Gigantic List of Montreal Events?

(Montreal Events, Nightlife, Shopping, Arts, Festivals, Concerts)

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A Gigantic List of Montreal Events is something I'm never able to find. Montreal events come and go, so what stands the test of time?

There are always those special moments in a vacation, that are not just special, they are "super special"! So outstanding that you would go back just to experience those magical moments all over again.

It wasn't easy to narrow all of them down to just one. And then a few months ago I gave up! Instead, I turned to Montrealers, tourists, and the Montreal Mirror polls (a local newspaper) for inspiration on Montreal events, activities, people, and more. I set some criteria, opened up my ears, and drafted this list.

This is the best of the best; magic like the Montreal Just For Laughs festival, which is the. Biggest. Comedy. Festival. In the world.

And the winners are...

Best Hotel

  • 1. Delta hotel montreal
  • 2. Omni hotel montreal
  • 3. W Hotel Montreal
  • 4. Hotel Place D'armes montreal
  • 5. Holiday Inn montreal
  • 6. Queen Elizabeth Hotel montreal
  • 7. Hotel Vogue Montreal
  • 8. Le Center Sheraton Montreal hotel
  • 9. La Montagne hotel
  • 10. Quality Hotel Downtown Montreal

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    Best Clothing Store

    NOTE: Shopping in Montreal are Montreal events in their own right; our downtown has more stores per capita than any other large city in North America.

    • 1. Simons (977 Ste-Catherine W., 282-1840)
    • 2. H&M (various locations)
    • 3. Off the Hook (1021a Ste-Catherine W., 499-1021)
    • 4. Urban Outfitters (1250 Ste-Catherine W., 874-0063)
    • 5. Winners (various locations)

    Best Vintage Clothing Store

    • 1. Village des Valeurs (various locations)
    • 2. Eva B (2013 St-Laurent, 849-8246)
    • 3. Salvation Army (various locations)
    • 4. Meow (74 Mont-Royal E., 843-3055)
    • 5. Renaissance (7250 St-Laurent, 276-3626)

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        Best Hair Salon

        • 1. Coupe Bizarre (3770 St-Laurent, 843-3433)
        • 2. Tonic (3613 St-Laurent, 499-9494)
        • 3. Funky Toque (3688 St-Laurent, 985-2999)
        • 4. Pure (1455 Peel, 871-4004)
        • 5. La Coupe (various locations)

          A Great way to remember that boy/girl you met at a bar is to get a tattoo of them engraved into your back. Will you live to regret it? Absolutely...

          Best Tattoo Parlour

          1. Adrenaline (1541

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          Best Montreal Attractions

          • 1. Mount Royal
          • 2. Montreal Botanical Gardens
          • 3. Old Montreal
          • 4. Montreal Biodome
          • 5. Montreal Museum of Fine Art
          • 6. Laronde
          • 7. Saint Joseph's Oratory
          • 8. Underground City
          • 9. Casino De Montreal
          • 10. Bell Centre (largest concert hall for Montreal events: check upcoming shows, here)

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            TIP: There's a hidden resource that only locals know about for finding movie times. Here it is.

            Best Cinema (1st Run)

            • 1. AMC (2323 Ste-Catherine W., 904-1250)
            • 2. Paramount (977 Ste-Catherine W., 866-0111)
            • 3. Cinémas Guzzo (various locations)
            • 4. Cinéma du Parc (3575 Parc, 281-1900)
            • 5. Ex-Centris (3536 St-Laurent, 847-2206)

              COOLEST Cinemas

              • 1. Cinéma du Parc (3575 Parc, 281-1900) (has so much atmosphere, it becomes a character in the movie
              • 2. Dollar Cinema (6900 Decarie, 739-0536)(I know what your'e thinking and it's really a dollar!)
              • 3. Ex-Centris (3536 St-Laurent, 847-3536)(cinema of the future)
              • 4. AMC (2323 Ste-Catherine W., 904-1250)(located in the Montreal Forum..home to many legendary Montreal events)
              • 5. Cinémathèque québécoise (335 de Maisonneuve E., 842-9763)

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                SPECIAL BOOKWORM TIP: Chapters and Indigo are both open to 10:00pm every day. Downtown stores close their doors at 5:30pm (9:00pm on Thursday/Friday), so these two cozy bookstores are a great place to rest your shopping feet and curl up with a good book!

                Best Montreal Bookstore (New)

                • 1. Chapters (various locations)
                • 2. Indigo (various locations)
                • 3. Paragraph (2220 McGill, 845-5811)
                • 4. Renaud-Bray (various locations)
                • 5. Concordia Bookstore (1400 de Maisonneuve W., 848-2424, ext. 3615)

                Best Bookstore (Used)

                • 1. The Word (469 Milton, 845-5640)
                • 2. S.W. Welch (3878 St-Laurent, 848-9358)
                • 3. Cheap Thrills (2044 Metcalfe, 844-8988)
                • 4. L'Échange (various locations)
                • 5. Concordia Community Solidarity Co-op Book store, 1455 de Maisonneuve W., H-127

                Best Spa Montreal Events

                • 1. Spa Diva (1455 Peel, 985-9859)
                • 2. Ovarium (400 Beaubien E., 271-7515)
                • 3. Tonic (3613 St-Laurent, 499-9494)
                • 4. Avanti (6775 Décarie, 739-2575)
                • 5. Spa St-James (2190 Crescent, 844-4590)

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                Best Montreal Celebrity (hot off the press: I've added a page on Montreal Celebrities. To read about the scandals and romances, click here.)
                • 1) William Shatner
                • 2) Leonard Cohen
                • 3) The Great Antonio
                • 4) John Molson
                • 5) Scott Abbott and Chris Haney
                • 6) Oscar Peterson
                • 7) Pierre Elliot Trudeau
                • 8) Maurice "Rocket" Richard
                • 9) Celine Dion

                As those who know me..er, know (way to be repetitive, Josh!), I love Montreal and I love Star Trek. And the two go together like peas and carrots, or Forrest Gump and Jenny, or Superman and a cape, or Ebony and Ivory...

                Here's a video of Captain Kirk, a Montreal celebrity, talking about Montreal at the Just for Laughs Festival, one of the largest of Montreal events.

                I love how he doesn't take himself too seriously. Or does he?


                There are other Montreal events that I want to talk about. Yup; we're not done yet!

                I hope you're not getting tired. Maybe you should get a glass of water?

                Take a sip and dive into of these Top 10 lists...

                A) Montreal Nightlife

                Still under construction! Yup..the baker's still baking this page. It's just cookie dough, right now. Until it comes out of the oven I recommend you check out the Top 10 Montreal Events


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