Quartier des Spectacles & Place des Arts
Quartier des Spectacles
A performing arts district of about 1 square kilometer in downtown, home to theaters, concert halls and squares. It is the main venue for major free festivals such as the jazz festival.
The Quartier des Spectacles is Montreal's cultural heart, with more than 80 performance venues within about 1 square kilometer. Its core is the Place des Arts complex, which houses the symphony hall where the Orchestre symphonique de Montréal performs, an opera house and a contemporary art museum. Every year from late June to early July, the International Jazz Festival, one of the world's largest jazz festivals, presents hundreds of free outdoor performances. The district also hosts francophone music and comedy festivals, and in winter it features interactive light installations and the Montreal Light Festival. The squares are free to enter, but tickets for performances must be bought separately. Place-des-Arts is the nearest station on the Green Line.
Opening hours
Open all day; show times vary by program
Nearby sights
- Rue Sainte-Catherine
- Chinatown Montreal
- Notre-Dame Basilica of Montreal
- Old Montreal & Old Port
- Montreal Underground City (RÉSO)
- McCord Stewart Museum
- Mary, Queen of the World Cathedral
- Pointe-à-Callière Museum