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A local's guide to the best things to do in Montreal [April 2025]
Soak up the first signs of spring and shake off what’s left of winter with the best things to do in Montreal right now.
P’tit Ours and La Toscadura bring new blood to Montreal's live music and social scenes
With affordable booking and DIY ethos, the latest venues in the city are giving local artists something rare: a place to play.
Esti d'franglais podcast captures Montreal's bilingual reality the way politicians won't
Putting the city's code-switching culture on record, one episode's sparked more honest conversation about Quebec identity than most news panels can manage in a season.
Things to do in Montreal during April
From Easter feasts and art fairs to literary gatherings and Mozart’s masterpieces.
The butcher who paints: The creative lives of Montreal's Philip Viens
How dedication to craft shapes charcuterie and canvases.
Photographer Rose Cormier documents where Montreal's music thrives as venues vanish
Half on stage, half in the crowd: Documenting communities at a crossroads.
Are cafés the new bars?
As bars struggle and alcohol sales drop, cafés are stepping in to redefine how Montrealers socialize.
Foil Gallery challenges the traditional art gallery model in Mile-Ex
It’s part gallery, part café, part bar, and, at its core, a place where art is both observed and experienced.
The emergence of Montreal's unofficial Koreatown
A community’s quiet roots, a cultural wave, and the making of a new landmark.
How Montreal’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade still marches on 200 years later
A volunteer-run spectacle with crowds numbering at 300,000, a testament to resilience, and a city-wide tradition that refuses to fade.
Spare Jeans: How a rebel tailor went from selling cigarettes in Manila to sewing Montreal’s coolest jeans
Master denimhead tailor Prospero Rey’s decades-long journey from the Philippines to creating one of Montreal’s most original fashion ateliers.
The best cheap things to do in Montreal for $20 or less
How to eat, drink, and explore the city without breaking the bank.
Things to do in Montreal during March
From festivals and film to Saint Patrick’s Day’s 200th parade and sugar shack traditions.
On Montreal’s winter spirit and ‘joie de vivre d’hiver’
For Montrealers, winter isn’t something to endure—it’s something to celebrate.