August in Montreal
Your guide to August in Montreal. Find out what's happening in the city, listed by month, including the hottest attractions, festivals, music, film, theater, dance performance, concerts, live shows, family and community events.
August in Montreal
Back from vacation? Still on staycation? Even if all you can afford is a weekend off in the city this summer, plan it well and make it affordable with your event guide to Montreal in August!
Back from vacation? Still on staycation? Even if all you can afford is a weekend off in the city this summer, plan it well and make it affordable with your event guide to Montreal in August!
Montreal Festivals and Highlights
The construction holiday is over but summer isn't! The Main is hosting its final street fair of the season, here's to NASCAR avoiding a weather washout in 2009, Montreal welcomes tennis' finest men for Rogers Cup, 'tis the season for gay pride and that's but a peek at everything going on in August, a month packed with events and freebies every weekend.
The construction holiday is over but summer isn't! The Main is hosting its final street fair of the season, here's to NASCAR avoiding a weather washout in 2009, Montreal welcomes tennis' finest men for Rogers Cup, 'tis the season for gay pride and that's but a peek at everything going on in August, a month packed with events and freebies every weekend.
Music, Concerts and Live Shows in Montreal
Post-MEG is Les FrancoFolies' many freebies as well as shows with Ariane Moffatt and Pierre Lapointe, the Pet Shop Boys never get old, same with Underworld, Lil' Wayne is back, the charm of Despised Icon and Augury make up for no Heavy MTL in 2009, Tori Amos is in town, Montreal's Elsiane takes the stage, Fairmont does Piknic, and Germany's minimalist Stephan Bodzin decks Circus for a night.
Post-MEG is Les FrancoFolies' many freebies as well as shows with Ariane Moffatt and Pierre Lapointe, the Pet Shop Boys never get old, same with Underworld, Lil' Wayne is back, the charm of Despised Icon and Augury make up for no Heavy MTL in 2009, Tori Amos is in town, Montreal's Elsiane takes the stage, Fairmont does Piknic, and Germany's minimalist Stephan Bodzin decks Circus for a night.
Montreal Family and Community Events in August
Matsuri Japan Festival already passed us by, kids unite at La Fête des enfants, other family musts include Italian Week's street events, the Hellenic Community's cultural celebration at Parc-Jean Drapeau, free movies in the park, and there's only a few weeks more of Saturday fireworks.
Matsuri Japan Festival already passed us by, kids unite at La Fête des enfants, other family musts include Italian Week's street events, the Hellenic Community's cultural celebration at Parc-Jean Drapeau, free movies in the park, and there's only a few weeks more of Saturday fireworks.
Montreal Theater and Dance in August
Performance art enthusiasts will have to wait a bit longer as companies prep new shows for the fall but Repercussion Theatre is soothing withdrawal symptoms with Shakespeare's 'As You Like It' in the meantime. I also thoroughly recommend Gilles Ste. Croix's 'SAKA', Les 7 doigts de la main have another month to go and consider an affordable outdoor dance event that costs $10 or less.
Performance art enthusiasts will have to wait a bit longer as companies prep new shows for the fall but Repercussion Theatre is soothing withdrawal symptoms with Shakespeare's 'As You Like It' in the meantime. I also thoroughly recommend Gilles Ste. Croix's 'SAKA', Les 7 doigts de la main have another month to go and consider an affordable outdoor dance event that costs $10 or less.
Montreal Museum and Art Gallery Exhibits in August
The Insectarium is tagging Monarch butterflies for all to see before they, as well as 100 million of their kind from across two thirds of North America, prepare to converge on a tiny patch of land in Mexico, Pointe-à-Callière is offering the public a chance to experience an 18th century public market, and the Planetarium proposes a peak at Perseids pre-mid-month.
The Insectarium is tagging Monarch butterflies for all to see before they, as well as 100 million of their kind from across two thirds of North America, prepare to converge on a tiny patch of land in Mexico, Pointe-à-Callière is offering the public a chance to experience an 18th century public market, and the Planetarium proposes a peak at Perseids pre-mid-month.