21 Feb Top 5 Montreal Festivals for 2018

Montreal is known as the city of festivals, the city currently hosts over 100 festivals each year with the majority of them being held in the summer. It’s always nice to come to town when the city is buzzing and the energy is high. Each festival often has closed off streets and tons of things to see and do.  Here is a list of the 5 best Montreal festivals to attend in 2018 while on a bachelor party:

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Montreal’s summer officially kicks off on Grand Prix weekend. Always scheduled for the first week of June, the grand prix brings out the best the city has to offer. Many of the main streets are closed to cars, but opened to pedestrians. Restaurants, clubs and bars get extended into the street and the champagne flows non-stop. Models, celebrities, eace Fans and Drivers litter the streets and supercars are everywhere. Hotel prices double for the weekend with reservations only being secured with a three night stay. If you are a race fan or want the most intense bachelor party of your life, this is the weekend for you.

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It’s always fun to have something to do during the day when you’re in town for a bachelor party weekend. This is one of our favourite festival for obvious reasons. The Montreal International Beer festival seems to grow each and every year. Now in it’s 2oth year, the festival houses over one hundred beer purveyors. If you have a beer loving crew that love day drinking then this is the festival for you. Interestingly enough, there are as many girls as there are guys and  it is a great place to pickup. If you are not in town for the beer fest, be sure to check out some of these spots for amazing beer.

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Dumb name, great music festival. If you’re familiar with Coachella, think about a tenth smaller and you have Osheaga. Montreal’s best music festival takes place on the same man made island where they race the Grand Prix. Three stages, lots of hipster chicks and some killer acts. If you like music, it’s a great way to incorporate this into your bachelor party. Be aware, like Grand Prix weekend, hotels sell out very early in the year, so plan accordingly.

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The Jazz Fest is the coolest Montreal summertime festival. The Jazz Fest has morphed into more than just jazz and offers some really great bands.  There are too many headline acts to list, but like the Grand Prix, many of the main streets get closed down for food trucks, public outdoor stages and just a general good time. It’s awesome to have a pre-drink before you go out, listening to jazz and sitting under the stars.

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The comedy fest is another event that takes over the city for a weekend. Same as the Jazz festival, there are a lot of cool food trucks and pop up bars that exist for only this weekend. Known as the biggest comedy festival in the world, every year the festival brings in the heavyweights of comedy. If you plan to go to a show, don’t miss out the Nasty Show, consistently one of the most offensive and funny shows of the festival. There are always huge headline acts as well ( Kevin Hart, Dave Chapelle, Seinfeld, etc..) but be warned they sell out fast.