This month of May in Montreal!
After a few months of hibernation, it’s finally time to officially enter the summer season in Montreal! You know what they say… in May, do as you please. It’s tulip…
Secret Guides
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F1 Montreal Grand Prix Guide
Vroum Vroum, it’ s almost time for the Grand Prix in Montreal, and like every year, it’s going to be three days of thrills when all Montrealers – including those… -
A perfect day in Montreal… Griffintown
If when we think of Montreal, we often think of the big modernist towers of downtown or the little brick houses – with metal staircases that become toboggans when there’s… -
A historic weekend 3 hours from Montreal
When you live in Montreal, you’re living in a semi-historical patchwork of modernism, cultures, artists and cool people, that never sleeps and is always buzzing… And if Montreal is also… -
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Things To Do
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The best massages in Montreal
Between long weeks at the office, jogging on cracked concrete sidewalks, weekend hikes in the summer, shoveling snow out of the car in the winter and the pain in the… -
This weekend in Montreal: May 17 and 18
This weekend, we’ve got two days to party in Montreal, because for many, May 19 is a Victoria Day holiday. So we’ll be taking full advantage of blossoming trees,… -
Montreal’s Just For Laughs Festival announces its 2025 lineup
Just For Laughs, the world’s biggest comedy festival, is synonymous with one of the best times of summer in Montreal. We love a good laugh here, and for over 40… -
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Top News
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Ville de Montréal to distribute 100% Montreal compost free of charge
The city of Montreal, after a winter that, as usual, had us complaining more than we should have – during the long, dark afternoons of the coldest days, we despaired… -
Guide to Montreal’s outdoor markets
When it’s summertime again in Montreal, you want to be outside, with your hands in the grass and a wicker basket at your elbow – full of seasonal vegetables, flowers… -
Free ice cream at Ben & Jerry’s on April 8
Tomorrow, Tuesday April 8, is Free Cone Day at Ben & Jerry’s, and in Montreal you can pick up a free ice cream cone in one of the iconic ice… -
The Montreal Botanical Garden gets a makeover
The Montreal Botanical Garden is where you stroll in autumn to see the first colors in town, where you play with the kids in winter, where you lie under the…
Culture
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Bonjour Tristesse, the film of the cruel summer on the French Riviera, opens in Montreal cinemas on May 2
We got to see Bonjour Tristesse, which opens in cinemas on May 2, early, and it’s the perfect film for our delulu attitude with the semi-printanier weather we’re having in… -
Bunker Base: the event-concert for discovering new Montreal musical talent
Saturday night was the 11th edition of Bunker Base: A refuge for Art and Music , and we were able to discover two artists and a Montreal band we’d never… -
For Mother’s Day, Candlelight keeps it simple with affordable concerts in Montreal
As Mother’s Day approaches, we often find ourselves drowning under an avalanche of gift guides – you know, the ones that always offer the umpteenth scented candle or pair of… -
Myths, nostalgia and bingo at PHI’s spring/summer exhibitions
I’ve arrived early for the press presentation of the spring/summer 2025 program at PHI, and I’m hanging around adjusting my camera as artist Nico Williams and curator Daniel Fiset talk…
Escapes
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1 hour from Montreal, a bucolic stroll in Quebec’s apple capital
There are many seasons in Quebec-not just summer, fall and winter-that are dictated by one of our passions: terroir. There’s Sugar Bush, Snow Crab, Tulips, Petits Fruits, Apples… In Montreal,… -
This village, 2 hours from Montreal, is a historic stop on the world’s most beautiful bicycle route.
In Quebec, many of the region’s iconic places and institutions are named after Samuel de Champlain – the self-proclaimed founder of New France. That’s why we have the Champlain Bridge… -
This small town 45 minutes from Montreal organizes a giant hot-air balloon show every year.
In Montreal, it sometimes seems that everything you need to get through the summer is available on the island – the tam-tams, our iced matchas, the music stages of summer… -
This village, a 45-minute drive from Montreal, is perfect for an afternoon by the river…
Quebec is a region of water – you can’t throw a stone without it ricocheting. There are lakes, rivers and the river.
Food & Drink
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Loulouta’s braided sandwiches are one of Montreal’s best-kept secrets
Lou bakes her own bread, kneading it by hand, without a machine, in her Little Italy apartment. When she opens the door for me, she’s wearing an apron, and the… -
Aube bakery opens a café to visit right away in the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts
In a city like Montreal, where artistic and architectural tradition mingle with the gentleness of life in a northern city, cafés and the morning coffee-viennoiserie ritual are of paramount importance. -
10 microbreweries not to be missed in Montreal
When the streets of Montreal warm up, however gently, Montrealers and visitors to the city absolutely must cool off on a terrace with a beer (with or without alcohol) –… -
Montreal’s most aesthetically pleasing restaurants
In Montreal, we like to go out every night, and with the number of excellent, Michelin-starred restaurants we’re lucky enough to have on and around the island, we can try…
Wellness & Nature
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The tulip fields open in May for the season in Montreal!
The weather’s nice (like), a little sunny, some trees are sprouting leaves, it’s still raining fresh in April. In Montreal, spring is a confusing time, when we ruin little kitten… -
45 minutes from Montreal, this municipality has preserved its small-town charm.
Montreal is a small island (some compare the city to a mini-New York), so all the excitement of spicy city life is concentrated here. Sometimes, like now in spring,… -
This municipality, 4 hours from Montreal, is a jewel of ecotourism on the water’s edge.
Sometimes, living in the city, we forget that the Quebec region is one of the most beautiful in the country. It’s vast, and once you get away from the big… -
This Ontario farm offers U-pick of 3 million tulips, and opens at the end of April.
Look out! It’s tulip season! Get out your gardening gloves and wide-brimmed hats! It’s less than a 7-hour drive from Montreal: the tulip festival at TASC Tulip Pick Farm in…
