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The City of Montreal and Quartier des Spectacles are hosting free outdoor screenings of the next few games of the Stanley Cup Final in Montreal — including tonight's Game 3, which is sold out.

The site will host 4,335 game spectators, separated into three zones — Place des Festivals, Promenade des Artistes and Esplanade de la Place des Arts — with their own entrances and exits. 

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It might be a cliché to say "this summer will be the best one ever" in Montreal but looking at what's been announced so far, that cliché might ring true. 

In addition to the already incredible summer events lined up in and around the Quartier des Spectacles, the recently announced Aventures du coeur de l'île bring circus acts, dancers and 600 local artists to take over the streets of downtown Montreal with spontaneous performances every single week for three months starting June 26. 

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After a rousing success in 2019, Montreal's Atwater Christmas Market is coming back in 2020. But it won't be alone.

Montrealers will see locations around the city transform into festive winter wonderlands, a circuit organizers are calling "The Great Enchanted Tour of Montreal 2020."

In addition to the extremely popular Atwater Christmas Market, which will feature "a renewed offer of ethical, eco-responsible and quality local and regional products," the Jean-Talon Market is set to host its own festivities.

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On September 28, the provincial government announced that Montreal will be entering Quebec's COVID-19 red zone for 28 days, starting on October 1.

Premier François Legault outlined which businesses will remain operational and which will close during the red zone period. Businesses in the arts and culture industry were among the closures — hitting theatre companies, museums and cinemas particularly hard.

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