Every year, Montreal celebrates culture with Culture Days, and this year marks their 30th anniversary. At Place des Arts, the day will be all about culture, featuring theater, music, and an art trail.
In Montreal, our favorite art studios will also open their doors for the occasion.
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OUR SCHEDULE FOR CULTURE DAYS – SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2026
AT PLACE DES ARTS / FROM 10 A.M. TO 5 P.M.
At Place des Arts, all the performing arts companies will come together to celebrate Culture Days: the Duceppe Theater, Les Grands Ballets, the Montreal Opera, the Orchestre Métropolitain, Danse Danse, and the Montreal Symphony Orchestra.
The Culture Days activities will be organized as a tour—a very interactive one, we’re told. The program is here;
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METROPOLITAN ORCHESTRA / 11:00 a.m. to 11:45 a.m.
An interactive and humorous concert featuring the brass family of instruments (trumpet, horn, trombone). It’s free and no registration is required.
MONTREAL OPERA / from noon to 12:30 p.m. and from 3:15 p.m. to 3:45 p.m.
Participatory singing workshop with baritone Pierre Rancourt and pianist Polina Gubnitskaia. After a short singing lesson, everyone will perform the “Toreador’s Aria” from the opera CARMEN. It’s free and no registration is required.
DUCEPPE / from 1:03 p.m. to 1:45 p.m.
A discussion with Émilie Bibeau, Martin Drainville, and Guylaine Tremblay about Serge Boucher’s show 24 POSES (PORTRAITS). It’s free and no registration is required.
PLACE DES ARTS URBAN FAIR / 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM
Interactive songwriting workshop with Alexandre Désilets. It’s free and no registration is required.
PLACE DES ARTS URBAN FAIR / 4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Participatory humorous writing workshop in collaboration with Place des Arts and the École Nationale de l’Humour. It’s free and no registration is required.
DANCE REHEARSAL ROOM D / 12:00 PM–12:45 PM, 2:45 PM–3:30 PM, 4:15 PM–5:00 PM
Dance workshop in collaboration with choreographer Sylvain Émard, based on his piece *Les Champs Magnétiques*. Register here.
LES GRANDS BALLETS, REHEARSAL ROOM D / from 1:15 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Introductory classical ballet class. Register here.
MONTREAL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA / all day (10 a.m.–5 p.m.)
Family activities, collaborative creation. It’s free and no registration is required.
ESPACE OSM / 10:00 a.m.–10:45 a.m., 11:00 a.m.–11:45 a.m.
Storytelling workshop with Contes Vivants. It’s free and no registration is required.
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“LIBRE COURS” AT LESPACEMAKER
This year marks the 7th edition of LIBRE COURS for Culture Days, and the large market celebrates the grand reopening of the community art studio in 2026.
LIBRE COURS features a craft market, activities and entertainment for children, caving, creative workshops, demonstrations, and guided tours of the workshops.
And, of course, since nothing happens in Montreal without a guitar and a sound system, there will also be musical performances.
The full LIBRE COURS program is available here
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AT THE BELLEVILLE STUDIOS
There will be an exhibition featuring artists from the Ateliers de Belleville.
HABITER 3CM / clay workshop with Pascale Girardin / 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
2:00 PM to 3:00 PM / register here
For the full workshop schedule, click here
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