Weekend Picks - August 4 to 6

Festival

ItalfesMTL - August 4 to 20
For over 30 years, ItalfestMTL has been proud to honour the beauty and richness of Italy in its beloved metropolis. It is in a jovial atmosphere that all the festival goers gather for the time of the festivities in August. The festival offers today a variety of activities and events completely free and in various districts of Montreal.
https://italfestmtl.ca/en/
🏢 Little Italy
🚇️ De Castelnau, Jean Talon or Beaubien metros

Montreal Pride - August 3 to 13
Come celebrate the advancements of 2SLGBTQIA+ rights at the Pride Parade!
https://fiertemontreal.com/en
🏢 Several venues: Esplanade du Parc Olympique, The Village, the pride parade goes through René-Lévesque Boulevard

Food

Les Premiers Vendredis - August 4 - 6
Fiesta Latina! A “streetfood” event with more than 60 kiosks, bars and food trucks! Food and music, what’s not to like?
https://www.lespremiersvendredis.ca/programmation2023/premiers-vendredis-juin-km9yp-g5ysa
🏢 Quai de l'Horloge Street
🚇️ Champs-de-Mars metro

Music

Coming Concerts
50 Cent - August 1 and 2 - Centre Bell
Steve Vaï - August 5 - Beanfield Theatre
Guns N’ Roses - August 8 - Jean-Drapeau Parc
Lionel Richie and Earth, Wind & Fire - August 9 - Centre Bell
Metallica and Pantera - August 11 - Olympic Stadium
Metallica and Five Finger Death Punch - August 13 - Olympic Stadium
Rod Stewart - August 24 - Centre Bell
Artic Monkeys - September 2 - Centre Bell

Sport

Tennis National Bank Open - August 4 to 13
The National Bank Open presented by Rogers is more than just a tennis tournament, and one visit will activate all of your senses.
https://omniumbanquenationale.com/
🏢 Stade IGA, 285 Gary-Carter Street
🚇️ De Castelnau metro

Movies

Fantasia International Film Festival - July 20 to August 9
Fantasia is at the vanguard of international genre cinema, thanks to its distinct programming, its prominent media coverage and the record-breaking attendance by passionate film fans.
https://fantasiafestival.com/en/
🏢 Concordia University, 1455 de Maisonneuve Blvd. West
🚇️ Guy Concordia metro

Cin’Hoch de l’Eté - July 7 to September 1 - FREE - Lang: 🇫🇷 
The Cin’Hoch de l’été is back once again this year, every Friday evening during the summer at dusk. Come and take a seat in the parking lot of the Dairy Queen and take the opportunity to enjoy a good ice cream!
Program:
4 août : L’Hôtel Grand Budapest
11 août : Astérix et Obélix : L’Empire du Milieu
18 août : Elvis
25 août : Dune
1er septembre : Colarama de Joannie Lafrenière
https://hochelaga.ca/evenements/evenement/cinhoch-de-lete-2023
🏢 Dairy Queen, 4545, Sainte-Catherine East Street, at the corner of rue Bennett
🚇️ Viau or Pie-IX metros

Culture

Inside Dalí - IMMERSIVE EXHIBITION - July 21 to September 4
On the border between imagination and reality, the experience Inside Dalí invites visitors on a journey full of dreams, and allows them to discover the life of one of the 20th century’s greatest painters: Salvador Dalí, an icon of Surrealism. Created with the support of the Gala-Salvador Dalí Foundation, this fascinating artistic and multimedia exhibition is articulated around the life of Salvador Dalí.
https://www.arsenalcontemporary.com/mtl/exhib/detail/inside-dali-exposition-immersive
🏢 Arsenal Art Contemporain, 2020 William Street
🚇️ Georges-Vanier metro