Montreal’s PARADISE (9 September 2026)

Ok we have to all admit it; summer is over. Don’t believe me? The college kids are back..that’s all the evidence we need lol.  And generally I don’t have a problem with summer ending… I just kinda hate that the next season is Pumpkin-in-Every-Way-Shape-and-Form season. Like, why? Especially when apples are clearly the superior Fall fruit. Where is my apple spiced latte? (Holla if you know where i can find one:) )

However, summer being over doesn’t stop anything in this city. People gonna still picnic, throw events, make up a new random festival, party till the wee hours, and play their instruments in some local dive bar to an adoring crowd. So, you might as well join them!

VERONIC'AS TOP 3

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VERONIC'AS TOP 3 💜

THE UNCOMMON SHOW: A Hip Hop Variety Show

The UNC show returns in true, underground fashion Friday September 18th at @le.garage.homa. it's literally a garage.

Inspired by shows such as Def Poetry Jam, In Living Color, SNL, Mad TV, Whose Line is it Anyway? And Rap City - this show includes live music, Hip-Hop cypher jams, street-dance, Satire, Leftist comedy and an afterparty. 

Our featured artists this edition:

@sarahmkmusic (Soul, Jazz, Hip-Hop)

@tiko.says.respira (Hip-Hop / street-dance)

@mc_lemieux + XENO GROOVE (dance collective)

@junior_dorsaint_orpur (DJ)

WHAT: The Uncommon Show

WHERE:Secret garage location in Hochelaga (DM @rupert_common for the address)

WHEN: 18 September, 2026 @ 8PM

METRO: TBD

TICKETS/DETAILS: $10-$20 sliding scale


BLAST FROM THE PAST

This is the final weekend if you haven’t yet partied at the fun fake beachy village, Village Pied du Courant. DJ Grandhuit will be playing fun old school tunes and the food and drinks are pretty great. Will the weather be good? Who knows…it’s Montreal lol

WHAT: Blast From the Past, w/Granduit & Yarra Sound

WHERE: Village Pied du Courant

WHEN: 11 September 2026 @ 5-11PM

METRO: Papineau (Green) 

TICKETS/DETAILS: Au Pied du Courant


FORMAT MTL

In December 2025, designers around the city of Montréal received a mysterious letter in the mail. What if Montréal had its own version of 3 Days of Design, Fourisalone or the CDMX Art/ Design Week? Their curiosity piqued, more than 60 designers representing studios around the city heeded the call. A meeting took place, and then more followed. On 10-11-12 September, the fruit of these imaginings, baptized Format, will take place for the first time. Exhibitions, pop-up shops, conferences, vernissages and gatherings of all kinds invite Montréalers to experience the rich cultural offering of its designers, designer-makers, craftspeople, builders, imaginers and architects. The CCC will participate in Format with two events to bring the community together.

WHAT: Format MTL

WHERE: Various Locations

WHEN: 10-12 September 2026

METRO: Various Metro Stations 

TICKETS/DETAILS: Substack


Montreal's PARADISE

Montreal's PARADISE ⭐


THE TRUTH SEEKERS BALL 2026

Since the latter days of Lemuria, the Truth Seekers LLC (@truthseekersbyo) has been offering a stage to the world’s do-your-own-researchers, third eye opticians, unelectable elects, pataphysicians, oneironauts, and everyone else WHO KNOWS WHAT THEY SAW to speak their truths. This September 11, international Truth Seekers Ball events will take place in Brisbane, Bristol, Sheffield, and for the third time (in partnership with Discordia Review) Montreal.

WHAT: Truth Seekers X Discordia BYO Conspiracy Night

WHERE: P’tit Ours 5589 Av. du Parc, Montréal, QC H2V 4H2

WHEN: 11 September 2026 @ 8PM

METRO: Rosemont (Orange)

TICKETS/DETAILS: $10/PWYC


POETRY SLAM

We are SO back!

Do you have a poem you want to perform?
We want to hear it!

Registration OPENS Sept. 6

WHAT: Throw Poetry Collective Poetry Slam

WHERE: Le Basement, 3716 R. Notre Dame O, Montréal, QC H4C 1P7

WHEN: 12 September 2026 @ 8PM

METRO: St. Henri (Orange) 

TICKETS/DETAILS: $10 - Zeffy


West Island Pride 2026

WEST ISLAND PRIDE IS BACK FOR ITS THIRD EDITION!
Join us on Saturday, September 12th, 2026 for a celebration of love, inclusion, and community!

WHAT: West Island Pride 2026

WHERE: Parc Edgewater, Chem. du Bord-du-Lac-Lakeshore, Pointe-Claire, QC H9S 5C8

WHEN: 12 September 2026 @ 11AM-5PM

METRO: REM 

TICKETS/DETAILS: Free


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