Weekend Picks - June 9 to 11

Food and Drink

Yatai MTL - La Semaine Japon - June 8 to 11 (4pm - 11pm)
An outdoor event celebrating Japan and its street food. Montrealers will be able to discover a dozen kiosks offering Japanese food and 20 merchants of Japanese products.
https://www.yataimtl.com/festival
🏢 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

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

Piknic Electronik - May 21 to October 1
Clear your head and vibe to the beats of some of the world’s biggest DJs at parc Jean-Drapeau!
https://piknicelectronik.com
🏢 Jean-Drapeau park
🚇️ Jean-Drapeau metros

Family-Friendly Activities

Barbie Expo - All Weekend - FREE
The largest exhibit of Barbie in the world, over 1000 unique, fascinating Barbies, wearing outfits from renowned designers!
https://expobarbie.ca/
🏢 Les Cours Mont-Royal, 1455 Peel Street
🚇️ Peel metro

Arts and Culture

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

Lasting Impressions - June 1 to 30
THE UNIQUE EXPERIENCE IN 3D invite you to move into and through the canvas, thus fully inhabiting the worlds crafted by the impressionist masters: Monet, Renoir, Van Gogh and more.
https://espacestdenis.com/en/evenement/lasting-impressions-espace-st-denis/
🏢 Espace St-Denis, 1594 Saint-Denis street
🚇️ Berri-UQAM metro

Coming Next Weekend!

Formula 1 Grand Prix du Canada - June 16 to 18
https://www.gpcanada.ca/
🏢 Gilles-Villeneuve Circuit, Île Notre-Dame
🚇️ Jean-Drapeau metro