This week’s bulletin is equal parts live music, wine-drenched festivities, art fairs, and slighted local businesses—in other words, an average weekend in the city.

Events you won’t want to miss

• Nov 25 to Jan 8: Relive a piece of Montreal Christmas history by checking out the 70-year-old mechanical displays of Ogilvy’s department store window for free at McCord Stewart Museum.
• Dec 2 and 3: Visit the Japanese holiday market to find unique gifts for the holiday season with Marché des Fêtes à la Japonaise.
• Dec 2: Nostalgic millennials and indie pop lovers alike will want to catch Canadian supergroup STARS perform at Théâtre Fairmount (and $1 from every ticket goes towards the Native Women’s Shelter of Montreal).
• Nov 19 to Dec 31: Downtown Montreal’s biggest Christmas market, Grand Marché de Noël de Montréal, is officially holly, jolly, and open to explore on weekends.
• Nov 26 to Dec 4: This weekend at Locoshop Angus marks the last chance to check out Marché des Fêtes, gathering more than 80 artists together for a huge Christmas market.
• Dec 2 to 4: 19 potters are coming together to showcase artisanal pottery of all kinds (with hot chocolate offered to anyone stopping by) this weekend at Centre culturel Georges-Vanier.
• Dec 3: Fans of homegrown sensation Arcade Fire will want to grab tickets for the “WE” Tour at the Bell Centre this weekend.
• Dec 3: There’s a new (see: first ever) loaded pierogi concept in town, and they’re handing out free bowls this weekend.
• Dec 3: Take a musical journey into the world of Czech composer Kryštof Harant at Bourgie Hall inside the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts.
• Dec 3: Christmas-y goodness kicks off with Festival Noël dans la parc’s inaugural opening celebration at Place Émilie-Gamelin plus performances in two other Montreal parks.
• Dec 4: Meet Toula Drimonis as she signs and discusses her book We, the Others: Allophones, Immigrants, and Belonging in Canada at Librairie Paragraphe Bookstore.