School Break

Take advantage of a free program of activities in our public spaces:

MAGI! Interactive show

Alexander the Great considers himself to be the world’s finest magician… But when magic plays a trick on him, he needs the audience’s help to successfully perform his own tricks. Inspiring laughter and wonder, MAGI! is a highly interactive activity that makes children the stars of the show. This incredibly talented magician and his little assistants are sure to charm the whole family! 

40-minute show presented every day at noon, 1:15 p.m., and 2:15 p.m.

Outdoor entertainment: The Cloud Shoveller 

The Cloud Shoveller is here with his multicoloured shovels! Proud of his craft, he makes clearing pristine paths his top priority. But that doesn’t stop him from indulging in daydreams and telling whimsical stories to passersby. This smiling, quirky character from Quebec folklore brings joy to everyone around him! 

45-minute entertainment presented every day at 12:45 p.m. and 2 p.m.

Circus Workshops

Open circus workshop with hula hoops, flower sticks, balls, bowling pins, Chinese plates, and more, as space permits. 

For toddlers: sensorimotor course with puzzles, cones, balls, beams, and more, supervised by experienced artists at motor skills stations and in parent-child classes. 

Community Cooking Workshops with La Tablée des Chefs

A big hit year after year, La Tablée des Chefs is back with a culinary workshop that pays it forward. Take part in a magical pea and barley soup workshop in which you’ll prepare ready-to-cook bags with all the ingredients. The bags will then be distributed to four local organizations. Each participating family will get to keep a bag, so they can also enjoy the recipe at home. To date, La Tablée des Chefs has distributed 21 million cooked meals to community organizations and introduced 79,000 young people to cooking and healthy eating habits. 

Introduction to Clowning Workshops

By recognizing the value of spontaneity, embracing mistakes as a driving force for play, and fostering self-esteem, this workshop offers a quick and joyful immersion into clowning. Participants explore deliberate clumsiness, amped-up emotions, improbable situations, and the interplay of glances. The facilitators carefully guide the intergenerational audience (children, teens, parents and grandparents) as they exercise their creative expression, physical engagement, and openness to others. Through a partnership with Qu’en Dit Raton? 

Search and Find

Come help us find all the lost magical mice in Place des Arts and get a chance to win four tickets to the first youth show of Place des Arts’ 2026-2027 season! 

Face-painting

Multidisciplinary artist Marylo will thrill you with her array of colours! Drawing on her experience in dance and the circus arts, she uses movement as her inspiration to create colourful works of art on the sweet faces of kids, young and old! 

Reading Corner

Between performances, take advantage of the rugs, cushions, children’s books, and musical ambience near the main stage!

Screen Mosaic: The Magical Academy – Abracadabra!

The Magical Academy is an immersive work on the theme of magic, alchemy, and mysticism. Born of the talents of Alyssa Dulay, Nour Achiba, Michelle Young, Caroline Theam, Mirlande Germain, Valentina Vargas, and a second collaboration with La Escuela d’El Toro Studio, the work is the result of a training program aimed at teaching the fundamentals of 2D animation. See it before it disappears!

In addition to these activities, see the play Pinocchio (ticketed show) presented at the Cinquième Salle.