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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.

Ivy Lerner-Frank

Les Filles Fattoush brings Syrian home cooking to stay at Jean-Talon Market

A lifeline for women rebuilding their lives through food, this Montreal social enterprise now has a permanent space for its dishes and stories.

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The Bulletin: Two massive street fairs, wheelchair races, and pedal-powered slushies [Issue #137]

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

J.P. Karwacki

The Mile End's Dalmata Gelateria started out with one rogue soft-serve machine

What began as an off-menu experiment at Le Violon is now Mile End’s charming new shop for swirled ice cream.

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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.

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The Bulletin: Everywhere you look, it's Berlin DJs, flying bodies, pyrotechnics, and circus battles [Issue #136]

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

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Anahi Pellathy

Things to do in Montreal during July

An essential guide to navigating Montreal's most festival-packed month that feels like a non-stop celebration of music, food, and culture.

J.P. Karwacki

This recipe, and the man behind it, remains the same from NDG to Saint-Henri

At Bistro Amerigo and La Spada, the real secret ingredient is who's making it.

J.P. Karwacki

The urban meadow rewriting the map and memory of Montreal

The Ville-Marie Expressway cut its city in two. This civic space honouring 21 women with flowers, architecture, and intention stitches it back together.

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The Bulletin: Jazz fest, sexy-ed cinema, secret speakeasies, and one very important RSVP [Issue #135]

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

Jean Bourbeau @ URBANIA

The Mile End tale of El Greco

Tattoos and redemption: A portrait of an upholsterer on Parc Avenue.

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From Seoul to Griffintown, this is your complete guide to POCHA MTL 2025

Four days of Korean street food, K-pop performances, fan culture, and strong summer energy by the Lachine Canal.

J.P. Karwacki

From opera house to haunted relic to hot ticket, Montreal's Rialto Theatre refuses to die

A near-forgotten movie palace that's outlasted demolition plans, disco dreams, and decades of decline to become one of Montreal’s most resilient cultural landmarks.

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A complete guide to the best festivals of Montreal, season by season

Doesn't matter if there's a snowstorm or a heatwave, here’s how Montreal throws a party all year long.