Montreal December Calendar
In December, Montreal will be covered in a (clean) white coat, and even the orange cones will look a little like Christmas decorations… Between the hyperglycemia of the candy-cane-chocolate-warm-cream-whip combin...
1h30 from Montreal – this charming village has a Christmas farmer’s market in December
Of all the villages in the Eastern Townships, North Hatley is one of the most charming. It’s the kind of village where Christmas decorations are the subject of official meetings, and where people debate the color...
A traditional European Christmas market – 3 hours by train from Montreal
When the first snow fell on Montreal, we went for a walk along the stone streets of the Old Port. We passed under the gas streetlamps of rue Sainte-Hélène, heard the murmur of a Christmas carol in the distance and&helli...
Saint-Exupéry’s The Little Prince at Théâtre Outremont during the holiday season
The holiday season is a time for breaks, munchies, hot chocolate and episodes of classic Christmas TV shows. Little Montrealers will read the books they’ve received as gifts; The Grinch Who Stole Christmas always...
Our favorite skating rinks in Montreal
In winter in Montreal, you can skate just about anywhere in the city, on one of the 220 outdoor rinks – either natural or refrigerated from December to April. For those who don’t know how to skate, this is a...
Snow is guaranteed for Christmas in Montreal… but the Polar Vortex arrives just beforehand
After a sudden and semi-pleasant onset of winter that plunged Montreal into joyous chaos in early November, we’re waiting for the snow to start falling again. Everyone has had time to change their tires for snow t...
Another STM strike scheduled for December and January in Montreal
It’s going to snow this weekend, the big holiday markets have opened in Montreal and we’re planning to pick up (and carry with great grace) a tree for our apartment this weekend. It’s Friday, the city...
An ultra-cool club for creative Montrealers – Dine & Dish turns a TikTok trend into a cozy reality
In Montreal, as everywhere else in the world, we all have a self-diagnosed addiction to social networking – preferably when the year’s coming to an end and we feel like reinventing ourselves as more proactiv...
The NANA for skiing – the region’s finest views accessible by bus from Montreal
On weekends from January to March 2026, during the powdery heart of Quebec’s winter sports season, a shuttle bus transports Montrealers who don’t want to (or can’t) take the car to the region’s w...
An investigation with Sherlock Holmes in the mysterious streets of Montreal – at the Pointe-à-Callière Museum
We all know that the Old Port of Montreal is a popular location for major film productions depicting the streets of old Europe (especially in the snow). We also know that Montreal is a city that has experienced its fair...