In addition to its many cultural and historic landmarks, this destination hosts a number of outstanding festivals and events that may coincide with your visit. GEMs are “Great Experiences for Members.”
In any language, Montréal has festivals and celebrations of one type or another practically every
week—a touch of je ne sais quoi, so to speak.
Though the majority take place during warm summer months—when being outdoors is a pleasure—there are fun events in winter as well, beginning with La Fete des Neiges (The Snow Fest).
This festival, a Montréal tradition that takes place over 3 weekends beginning in late January,
encourages everyone to come outside, join the event’s polar bear mascot Boule de Neige (Snowball) and his band of friends and celebrate winter. So grab your mittens and enjoy the imaginative ice and snow sculptures, live performances, tube slides, horse and buggy rides, ice-skating, dogsleds and sugar pie baking competition.
The Montréal High Lights Festival (Festival Montréal en Lumière), 10 days in mid- to late February, calls itself “three festivals in one.” The Performing Arts part of the triad stages music, dance and theater events; the Celebration of Light features evening revelry downtown, culminating in the Montréal All-Nighter on the last day of the festival; and the Wine & Dine Experience brings together some of the finest international chefs and wine producers and the chefs from Montréal’s best restaurants.
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