June 13 to 21, 2025 marks the 36th edition of Les Francos de Montréal, the city’s iconic music festival and darling of French-language artists and Quebec singers.
It’s the first big music festival of the summer – the first to take over such a large part of the city that you can feel it just walking down the street; in the evening, on your way home from work, you can hear in the distance (behind the noises of permanent construction) a guitar you’ve tuned or a song you know well.
And, above all, it’s a huge festival, with over 110 concerts announced by the Francos, a third of which are 100% free, because music is for everyone.
These free concerts, these festivals that bring the whole city together, are the heart and spirit of the city of Montreal.
The Festival des Francos de Montréal
This year marks the 36th edition of this festival, taking place in downtown Montreal. Their MO is to showcase “la francophonie d’ici et d’ailleurs” in this series of concerts.
We’re looking forward to concerts by Alain Souchon, GIMS, Bon Enfant, Clara Luciani, La Fouine, Jay Scøtt… There really will be something for everyone.
Free concerts include Jay Scøtt on June 13, Clara Luciani on June 19, Grand Corps Malade on June 20, Velours Velours on June 15…
There will also be rap competitions and dance performances during the festival.
AFrancos after-party program will also feature DJ sets from 11:30 p.m.-midnight, so you can keep dancing after seeing a concert during the two weekends of the festival.
Practical info
Tickets are per venue and per concert, and for reference, prices start at around $60 (sometimes a little less, sometimes a little more).
For those going to the free concerts, don’t forget a bottle of water and good shoes, and be sure to wear warm clothes and eat beforehand. The Francos concerts are always packed, and while the sardine effect creates quite an electric atmosphere, it can be a little too much for the faint of heart.
We’ve got a site map which is also available on the Francos website, and which we’ll know by heart by the end of the festival, because we’ll be walking it from north to south and west to east from June 13 to 21…
Of course, you’ll be able to stop for a glass of wine or a glass of water, eat a mango or a bite to eat, and sing karaoke during the festival too, because the whole neighborhood will be living to the rhythm of the Francos.