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Montreal's biggest food truck festival is officially back for summer 2025

Clear your calendar and prep your stomach. Montreal's biggest outdoor food truck festival is back for another summer of bites, beats, and unbeatable vibes.

Les Premiers Vendredis (aka First Fridays) just announced its official 2025 season dates, and this year, each edition will stretch over a full two days. That means even more time to explore the city's best street food, drinks, music, and hangout spots — all right on the esplanade outside the Olympic Stadium.

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Montreal street food festival Les Premiers Vendredis is back next month and will run longer

One of Montreal's favourite summer food festivals, Les Premiers Vendredis, is back next month with a new extended schedule. As of June 7, the event will now run from Friday to Sunday on the first weekends of June, July, and August.

That means you have more chances to sample street food and unique flavours from around the world at the Esplanade du Parc Olympique and the Old Port's Quai de l'Horloge.

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The Montreal Old Port Is Hosting A 3-Day Taco Fest In Early September

The summer may be drawing to a close, but there are still some delicious food and cultural events taking place in the city before the fall sets in, including Montreal's beloved Taco Fest.

Taco Fest is returning to the Montreal Old Port this summer — one of the many food and cultural events gracing the sprawling waterside attraction this year. The festival website describes the three-day event as a celebration of "all things Mexican alongside Montreal's most celebrated chefs."

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Canada's Biggest Food Truck Festival Is Coming Back To Montreal This Summer — Bigger Than Ever

Food trucks will once again take over Montreal's Olympic Stadium Esplanade on the first Friday of every month this summer. Les Premiers Vendredis represent "the largest gathering of food trucks in Canada," organizers say. This year, it will have more to offer than ever.

In addition to dozens of food trucks and cuisines, the event will feature a new, central "Rue Culturelle" with new programming every month designed to showcase "the diverse traditions of the cultural communities that make up the richness of Montreal."

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Montreal’s Food Truck Festival Is Coming Back With Almost 50 Trucks — Here’s What’s On The Menu

Montreal's food truck event of the summer rolls onto the grounds of the Olympic Stadium in just over three weeks with a selection of meals on wheels to delight your palate. Canada's largest gathering of food trucks, Les Premiers Vendredis, takes place on the first Friday of each month between June and October. You'll be able to pick from nearly 50 participating trucks during this year's 10th edition.

The line-up for the festival's grand opening on June 3 will be extra spicy, giving new meaning to the phrase hot wheels, with eight featured Mexican food trucks to get your mouth watering. Try the quesadillas from AriZ5, loaded nachos from Mad Mexican, authentic burritos from Arriba Burrito, homemade guac from Calaveras, all-vegetarian options from Mi Corazon Food Truck Végétalien, marinated salads from MASA cuisine de rue & traiteur, Tex-Mex tacos from Andros El Tacos, or fresh tamales from Lili Et Gordo.

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Montreal's Food Truck Festival Has Been Cancelled Due To A Lack Of Restaurant Workers

Les Premiers Vendredis, Montreal's huge food truck festival, has been cancelled in October due to a lack of restaurant workers.

"Due to a shortage of labour in the industry, our restaurateurs were unable to answer the call for the October event," festival runners wrote on Facebook.

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Montreal's Famous Free Gourmet Food Truck Festival Is Coming Back This Fall

Even though summer will be coming to an end, Montrealers will still be able to enjoy an outdoor event that's been waiting to return to the Parc Olympique for far too long.

Les Premiers Vendredis (First Fridays) is finally back this fall and will bring more than 30 food trucks from Montreal's most beloved restaurants.

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21 Montreal Date Ideas That Aren't 'Dinner & A Movie'

So, you want to ask someone out, but you need to impress your potential new bae with fun Montreal date ideas. Or maybe you've been in a relationship for a while, but you've kind of gotten stuck in a "let's watch TV and then go to bed" rut.

Whatever the case may be, you need some good date ideas, and you need them now. Luckily, Montreal is a wonderful, romantic city with activities that are perfect for lovebirds old and new.

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