Festivales y eventos

The Full House Brass Quintet, with two trumpets, horn, trombone and bass trombone, plays a free lunchtime concert called Bells Up. Wednesday, November 25, 2026, 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM, in the Chapel at Conrad Grebel University College. The University of Waterloo Music Department lists it as free admission.

Mount Allison University music students perform in the Collegium Musicum, an informal afternoon concert in the Brunton Auditorium of the Conservatory of Music. Wednesday, November 25, 2026, at 4:00 PM. Admission is free and all are welcome, says the Mount Allison Department of Music.

Western's Early Music Studio plays Renaissance and Baroque music on period instruments. Wednesday, November 25, 2026, 7:30 PM to 8:30 PM, at von Kuster Hall, Music Building, Western University. The Don Wright Faculty of Music lists it as free, with no tickets required.

An evening meeting with Dominique Anglade about her book Ce Québec qui m'habite, part of the city's intercultural encounters month (Mois des rencontres interculturelles). It takes place Wednesday, November 25, 2026, at 7:30 p.m. at the Opticentre St-Jean-Baptiste. Free. Registration may be needed: see the event page to check.

Important: free, but you need a free ticket to get in. A theatre show presented as part of the CAM en tournée program. For adults. Wednesday, November 25, 8:00 PM to 10:00 PM, a free City of Montreal cultural program.

Important: free, but you need to register for free first. A screening of the documentary Novembre with the filmmaker Iphigénie Marcoux-Fortier. For adults. Wednesday, November 25, 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM, a free Montreal library program.

Important: free, but you need to register for free first. Meet the author Sophie Lyne Zaretto and discover what goes on behind the scenes of her work. For adults. Wednesday, November 25, 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM, a free Montreal library program.

A choreographic work inspired by the Mandinka epic that explores, without narration, how heritage, memory and invisible forces show up in the body, touching on identity, vulnerability, resilience and transformation. Wednesday, November 25, 2026, from 7:30 to 8:15 p.m., presented by the Maison de la culture de Rosemont-La Petite-Patrie. Free (entrée libre); tickets are available from November 11.

The National Capital Commission opens its free Urbanism Lab season with a panel on the stories that shape the capital's identity, from Bytown's origins to today, touching on heritage, public art and cultural memory. Wednesday Nov 25, 2026: doors at 11:30 AM, panel 12:00 to 1:00 PM, then questions until 1:30 PM, at the Royal Canadian Geographical Society building. Free, registration required because space is limited.

An informal talk between writer Derek McCormack and artist Micah Lexier about where art and literature meet, including their joint projects City of Letters and I Am The Coin. It is hosted by the Ottawa Public Library at the NAC. Wednesday Nov 25, 2026, 7 pm (about 90 minutes) in the Azrieli Studio. Free, with registration on the NAC page.

A family Christmas village in the Sud-Ouest, near Atwater Market and Lionel-Groulx metro, with local and eco-responsible artisans and free programming for families, including movie trains and free photos with Santa. Free admission; you only pay for purchases, food and drinks. Runs November 26 to December 24, 2026.

Important: free, but you need to register online for free first (Active Mississauga). Meet new friends: conversation and staff led activities for adults 55 and up. Theme: books and bingo.