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Things to do in Montreal during September
Close out summer on a strong note with block parties, art biennales, big-name concerts, and some of the city’s best food and culture events.
The collapse of cool? SSENSE files for bankruptcy protection
Montreal’s fashion e-commerce giant fights to stay in control after creditors move to force a sale.
Preserving the hidden history of Canadian contemporary art
Artexte's library and research center collects all manner of fanzines, pamphlets, ephemera—everything that doesn't make it into official museum archives.
The bilingual, maximalist bookstore bar serving romance and fantasy in the Mile End
Joy is serious business at Joie de Livres.
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[PHOTOS] Boots, dust, 'n' bangers: LASSO 2025 through the lens
Sunburns, singalongs, and stage dives—this is what a country festival looks like in Montrey'all.
A complete guide to LASSO Montreal 2025: How to cowboy up in the city
Saddle up—Montreal’s gone country for LASSO.
MUTEK is Montreal’s portal to the future of sonic art and digital creativity
Inside the festival where Montreal becomes a citywide lab for sound, vision, and risk-taking.
MUTEK 2025 is a citywide takeover of sound, light, and ideas—here’s the plan
All the details you need to navigate MUTEK as it fills Montreal’s halls with digital art, electronic music, and boundary-pushing ideas.
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[PHOTOS] All night, all neon: Take a look back at îLESONIQ 2025
From euphoric stage drops to sweat-drenched dance pits, here are our visual dispatches from îLESONIQ’s 10th anniversary blowout.
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[PHOTOS] No sleep, all access: Osheaga 2025 through the eyes of photographers
From behind barricades to swelling crowds, here are our photographic dispatches from the chaos, sweat, and beauty of Osheaga 2025.
A complete guide to Osheaga 2025: The lineup, a festival-goer checklist, and more
Everything you need to know for surviving—and thriving—at Montreal’s biggest music festival.
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[PHOTOS] A look back at The Main's first-ever Block Party
The vibes, the people, the proof: our first-ever block party in pictures.
The weekend ride carrying everything that matters: Cargo bikes in Montreal
With electric assist and a front seat to the city, cargo bikes are changing how Montreal families move through their weekends.
The Olympic Park asks: What do you build from a fallen roof?
For the Games’ 50th anniversary, two new public artworks will rise from the ruins of Montreal’s most controversial structure.