Carifiesta Parade
Be sure to catch the whole parade on Saturday, starting at 12 p.m. at the corner of René-Lévesque and Guy, ending at René-Lévesque and Sanguinet.

Montreal Jazz Festival Freebies: Last Call
More free shows at the Montreal Jazz Festival now through Sunday. Come take a look at some choice picks!

Learn to Salsa at the Old Port
Partner or no partner, starting at 4 p.m. every Sunday all through the summer at the Old Port and everyone of every age is welcome. And it's only $5 and free for kids under 13!

Maybes ...

Fantasia Film Festival
Awe-inspiring, stomach-turning, genre-defying ... Montreal's preeminent horror/fantasy/gore/kitsch flick fest is back, running through July 21st.

Fireworks
It's South Korea's turn to compete on Saturday.

Plan a Staycation?
And it's going to be a great one in this town!

Get inspired. Check out your freshly prepared events calendar covering July in Montreal, filled with affordable activities and freebies of all sorts.

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The Old Port is also host to over 200 free activities, from 8 a.m. to approximately midnight, including face painting and mini-car racing for kids, a free multicultural food fair, BMX biking and skateboarding demos performed by some of the country's top athletes on an elevated ramp, a salsa dance session for all and much more. Consult the schedule for details.

And if the above isn't enough to keep you occupied, check out some of the Montreal Jazz Festival's free outdoor shows.

Happy Canada Day!

Photo © Evelyn Reid

Ladybug Launch on Saturday
Bring your kids and come join Trixie and Maria at their new Mile End café, La Lumière, as they release over 4000 aphid-chomping ladybugs in the café gardens on Saturday, June 28, from 3 to 5 p.m. Trixie and Maria are also launching the first Jane Goodall Institute of Canada Roots & Shoots group in Montreal, a fantastic ecological program for kids and the community at large. Equitable coffee, organic teas blended expressly for the café and assorted goodies will be sold. Free aphid-inspired popsicles for the kids and an educational experience for the whole family are also in store, so call (514) 585-7453 for more information or just show up at 214 Bernard West, at de l'Esplanade.

Free Shows at the Jazz Fest
Hundreds of free shows over the next ten days ... plan ahead. Get a taste of what these musicians can do. Check out a tune by clicking on each performer/band name.

Fireworks Competition
Rain or shine, it's Italy's turn to compete on Saturday.

Maybes ...

Josh Wink at Piknic
Josh Wink's brand of be-patient-this-track-is-going-somewhere-I-swear trance is back ... but will it be enough to charm the weather gods? Also, don't miss the clothing exchange program on site, just bring some well-kept threads with you and swap them for someone else's garments.

Festifoot
All weekend and rather free. Might be a little muddy but die-hard world soccer fans won't care.

Prep for Canada Day
... with a history lesson! Brought to you by Susan Monroe, your About.com guide to Canada online.

Come back by Monday for some Canada Day activity suggestions. July events will be posted over the next few days but in the meantime, check out what's left to do in June in Montreal.

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