Do you want a little cultural outing without breaking the bank this weekend? The newspaper has found for you 10 low-cost or free shows in Montreal and its surrounding areas for the weekend of May 31.
1 – Fall in love
Discover the next generation of Quebec circus in the National Circus School graduate show.
- May 31st
- Location: TOHU, 2345 rue Jarry E, Montreal
- Time: 8 p.m.
- Price: $20.50
2 – Great Firefighters’ Day
Photo taken from Facebook
This annual celebration offers programming that will please adults and children alike. On the menu: parade, food trucks, folk song show and musical cabaret for children.
- June 1 and 2
- Location: Outdoor site of Collège Montmorency, 475 boulevard de l’Avenir, Laval
- Time: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
- Price: Free
3 – Ivytide
Montreal group Ivytide has released its second studio album, laptop darkroom, on April 5 and will present it for the first time to the Montreal public this weekend. This trio led by Nathan Gagné stands out with its soft, vaporous pop.
- June 1st
- Location: Fairmount Theater, 5240 avenue du Parc, Montreal
- Time: 8 p.m.
- Price: $23.79
4 – Diogo Ramos
The Montreal singer-songwriter, appointed to ADISQ in 2023, is one of the proudest standard-bearers of Brazilian music in Quebec. It offers an electro-samba evening surrounded by four musicians.
- June 2
- Location: Outremont Theater, 1248 Bernard O, Montreal
- Time: 8 p.m.
- Price: $28.25
5 – FÒRN and company
Heavy metal fans, this evening is for you! The groups Chained to the Bottom of the Ocean, Martlet and Bellwort will precede FÒRN, a group from Boston, on stage.
- June 2
- Location: Casa del Popolo, 4877 boulevard St-Laurent, Montreal
- Time: 8 p.m.
- Price: $24.56
6 – Valence
Photo Pierre-Paul Poulin
The first winner of the Karim-Ouellet Scholarship launched his second studio album, La nuit s’ende, last February. Influenced by “Britpop and French film music,” he delivered two sold-out concerts in Quebec in May.
- May 31st
- Location: Le Zaricot, 1460 rue des Cascades, Saint-Hyacinthe
- Time: 8 p.m.
- Price: $26.07
7 – Dicko Son
The Burkinabé artist has toured the world thanks to his mastery of the n’goni, a Malian stringed instrument, and his voice. Followed by more than 300,000 people on Facebook, he begins a tour of 16 concerts in Canada in the privacy of Balattou.
- June 1st
- Location: Club Balattou, 4372 boulevard Saint-Laurent, Montreal
- Time: 9:30 p.m.
- Price: $11.28
8 – Celine Dion Dance Party
Known for its thematic events, Bar Le Ritz is organizing a third evening dedicated to our national Céline. All the great hits from Charlemagne’s Pride will be played during this dancing event.
- June 1st
- Location: Bar Le Ritz, 179 rue Jean-Talon O, Montreal
- Time: 11 p.m.
- Price: $21.40
9 – ALTERMUNDI
Photo David Wong (Éloi Angers-Roy Editing)
Alongside the Transamériques Festival, OFFTA offers several live art shows across the city. The Projet Alterdogs collective offers an outdoor show “fusing structured improvisation and dance” lasting four hours, no less.
- May 31st
- Location: Place de la Paix, 1171 boulevard Saint-Laurent, Montreal
- Time: 4:30 p.m.
- Price: Free
10 – Short films (Session 1) – Lebanese Film Festival in Canada
This eighth edition of the high mass of Lebanese film in Canada takes place from June 1 to 6. Short film viewing sessions are the perfect opportunity to discover the cinematic culture of the Cedar Country.
- June 2
- Location: Cinema JA de Sève, 1400 boulevard Maisonneuve O, Montreal
- Time: 5 p.m.
- Price: $11.98
