festival transamériques

June is here and that means summer is officially on its way! And if you're looking to celebrate the new month, you'll be happy to know there are tons of things to do in Montreal this weekend.

No matter what you feel like doing, whether it be eating, dancing, or checking out a festival, the city has got something for you to get up to.

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Downtown Montreal will soon host a giant 360-degree rotating aquarium with free performances as part of Festival TransAmériques (FTA). Starting at 6 p.m., from May 25 to 29, Montrealers can catch a free show of 'Holoscenes' at the Esplanade Tranquille in the Quartier des Spectacles. Performers will act out scenes from everyday life, as the tank fills with water. Each will be submerged in a sudden flood and forced to adapt.

The installation, inspired by climate change, made waves in Times Square just after the US pulled out of Paris Climate Accords in 2017.

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