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What's On Montreal: Take a trip to Japan, meet your favourite celebs at Comiccon, dance to some blues

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03-07-2025

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What's On Montreal: Take a trip to Japan, meet your favourite celebs at Comiccon, dance to some blues

What's On Montreal's Lauren Fernandez has you covered with all your weekend activities across the Montreal area for the weekend. From food, to music, and even fundraising, there's a lot of ways to make the most of your weekend. Take a trip to Japan without having to leave the city at the Matsuri Festival happening on July 5 to 6. Expect delicious food, entertainment, and activities all weekend long at The Japanese Canadian Culture Centre of Montreal. On Sunday, it will also be Japan's turn to light Montreal's skies at the Loto-Quebec International Fireworks Competition. If you're looking to dance the night away, head to the West Island Blues Festival in DDO on Saturday. Enjoy live music out in the community until 11 p.m. on July 5. For jaw-dropping, creative, and colourful performances, check out the Montréal Complètement Cirque festival. From July 3 to 13, various streets around the city will become the stage for the high-flying circus festival. Fans of pop culture should head to the Palais des congrès for Montreal Comiccon. From July 4 to 6, meet celebrity guests from your favourite films and series, such as William Shatner and Elijah Wood. Or you can give back while being active at Le Week-end pour combattre le cancer. The event takes place on Sunday in Vaudreuil-Dorion, and participants can walk or ride in support of the Segal Cancer Centre.

Here's what's on in Montreal on the weekend

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29-05-2025

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Here's what's on in Montreal on the weekend

What's On Montreal's Anastasia Dextrene has you covered with all your weekend activities across the Montreal area for the weekend. Want to make the most of this weekend? Choose from both indoor and outdoor activities: Tour de l'Île It's the 40th edition of Tour de l'Île when Montreal transforms into a cyclist heaven. Explore the city by bike on Sunday on a 50 or 100-kilometre course through car-free streets. The circuit begins at Maisonneuve Park on Rosemont Boulevard. Registration and staggered starting times are available here. Tour de l'Ile in Montreal Cyclists set out on the Tour de l'ile, in Montreal, Sunday, June 5, 2022, the key event in the city's weeklong bike festival. Montrealers will line sidewalks and porches, toot horns and shout encouragement as swarms of cyclists wend their way through the iconic urban spaces of a bicycle-mad city. (Graham Hughes/The Canadian Press via AP) The Big Bounce Canada For some family fun, head to The Big Bounce Canada. The world's largest inflatable bounce house is up at Carrefour Angrignon from Saturday until June 15. You can brave a 900-foot inflatable obstacle course. Tickets ranging from $32-65 are available here. Don Quixote Place des Arts is hosting a ballet classic adapted from one of the most influential works in Spanish literature. Catch a production of Don Quixote. It's on until June 7 and tickets are available starting at $52. Festival Eureka The biggest science festival in Quebec is this weekend. Festival Eureka is full of educational and interactive activities for all ages. More than 1.2 million visitors have attended over the event's 18-year history. Head to Parc Jean-Drapeau from Friday to Sunday. Find all the details you need here. Foodies Festival Food-lovers unite at the two-day Foodies Festival. You can taste and shop for gourmet products alongside live entertainment on Saturday and Sunday. The festivities are at the Old Port of Montreal Grand Quay and tickets are $10, excluding taxes and fees.