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montreal christmas markets

As the holiday season twinkles into view, Montreal transforms into a winter wonderland, dotted with enchanting Christmas markets that add extra shine to festivities. You can stroll through magical illuminated villages and find unique gifts and items in time for the holidays, all while supporting local.

Montreal's Christmas markets are a lively showcase of homegrown talent, where artists and makers present sustainable alternatives to mass-produced items. You can bag one-of-a-kind gifts for your loved ones, knowing every purchase is a cheer for local creativity.

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Montreal Christmas markets are a great way to get into the holiday spirit and see how different parts of the city celebrate the season.

The Atwater Christmas market — Le Village de Noël de Montréal — is back for its seventh year, making the perfect place for friends and family to gather during the cold, dark days of December.

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In addition to the three bustling Montreal Christmas markets returning to Rosemont, the Sud-Ouest and downtown, several holiday events are popping up in the city's sleepier suburbs. The marché de noël on Terrebonne's picturesque Île-des-Moulins is a highlight.

The market is returning to the riverside park on weekends from December 2 to 18. Like Montreal's holiday pop-ups, Terrebonne's European-inspired event will feature dozens of vendors in tiny Christmas-themed cabins, organizers say.

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Montreal's Atwater Market is hosting a festive "knack party" at its Christmas Village on December 2. Attendees will stuff their bellies the Alsatian way with traditional Strasbourg sausages and other dishes from the eastern French region.

The "party" consists of $11.06 plates with knack sausage, potato salad and bread on the side. The tasty event will only take place on Friday, December 2 from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m.

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It may be getting chilly, but the weekend's coming in hot! And if you think cold weather has ever gotten in the way of an epic Montreal weekend, then you must not be from around here.

To prove it, we found some of the best things to do in Montreal this weekend.

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Bonjour-Ho-Ho-Ho! The city finally feels like it's coming alive with Christmas decorations and holiday spirit at every turn. And you know what that means? This weekend in Montreal is going to be unreal.

If you want to feel all those festive holiday feels then the first thing you have to do is get your butt off the couch. Here are a bunch of things you can do and places you can go as you get excited about this special time of year.

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The city has been trying hard to get people to come into downtown Montreal for their holiday shopping. So, in an effort to get people into shops, Montreal's Ville-Marie borough announced that it will make street parking totally free on evenings and weekends throughout the holiday season.

"We hope that many Montrealers will come to support our downtown merchants for their holiday shopping. Our merchants give the city its special colours and flavours. After another year marked by the pandemic, they need our support more than ever," Mayor Valérie Plante said in a press release.

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Winter is just around the corner and even if you're lamenting the loss of warm sunny days, you can't deny that Montreal knows how to do winter right. From our Christmas markets and extreme weather to our snowy slopes and outdoor rinks, winter in the city is truly magical.

But even though we'relooking forward to winter, we really wanted to hear what you all think. So, we took to Instagram and asked "what are you looking forward to the most about winter?" And you folks didn't disappoint!

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'Tis the season for holiday shopping and sipping hot chocolate, and what better place to do both than at one of Montreal's Christmas markets?

Two of our city's most beloved festive markets are opening their doors to the public this week and we couldn't be more excited.

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It's that time of year again folks — when Mariah Carey starts blasting on every radio station and the Christmas planning commences. As you start planning your holiday to-do list, visiting one of the Montreal Christmas markets is sure to be on the top of it.

And lucky for us, two of them just released more details about what to expect this season.

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Montreal is getting three Christmas markets this year from the folks at Noël Montréal.

In addition to the beloved and wildly successful Christmas village at the Atwater Market, Jean-Talon Market is also set to host its own holiday vendors for the second year in a row.

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