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Midi musique: OMNI Competition Winners Lunchtime Concert (Centre Sanaaq, Nov 19)
Important: free, but you need a free ticket to get in. A relaxed lunchtime concert where young prize winning musicians of the OMNI competition, presented with the Orchestre Métropolitain, perform in a professional concert setting. For all ages. Thursday, November 19, 2026, from 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM at Centre Sanaaq. Free tickets through the online box office, available since November 5.
Amplitudes intérieures: Performative Talk on Contortion by Nadère arts vivants (Maison de la culture NDG, Nov 18)
Important: free, but you need a free ticket to get in. Circus and dance artists Andréane Leclerc, Jie Yu and Hélène Bacquet share the ideas behind their contortion based body practice and guide the audience through an inward exploration of the body, followed by an open discussion. Wednesday, November 18, 2026, from 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM at the Monkland pavilion of the Maison de la culture Notre-Dame-de-Grâce. Tickets are free; booking online adds a $2 fee.
Rémi Bolduc and Geoffrey Keezer Jazz Duo (Maison de la culture de Côte-des-Neiges, Nov 17)
Important: free, but you need a free ticket to get in. Montreal saxophonist Rémi Bolduc and American pianist Geoffrey Keezer play their own compositions and jazz standards in an intimate duo built on listening, spontaneity and years of playing together. For all ages. Tuesday, November 17, 2026, from 7:30 PM to 9:00 PM. Tickets are free; booking online adds a $2 fee.
Échos des traditions populaires: Gabrielle Turgeon and Esther Gonthier (Canadian Centre for Architecture, Nov 15)
Important: free, but you need a free ticket to get in. Soprano Gabrielle Turgeon, winner of the 86th OSM Competition, and pianist Esther Gonthier give a recital that turns songs, legends and poems from folk tradition into concert music, with works by Copland, Barber, Ravel and others. Presented by the Chapelle musicale du Bon-Pasteur in the Salle Paul-Desmarais. For all ages. Sunday, November 15, 2026, from 3:00 PM to 4:15 PM. Tickets are free; booking online adds a non refundable $2 fee.
Jazzy and Melodic Christmas: Pothier-Somma Duo (Stewart Hall, Pointe-Claire, Nov 15)
Important: free, but you need to register for free first. Mezzo-soprano Stéphanie Pothier and pianist Lorenzo Somma open the holiday season with a mix of classical carols, American Christmas songs and French chanson. For all ages. Sunday, November 15, 2026, at 3:00 PM at the Stewart Hall Cultural Centre in Pointe-Claire: free, register through the City of Pointe-Claire.
Espaces imaginés: Quatuor Mémoire String Quartet (Maison de la culture de Côte-des-Neiges, Nov 15)
Important: free, but you need a free ticket to get in. The rising young string quartet Quatuor Mémoire (Bailey Wantuch and Meggie Lacombe, violins; Marilou Lepage, viola; Audréanne Filion, cello) plays contemporary music in a program made for intimate, reflective listening. For all ages. Sunday, November 15, 2026, from 10:00 AM to 11:30 AM. Tickets are free; booking online adds a $2 fee.
Fifty Shades of Blue: Talk on Blue in History, Art and Design (Beaconsfield Library, Nov 14)
Important: free, but you need to register for free first. Art historian Vincent Arsenault explores the colour blue in works of art and design, and what this calming yet intriguing colour has meant through history. The talk is in French, with live English translation through the Wordly app. For adults. Saturday, November 14, 2026, from 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM at the Beaconsfield Public Library. Register through the City of Beaconsfield's online registration.
Cine-piano with Roman Zavada: Silent Film with Live Piano (Herb Linder Annex, Beaconsfield, Nov 12)
Important: free, but you need to register for free first. A silent film screened with live piano accompaniment by pianist Roman Zavada, with tea and cookies served before the show. Open to everyone, and a nice outing for seniors. Thursday, November 12, 2026: tea from 6:00 PM, film at 7:00 PM, ending around 8:15 PM, at the Herb Linder Annex next to Beaconsfield City Hall. Register through the City of Beaconsfield's online registration.
L'arbre et le miroir: Duo Étrange, Soprano and Cello (Canadian Centre for Architecture, Nov 11)
Important: free, but you need a free ticket to get in. The young Montreal Duo Étrange, soprano Vanessa Croome and cellist Sahara von Hattenberger, sings and plays contemporary works for voice and cello, from a cello take on Mozart's Queen of the Night to music by David T. Little and Anders Hillborg. Presented by the Chapelle musicale du Bon-Pasteur in the Salle Paul-Desmarais. Wednesday, November 11, 2026, from 7:30 PM to 8:45 PM. Tickets are free; booking online adds a non refundable $2 fee.
Petits samedis de Noël: Cookies, Crafts, a Story and Santa (Place Lagoa, Sainte-Thérèse)
Important: free, but you need to register for free first. On Saturdays during the Village de Noël, children can decorate cookies, make a craft, hear a Christmas story and meet Santa at Place Lagoa, from 9 to 11 a.m. or 12:30 to 2:30 p.m.
Le Grincheux gâche Noël! Family Afternoon (Candiac Library Garden)
A free Grinch themed holiday afternoon for families in the garden of the Candiac library, on Sunday, December 6, 2026, from 1 to 4 p.m. No registration needed.
Le Grincheux gâche Noël! Holiday Trail (Candiac Library Garden)
A free Grinch themed holiday trail in the garden of the Candiac library, from December 1, 2026 to January 25, 2027. No registration needed, so it is an easy family outing during the holidays.