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    Ten minutes with Denis VilleneuveArts & Culture
    Benoît Lelièvre @ URBANIA

    Ten minutes with Denis Villeneuve

    Denis Villeneuve talks building trust on set and creating something epic without losing soul.

    From the pitch to the people: Your complete guide to GOAL MTL 2025Arts & Culture
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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.

    GOAL MTL 2025 is where football meets community, culture, and good causesArts & Culture
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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.

    Demons, wonders, and 100 films worth watching at the Cinémathèque québécoise this summerSponsoredArts & Culture
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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.

    Things to do in Montreal this JulyArts & Culture
    Anahi Pellathy

    Things to do in Montreal this July

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

    From Seoul to Griffintown, this is your complete guide to POCHA MTL 2025Arts & Culture
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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.

    A complete guide to the best festivals of Montreal, season by seasonArts & Culture
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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.

    A Montreal veteran on what the DJ scene’s lost—and what’s still worth savingArts & Culture
    J.P. Karwacki

    A Montreal veteran on what the DJ scene’s lost—and what’s still worth saving

    There’s a soul of DJing worth preserving that’s getting lost in the algorithm age, says JoJo Flores.

    A complete guide to Chợ Đêm MTL, Montreal’s Vietnamese night marketArts & Culture
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    A complete guide to Chợ Đêm MTL, Montreal’s Vietnamese night market

    Four days of food, music, memory, and modern Vietnamese culture on the waterfront.

    This is Sergey, Montreal's most elusive record sellerArts & Culture
    Jean Bourbeau @ URBANIA

    This is Sergey, Montreal's most elusive record seller

    An afternoon with the "Russian of Lachine" and his 300,000-strong trove.

    A century-old sewing shop reopens as a living exhibit of Montreal’s garment pastArts & Culture
    J.P. Karwacki

    A century-old sewing shop reopens as a living exhibit of Montreal’s garment past

    Preserved almost exactly as it was, the former H. Fisher & Fils shop offers a rare, tactile glimpse into working-class life and quiet entrepreneurship.

    Things to do in Montreal this JuneArts & Culture
    Anahi Pellathy

    Things to do in Montreal this June

    June in Montreal means sizzling street food, riverside DJ sets, open-air films, visiting jazz legends, and more.

    A quick guide to Montreal etiquetteArts & Culture
    Audrey Boutin @ URBANIA

    A quick guide to Montreal etiquette

    Do this and people will think your mom gave birth to you at Schwartz’s on a Habs game night.

    A detour guide to Montreal: Off-route alternatives to the usual suspectsArts & Culture
    J.P. Karwacki

    A detour guide to Montreal: Off-route alternatives to the usual suspects

    Because there’s more to the city than lining up in the Old Port and Plateau.

    The Main x URBANIA: An offbeat guide to MontrealArts & Culture
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    The Main x URBANIA: An offbeat guide to Montreal

    Forget the same tired “best-of” lists—how about a fast-paced, no-fluff Montreal guide made for readers who want to see the way locals actually live?

    Out there (in a good way): Quietly essential Montreal neighbourhoodsArts & Culture
    J.P. Karwacki

    Out there (in a good way): Quietly essential Montreal neighbourhoods

    These three neighbourhoods prove there’s more to Montreal than the usual stops.

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