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A complete guide to LASSO Montreal 2025: How to cowboy up in the city
Saddle up—Montreal’s gone country for LASSO.
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[PHOTOS] All night, all neon: Take a look back at îLESONIQ 2025
From euphoric stage drops to sweat-drenched dance pits, here are our visual dispatches from îLESONIQ’s 10th anniversary blowout.
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[PHOTOS] No sleep, all access: Osheaga 2025 through the eyes of photographers
From behind barricades to swelling crowds, here are our photographic dispatches from the chaos, sweat, and beauty of Osheaga 2025.
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.
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[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 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Ten minutes with Denis Villeneuve
Denis Villeneuve talks building trust on set and creating something epic without losing soul.