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Things to do in Montreal this November
The best things to do in Montreal during November bring enough festivals, holiday markets, and cultural programming to make you forget the cold.
When rubbing shoulders with death is your full-time gig
"In my first months working in funeral services, I immediately realized it was going to profoundly change my perception of life."
How Mile-Ex launched (and lost) Montreal's warehouse pop explosion
From 2006 to 2016, Mile-Ex's DIY spaces launched Grimes, Mac DeMarco, TOPS, and one of Montreal's most productive music scenes. Then it was all killed off.
Montreal’s new underground social scene is all about dinners, drawing, and apartment galleries
A new wave of gatherings in Montreal—dinners with strangers, life drawing, and apartment galleries—is bringing back the risk and reward of unscripted human contact.
If you want to understand Montreal's dance scene, start with Ferias
Guthrie Drake and Alina Byrne built their dance community on borrowed time, clandestine spaces, and the belief that range matters more than genre.
Old Montreal's losing its soul and we've got to get it back
"Nine years running bars in the neighbourhood has taught me one thing: we're fumbling what should be our greatest asset."
Illustrator Raymond Biesinger's self-defence guide against getting ripped off
After two decades of wage theft and rip-offs, a Montreal illustrator pens a tactical guide to defending creative work.
Montreal's got a nightlife policy, so why are venues still at risk?
A year into the city's first-ever nightlife framework, the future of Montreal's independent venues still hangs in the balance.
Who Killed the Montreal Expos?
Less sports history and more like grief counseling, the Netflix documentary explains why a city still wears the logo of a defunct baseball team 20 years after they disappeared— feels session.
Club DD's revives a Plateau dance floor with lines around the block
From disco balls to daytime kikis, a legendary Saint-Laurent address is reborn as a queer-owned playground for music, drag, and late-night euphoria.
Where to dance, scream, and celebrate with Halloween parties in Montreal
Ah, Halloween in Montreal: A month-long excuse to wear leather, fake blood, and increasingly elaborate wigs. Here's what's up in 2025.
The artist who carves the shape of light
Joe Lima's massive woodblocks—some over six feet tall—sculpt shadow and illumination into surreal architectural spaces that blur printmaking and sculpture.
From an influential recording studio to a musical nerve centre of Montreal
Breakglass Studios started with dumpster-dived CBC equipment and ultra-cheap rent. 20 years later, it's expanding into a full creative ecosystem with a record label and immersive installations.
Things to do in Montreal this October
Fall in Montreal means cozy nights, rowdy festivals, strange cinema, and the city’s biggest Halloween parties. Here’s where to find it all.
The digital radio station preserving Montreal's DIY spirit in the age of the creator
Nine years in, the 100% volunteer-run non-profit digital radio station N10.AS proves the internet can build community rather than erode it—but only if you design it right.
Are we into Montreal's new Western bars?
A whisky-soaked tour through Spaghetti Western, Bottes & Whiskey, and 2656 Saloon.
