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Montréal, in motion.

Major Montréal festivals, sport and cultural dates from August 2026 through August 2027—selected for travellers, checked against official sources and paired with practical planning notes.

Reviewed August 10, 2026. Organizers are still publishing parts of the winter and summer 2027 calendars.

Plan the dates that shape a Montréal stay

This is a deliberately edited calendar, not a dump of every workshop and neighbourhood listing. Each entry explains what the event is, where it unfolds and what a visitor should verify before travelling.

November 2026

  1. Official RIDM festival photograph displayed by the organizer
    Official promotional artwork: RIDM; photograph credited by the organizer.

    Worth knowing before you go

    • Festival dates are confirmed; the complete 2026 cinema and screening list still requires a refresh.
    • Forum RIDM is scheduled for November 20–25 within the wider festival period.

    Montreal International Documentary Festival — RIDM

    • Montréal cinemas; final 2026 venue list pending
    • Documentary film festival

    Discover international and Canadian documentary cinema over eleven days at RIDM, alongside filmmaker conversations, professional activities and the Forum RIDM documentary market.

    The 29th Montreal International Documentary Festival brings auteur documentary cinema to Montréal from November 19 to 29. The organizer describes a program of more than one hundred domestic and international productions, supported by workshops, master classes, debates and roundtables. Forum RIDM adds a professional market from November 20 to 25, giving industry visitors a parallel reason to plan a longer stay. At the research date, the official call for submissions confirmed the festival period but the complete public selection and 2026 venue roster had not yet been published. Visitor copy therefore introduces the festival’s scope without naming unconfirmed films, guests or cinemas. It will be refreshed with program-specific guidance when RIDM releases its official schedule.

    Source checked: RIDM.

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May 2027

  1. Official Festival TransAmériques artwork displayed on the organizer website
    Official promotional artwork: Festival TransAmériques.

    Worth knowing before you go

    • The May 26–June 10 period is confirmed; individual production dates and venues remain pending.
    • Check the complete program, festival headquarters, ticketing and 2027 campaign artwork when released.

    Festival TransAmériques

    • Multiple Montréal performance spaces
    • International dance and theatre

    Plan a Montréal performing-arts stay around Festival TransAmériques, an international celebration of contemporary dance and theatre running for sixteen days.

    Festival TransAmériques returns for its 21st edition from May 26 to June 10, 2027. The international dance-and-theatre festival presents work in Montréal performance spaces and public settings, creating opportunities to combine several productions during one visit. Its extended schedule suits travellers who want a culture-led stay rather than a single-night event. The official homepage currently confirms the edition and dates but continues to feature imagery and material from the preceding festival. No 2027 artists, productions, venues or individual performance times are named here until the organizer publishes them. Visitor recommendations will be updated when the program, ticketing information, accessibility details and festival headquarters are formally announced.

    Source checked: Festival TransAmériques.

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June 2027

  1. Official Francos de Montréal promotional artwork displayed on the organizer website
    Official promotional artwork: Francos de Montréal.

    Worth knowing before you go

    • The festival is centred in the Quartier des spectacles; consult the forthcoming official site map.
    • Confirm the lineup, stages, indoor venues, access rules and ticketing when the 2027 program is released.

    Francos de Montréal

    • Quartier des spectacles
    • Francophone music festival

    Spend nine early-summer days with Francophone music as Francos de Montréal fills the Quartier des spectacles with indoor and outdoor performances.

    Francos de Montréal returns from June 11 to 19, 2027 for nine days centred on Francophone music. The festival’s established setting in the Quartier des spectacles lets visitors combine outdoor stages, ticketed indoor concerts and nearby downtown attractions within a compact area. Its consecutive dates make it suitable for anything from a single concert night to a longer music-focused Montréal stay. At the research date, the official site confirmed the 2027 festival period but did not provide a complete lineup or day-by-day schedule. Artist, stage and individual-venue details will remain absent until the organizer publishes the corresponding 2027 pages, and all practical advice should be checked again before travel.

    Source checked: Francos de Montréal.

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  2. Official Festival international de Jazz de Montréal artwork displayed on the organizer website
    Official promotional artwork: Festival international de Jazz de Montréal.

    Worth knowing before you go

    • The core festival area is the Quartier des spectacles and Place des Arts, with six outdoor stages.
    • Confirm the 2027 performers, indoor concerts, daily timetable, site map and access information when published.

    Festival international de Jazz de Montréal

    • Quartier des spectacles and Place des Arts
    • Jazz festival

    Build a Montréal music trip around ten days of jazz, with free outdoor stages and ticketed indoor concerts across the Quartier des spectacles.

