Festivales y eventos

New electroacoustic works by Western student composers, played over loudspeakers. Tuesday, December 1, 2026, 7:30 PM to 9:00 PM, at von Kuster Hall, Music Building, Western University. The Don Wright Faculty of Music lists it as free, with no tickets required.

The Legislative Assembly of Alberta switches on the holiday lights across the Legislature grounds to start its Celebrate the Season program, which continues with free festive musical performances in the Rotunda from December 4 to 19. Tuesday December 1, 2026, 6 PM to 8 PM. Free.

Pianist Tristan Longval-Gagné plays toccata inspired works by Bach, Beethoven, Franck, Busoni and MacDonald. Free admission, like every event of the Off-Bach program of the Festival Bach Montréal. For all ages. Tuesday, December 1, 2026, at 4:00 PM at 3487 boulevard Saint-Laurent.

Luc Beauséjour demystifies the fugue and shows how Bach turns strict rules into expressive music. Free admission, like every event of the Off-Bach program of the Festival Bach Montréal. Tuesday, December 1, 2026, at 3:15 PM at 3487 boulevard Saint-Laurent.

A free graduating recital by soprano Daniela Carreón Herrera of The Glenn Gould School at The Royal Conservatory. Tuesday, December 1, 2026 at 8:00 PM in Mazzoleni Hall. The Conservatory says its student recitals are free and open to the public. Programs can change, so check the page on the day.

A lunchtime voice concert of duets, trios and quartets, part of the University of Toronto Faculty of Music's Tuesday Voice Series. Tuesday, December 1, 2026, 12:10 PM to 1 PM, in Walter Hall at the Edward Johnson Building. The Faculty of Music lists it as free and open to the public.

Important: free, but you need a free ticket to get in. A staged reading of the love story between author Marianne Marquis-Gravel and writer Simon Roy, adapted from her books Dans la lumière de notre ignorance and Toi comme hier, with Christian Bégin and Catherine Proulx-Lemay. Tuesday, December 1, 2026, from 2:00 to 3:45 p.m. Online booking adds a $2 fee.

Important: free, but you need a free ticket to get in. The Ciné-Club du Plateau-Mont-Royal screens Juste une illusion by Eric Toledano and Olivier Nakache, a comedy about childhood that follows Vincent, almost 13, in a Paris suburb in 1985 (rated G, original French version). Tuesday, December 1, 2026, at 7:30 p.m. Online booking opens November 17 at 1:00 p.m.; maximum 2 tickets per person.

Celebrate Hanukkah with hands on activities, crafts and festive fun for families. Free. At Bathurst Clark Resource Library.

Making Knowledge Count: Film Portraits Examining Translating Scholarly Ideas into Action (Anthropology Colloquium Series): a free event at Walter C. Koerner Library (1958 Main Mall, šxʷʔey̓eʔ, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6T 1Z2), listed by UBC. When: Wednesday, Dec 2, 2026, 11:00 AM to 12:30 PM. Film Interview with Psychologist of Addiction Bruce Alexander: Scholarly Knowledge in Action Dan will introduce and screen his 38-minute film interview with psychologist of addiction and octogenarian Dr. Bruce Alexander... Full details on the organiser's page.

Important: free, but you need to register online for free first. A campus wide holiday party at Boston Landing in Brighton, with family activities, hands on crafts, roving entertainment, holiday photos and the tree lighting at Athletes Park.

F1 : Le film: a free activity of the Bibliothèque de Québec at Bibliothèque Paul-Aimé Paiement (7950 1re Avenue, Québec, QC, G1H 2Y4), for Général. When: Wednesday, Dec 2, 2026, 1:30 PM. From the library's page (in French): Sorti de sa retraite pour se joindre à une équipe en crise, un ex-pilote de Formule 1 se heurte à la résistance du jeune pilote qu’il est censé encadrer.