The Main

Montreal's Cultural Directory

Help us improve! Share your thoughts on how we can make your experience better.

Leave feedback

For partnerships and collaborations:

partnerships@themain.com

Content

  • Articles
  • Food & Drink
  • Arts & Culture
  • History Lesson
  • Bulletin
  • Events

Guides

  • All Guides
  • Best Restaurants
  • Best Cafés
  • Best Bars
  • Best Brunch
  • Best Bakeries

Explore Montreal

  • Browse Directory
  • Restaurants
  • Bars
  • Cafés
  • Bookstores
  • Leaderboard
  • Editor's Picks
  • New Places

About

  • About us
  • Subscribe
  • Shop
  • Advertise
  • Pitch us
  • RSS Feed

Legal

  • Terms of service
  • Membership Terms
  • Privacy Policy
Follow us
InstagramTwitterTiktokLinkedin

The Main Media Inc. 2026

✦ Built By Field Office

    Your cart

    Your cart is empty.

    The Main

    Montreal's Cultural Directory

    Help us improve! Share your thoughts on how we can make your experience better.

    Leave feedback

    For partnerships and collaborations:

    partnerships@themain.com

    Content

    • Articles
    • Food & Drink
    • Arts & Culture
    • History Lesson
    • Bulletin
    • Events

    Guides

    • All Guides
    • Best Restaurants
    • Best Cafés
    • Best Bars
    • Best Brunch
    • Best Bakeries

    Explore Montreal

    • Browse Directory
    • Restaurants
    • Bars
    • Cafés
    • Bookstores
    • Leaderboard
    • Editor's Picks
    • New Places

    About

    • About us
    • Subscribe
    • Shop
    • Advertise
    • Pitch us
    • RSS Feed

    Legal

    • Terms of service
    • Membership Terms
    • Privacy Policy
    Follow us
    InstagramTwitterTiktokLinkedin

    The Main Media Inc. 2026

    ✦ Built By Field Office

      Your cart

      Your cart is empty.

      --°C|Friday, June 19, 2026|
      Subscribe today to get 3 free articles per month.Get 50% off your first 5 rides with Lyft
      InstagramTwitterTiktokLinkedin
      |
      Advertise
      |
      EN/FR
      The Main Logo
      Magazine
      Sections
      • Arts & Culture
      • Beyond Montreal
      • Design
      • Food & Drink
      • History Lessons
      • The Bulletin
      Explore
      Popular Guides
      • The Best Restaurants in Montreal
      • Best new Restaurants
      • Best Cafés
      • Unique Boutiques
      • Romantic Restaurants
      • Best Bookstores
      • See all Guides
      Neighbourhood
      • Downtown
      • Le Plateau-Mont-Royal
      • Mile End
      • Mile-Ex
      • Saint-Henri
      • See All
      Business Type
      • Restaurant
      • Café
      • Boutique / Store
      • Bar
      • Bakery
      • See All
      Near the Metro
      • Peel
      • Mont-Royal
      • Place-Saint-Henri
      • Place-d'Armes
      • Jarry
      • View all
      ShopWeather
      Subscribe
      Subscribe
      --°C|Friday, June 19, 2026|
      Subscribe today to get 3 free articles per month.Get 50% off your first 5 rides with Lyft
      InstagramTwitterTiktokLinkedin
      |
      Advertise
      |
      EN/FR
      The Main Logo
      Magazine
      Sections
      • Arts & Culture
      • Beyond Montreal
      • Design
      • Food & Drink
      • History Lessons
      • The Bulletin
      Explore
      Popular Guides
      • The Best Restaurants in Montreal
      • Best new Restaurants
      • Best Cafés
      • Unique Boutiques
      • Romantic Restaurants
      • Best Bookstores
      • See all Guides
      Neighbourhood
      • Downtown
      • Le Plateau-Mont-Royal
      • Mile End
      • Mile-Ex
      • Saint-Henri
      • See All
      Business Type
      • Restaurant
      • Café
      • Boutique / Store
      • Bar
      • Bakery
      • See All
      Near the Metro
      • Peel
      • Mont-Royal
      • Place-Saint-Henri
      • Place-d'Armes
      • Jarry
      • View all
      ShopWeather
      Subscribe
      Subscribe
      MUTEK Is Coming to Rewire Your Brain
      Arts & Culture
      AnnaClare Sung

      MUTEK Is Coming to Rewire Your Brain

      From live audiovisual spectacles and outdoor installations to workshops, talks, and late-night performances, MUTEK’s 2026 celebration of art, electronic music, and technology will infuse six days with future-facing experiences.

