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    Things to Do in Montreal This July
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    Things to Do in Montreal This July

    Everything on in Montreal this July, and friends, there's a lot.

    Montreal Is a Complete Circus, and the Whole World Knows It
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    Montreal Is a Complete Circus, and the Whole World Knows It

    World premieres collide with free shows in the streets across 11 days of performances: Here’s how to navigate the 17th edition of Montréal Complètement Cirque from July 2 to 12, 2026.

    The Entire History of a City Told in Six Kilometres
    J.P. Karwacki

    The Entire History of a City Told in Six Kilometres

    From a country road out of a fortified colony to a corridor of immigrants, artists, labour organizers, gangsters, and entrepreneurs, Saint-Laurent Boulevard tells the story of Montreal better than any other street.

    Our Hero, Balthazar Takes Aim at the Internet’s Crisis of Masculinity
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    Our Hero, Balthazar Takes Aim at the Internet’s Crisis of Masculinity

    Oscar Boyson’s feature debut uses dark comedy and mounting tension to explore what happens when the need to be seen becomes something far more dangerous.

    The Bulletin: 70th Anniversary Hamburgers, the Avant-Garde, Solstice Yoga, and a Movie If You Like Piña Coladas [Issue #186]
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    The Bulletin: 70th Anniversary Hamburgers, the Avant-Garde, Solstice Yoga, and a Movie If You Like Piña Coladas [Issue #186]

    The Bulletin is a collection of what's happened, what’s happening, and what’s to come in and around Montreal.

    MUTEK Is Coming to Rewire Your Brain
    AnnaClare Sung

    MUTEK Is Coming to Rewire Your Brain

    From live audiovisual spectacles and outdoor installations to workshops, talks, and late-night performances, MUTEK’s 2026 celebration of art, electronic music, and technology will infuse six days with future-facing experiences.

    Backrooms Is a Technical Marvel Trapped Inside an Empty Maze
    Gianni Fiasche

    Backrooms Is a Technical Marvel Trapped Inside an Empty Maze

    At 22, Kane Parsons proves he can create terror from fluorescent lights, empty hallways, and pure unease. The harder task is giving that terror a purpose.

    The Instagram DM Era of Hospitality Hiring Is Over
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    The Instagram DM Era of Hospitality Hiring Is Over

    Between flooded inboxes, ghost interviews, and AI-spam CVs, hospitality hiring has been broken for years. A new app wants to fix it.

    Disclosure Day Is an Imperfect Reminder of Why Spielberg Matters
    Gianni Fiasche

    Disclosure Day Is an Imperfect Reminder of Why Spielberg Matters

    The sci-fi thriller sprawls under the weight of its own ambitions, but Steven Spielberg still finds moments of wonder, suspense, and cinematic magic few directors can match.

    The Long, Strange History of Quebec’s Experimental Rock Underground
    Stephan Boissonneault

    The Long, Strange History of Quebec’s Experimental Rock Underground

    Before Angine de Poitrine, generations of Quebec musicians were building a world of costumes, performance art, invented languages, and gloriously unconventional music.

    "We Built This Place to Party": Chuck Hughes on Twenty Years of Garde Manger
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    "We Built This Place to Party": Chuck Hughes on Twenty Years of Garde Manger

    Two decades in, the chef and co-owner on sobriety, restaurant math, and how to run a twenty-year-old restaurant without becoming a museum.

    ECHO is Cirque du Soleil's New Show About the End of the World (Sort Of)
    AnnaClare Sung

    ECHO is Cirque du Soleil's New Show About the End of the World (Sort Of)

    A dazzling spectacle of humanity, animalism, and the natural world with an urgent case made for coexistence.

    Everyone's Street, Nobody's Neighbourhood: The Story of Plaza St-Hubert
    J.P. Karwacki

    Everyone's Street, Nobody's Neighbourhood: The Story of Plaza St-Hubert

    The 200-year story of a street that's always belonged to everyone and no one.

    The Crate-Diggers Have Spoken: Six Record Shops on the Jazz Fest Shows They Want to See
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    The Crate-Diggers Have Spoken: Six Record Shops on the Jazz Fest Shows They Want to See

    From a long-overdue return by British funk legends to a masked duo that’s breaking the internet, these are the shows pulling Montreal’s record store crews out of the shop and into the crowd.

    The Last Stand of Louis Cyr, the World’s Strongest Man
    J.P. Karwacki

    The Last Stand of Louis Cyr, the World’s Strongest Man

    He patrolled the streets of Montreal, packed theatres across Europe, and returned to the city for an event that felt part miracle, part funeral.

    GOAL MTL 2026: Soccer, Street Food, and More Happening at Percival Molson
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    GOAL MTL 2026: Soccer, Street Food, and More Happening at Percival Molson

    GOAL MTL hits its sweet 16 with a full day of football, food, and culture at Percival Molson.

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