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A much-deserved weekend in Montreal is exactly what we all need after the first full week in a while.

But after a week of working hard, you get a weekend of playing even harder thanks to all of the festivals, activities and restaurants to check out all over the city.

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Summer is just around the corner in Montreal, and you know what that means? There's are loads of summer festivals to get your groove on.

The city explodes with excitement in the summertimes with countless events and festivals to keep your days and weekends packed. Whether you're looking to get your dance on, take in some stunning art, or learn about new cultures, then we've got you covered.

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Can you feel the Montreal energy picking up slowly but surely? Well, you're about to feel it a whole lot more now that summer is coming. Luckily, Montreal summer comes with many festivals where you can get your groove on, including the Montreal Jazz Festival. The esteemed Montreal music event is an annual fave, and the 2022 lineup just dropped.

The Montreal International Jazz Festival officially released this summer's upcoming artists and performances, and it's bound to be a festival to remember with such a star-studded lineup.

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You know when you're out at a club, concert, or even at a grocery store and you see a HELLA fine guy working as the bartender or stock boy? Your automatic instinct is to grab your phone and snap a picture of him to send to your BFF on snapchat or group-chat with the caption "SO FUCKING HOT THO 🍆💦🍆💦". 

(I know you're wondering where I am going with this...) Afterwards, your friends usually answer "OMG WHAT A BAE 😍😍😍! Go talk to him" or "Pretend to pass out in the bread isle😂😂😂". Then you laugh and maybe throw him an awkward smile, but you don't usually peruse anything. 

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Montreal's Jazz Festival currently holds the world record for World's Largest Jazz Festival, and it's pretty clear why. The Jazz Fest runs for 11 straight days, this year starting today, June 28th, until July 8th! 

READ ALSO: Montreal To Open First-Ever "Cereal Bar"

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The Montreal Jazz Festival is always one of the most exciting parts of summer in the city. Whether you're an avid jazz fan or just looking to enjoy some music outdoors, Jazz Fest is a fun way for anyone to spend a summer evening in Montreal. In fact, many of the artists performing don't play exclusively jazz (and some don't play jazz at all), so all music lovers can easily find something to enjoy. Even better, many of the shows have no admission fee, so all you have to do to see them is have the energy to get yourself there.

Still, the amount of shows at the festival can be quite daunting, particularly if you're unfamiliar with the artists. Read on for a guide to this year's best free shows, and you'll have your Jazz Fest experience planned out in no time.

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Let's face it, life is tough. All over the world, people are dealing with strife and difficulties that make all of us seriously question our existence. But some have it much worse than others. With various wars raging, water shortages, and disease outbreaks happening around the globe, we are pretty fortunate to live in the comforts of our "First World" and really have nothing to complain about.

That said, what would we do with ourselves if we weren't bitching about something. On any given day, Montrealers face adversities unique to this city that we can't even. Here are but a few of them.

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Photo cred - Jean-Michael Seminaro photographe

No one will be bored in July because this month is jam-packed with events of all sorts. Films, parties, and many a festival are all going down in July, so many that this list could have easily been 100+, but we weeded out the weak-sauce stuff and are giving you a synthesized version of all the awesome stuff to check out during the month.

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Summer in Montreal is probably the best time to check out some good shows, but the month of July is going to be absolutely outstanding. Between the Jazz Festival, Vans Warped Tour, and regularly scheduled concerts, July 2014 might go down in history as the month of legends in the city. From Aretha Franklin to Lionel Richie, Bruno Mars to Justin Timberlake, and all the amazing up & coming artists in between; if you're looking for something to do with friends, chances are you'll be able to pick a great concert to go and hang out.

Click here for the 25 Montreal Must-See Shows In July 2014 >

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We all know our ABCs (at least I hope we all do) but have you heard the Montreal version? Neither did we, so we made one.

Inspired by the Gazette article of the same theme, we thought we'd take it one step further, and include the whole alphabet at once with more...culturally relevant letter-city correlations. We love the Gazette, we're just not a big fan of bees.

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Photo cred - Vieux-Port de Montréal

What's our favourite four-letter 'f' word? No, not that (though it comes mega-close) we're of course talking about the most magical word to attach to any event/food/activity: FREE!

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