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      This Year's Dômesicle Parties Dive Deep into Montreal's Underground Collectives

      2026 marks Dômesicle's 10th anniversary, and to celebrate, the SAT’s serving up a full program from Montreal’s underground scene.

      ByThe Main

      January 8, 2026 · 7 min read

      This year's Dômesicle parties dive deep into Montreal's underground collectives
      Photograph: Nina Gibelin Souchon / Society for Arts and Technology (SAT)

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      Dômesicle has been a source for Montreal's night rituals for ten years running, turning the dome of the Society for Arts and Technology (SAT) into a convergence of immersive works of music and visual art fuelled by the kinetic energy of its crowd. 

      2026 marks a milestone year: For Dômesicle’s 10th anniversary, the SAT is presenting a curated lineup of eight underground collectives to feature the best of the city's sonic ecosystem right now. It’s a snapshot of Montreal's scene, from the queer maximalism of CYBERCUNT to the funk-forward curation of Voyage Funktastique, from the rising generation of GABA collective to the international connections of La Rama Records. 

      Every Saturday from January 10 to March 21, 2026, a the SAT holds an immersive party in the dome with different DJs and VJs performing and bringing their people, their sound, and their vision into one of the city's most distinctive spaces.

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      2026 marks Dômesicle's 10th anniversary, and to celebrate, the SAT’s serving up a full program from Montreal’s underground scene.

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      This year's Dômesicle parties dive deep into Montreal's underground collectives
      Photograph: Nina Gibelin Souchon / Society for Arts and Technology (SAT)

      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.

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      Dômesicle has been a source for Montreal's night rituals for ten years running, turning the dome of the Society for Arts and Technology (SAT) into a convergence of immersive works of music and visual art fuelled by the kinetic energy of its crowd. 

      2026 marks a milestone year: For Dômesicle’s 10th anniversary, the SAT is presenting a curated lineup of eight underground collectives to feature the best of the city's sonic ecosystem right now. It’s a snapshot of Montreal's scene, from the queer maximalism of CYBERCUNT to the funk-forward curation of Voyage Funktastique, from the rising generation of GABA collective to the international connections of La Rama Records. 

      Every Saturday from January 10 to March 21, 2026, a the SAT holds an immersive party in the dome with different DJs and VJs performing and bringing their people, their sound, and their vision into one of the city's most distinctive spaces.

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