Festival season is right around the corner, Montreal and we want to ensure you mark all the dates on your calendar!
To help you out, we thought of putting together a go-to page that will hold together all the important dates and information you might need to know to have the most fun this upcoming season!
Take a look at your official 2025 Montreal festival and concerts calendar below:
May:
Café Collectif Festival
What: A festival that focuses on the city’s love for coffee?! Yes, please!
When: May 3-5, 2025
Where: Société des arts et des technologies.
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Piknic Électronik
What: Every Sunday you can find electronic and dance music at this weekly festival!
When: Each weekend from May 18, 2025 until October 12, 2025
Where: Parc Jean-Drapeau
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Festival TransAmériques
What: This festival celebrates everything related to dancing across different cultures.
When: May 22 until June 5, 2025
Where: Place des arts
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Festival Fuego Fuego
What: If you love pop latino, reggaeton or dancehall music, this festival is the place for you!
When: May 24-25, 2025
Where: Olympic Park
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Festival Eurêka!
What: A festival focused on celebrating everything related to science in Québec!
When: May 24-26, 2025
Where: Biosphère
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Fringe MTL
What: The Montreal Fringe Festival is an almost 3 weeks festival featuring over 90 shows with 800+ performances from different artists across the globe.
When: May 26 until June 15, 2025
Where: Various locations
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June:
MURAL Festival
What: Mural is a festival celebrating urban art across the city!
When: June 5-15, 2025
Where: Various locations
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YATAI MTL
What: YATAI MTL is a Japanese street market with street food, vendors, Japanese drinks, shows and cultural workshops!
When: June 5-8, 2025
Where: Hangar 1825
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Les Ginguettes
What: A local festival nestled in by the Lachine Canal with music, food and celebration of the neighbourhood!
When: June 19 to June 24 2025
Where: The Ancienne-cour-de-triage park
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Montreal International Jazz Festival
What: Over 350 shows will be playing in the heart of the city with two-thirds completely free.
When: June 26 to July 5, 2025
Where: Various locations
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L’International des feux Loto-Québec
What: Don’t miss the world’s greatest pyrotechnic artists take center stage in this international fireworks competition!
When: June 26 until July 31, 2025
Where: La Ronde
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July
Montréal Complètement Cirque
What: For 11 days, Montreal will be taken over by the circus all across the city!
When: July 3-13, 2025
Where: Downtown, Quartier des spectacles
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Montreal Comic-Con
What: Montreal Comiccon is a pop-culture fan convention that showcases artists and products from entertainment genres like: Sci-fi, Horror, Anime, Gaming, comic books and much more!
When: July 4-6, 2025
Where: Palais des congrès de Montréal
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Festival International Nuits d’Afrique
What: This festival celebrates African culture through workshops, concerts and so much more!
When: July 8-20, 2025
Where: Quartier des spectacles
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SoulFest
What: Time to gather at the iconic Square St-James for soul, motown, R&B, gospel and funk music!
When: July 10-13, 2025
Where: Square St-James
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A Taste of the Caribbean
What: A cultural festival celebrating Caribbean culture through concerts, food and more!
When: July 10-13, 2025
Where: Quai de l’Horloge
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Montreal International Portugal Festival
What: This festival celebrates Portuguese culture outside and within the Montreal community.
When: July 11-13 2025
Where: Église Santa Cruz
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Just For Laughs Montreal
What: This iconic festival will be bringing together some of the funniest up and coming and renowned talents in the business!
When: July 16-27 2025
Where: Various locations
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Chợ Đêm MT
What: A festival showcasing Vietnam’s vibrant culture
When: July 17 - 20, 2025
Where: Peel Basin
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Fantasia International Film Festival
What: This festival brings together fans of horror, fantasy and sci-fi movies!
When: July 17 til August 3, 2025
Where: Hall Concordia Theatre
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Pocha MTL
What: Discover the classic Korean cuisines and its culture - including K-pop!
When: July 24-27, 2025
Where: Hangar 1825
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Festival Fierté Montréal
What: Fierté Montréal is a festival that celebrates the 2SLGBTQIA+ communities to assure their representation, inclusion and recognition of their rights in society!
When: July 31 to August 10, 2025
Where: Olympic Park
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August
Osheaga
What: The world’s hottest musicians will be coming to Montreal for an unforgettable festival!
When: August 1 to 3, 2025
Where: Parc Jean-Drapeau
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ItalfestMTL
What: For over 10 days, head over to Little Italy to celebrate the Montreal Italian culture, music, art and so much more!
When: August 2-11, 2024
Where: Little Italy (Saint-Laurent Boulevard)
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ÎLESONIQ Montréal
What: If you’re looking to dance to all the latest electronic beats in the city with some of the most recognizable electronic music artists in the world, you don’t want to miss ÎLESONIQ!
When: August 9-10, 2025
Where: Parc Jean-Drapeau
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LASSO Montréal
What: This festival celebrates country music to its fullest! Don’t forget your boots and cowboy hat!
When: August 15-16, 2025
Where: Parc Jean-Drapeau
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