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Showing 24 of 75 places in Montreal
Inaugurated on April 3, 1976, through a joint initiative of the Desjardins Group and the Quebec government, Complexe Des...
Montreal Improv has been a cornerstone of the city’s comedy scene since 2008, offering a space where beginners, seasoned...
Willie’s Clubhouse is the latest effort from the team behind Montreal Bowling and Muni to redefine how the city hangs ou...
A sprawling 2,000 m² multimedia experience at Montreal’s Palais des congrès, OASIS immersion redefines how we explore id...
Located on the third floor of the 2-22 building, Artexte is part art library, part archive, and part exhibition space—bu...
Part cultural hub, part urban reset button, The 2-22 was built to reassert Saint-Laurent Boulevard’s role in Montreal’s...
The Marché aux puces St-Michel is a gritty, sprawling maze of the unexpected and eclectic, packed with two floors of hid...
For over four decades, The Comedy Nest has been Montreal’s home for stand-up, hosting some of the sharpest comedians fro...
The Montreal Casino is one of those places where the city’s past and present sit side by side without pretending otherwi...
Royalmount isn’t "just another mall"—and that's not us justtrying to be promotional. It’s an experiment in high-end cons...
Once known as the beating heart of hockey in Canada, the Montreal Forum has lived many lives. From 1924 to 1996, it was...
Founded in 2012 by Lady Joséphine alongside her mentor BonBon Bombay, Arabesque Burlesque has grown into one of Montreal...
Plaza Côte-des-Neiges has never really been just a mall. Since opening in the 1970s, it's functioned as the living room...
Inside the former Riverside pumping station, the clang of hammer on steel still echoes through a craft that nearly vanis...
Jet boating on the St. Lawrence has been part of Montreal’s summer playbook for decades, and few rides are as synonymous...
For more than two decades, Piknic Électronik has functioned as a Sunday ritual at Parc Jean-Drapeau. Since 2003, the wee...
Cégep du Vieux Montréal doesn’t scream luxury, but it’s got one of the more centrally located indoor pools in the city—a...
Built on decades of history and a couple of redesigns, the Complexe aquatique at Parc Jean-Drapeau stands as one of the...
Don’t let the name fool you—the Aquadôme isn’t a sci-fi relic or waterpark gimmick. It’s LaSalle’s year-round aquatic he...
With studios in downtown Montreal and Brossard, Latin Groove has spent more than two decades building a steady pipeline...
A few minutes from Place-d’Armes metro, Milan Pole Dance Studio operates out of Old Montreal with a clear mandate: build...
Aire Commune is in a bold new phase in Montreal’s public realm. This summer, Îlot 84 is debuting Espace solaire, the fir...
Le TAZ is where Montreal’s rolling sports scene finds its footing—literally. Tucked inside the Complexe environnemental...
Born out of the pandemic and a love for pinball, Arcade Mile-X is what happens when a legendary bar crew decides to buil...
Showing 24 of 75 places in Montreal
Inaugurated on April 3, 1976, through a joint initiative of the Desjardins Group and the Quebec government, Complexe Des...
Montreal Improv has been a cornerstone of the city’s comedy scene since 2008, offering a space where beginners, seasoned...
Willie’s Clubhouse is the latest effort from the team behind Montreal Bowling and Muni to redefine how the city hangs ou...
A sprawling 2,000 m² multimedia experience at Montreal’s Palais des congrès, OASIS immersion redefines how we explore id...
Located on the third floor of the 2-22 building, Artexte is part art library, part archive, and part exhibition space—bu...
Part cultural hub, part urban reset button, The 2-22 was built to reassert Saint-Laurent Boulevard’s role in Montreal’s...
The Marché aux puces St-Michel is a gritty, sprawling maze of the unexpected and eclectic, packed with two floors of hid...
For over four decades, The Comedy Nest has been Montreal’s home for stand-up, hosting some of the sharpest comedians fro...
The Montreal Casino is one of those places where the city’s past and present sit side by side without pretending otherwi...
Royalmount isn’t "just another mall"—and that's not us justtrying to be promotional. It’s an experiment in high-end cons...
Once known as the beating heart of hockey in Canada, the Montreal Forum has lived many lives. From 1924 to 1996, it was...
Founded in 2012 by Lady Joséphine alongside her mentor BonBon Bombay, Arabesque Burlesque has grown into one of Montreal...
Plaza Côte-des-Neiges has never really been just a mall. Since opening in the 1970s, it's functioned as the living room...
Inside the former Riverside pumping station, the clang of hammer on steel still echoes through a craft that nearly vanis...
Jet boating on the St. Lawrence has been part of Montreal’s summer playbook for decades, and few rides are as synonymous...
For more than two decades, Piknic Électronik has functioned as a Sunday ritual at Parc Jean-Drapeau. Since 2003, the wee...
Cégep du Vieux Montréal doesn’t scream luxury, but it’s got one of the more centrally located indoor pools in the city—a...
Built on decades of history and a couple of redesigns, the Complexe aquatique at Parc Jean-Drapeau stands as one of the...
Don’t let the name fool you—the Aquadôme isn’t a sci-fi relic or waterpark gimmick. It’s LaSalle’s year-round aquatic he...
With studios in downtown Montreal and Brossard, Latin Groove has spent more than two decades building a steady pipeline...
A few minutes from Place-d’Armes metro, Milan Pole Dance Studio operates out of Old Montreal with a clear mandate: build...
Aire Commune is in a bold new phase in Montreal’s public realm. This summer, Îlot 84 is debuting Espace solaire, the fir...
Le TAZ is where Montreal’s rolling sports scene finds its footing—literally. Tucked inside the Complexe environnemental...
Born out of the pandemic and a love for pinball, Arcade Mile-X is what happens when a legendary bar crew decides to buil...
