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The Main

A complete guide to Osheaga 2025: The lineup, a festival-goer checklist, and more

Everything you need to know for surviving—and thriving—at Montreal’s biggest music festival.

The Main

[PHOTOS] A look back at The Main's first-ever Block Party

The vibes, the people, the proof: our first-ever block party in pictures.

The Main

The weekend ride carrying everything that matters: Cargo bikes in Montreal

With electric assist and a front seat to the city, cargo bikes are changing how Montreal families move through their weekends.

J.P. Karwacki

The Olympic Park asks: What do you build from a fallen roof?

For the Games’ 50th anniversary, two new public artworks will rise from the ruins of Montreal’s most controversial structure.

J.P. Karwacki

Mr. Beau Type and the art of noticing

What began as a personal archive has become one of Montreal’s most quietly compelling design diaries.

Marie Rousseau

The chequered flags and crowned champions of Hochelaga’s most joyful race

Now a neighbourhood's proudest annual tradition, here's how far an all-access triporteur (mobility aid) course has come over the years.

J.P. Karwacki

Why being weird works in Plaza St-Hubert’s new era

Multilingual, weird, and working-class, Plaza St-Hubert is one of the few streets where Montreal’s past and present coexist in a uniquely local way.

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This dance party has a dress code: Inflatable

A no-water floaty party, a deep house set, and a very Montreal kind of surrealism at ROYALMOUNT.

Anahi Pellathy

The best run clubs in Montreal for open air exercise

Sunrise trails, post-run pints, beginners' groups—these are the Montreal running clubs taking over the city streets.

Anahi Pellathy

The best things to do in Montreal during August

Montreal leans into the end of summer with cultural celebrations, top-level sports, global street eats, and genre-spanning music festivals.

The Main

This is what going out to dance looks like now

What does more than 3,000 people dancing midday mean for the city’s party scene? We waited for the drop at Montreal's premiere luxury mall to find out.

Benoît Lelièvre @ URBANIA

Ten minutes with Denis Villeneuve

Denis Villeneuve talks building trust on set and creating something epic without losing soul.

The Main

From the pitch to the people: Your complete guide to GOAL MTL 2025

Soccer, street food, DJs, and community—Montreal’s free festival of sport and culture returns for its 15th edition.

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GOAL MTL 2025 is where football meets community, culture, and good causes

Competition becomes collaboration at this interactive Montreal sports charity where the city explores the cultures of health, wellness, and inclusivity through play.

The Main

Demons, wonders, and 100 films worth watching at the Cinémathèque québécoise this summer

A two-month journey through fantasy cinema in Montreal, from Méliès to Miyazaki: What a century of films tells us about imagination, myth, and moviegoing.