Montréal at 375

This item appears on page 4 of the October 2016 issue.

Montréal, QC, Canada, will celebrate its 375th birthday in 2017 (visit www.375mtl.com) with events throughout the year, such as…
• Highlighting outdoor activities like ice skating, curling and sledding, the winter festival Les Hivernales will be held each weekend in February in Parc Jean-Drapeau, Old Montréal and Quartier des spectacles.
• Each night in July, any of 60 street performance groups from around the world, such as street musicians and theatrical groups, will perform citywide — 800 performances, total.
• Each Thursday to Sunday from May into September, one of Montréal’s 19 neighborhoods will feature mixers, treasure hunts, foodie tours and art exhibitions.