Weekend Picks - July 21 to 23

Food

Le Grand Poutinefest - July 19 to 30
This is the event of the year… wait… of the century rather! Come enjoy a reinvented tasting experience with more than 5 universes of poutines, local craft beers and a truck dedicated to sweets!
https://legrandpoutinefest.ca/
🏢 33 rue de la commune Montréal Quai de l'horloge, Old-Port
🚇️ Champ-de-Mars metro

Music

Avenged Sevenfold @ Bell Centre - July 22
Avenged Sevenfold concert for the Life Is But A Dream... North American Tour Pt. 1, first part Alexisonfire, Kim Dracula.
https://centrebell.ca/fr/evenements
🏢 1909 Canadiens-de-Montréal Avenue
🚇️ Bonaventure or Station Lucien L’Allier metros

Festival International Nuits d’Afrique - July 1 to 23
The Festival International Nuits d’Afrique welcomes you for its 37th edition with 13 days of indoor programming and 6 days of free outdoor programming in the heart of the Quartier des spectacles in Montreal. More than 700 artists from over 30 countries will be coming to meet you!
https://www.festivalnuitsdafrique.com/en
🏢 Quartier des Spectacles
🚇️ Berri-UQAM 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:
21 juillet : Chantez! 2
28 juillet : Au revoir le bonheur
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

Men come from Mars, Women from Venus - July 21 - Lang: 🇫🇷 
They are back! This comedy is a real decoder of male-female relationships. Are masculine and feminine really different? Make up your mind: the other does not work like you!
https://www.lacomedie.ca/spectacle/les-hommes-viennent-de-mars-les-femmes-de-venus/
🏢 Comédie de Montréal, 1113 De Maisonneuve Blvd. East
🚇️ Beaudry metro

Juste Pour Rire 2023 - July 14 to 29
13th edition! Montréal Complètement Cirque is a Festival that brings people together across the city every July with a stunning circus program. For 11 days, Montreal moves to the rhythm of circus arts.
https://montreal.hahaha.com/en
🏢 Quartier des Spectacles
🚇️ Berri-UQAM metro

Zoofest & OFF JFL - July 14 to 29
Zoofest & OFF- JFL has been on the Montreal scene since 2009. Founded to provide a meeting place between the public and the newcomers in humor, theater and music, Zoofest is a playground for new faces just like the most established, 60 minutes at a time.
https://www.zoofest.com/en
🏢 Quartier des Spectacles
🚇️ Place-des-Arts metro