The weather is gray, alas, and the magic of the holiday season seems far away this morning. It’s the very beginning of a season when the dark streets become very romantic, when it snows for the first time (charming), and when life feels most like a movie.
All of this means spending more time with family, enjoying the sugar rush that comes with a hot chocolate, sharing a first frosty kiss under the year’s first snowflakes, and, of course, going on a marathon tour of all the city’s Christmas markets.
The Marianne Plaisance Christmas Market is like a day of celebration featuring the city’s coolest shops, artisans, and cafés. This is the third year of Marianne Fest, and it takes place the weekend of December 5–6, 2026, in Hochelaga.
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MARIANNE FEST
The MARIANNE FEST Christmas market is our favorite of the season because it brings together the prettiest, coolest, and most creative Montreal shops, cafés, and artisans.
There’ll be Bri Foster’s “dolls,” Pony’s stuffed animals, the Fattoush Girls’ baklava, Skincare for Weirdos’ heart-shaped patches, and Sam & Sarah’s out-of-this-world ceramics.
There’ll also be artisanal maple syrup, notebooks and paper-craft workshops, cookies, hot chocolate, and the chicest gifts you can find in Montreal to put under the tree.
For a list of all the vendors, visit mariannefest.com
In addition to the market, there will be activities: temporary tattoos, a gift raffle, coffee from Café Brut, and a “DIY CORNER” where you can make your own Christmas cards.
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PRACTICAL INFORMATION
Where? Très-Saint-Rédempteur Church, 3530 Adam Street
When? December 5 and 6, 2026, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
What? Free admission
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