There are few cities in all of North America more fascinating than Montréal. Blending urbane cosmopolitanism with distinctive neighborhoods, the French-speaking city brims with joie de vivre. No matter if it’s winter, when the city is blanketed in snow, or summer, when the days are long and the grass is green, Montréalers make the most of every day.
The city has a thing for festivals. In wintertime, Igloofest invites electronic music fans to warm up by dancing the night away, while the Fête des Neiges brings families out to enjoy crisp, cold sunny days. Summer features endless festivals, with at least 30 dedicated to LGBTQ+ pride, bicycling, dance, fashion, street art, fireworks, circus, comedy, and film as well as plenty of different styles of music, including the grandparent of them all: the Festival International de Jazz de
