The Montréal International Dragon Boat Race Festival is held in July. Watch as 200 teams compete in the boat race and experience the many activities the event has to offer. Families can enjoy live multicultural entertainment, martial arts demonstrations, and arts and crafts exhibits. Shop for gifts and taste food offered by different vendors. Children can play games and join a drawing contest. Admission is free.
The Montreal International Dragon Boat Race Festival
112 Rue de la Gauchetiere Ouest
Suite 200
Montreal, QC H2Z 1C3
Canada
514-866-7001
montrealdragonboat.com
The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts was founded in 1860 and exhibits about 35,000 pieces, including paintings, sculptures, prints and drawings, photographs and decorative art objects. View the museum's collection of European, Canadian and non-Canadian art, contemporary art, decorative art and design, and Mediterranean archaeology. The museum also offers educational and cultural activities. The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts is open from Tuesday to Sunday. Children 12 and under are free.
The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts
P.O. Box 3000, Station H
Montreal, QC H3G 2T9
Canada
800-899-MUSE
mmfa.qc.ca/en/index.html
Spend the day in 155-acre Maisonneuve Park, where you can take a walk, ride a bike, play a nine-hole golf course, have a picnic, or relax and enjoy the view. Go cross-country skiing, snowshoeing or ice skating during the winter. The park is home to the Olympic Park and the Botanical Garden, where you can view 22,000 plant species and cultivars, 10 greenhouses and 30 thematic gardens. On June 24, Fête Nationale, Québec's national holiday, is celebrated at the park.
Maisonneuve Park
4601 Sherbrooke E.
Montreal, QC H1X 2B1
Canada
514-872-6555
http://www.nicolettedesmit.com/parks/maisonneuve.html
