Language laws, shrinking venues, and a comedy economy in crisis have stacked the deck against anglo comedians, but they're still here.

On July 14, 1987, two hours of rain drowned the Décarie, shut down the métro, and became the storm so many Montreal floods are still measured against.

Fantasia opens its 30th edition, Just For Laughs takes over the city, dragon boats race the Olympic Basin, and Nuits d'Afrique plays its final notes: July 16 to 19, 2026.

Our collab offbeat guide is back for a second round, this time digging past where locals go and into how the city actually works, and who it's made of.

A quick test. Grade yourself honestly.

The St. Lawrence River, French colonial planning, and centuries of habit created a directional system where “north” has almost nothing to do with a compass.

Every year produces bars and restaurants worth tracking, and Montreal's latest is a strong showing.

An eclectic collection of Montreal businesses approaching, reaching, and surpassing the 100-year mark.

Veterans of Montreal’s vintage scene say Gen Z has fueled a boom that’s changing everything from fashion to vinyl collecting.

The photographer has spent years documenting Montreal’s post-pandemic underground. We asked them which collectives, DJs, and communities are shaping what comes next.

Nearly 50 years after Quebec’s French-language charter transformed education, the multilingual generation it produced is challenging what it means to be a Quebecer.

Unlike your apartment, this costs nothing.

All of the lineups, overpriced attractions, and classic tourist mistakes you can make in one place.

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

A season’s worth of street parties, open-air performances, sporting events, and annual cultural traditions curated by The Main and URBANIA.

Where an outdoors editor goes when the city wins out over the mountains.

Language laws, shrinking venues, and a comedy economy in crisis have stacked the deck against anglo comedians, but they're still here.

On July 14, 1987, two hours of rain drowned the Décarie, shut down the métro, and became the storm so many Montreal floods are still measured against.

Fantasia opens its 30th edition, Just For Laughs takes over the city, dragon boats race the Olympic Basin, and Nuits d'Afrique plays its final notes: July 16 to 19, 2026.

Our collab offbeat guide is back for a second round, this time digging past where locals go and into how the city actually works, and who it's made of.

A quick test. Grade yourself honestly.

The St. Lawrence River, French colonial planning, and centuries of habit created a directional system where “north” has almost nothing to do with a compass.

Every year produces bars and restaurants worth tracking, and Montreal's latest is a strong showing.

An eclectic collection of Montreal businesses approaching, reaching, and surpassing the 100-year mark.

Veterans of Montreal’s vintage scene say Gen Z has fueled a boom that’s changing everything from fashion to vinyl collecting.

The photographer has spent years documenting Montreal’s post-pandemic underground. We asked them which collectives, DJs, and communities are shaping what comes next.

Nearly 50 years after Quebec’s French-language charter transformed education, the multilingual generation it produced is challenging what it means to be a Quebecer.

Unlike your apartment, this costs nothing.

All of the lineups, overpriced attractions, and classic tourist mistakes you can make in one place.

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

A season’s worth of street parties, open-air performances, sporting events, and annual cultural traditions curated by The Main and URBANIA.

Where an outdoors editor goes when the city wins out over the mountains.