    The Festival international de Jazz de Montréal runs from June 25 to July 4, 2027. Its central festival site combines six outdoor stages with indoor concerts at Place des Arts and other nearby performance spaces. Visitors can move between free site programming, reserved concerts and restaurants throughout the Quartier des spectacles without treating every appearance as a separate trip. The official 2027 schedule page confirms the festival period, but its artist results and individual performance details were not complete at the research date. This guide therefore focuses on the destination experience and confirmed format. Artist names, venue assignments and ticketing guidance will be added only after they appear in the official 2027 program.

    Source checked: Festival international de Jazz de Montréal.

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July 2027

  1. Official Montreal Comiccon promotional artwork displayed by the organizer
    Official promotional artwork: Montreal Comiccon.

    Worth knowing before you go

    • Venue: Palais des congrès de Montréal; official 2027 opening hours are already published.
    • Confirm the 2027 guest roster, attractions, detailed schedule, ticketing and edition-specific artwork before travelling.

    Montreal Comiccon

    • Palais des congrès de Montréal
    • Pop-culture convention

    Make Montréal your pop-culture headquarters for three days of celebrity programming, comics, cosplay, gaming and exhibition-hall discoveries at the Palais des congrès.

    Montreal Comiccon returns to the Palais des congrès from July 2 to 4, 2027. The three-day convention brings together comics, science fiction, television, cinema, anime, gaming, horror, voice acting, cosplay and tabletop culture. Its downtown venue places visitors within walking distance of Old Montréal, Chinatown and the Quartier des spectacles. The official opening-hours page already confirms daily exhibition-hall and programming times for 2027. However, portions of the broader website still display news, ticket language and guest material from the 2026 edition. No celebrity, attraction, ticket category or schedule item is treated here as part of 2027 until the organizer explicitly labels it for that edition.

    Source checked: Montreal Comiccon.

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  2. Official MONTRÉAL COMPLÈTEMENT CiRQUE promotional artwork displayed by the organizer
    Official promotional artwork: MONTRÉAL COMPLÈTEMENT CiRQUE.

    Worth knowing before you go

    • TOHU and the Quartier latin are recurring hubs, but the exact 2027 venue network remains pending.
    • Confirm the production lineup, outdoor program, venue map, ticketing and final campaign artwork when released.

    MONTRÉAL COMPLÈTEMENT CiRQUE

    • TOHU and citywide stages
    • International circus festival

    See Montréal become a citywide circus stage during eleven days of international performances at TOHU, in theatres and throughout public spaces.

    MONTRÉAL COMPLÈTEMENT CiRQUE returns for its 18th edition from July 8 to 18, 2027. Led by TOHU, the eleven-day festival presents contemporary circus in performance venues, parks, streets and public spaces across Montréal. TOHU and the Quartier latin are recurring hubs, while the broader citywide format encourages visitors to explore several neighbourhoods. The festival also hosts the International Contemporary Circus Market for industry professionals. The official homepage confirms the 2027 dates, but individual productions, outdoor performances and venue assignments were not yet available at the research date. This guide will link to the live program once published and will not reuse previous-edition schedules, maps or artist imagery as 2027 facts.

    Source checked: MONTRÉAL COMPLÈTEMENT CiRQUE.

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Dates to watch

Important, but not ready to date

These events matter to Montréal travel planning, but the calendar stays honest until the organizer or governing body confirms the dates.

  1. Official Formula 1 Grand Prix du Canada promotional artwork displayed by the promoter
    Official promotional artwork: Formula 1 Grand Prix du Canada.

    Official 2027 dates have not yet been announced

    Formula 1 Canadian Grand Prix 2027

    • Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve
    • Formula 1 motor racing

    Watch for official confirmation of Montréal’s 2027 Canadian Grand Prix dates before planning a Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve stay or publishing date-specific visitor advice.

    The 2027 Formula 1 Canadian Grand Prix belongs on the Montréal visitor watchlist, but not yet on a dated event calendar. The official promoter is advertising 2027 tickets, while the promoter-linked hotel-package FAQ states that event dates remain subject to confirmation by the FIA’s World Motor Sport Council. That distinction remains visible here. We do not derive a 2027 weekend from provisional package dates, prior-year timing or the promoter’s sales flow. Once the FIA calendar is approved, this item will be updated with the exact race weekend, official event name and current Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve access information. Artwork on the promoter site will also be checked for its edition year before any 2027 label is applied.

    What we are waiting for

    • Venue: Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve; exact 2027 dates remain officially unconfirmed.
    • Wait for FIA/WMSC calendar confirmation before booking around a race weekend or relying on date-specific advice.

    Source checked: Formula 1 Grand Prix du Canada.

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