February 12

I’m buying a ticket for a local cultural outing!

A simple step that makes a big difference!

On February 12, for the second year in a row: experience the best of Quebec culture by heading to our local performance venues.

Check out our curated selection of local shows and let yourself discover an outing that will lift your spirits — a chance to enjoy a truly memorable experience… while supporting local creativity.

Theater

Tupqan | Nos territoires intérieurs
Creation Theatre
Tupqan | Nos territoires intérieurs
March 4 to April 4, 2026
23 performances
Théâtre Jean-Duceppe
Duceppe
Theatre • autobiography
Fille de Trans
March 14, 2026
1 performance
Cinquième Salle
Musical Theatre • Adaptation
Un violon sur le toit
March 28 and 29, 2026
3 performances
Salle Ludger-Duvernay
Frères
Theatre • Comedy-Drama
Frères
April 17 to May 16, 2026
23 performances
Théâtre Jean-Duceppe
Duceppe
Ouvert à toute diversité corporelle
Documentary Theatre
Ouvert à toute diversité corporelle
April 21 to May 8, 2026
12 performances
Coulisses du Théâtre Jean-Duceppe
Duceppe
Theatre • satire
Un nouveau jour
April 30 to May 10, 2026
8 performances
Cinquième Salle
Duceppe
New date added
Documentary Theatre • Documentary
Catherine Dorion | Sciences po 101
May 13 and 14, 2026
2 performances
Cinquième Salle
French Song • Théâtre
Laetitia Isambert | De mémoire, Renée Claude
May 19, 2026
1 performance
Cinquième Salle
Zéro
Theatre • Monologue
ZÉRO
May 21 to 24, 2026
5 performances
Théâtre Jean-Duceppe
Duceppe
New date added
Theatre • reading
Architectures de la joie
May 23, 2026
1 performance
Cinquième Salle
New date added
Theatre
Querelle de Roberval
May 30 to June 2, 2026
5 performances
Théâtre Jean-Duceppe
Festival TransAmériques
Documentary Theatre
Pas perdus | documentaires scéniques
October 16 to 18, 2026
3 performances
Théâtre Maisonneuve
Duceppe
Creation Theatre • Homage
Janette
December 4 to 12, 2026
10 performances
Théâtre Jean-Duceppe
Duceppe Your Holiday Destination

Comedy

Sold out
Comedy • Stand-up
Louis-José Houde en rodage
March 4 to 24, 2026
3 performances
Salle Claude-Léveillée
Limited places
Comedy
Louis T | Mâle Alpha
March 13, 2026
1 performance
Cinquième Salle
Limited places
Comedy • