Many cities around the world always claim to have the best festivals. There's Mardi Gras in New Orleans, Carnival in Rio, La Tomatina in Spain and even the Day of the Dead in Mexico to name a few.
It's easy to have one big festival, but we here in Montreal can't handle going more than week without some kind of special event.
So I tried to find another place that has more than us, and it turns out we have a lot more than the average city.
Actually, we have over 120!
Some events already happened this year so they have been marked as "Over this year". If exact dates have not been announced for 2016 then only the month.
Montreal Chamber Music Festival
All year
Igloofest
Over this year
Salon de l'Auto
Over this year
Fête des neiges
Over this year
Black History Month
Over this year
Rendez-Vous Du Cinéma Québécois
Over this year
Montréal en Lumière
Over this year
Montréal Joue
Over this year
Port Symphonies
Over this year
Festival Nouvelles Musiques
New - Over this year
Underground Art Fest
March 13th
Nuit Blanche
February
Lantern Festival
February
Butterfly Festival
Until April 24
International Children's Film Festival
Over this year
Festival Barbegazi
Over this year
Under The Snow
March 19-20
International Art Film Festival
March 10-20
Saint Patrick’s Day parade
March 20
Bal en blanc
March 27
Relâche Gourmande
Until March 13
Montreal Mac & Cheese Week
Until March 13
Expo Manger Santé Vivre Vert 2016
March 11 - 13
Performance art Festival
April 5-16
International Literary Festival
April 11-17
La Braderie de mode Québécoise
April 14-17
La Cabane Panache et Bois rond (Maple Syrup Fest)
March 18 - 20
Vues d’Afrique film fest
April 17-24
Classical Guitar Festival
April 29-May 1
La Fête du Croissant
April 30
Festival du Bacon
May 21-22
Accès Asie
May
Lobster Clam Jam 4
May 22
Jane's Walks
May
First Fridays
May - October
Montreal International Music Competition
May - June
Festival TransAmériques
May 26-June 8
Montreal Museums Day
May 29
Festival Go Vélo Montreal (Tour de l'Ile)
May 29-June 5
Festival des Arts Vivants
May 27-June 4
MUTEK
June 1-5
St-Ambroise Fringe Festival
June 9-19
Mural Fest
June 4-14
Suoni per il popolo
June 4-22
Grand Prix
June 10-11-12
Kite Festival
Date not yet announced
Beer Fest
June 8-12
Les FrancoFolies
June 9-18
Montreal Folk Fest on the Canal
June 16-19
Saint-Jean
June 24
Montréal Baroque
June 25-28
Montreal International Jazz Festival
June 26-July 5
Canada Day
July 1
International des feux Loto-Québec
July 1-July 30th
Montreal Comic-Con
July 8-10
Nuits d'Afrique
July
Haïti en Folie
July
Montreal Electronic Groove
July 24
Divers/Cité
Didn't happen in 2015
Land InSights
July
OSHEAGA
July
Archaeology month
August
Montreal Highland Games
August
FestiBlues
August
Under Pressure
August
Otakuthon
August
HeavyMTL
August
Rogers Cup
August
Italian Week
August
Fierté Montréal Pride
August
Matsuri Japon
August
Festival Mode & Design
August
Montreal World Film Festival
August -September
Montreal Reggae Festival
August
Jardins de lumière
September
Quartiers Danses
September
OUMF
September
Photo Month
September - October
Art Tattoo Montreal
September
Pop Montreal
September
Montreal Marathon
September
Journées de la culture
September
International Black Film Festival
September
Festival de Jazz
October
Festival du nouveau cinéma
October
Burlesque Festival
October
Festival Phénomena
October
Montreal Biennale
October
MTL À TABLE
October
Festival du monde arabe
October
Montreal Improv Festival
November
Cinemania
November
Coup de cœur francophone
November
La Grande Dégustation
November
Expozine
November
M for Montreal
November
Salon du Livre
November
Bach festival
November - December
Image+Nation
November -December
