What to see, what to do to celebrate the transition to the new year? Here are the cultural suggestions from our journalists.
Posted at 12:00 p.m.
Classical concert Homage to Vienna
For 20 years now, Montreal audiences have had the chance to attend a New Year's concert at Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier. Music, colorful costumes, flowers… dancers will present their performance in an enchanting setting while conductor Alastair Willis will direct the musical portion. The Viennese golden age will thus be celebrated, in particular thanks to the presence of two singers from Budapest, Anita Lukács and Zsolt Vadász. A great way to start the year.
The 1is January, at 2:30 p.m., at the Wilfrid-Pelletier room
Marissa Groguhé, The Press
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Sub Zero Winter Festival
PHOTO MARCO CAMPANOZZI, ARCHIVES LA PRESSE
The Rau_Ze group, made up of Rose Perron and Félix Paul
Aire commune has imagined a brand new winter music festival, completely free, which will take place from December 29 to 31. Place Jacques-Cartier, where events are organized all year round, will be transformed into a place to celebrate the New Year, with activities and entertainment during the day (mölkky, pocket game, screening of short films, reading of stories, etc.). After dark, concerts will be held every evening: Ed Winter, Aswell, Rau_Ze, Taima and DJ Kelly appear in the program. On the evening of December 31, the Igloofest New Year's Eve party will be broadcast in the Common Area for festival-goers.
From December 29 to 31, from 1 p.m., at Place Jacques-Cartier
Marissa Groguhé, The Press
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Toboggan festivals
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La Bottine Souriante, which will be on show from 11 p.m., at the Place de l’Assemblee-Nationale
From December 29 to 31, the Toboggan festival in Quebec City offers family cinema, electro and rap shows as well as traditional music. Films, such Mom I missed the plane, Boreal Express et The tuque war will be presented in the afternoon at Place George-V. In the evening, talented artists will parade in the same place, in the SiriusXM Cube. Note the presence of Le Twins, Jonas Blue, Haviah Mighty, bbno$, Surf Mesa and MATTN. To mark the end of the year, concerts by BoBo OnO, Quimorucru, Kaïn and La Bottine Souriante will be offered at the Place de l'Église Nationale, from 7 p.m. until the beginning of 2025.
Pascal LeBlanc, The Press
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Alaclair Together, Champion and CRi to pass midnight
PHOTO JOSIE DESMARAIS, LA PRESSE ARCHIVES
DJ and composer CRi will be on stage at Quai Jacques-Cartier in the Old Port of Montreal from 11:30 p.m. on December 31
Like every year, the Jacques-Cartier quay of the Old Port of Montreal is a good place to break the year, and for free. Igloo New Year's transition to 2025 will be no exception with a great variety of electro and rap artists who will get you moving, whatever the weather. Robert Robert will launch the festivities at 8 p.m. He will be followed by Tallandskiinny, Alaclair Ensemble, DJ PØPTRT, Champion and his G-Strings and Arielle Roberge. The stroke of midnight will sound in the company of CRi, while a work by Moment Factory, PixMob and GFA PYRO will light up the sky and the city. Laure will be responsible for setting the pace for the rest of the evening until 2 a.m.
Pascal LeBlancThe Press
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