Weekend Picks - June 16 to 18

Food and Drink

Cho Ðêm MTL - Vietnamese Street Market - June 15 to 18
Cho Ðêm is a celebration of Vietnamese cultural identity in Quebec in the form of a large street food market. It is an unifying event where Vietnamese cuisine will be showcased in addition to a retail space and cultural activities.
https://chodem-mtl.com
🏢 Bassins Peel - Maps Link
🚇️ Bonaventure metro (and walking)
🚌 Bus line 35 (EAST - Wellington / Peel or WEST - Wellington / Young)

Peel MTL Foodies - 4th Edition - May 4 to October 1
Epicureans and foodies have another reason to flock downtown to check out the fun and food served up on Peel Street.
https://www.peelmtlfoodies.com
🏢 Peel street, between Sherbrooke and Sainte-Catherine
🚇️ Peel or Bonaventure metros

Music / Festival

Last chance!
Fringe Festival - Until June 18
Join over 65,000 festival-goers who will celebrate diversity, community and artistic freedom from May 29 to June 18. Explore the program featuring over 90 shows with 800+ performances by 500+ artists from across the globe, in 20+ venues in the heart of the Plateau-Mont-Royal.
https://www.montrealfringe.ca
🏢 Le Plateau - Festival Map
🚇️ Mont-Royal metro

Francos de Montréal - June 9 to 17 - FREE
From June 9 to 17, the Quartier des Spectacles will host more than 100 free shows and 30 concerts in theaters. Each evening, new show-events will unfold on the Place des Festivals, promising to mark the start of the summer season in a memorable way.
https://francosmontreal.com/en
🏢 Between Saint-Laurent Blvd, Président-Kennedy Avenue, De Bleury Street and Sainte-Catherine Street - Festival Map
🚇️ Place-des-Arts, Saint-Laurent or Place d’Armes metros

Festival sur le Canal - All Weekend
The largest cultural and community event in the Southwest on the banks of the Lachine Canal, at the Esplanade du Centenaire.
https://festivalsurlecanal.com/
🏢 Centennial Esplanade, Corner of Saint-Patrick and Pitt Streets
🚇️ Charlevoix metro

Sport

Formula 1 - Grand prix du Canada - All Weekend
After two races in Europe, F1 leaves the Old Continent to go to Quebec, on the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal, to compete in the Grand Prix of Canada. Eighth round of the season, the GP of Canada promises a certain spectacle, with its asphalt always difficult to grasp and its walls close to the track. With the softest tires brought by Pirelli, the challenge will be double for the pilots!
https://www.gpcanada.ca/
🏢 Gilles-Villeneuve Circuit, Île Notre-Dame
🚇️ Jean-Drapeau metro

Arts and Culture

VAN GOGH - Distorsion - Ends September 4
This exhibition offers a bright and colorful journey through more than 225 paintings, drawings and sketches!
https://oasis.im
🏢 Palais des congrès de Montréal, 1001 Jean-Paul-Riopelle Place H2Z 1H2
🚇️ Place-d’Armes metro

Mural Festival - June 8 to 18
Street art, graffiti, music, check the program! Hurry tickets are selling out fast!
https://muralfestival.com/
🏢 Saint-Laurent Blvd, between Sherbrooke street and Mont-Royal Avenue
🚇️ Saint-Laurent metro