Festivals and parades in Montreal
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This is a list of festivals and parades in Montreal for any established festival, carnival, or parade in Montreal.
Festivals in Montreal
Montreal is a "Beta+" global city, hosting a multitude of international festivals and events.
- The People's Games
- Heavy MTL
- Vans Warped Tour
- Amnesia Rockfest
- Montreal Reggae Festival
- Montreal Jazz Festival
- Fantasia Festival Genre films festival
- Les FrancoFolies de Montréal
- Divers/Cité gay pride celebrations
- Just for Laughs comedy festival
- Rencontres internationales du documentaire de Montreal
- Pop Montreal indie-rock festival
- Black and Blue Festival gay Circuit party and AIDS research fundraiser
- Blue Metropolis The Montreal International Literary Festival
- Montreal World Film Festival
- iF3 International Freeski Film Festival
- L’International des Feux Loto-Québec - International fireworks competition
- FestiBlues international de Montréal
- Montreal High Lights Festival
- Montreal International Festival of New Cinema and New Media
- Mondial de la Bière, one of North America's largest Beer festivals
- Jamaica day
- Trinidad day
- Montreal Electronic Groove festival
- St-Ambroise Montreal Fringe Festival
- Osheaga rock festival
- Mutek electronic and avant-garde music festival
- Kinetik Festival electronic noise and IDM music festival
- Otakuthon, a Japanese animation convention/festival
- Romani Yag, a Roma/gypsy cultural and musical festival
- UnPop Montreal indie-rock festival
- Igloofest, outdoor music festival in January
- île Soniq
Parades in Montreal
- Montreal's St. Patrick's Day parade and the Irish in Quebec Montreal's is the oldest St. Patrick's Day Parade in Canada and one of the largest parades in Montreal.
- Greek Independence Day Parade on Hutchison in Jean Talon, it happens right after the St. Patrick's Day Festival. First celebrated on March 25, 1821, this parade gathers numerous Greek schools such as Socrates, and Demostenes for example, and the church groups and the different provinces from Greece, such as the Ionian Islands, the Cyclades and many more. It's expressed as the day that Greece marks its independence from the Ottoman Empire.
- Israel Independence Day Rally in Montreal. The annual Israel Day Rally in Montreal attracts over 12,000 people to celebrate Israel's birthday. This multi-cultural event is one of the largest celebrations for Israel in Canada.
- Fête nationale du Québec parade
- Canada Day Parade, celebrating Canada's birthday
- Carifiesta Montreal, a Parade celebrating the Caribbean culture of Montreal
- Twins Parade, a parade hosted by Just For Laughs Festival
- Divers/Cité gay pride parade, celebrating Montreal's gay community
- Santa Claus parade
