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Montreal August 2012: Events and Attractions

Montreal August 2012: Events and Attractions

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Back from vacation? Still on staycation? Even if all you can afford is a weekend off in the city this summer, plan for a great one with your event guide to Montreal in August!

1. August 2012 Festivals and Highlights

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MONTREAL FESTIVALS: AUGUST 2012 LISTINGS COMING SOON!

The construction holiday is over but summer isn't! The Main is hosting its final street fair of the season, it's time to celebrate gay pride, catwalks take over the downtown core, Nascar is back and that's but a peek at everything going on in August, a month packed with events and freebies every weekend.

2. August 2012 Music, Concerts, Live Shows

montreal august 2012 concerts events festivalsJanet Jackson performs August 1st, 2011 at the Bell Centre in Montreal. Dave J. Hogan / Getty Images
MONTREAL CONCERTS: AUGUST 2012 LISTINGS COMING SOON!

Montreal's August 2011 concerts listing is not quite as packed as say, June and July with their back-to-back music fest marathon, but there's still plenty of gigs for all tastes, from bluesman Gary Clark Jr. to brocore-pegged Emmure to the Hard Summer Tour's electro lineup featuring Digitalism, Caspa, Jack Beats and Destructo.

Big tickets run the gamut of pop with Janet Jackson and Britney Spears to mainstream rock with Foo Fighters and Blink-182 to a dash of hip hop with formerly gifted student/recently incarcerated superstar Lil Wayne.

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3. August 2012 Museums and Exhibits

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MONTREAL MUSEUMS: AUGUST 2012 LISTINGS COMING SOON!

The Montreal Insectarium is open again after six months of renovations, it's Archaeology Month across the city, Pointe-à-Callière's 18th Century Public Market is back for another annual round, there's still time to catch the Indiana Jones exhibition and ditto for IMAX production Rescue 3D.

4. August Weather

montreal august 2012 weatherPhoto © Evelyn Reid
Summer heat rages on in Montreal come August: much like in New Orleans, 30ºC (86ºF) in Montreal can feel more like 40ºC (104ºF). By the last two weeks of the month, temperatures tend to settle into a more comfortable, but still summery, range.

5. Reader-Submitted Events

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