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THE QUARTIER DES SPECTACLES BLOG

The blog of the Quartier des Spectacles is a window on the people and places that make Montreal’s cultural heart beat. From festivals to performance venues, from restaurants to avant-garde art. Every week, you’re invited to discover the city’s liveliest square kilometre!

Africa Heats Up Montreal!

  • 10
  • July
  • 2015

After 29 years, the Festival International Nuits d’Afrique should need no introduction, but it’s still worthwhile to note that for three decades, the festival has been welcoming some of the best performers in world-music.

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Choose your own comedy adventure at Just For Laughs

  • 6
  • July
  • 2015

Since 1983, Montreal’s twin comedy festivals, Juste pour rire and Just For Laughs, have been doling out huge summertime doses of the world’s best comedy, including countless up-and-comers who have gone on to become big stars – many of whom keep coming back after they’ve become household names.

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Montreal is going circus-crazy!

  • 2
  • July
  • 2015

Montreal has always been a circus town, and for the sixth year in a row the Montréal Complètement Cirque (MCC) festival is adding a unique dimension to summer.

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