Festivals and Events

An old fashioned Christmas afternoon in historic Vieux-Boucherville on Saturday December 12, 2026, from 1 to 4 p.m., rain or shine. Expect a little train, horse drawn carriage rides, church tours, concerts, traditional Québec music and dance, a children's story time, craft workshops and heritage kiosks, with a closing show at 3 p.m. Everything on the program is free, and hot drinks and sweet snacks are offered (bring a reusable cup). Free parking at École orientante l'Impact, 544 rue Saint-Sacrement.

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.

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.

The City of Laval's Christmas market at the Centre de la nature runs two weekends, December 4 to 6 and 11 to 13, 2026 (Friday noon to 7 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., Sunday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.), with local artisans and festive activities. Visits with Santa in the Village des arts chapel on December 11 to 13 are free. Crafts, food trucks and drinks cost money.