Saturday June 21st
1National Aboriginal Peoples’ Day
June 21 is the summer solstice – the longest day of the year – and it’s also National Aboriginal Peoples’ Day, which celebrates and recognizes the cultures, traditions and territorial sovereignty of First Nations, Métis and Inuit peoples.
Right now, in Quebec, Bill 97, which “aims to modernize the forestry regime”, threatens the biodiversity and ecosystem of the region’s forests, and is opposed by the Guardians of the land – a Canadian aboriginal initiative to protect a symbiosis with the land, by those who are the “eyes and ears of communities on traditional territories”.
There will also be a soapstone carving workshop by Simiuni Nauya.
Program and details here!
Where? Cabot Square
When? June 21, 3 p.m. (doors open at 2:30 p.m.)
How much? free admission
2.Holos at Sentier des Cimes
Want to get away from Montreal for a day? The Sentier des cimes Laurentides is a getaway just an hour and a half from Montreal, a chance to take a deep breath of fresh air and soak up our first summer sun – at last!
On June 21, for the summer solstice, you’ll be able to enjoy a transcendental musical experience with Holos, the spellbinding voice of Guillaume Duchesneau, his violin and guitars…
3 – Les Francos de Montréal
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, in addition to the concerts and the free and paid festival programming,the Francos 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.
4.Café/Croissant/Party
Montreal is a city where the party never stops. We know, we go out every night. But sometimes, we feel like dancing in the morning too… and not alone in our bathroom.
Croissound is a morning party, with croissants and coffee, that lets us enjoy a DJ set from 11am to 2pm. An extra DJ set that we have time to see during the day, and then we go for brunch with the girls or to the museum, or take a long walk to relax… And we have time for a nap before going out again in the evening.
It’s the perfect optimization of our weekend! Plus, admission is free!
Where? Queues de Castor, 123 rue de la Commune Est
When? 11 a.m.
How? free admission
5.Vintage Market: special Disco edition
This month, the vintage market is disco… As usual, there’ll be clothes, decor, vinyl, jewelry – and funk and disco music all day long!
When? 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Where? at Église Saint-Enfant-Jésus, 5039 rue Saint-Dominique
How much? free admission
6.wig parade in the Village
Rue Sainte-Catherine will be transformed into an open-air wig parade on Saturday for the “$5,000 head” contest. Those with the best and craziest wigs in Montreal are invited to compete, with $5,000 going to the winning wig!
When? between 4 p.m. and 8 p.m.
Where? Sainte-CatherineStreet East
How? Free admission
7 Apéro Gémeaux at Vinorama
For Geminis, Gemini friends, Gemini lovers… and natural wine lovers too!
Where? Vinorama, 29 rue Beaubien Est
When? 5pm to 7pm
How much? glasses are $5 for Geminis
Sunday, June 22nd
1.SAT Roller Dance
We’re going to rollerblade, or learn to, while having a drink (and a big glass of water afterwards) and dancing with all the grace we’re capable of!
Where? Espace SAT, 1201 Boulevard Saint-Laurent
When? June 22, 2pm to 5pm and 5pm to 7pm
How much? You need to reserve as soon as possible, and be over 18 /and with skates, it’s $24.81.
2Intemporelle x Martin Pêcheur
Artist Martin Pêcheur will be exhibiting at vintage store Intemporelle from June 22, for wearable art and vintage: the city’s most unique summer wardrobe, for sure…
When? From June 22, the store is open from noon to 5 p.m.
Where? Intemporelle Vintage, 505 Boulevard de Maisonneuve East
3. spring exhibitions at PHI
PHI presents two new exhibitions for its spring/summer program, exploring myths, nostalgia and bingo…
PHI is the new name for the Centre PHI and the Fondation PHI pour l’art contemporain, and the three exhibition spaces are now unified under a single identity.
The ticketing model, which until now has been free (with compulsory reservation), is now flexible. Some exhibitions will remain free, such as Jean-Marc Vallée: Mixtape which can be seen until early July.
Where do we go?
NICO WILLIAMS: Bingo is at 451 rue Saint-Jean
LAP-SEE LAM: Théâtre d’ombres is at 465 rue Saint-Jean.
Where?
April 25 to September 14, 2025
How much?
valid for both shows – regular, $20/reduced, $16/sweet, $10/solidarity, $30
4 We’re going to the market…
This little weekend day will help us make the transition from winter to spring – renewal, symbiosis with nature… it’s the new (new) us and Montreal, like our hearts, thaws in April.
And so, we’re going to take a trip to one of the city’s public markets, and munch on a local green vegetable, and taste the regional produce because we’ve got the time, and because we’re too used to breezing through Métro on the way home from work…
Have a great weekend!
and to organize the rest of June, we’ve got a summer Bucket List here!