City: Montreal
Top Things to do in Montreal
What to do and see in Montreal, Canada: The Best Concerts & Shows
Montreal, c’est si bon! This French-speaking city is considered the cultural capital of Canada, and is a cosmopolitan celebration of Québécois style. A horse-drawn carriage ride around the cobblestone streets and grand buildings of Vieux-Montréal will give you a taste of European flavor. The Basilique Notre-Dame is a confection of stained glass, and the Plateau Mont-Royal district will delight you with its quaint boutiques and cafés. Dig in to a massive plate of poutine to fuel up for a tour of the epic Olympic Park.
Restaurants in Montreal
1. Tangente
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5.0 based on 1 reviews
A September-to-June season of contemporary dance and often out-there performance art is laid out by this nonprofit organization.
2. Orchestre Metropolitain de Montreal
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5.0 based on 7 reviews
3. Segal Centre for Performing Arts
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5.0 based on 16 reviews
The Segal Centre is a meeting place for all of the performing arts, showcasing the best professional artists from here and abroad and playing a leading role in the artistic development of Montreal’s youth and the creation of its cultural legacy. Through theatre, music, cinema and the Academy, the Segal Centre is setting a broad vision by recognizing the importance of building bridges through the arts and supporting multicultural projects in Montreal. The Centre’s commitment is to ensure that creativity resonates within our community and that it remains accessible and inspiring each and every day, leading the performing arts world of tomorrow.
4. L'Orchestre Symphonique de Montreal (OSM)
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5.0 based on 268 reviews
Reviewed By Nomad796818 - Montreal, Canada
Guarantee of great sound, I am not an audiophile but it does not matter where you sit for a great sound experience. The place was built for sound. Choose wisely for seats since if you are seeing a large concert maybe choose a little higher. Lower loges are no better than central and I prefer to see the entire show. Red Army Choir is my next. Pre pay parking and pre reserve dinner at local places makes things simple.
5. Theatre Desjardins
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5.0 based on 6 reviews
Le Theatre Desjardins propose une programmation variee en theatre, danse, musique, chanson, humour, varietes et spectacles jeune public. La salle est egalement disponible en location pour vos evenements prives. Une salle de 811 nouveaux sieges confortables, une acoustique exceptionnelle, des billets de spectacles a prix tres abordables et un grand stationnement de 1000 places gratuites.
6. IMAX Old Port
7. Place des Arts
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4.5 based on 1,208 reviews
Montreal's top performance hall features music, drama and more.
Reviewed By operalover939 - Toronto, Canada
We wandered around the Place des Arts for a bit, but we were here to attend a performance of George Benjamin’s opera Written on Skin. Having been to a performance of his Lessons in Love and Violence in Amsterdam in 2018, we were eager to see the opera that preceded it, and made a special trip from Toronto to take it in. The Salle Wilfred Pelletier is somewhat too large, seating almost 3000, but the sight lines are very good and we had good seats. The opera was clearly not to everyone’s taste, but we found it absorbing though occasionally confusing. The three principal performers, Magali Simard-Galdes, Daniel Okulitch and Luigi Schifano, were particularly fine. We’re glad we took the trouble to attend it, and we definitely want to see and hear it again.
8. Theatre du Nouveau Monde
9. Denise Pelletier Theatre
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4.5 based on 2 reviews
At this theater, spectators can catch a drama performance or simply marvel at the beautiful interior. The same art deco building houses another performance space, Salle Fred-Barry, presenting experimental and avant-garde theatre.
10. Mile-End
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4.5 based on 253 reviews
Mile-End is a quaint yet contemporary quarter teaming with multiculturalism and filled with cafés, bars, restaurants, specialty grocery shops, boutiques, galleries, hot yoga spots, great bakeries and Montreal-style bagels served fresh and hot. Many of its residents are eco-friendly and artistic -- in summer, it is not unusual to see guitarists strumming a tune.
Reviewed By mb481 - Montreal, Canada
If you want to experience Montreal's history, Mile-End is the place to visit. A virtual melting pot with amazing stores and restaurants and home to Leonard Cohen. Many books have been written about this little pocket of Montreal.
