The best holiday day trips and weekend getaways from Montreal: Quebec City, Mont-Tremblant, the Laurentians and the Eastern Townships.
Your guide to Christmas downtown: the Quartier des spectacles, Sainte-Catherine Street, the Golden Square Mile and the underground city.
Neighbourhood Christmas in the Plateau and Mile End: Noël dans le Parc, Mont-Royal Avenue, Parc La Fontaine and Mount Royal.
Christmas in Montreal’s Southwest: the Christmas Village at Atwater Market, the Lachine Canal, Verdun’s Wellington Street and more.
Christmas in Laval and the North Shore: the Laval Nature Centre, Christmas markets in L’Assomption and Mirabel, and tubing parks.
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Quebec City’s German Christmas Market 2026: dates, opening days, sites in Old Québec and how to get there from Montreal.
The 46th AvH German Christmas Market, a one-day West Island tradition on Sunday, November 29, 2026.
Some forty local artisans for one festive weekend at Time Out Market in the Eaton Centre.
Boxing Day in Montreal: stores open at 1 p.m. on December 26 in Quebec. What’s open, where to shop and tips.
Christmas markets around Montreal in 2026: Longueuil, L’Assomption, Mirabel, Saint-Hyacinthe, the West Island and Quebec City.
Festilumi, Montreal’s biggest ticketed light trail: 1.5 km of themed worlds and millions of lights at Marché Central.
The story of Ogilvy’s famous mechanical Christmas windows and how to see them at the McCord Stewart Museum.
Everything about Montreal’s Great Christmas Market 2026 in the Quartier des spectacles: dates, full opening hours, location and tips.
Everything about the Christmas Village at Atwater Market 2026: dates, opening hours, the Raclette Party and tips.
Quebec’s biggest fine crafts fair celebrates its 70th edition at the Grand Quai of the Port of Montréal, December 15 to 20, 2026.