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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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Festival Metro Metro Is Returning Next Year & They Already Dropped The Dates

When it comes to Montreal summer festivals, it's safe to say that Metro Metro mustn't be missed. The music fest took the 514 by storm this past weekend with Playboi Carti and Lil Baby headlining the event.

The festival even got a surprise appearance from fellow Canadian rapper, Drake, who also stopped by a Montreal bar following his set alongside Lil Baby.

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The Metro Metro Lineup Dropped & Tons Of Your Fav Rappers Will Be In One Place

There are so many reasons to look forward to summer 2022 and the fact that Montreal music festivals are back in action is definitely one of them.

That includes the festival Metro Metro, an urban music festival taking place from May 20 to 22 this year. The festival was cancelled for the past two years, but now it's finally set to go on.

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The Montreal Olympic Park Has A New Snowboarding Course & It’s Completely Free

Snowboarding in the city just got a lot easier. Vans and the Dillon Ojo Foundation, which was founded in 2018 in honour of Montreal pro snowboarder and artist Dillon Ojo, have combined forces to create a state-of-the-art snowpark at the Parc Olympique. Montrealers can now live out their snowboard dreams right in the heart of the city, and the best part, it's free!

Located near the Viau metro station, the Dillon Ojo Snowpark offers a total of eight obstacles, including a medium-sized jump and an array of sliding rails ranging in difficulty level for snowboarders of all ages to enjoy. The park will be open every day from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. until the end of March or as long as the weather permits.

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The Olympic Park Esplanade Is Getting An Update With Scannable QR Codes For Its Flags

Forty-five years ago, on July 17, thousands of world-class athletes gathered in Montreal for the opening ceremony of the 1976 Summer Olympics. To commemorate Montreal's Olympic Games, the Olympic Park is launching a new memorial project on its Esplanade — and it will involve augmented reality (AR) to make it more interactive.

The project will focus on the areas where the flags of each country that participated in the Montreal Summer Games are held. In a statement, the Olympic Park said that not all of the participating countries' flags can be displayed due to several flagpoles being removed and flags that are "non-compliant."

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