      Backrooms Is a Technical Marvel Trapped Inside an Empty Maze
      Arts & Culture
      Gianni Fiasche

      Backrooms Is a Technical Marvel Trapped Inside an Empty Maze

      At 22, Kane Parsons proves he can create terror from fluorescent lights, empty hallways, and pure unease. The harder task is giving that terror a purpose.

      Disclosure Day Is an Imperfect Reminder of Why Spielberg Matters
      Arts & Culture
      Gianni Fiasche

      Disclosure Day Is an Imperfect Reminder of Why Spielberg Matters

      The sci-fi thriller sprawls under the weight of its own ambitions, but Steven Spielberg still finds moments of wonder, suspense, and cinematic magic few directors can match.

      What To Do This Weekend (06.18–06.21)
      Arts & Culture
      Kristina Stamkopoulos

      What To Do This Weekend (06.18–06.21)

      From street food at Tianguis and Francos' finale to wrestling at Les Foufounes, solstice yoga, and 70-cent Dic Ann's burgers: June 18 to 21, 2026.

      The Long, Strange History of Quebec’s Experimental Rock Underground
      Arts & Culture
      Stephan Boissonneault

      The Long, Strange History of Quebec’s Experimental Rock Underground

      Before Angine de Poitrine, generations of Quebec musicians were building a world of costumes, performance art, invented languages, and gloriously unconventional music.

      ECHO is Cirque du Soleil's New Show About the End of the World (Sort Of)
      Arts & Culture
      AnnaClare Sung

      ECHO is Cirque du Soleil's New Show About the End of the World (Sort Of)

      A dazzling spectacle of humanity, animalism, and the natural world with an urgent case made for coexistence.

      MUTEK Is Coming to Rewire Your Brain
      Arts & Culture
      AnnaClare Sung

      MUTEK Is Coming to Rewire Your Brain

      From live audiovisual spectacles and outdoor installations to workshops, talks, and late-night performances, MUTEK’s 2026 celebration of art, electronic music, and technology will infuse six days with future-facing experiences.

      Backrooms Is a Technical Marvel Trapped Inside an Empty Maze
      Arts & Culture
      Gianni Fiasche

      Backrooms Is a Technical Marvel Trapped Inside an Empty Maze

      At 22, Kane Parsons proves he can create terror from fluorescent lights, empty hallways, and pure unease. The harder task is giving that terror a purpose.

      Disclosure Day Is an Imperfect Reminder of Why Spielberg Matters
      Arts & Culture
      Gianni Fiasche

      Disclosure Day Is an Imperfect Reminder of Why Spielberg Matters

      The sci-fi thriller sprawls under the weight of its own ambitions, but Steven Spielberg still finds moments of wonder, suspense, and cinematic magic few directors can match.

      What To Do This Weekend (06.18–06.21)
      Arts & Culture
      Kristina Stamkopoulos

      What To Do This Weekend (06.18–06.21)

      From street food at Tianguis and Francos' finale to wrestling at Les Foufounes, solstice yoga, and 70-cent Dic Ann's burgers: June 18 to 21, 2026.

      The Long, Strange History of Quebec’s Experimental Rock Underground
      Arts & Culture
      Stephan Boissonneault

      The Long, Strange History of Quebec’s Experimental Rock Underground

      Before Angine de Poitrine, generations of Quebec musicians were building a world of costumes, performance art, invented languages, and gloriously unconventional music.

      ECHO is Cirque du Soleil's New Show About the End of the World (Sort Of)
      Arts & Culture
      AnnaClare Sung

      ECHO is Cirque du Soleil's New Show About the End of the World (Sort Of)

      A dazzling spectacle of humanity, animalism, and the natural world with an urgent case made for coexistence.

      More Arts & Culture

      Related Classics

      From our archive.

      The Three City Blocks That Became a Filipino Heartland
      Arts & Culture
      Rachel Cheng

      The Three City Blocks That Became a Filipino Heartland

      For generations of immigrants and their children, the streets around Plamondon metro are the cultural centre of Filipino life in Montreal.

      The Most Predictable Oscars in Years Were Still Pretty Damn Good
      Arts & Culture
      Gianni Fiasche

      The Most Predictable Oscars in Years Were Still Pretty Damn Good

      One Battle After Another swept, PTA got his due, and Montreal snuck onto Hollywood's biggest stage.

