Events in Montreal and surroundings

elainebac1
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Events:

At the McCord:

Discover the unique legacy of the 1976 Olympic Games! Go behind the scenes to revisit the challenges and successes of this global event in the exhibition Montreal 1976: An Olympic Feat

Travel through the fascinating history of Montreal’s restaurants, from delis to fine dining establishments, in the exhibition On the Menu – Montreal: A Restaurant Story

Discover the immersive experience Céline in Dior: A Dazzling Moment, and step into a tribute to an iconic performer, and to a moment that captured hearts, embodied in a dress

Billets | Musée McCord Stewart

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Step behind the scenes of broadcasting at the 1976 Olympic Games in Montreal through an insider’s memories! Barry Lazar is a volunteer guide at the McCord Stewart Museum since 2024. He was part of the CBC Radio broadcast team at the 1976 Olympics.

Barry Lazar. Photo: Roger Aziz © McCord Stewart Museum, 2026

I was there - McCord Stewart Museum

Organizing the Games proved to be a formidable challenge. Major obstacles marked the preparations—cost overruns, inflation, labour strikes and the Corridart controversy—making the lead-up to 1976 an ordeal in its own right.

Cartoon - Jean Drapeau | McCord Museum

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McGill Library - Guided exhibit tour with curators Olympic Summer: Stories from Beyond the Podium (in-person). On Wednesday, July 22 at noon, join the curators for a special guided tour of the exhibition Olympic Summer: Stories from Beyond the Podium. This bilingual in-person event offers behind-the-scenes insights into the exhibited materials, the stories that shaped McGill and Montreal’s Olympic summer in 1976, and the curatorial process.

Guided exhibit tour with curators | Olympic Summer: Stories from Beyond the Podium (in-person) - McGill Libraries - McGill Libraries

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Festival Nuits d’afrique – free outdoor concerts begin July 14^th:

https://www.festivalnuitsdafrique.com/programmation-2026/

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Taste of the Caribbean at the Old Port of Montreal:

https://totc.ca/

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At the Hudson Village Theatre -

https://villagetheatre.ca/events/

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Les Jardins de Métis:

For its 27th edition, the International Garden Festival invited designers from all backgrounds to design a garden using a sensitive, fundamentally inclusive, and relational approach. At once real and fantasized, this garden will become fully meaningful through those who visit and shape it in their turn.

https://www.internationalgardenfestival.com/

Fantastic Gardens - Created from 1926 to 1958 by pioneering horticulturist Elsie Reford, the Reford Gardens are a National Historic Site of Canada. Some 3,000 species and varieties of plants, including the famous Himalayan blue poppy, are spread over fifteen gardens.