Weekend Picks - July 28 to 30

Food

Soif de Cidre Montréal - July 28 to 30
To freshen up, we invite you to dive into the world of Quebec cider for our event: Soif de cidre Montréal. What better way to celebrate and enjoy what nature has best to offer than with a festive summer event? Come and meet the producers who work magic with our very own apples!
https://soifdecidre.com/en/
🏢 Hangar 1825, 40 Seigneur Street
🚇️ Georges-Vanier or Lionel-Groulx metros

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

Haïti en Folie Montréal - July 24 to 30
The Haiti en Folie Festival, the best of Haitian culture in one week in Montreal, is intended to make known Haiti in all its cultural richness. There is something for everyone: Music, Cinema, Theatre, Dance, Gastronomy, Literature, Conferences, Storytelling, Crafts, Painting...
https://montreal.haitienfolie.com/
🏢 La Fontaine Parc
🚇️ Sherbrooke or Mont-Royal metros

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

Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour - July 26 to 30
Montreal will host the Beach Pro Tour for the first time in history! Don’t miss this stop of the Elite 16 beach volleyball world series tour (men and women), the only stop in North America. This major tournament will see the top 16 teams in the world’s ranking compete and attempt to qualify for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
https://festivalsmash.com/en/
🏢 Parc Jean-Drapeau
🚇️ Jean-Drapeau

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:
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

Juste Pour Rire 2023 - July 14 to 29
Just For Laughs Montréal is the biggest comedy festival in the world.
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