      Bagels, Cigarettes, and a Franglais Rom-Com That Gets Montreal Right
      Arts & Culture
      Gianni Fiasche

      Bagels, Cigarettes, and a Franglais Rom-Com That Gets Montreal Right

      Barbie Ferreira anchors Chandler Levack's franglais romantic comedy about falling into Montreal's 2011 indie scene and never quite finding a way out.

      After 20 Years of Recording Montreal, Breakglass Has a Label to Call Its Own
      Arts & Culture
      The Main

      After 20 Years of Recording Montreal, Breakglass Has a Label to Call Its Own

      After decades of recording artists like Wolf Parade, Patrick Watson, and Kaytranada, Breakglass Studios launches its first imprint with a thirteen-artist roster.

      A Local's Guide to Mile End
      Arts & Culture
      J.P. Karwacki

      A Local's Guide to Mile End

      The neighbourhood that keeps reinventing itself without losing the plot.

      The Crate-Diggers Have Spoken: Six Record Shops on the Jazz Fest Shows They Want to See
      Arts & Culture
      J.P. Karwacki

      The Crate-Diggers Have Spoken: Six Record Shops on the Jazz Fest Shows They Want to See

      From a long-overdue return by British funk legends to a masked duo that’s breaking the internet, these are the shows pulling Montreal’s record store crews out of the shop and into the crowd.

      More Arts & Culture

      Related Classics

      From our archive.

      The Three City Blocks That Became a Filipino Heartland
      Arts & Culture
      Rachel Cheng

      The Three City Blocks That Became a Filipino Heartland

      For generations of immigrants and their children, the streets around Plamondon metro are the cultural centre of Filipino life in Montreal.

      The Most Predictable Oscars in Years Were Still Pretty Damn Good
      Arts & Culture
      Gianni Fiasche

      The Most Predictable Oscars in Years Were Still Pretty Damn Good

      One Battle After Another swept, PTA got his due, and Montreal snuck onto Hollywood's biggest stage.

      Bagels, Cigarettes, and a Franglais Rom-Com That Gets Montreal Right
      Arts & Culture
      Gianni Fiasche

      Bagels, Cigarettes, and a Franglais Rom-Com That Gets Montreal Right

      Barbie Ferreira anchors Chandler Levack's franglais romantic comedy about falling into Montreal's 2011 indie scene and never quite finding a way out.

      After 20 Years of Recording Montreal, Breakglass Has a Label to Call Its Own
      Arts & Culture
      The Main

      After 20 Years of Recording Montreal, Breakglass Has a Label to Call Its Own

      After decades of recording artists like Wolf Parade, Patrick Watson, and Kaytranada, Breakglass Studios launches its first imprint with a thirteen-artist roster.

      A Local's Guide to Mile End
      Arts & Culture
      J.P. Karwacki

      A Local's Guide to Mile End

      The neighbourhood that keeps reinventing itself without losing the plot.

      The Crate-Diggers Have Spoken: Six Record Shops on the Jazz Fest Shows They Want to See
      Arts & Culture
      J.P. Karwacki

      The Crate-Diggers Have Spoken: Six Record Shops on the Jazz Fest Shows They Want to See

      From a long-overdue return by British funk legends to a masked duo that’s breaking the internet, these are the shows pulling Montreal’s record store crews out of the shop and into the crowd.

      Arts & Culture

      Inside C2 Montréal 2025: What to Expect, Who to See, and How to Make the Most of It

      A practical (and unofficial) guide to navigating three days of ideas, labs, and unexpected connections—this is how to do C2 like a local.

      ByThe Main

      May 5, 2025 · 8 min read

      Inside C2 Montréal 2025: What to expect, who to see, and how to make the most of It
      Photograph: Jimmy Hammelin, C2 Montréal 2024

      The Main is reader-supported. Subscriptions are what keep us independent. Five dollars a month — the restaurants, the guides, the weekly bulletin, and what to do each weekend. Support us today.

      Discover the places mentioned in this story

      Grand Quay of the Port of Montreal

      It's the Montreal mind-meld that doesn’t feel like work.

      Every spring, C2 Montréal pulls off a three-day business conference that feels more like a cultural experiment. Picture this: an internationally acclaimed slam poet opens for a Shopify executive. An urban planner debates an AI ethicist under the glow of an interactive art installation. You’re sipping coffee on the Saint Lawrence as someone pitches you a joint venture from a beanbag chair.

