This weekend, from Thursday, July 16, to Sunday, July 19, 2026, the very industrial Peel Basin in Griffintown will be transformed into a Vietnamese night market. Following Korea, Japan, and the ASIEAS...
July 14, which marks the storming of the Bastille, is going to be very French in Montreal because the European heat wave will brush against the shores of the St. Lawrence River. A high of 34 degrees Celsi...
Summer is for the pool and weekends at the lake, and it’s for dancing in the streets and going to the movies. But it’s also the season when we have time to take the time to see an exhibition. Montreal...
The sun is white in winter, red in summer—hot or cold, but always appreciated in Montreal. After six months of darkness, we happily soak up vitamin D. Montrealers slather on SPF 50 sunscreen and spend the...
Montreal is an island, and in the summer, it’s dry, muggy, and dusty—and it’s hot, hot, hot. We don’t complain (ever), because winter was so long. But we’re not just going to sit around in our apartments...
Summer started late in Montreal this year. In mid-May, we watched the first flowers bloom with a tear of emotion. And we had time to think very seriously about what we were going to wear when the sun woul...
Montreal summers are muggy, hot, and bright, and smell like scorched asphalt, freshly cut grass, and barbecues. It’s the season that turns the city into a mecca for cool, alternative culture, and music....
Em&May’s studio in Montreal immediately brings to mind thepunk warehousesof New York fashion houses from the ’80s and ’90s. It evokes Kim Gordon’s X-Girl and Sofia Coppola’s Milkfed—those large apartments transforme...
There’s a country club in the incredibly charming—and somewhat English-style—little village of North Hatley, but since we know the area a bit, we recommend going to swim at the public beach instead. You s...
By August 1, summer will be in full swing in Quebec. Deer flies will reign supreme, the Perseids will shower the sky with shooting stars, and the Sturgeon Moon will mark the first harvests. It’s also the...