A federal election. Tariffs. You name it. The news cycle’s been swinging like a busted door on your corner dep: Open to anything, ready for chaos.
So, we're offering something to take your mind off of all that. Rowdy brunches, unexpected gallery vernissages and openings, art fairs, celebrating the Cambodian and Laotian New Year, literary block parties at 50-year-old institutions, a honky-tonk hoedown nine storeys up.
Scroll on for your weekend game plan. Just don’t blame us if you double-book yourself.

Activities, parties, points of interest, art exhibitions, you name it: These are the weekend events you don't want to miss.
Thursday
🤡 The Montreal Clown Festival runs until April 12, bringing together local and international artists for a week of performances and workshops rooted in the subversive art of clowning.

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