      For its 14th edition, C2 is setting up shop once again at the Grand Quay of the Port of Montréal, turning the city’s waterfront into a full-blown playground for ideas. It’s part festival, part think tank, part very-productive-field-trip. Here to make a deal? Shift your perspective? Just see what happens when the creative and corporate collide?

      Free account required

      For readers who care about Montreal

      Create a free account to read this story and access 3 articles per month, plus our weekly Bulletin.

      Independent. Local. Reader-supported.

      or

      Already a member? Sign in

      The Main

      Comments

      Welcome to The Main's comments section!

      Share your thoughts and join the conversation. Please be respectful and constructive.

      No comments yet. Be the first!

      Follow on Google
      Arts & Culture

      Inside C2 Montréal 2025: What to Expect, Who to See, and How to Make the Most of It

      A practical (and unofficial) guide to navigating three days of ideas, labs, and unexpected connections—this is how to do C2 like a local.

      ByThe Main

      May 5, 2025 · 8 min read

      Inside C2 Montréal 2025: What to expect, who to see, and how to make the most of It
      Photograph: Jimmy Hammelin, C2 Montréal 2024

      The Main is reader-supported. Subscriptions are what keep us independent. Five dollars a month — the restaurants, the guides, the weekly bulletin, and what to do each weekend. Support us today.

      Discover the places mentioned in this story

      Grand Quay of the Port of Montreal

      It's the Montreal mind-meld that doesn’t feel like work.

      Every spring, C2 Montréal pulls off a three-day business conference that feels more like a cultural experiment. Picture this: an internationally acclaimed slam poet opens for a Shopify executive. An urban planner debates an AI ethicist under the glow of an interactive art installation. You’re sipping coffee on the Saint Lawrence as someone pitches you a joint venture from a beanbag chair.

      For its 14th edition, C2 is setting up shop once again at the Grand Quay of the Port of Montréal, turning the city’s waterfront into a full-blown playground for ideas. It’s part festival, part think tank, part very-productive-field-trip. Here to make a deal? Shift your perspective? Just see what happens when the creative and corporate collide?

      Free account required

      For readers who care about Montreal

      Create a free account to read this story and access 3 articles per month, plus our weekly Bulletin.

      Independent. Local. Reader-supported.

      or

      Already a member? Sign in

      The Main

      Comments

      Welcome to The Main's comments section!

      Share your thoughts and join the conversation. Please be respectful and constructive.

      No comments yet. Be the first!

      Follow on Google

      Latest from The Main

      NewsletterThe Bulletin: 70th Anniversary Hamburgers, the Avant-Garde, Solstice Yoga, and a Movie If You Like Piña Coladas [Issue #186]Arts & CultureMUTEK Is Coming to Rewire Your BrainArts & CultureBackrooms Is a Technical Marvel Trapped Inside an Empty MazeFood & DrinkThe Instagram DM Era of Hospitality Hiring Is OverArts & CultureDisclosure Day Is an Imperfect Reminder of Why Spielberg Matters

      Latest from The Main

      NewsletterThe Bulletin: 70th Anniversary Hamburgers, the Avant-Garde, Solstice Yoga, and a Movie If You Like Piña Coladas [Issue #186]Arts & CultureMUTEK Is Coming to Rewire Your BrainArts & CultureBackrooms Is a Technical Marvel Trapped Inside an Empty MazeFood & DrinkThe Instagram DM Era of Hospitality Hiring Is OverArts & CultureDisclosure Day Is an Imperfect Reminder of Why Spielberg Matters
      How Montreal's Super Boat People reframes Cambodian, Laotian & Vietnamese narratives

      Previous

      How Montreal's Super Boat People Reframes Cambodian, Laotian & Vietnamese Narratives

      Next

      Montreal Keeps Cooking: 25 Local Restaurants Make the 2025 Canada’s 100 Best List

      Montreal keeps cooking: 25 local restaurants make the 2025 Canada’s 100 Best list
      How Montreal's Super Boat People reframes Cambodian, Laotian & Vietnamese narratives

      Previous

      How Montreal's Super Boat People Reframes Cambodian, Laotian & Vietnamese Narratives

      Next

      Montreal Keeps Cooking: 25 Local Restaurants Make the 2025 Canada’s 100 Best List

      Montreal keeps cooking: 25 local restaurants make the 2025 Canada’s 100 Best list