Festivals and Events

Delson's holiday parade with Santa leaves from and returns to the Centre sportif. Saturday December 5, 2026, at 7 p.m.; watch from the sidewalk along the route. Free to watch, family friendly.

A family Christmas show for ages 2 and up in which mischievous elves try to cancel Christmas and the audience helps save it, on Saturday, December 19, 2026, from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. It is free, but registration is required starting November 28 by calling 514 872 1526.

A holiday market of local producers and artisans at the Maison du citoyen in Pointe-aux-Trembles on December 5 and 6, 2026. Entrance is free; products are for sale.

Collectif Créatif's holiday market fills the Verdun Auditorium with local makers on two weekends, December 5 and 6 and December 12 and 13, 2026. Entrance is free; crafts and food are for sale.

A holiday market of artisans who make their creations from recycled and salvaged materials, upstairs in the Esplanade Tranquille pavilion in the Quartier des spectacles, from December 4 to 6, 2026. Entrance is free; items are for sale.

Montreal's big holiday parade with floats, marching bands, giant characters and Santa himself rolls along René-Lévesque Boulevard from Drummond Street to Saint-Urbain Street on Saturday, November 21, 2026, starting at 11 a.m. It is a free holiday tradition for all ages; just find a spot along the route. Food and drinks from nearby vendors cost money.

The brightly lit CPKC Holiday Train stops at the Montreal West exo station on Thursday, November 19, 2026, from 7:00 to 7:30 p.m. for a free outdoor concert with MAGIC! and MARIS performing from a stage car. Everyone is welcome; bringing a non perishable food item or a cash donation for the local food bank is encouraged but not required.

The CPKC Holiday Train makes a West Island stop at the Beaconsfield exo station on Thursday, November 19, 2026, from 8:30 to 9:00 p.m., with a free concert by MAGIC! and MARIS on the illuminated train. Open to everyone; food bank donations of non perishable food or cash are welcome but optional.

On Tuesday, November 24, 2026, the CPKC Holiday Train stops at 1 chemin de la Gare in Delson from 6:55 to 7:20 p.m. for a free outdoor holiday concert. The same evening it also stops in Kahnawake (5:00 p.m., Old Malone Road) and Saint-Constant (6:00 p.m., rail crossing at Sainte-Catherine Street by the Sainte-Catherine exo station). Donations for the local food bank are encouraged but optional.

A holiday craft market of local artisans inside the heated Jacques-Cartier Pavilion on the Jacques-Cartier Pier, beside the Grande Roue. It runs two weekends: November 27 to 29 and December 4 to 6, 2026. Admission is free; the crafts and food are for sale, and the Ferris wheel and parking cost extra.

The Off-Bach is the free side of the Montreal Bach Festival: eight days of discovery concerts, meetings and performances by emerging musicians from November 26 to December 3, 2026. Everything in the Off-Bach is entirely free and no reservation is needed, just drop in. The main festival concerts elsewhere are ticketed and are not part of this listing.

Vieux-Longueuil's big outdoor Christmas market fills Parc St-Mark with artisan chalets, holiday decor and festive activities on weekends from November 27 to December 20, 2026 (Friday 4 to 8 p.m., Saturday 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., Sunday 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.). Entry is free; crafts and food are for sale.