List of festivals and parades in Montreal
See also: List of festivals in Quebec
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This is a list of festivals and parades in Montreal, a city in the province of Quebec, for any established festival, carnival, or parade in Montreal. This list includes festivals of diverse types, such as regional festivals, commerce festivals, fairs, food festivals, arts festivals, religious festivals, folk festivals, and recurring festivals on holidays.
Festivals in Montreal
Montreal is a "Beta+" global city, hosting a multitude of international festivals and events.
- Montreal's Italian Week
- The People's Games
- Fantasia Festival Genre films festival
- Divers/Cité gay pride celebrations
- Just for Laughs comedy festival
- Rencontres internationales du documentaire de Montreal
- Black and Blue Festival gay Circuit party and AIDS research fundraiser
- Blue Metropolis The Montreal International Literary Festival
- Montreal World Film Festival
- iF3 International Freeski Film Festival
- L’International des Feux Loto-Québec - International fireworks competition
- Montreal High Lights Festival
- Montreal International Festival of New Cinema and New Media
- Mondial de la Bière, one of North America's largest Beer festivals
- Jamaica day
- Trinidad day
- St-Ambroise Montreal Fringe Festival
- Otakuthon, a Japanese animation convention/festival
- Romani Yag, a Roma/gypsy cultural and musical festival
- Festival SOIR, festival pop up multidisciplinaire
Music festivals
- Heavy MTL, for heavy metal and hard rock music
- Vans Warped Tour, for punk rock music
- Amnesia Rockfest, for rock, punk, ska and alternative music
- Montreal Reggae Festival, for reggae music
- Montreal Jazz Festival, for jazz music
- île Soniq, EDM festival
- UnPop Montreal indie-rock festival
- Igloofest, wintertime outdoor music festival
- Les FrancoFolies de Montréal, French-language music
- Pop Montreal, indie-rock festival
- FestiBlues international de Montréal, for blues music
- Osheaga, music festival held annually at Parc Jean-Drapeau
- Mutek, electronic and avant-garde music festival
- Piknic Électronik, weekly summertime house music festival
- Montreal Electronic Groove (MEG) festival, for electronic music
Parades in Montreal
- Montreal's St. Patrick's Day parade and the Irish in Quebec Montreal's is the oldest St. Patrick's Day Parade in Canada and one of the largest parades in Montreal.
- Greek Independence Day Parade on Hutchison in Jean Talon, it happens right after the St. Patrick's Day Festival. First celebrated on March 25, 1821, this parade gathers numerous Greek schools such as Socrates, and Demostenes for example, and the church groups and the different provinces from Greece, such as the Ionian Islands, the Cyclades and many more. It's expressed as the day that Greece marks its independence from the Ottoman Empire.
- Israel Independence Day Rally in Montreal. The annual Israel Day Rally in Montreal attracts over 12,000 people to celebrate Israel's birthday. This multi-cultural event is one of the largest celebrations for Israel in Canada.
- Fête nationale du Québec parade
- Canada Day Parade, celebrating Canada's birthday
- Carifiesta Montreal, a Parade celebrating the Caribbean culture of Montreal
- Twins Parade, a parade hosted by Just For Laughs Festival
- Divers/Cité gay pride parade, celebrating Montreal's gay community
- Santa Claus parade
See also
- List of festivals in Quebec
- List of festivals in Canada
- Lists of festivals by city
- Culture of Montreal
- Tourism in Montreal
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