-filled transits of the Global South. Performances by grassroots artists, craft tables and food, sustainable fashion show and tie-dye workshop, closing parade and evening festivities after 7 p.m. The full program will be published on our website. Still looking for food vendors and volunteers.

Performance: Relational Tensions [Night One]

DateFriday, June 26, 2026
Time6 pm – 8:05 pm
WhereLa Centrale Galerie Powerhouse
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In a world increasingly marked by individualism and isolation, 'Relational Tensions' questions our ways of being together, of forming communities, of coexisting. The four performances of this festival explore our contemporary ways of interacting and relating, as well as the complexities that emerge from them. Elyse St-Amour calls for intergenerational solidarity, addressing the complexities of aging for feminized people in a society that champions youth. Tricia Enns invites you to explore how technology both fractures and fosters togetherness, walking the thin (and often moving) line between technological mediation that helps and harms us. Camille-Zoé Valcourt-Synnott provides artists with a space to talk shop–taken for granted in many professions–and a reminder of the radical potential of gathering together. Belén Pedrocca and Amanda Préval weave us through the often invisible work of forming friendships, mutual care routines, and the complexities of social relationships. Here, performance is a tool for encounters. An embodied space where bodies, ideas, experiences, struggles, and different forms of presence engage in dialogue. Relational Tensions will continue on Saturday, June 27th with a finissage at 7:30pm.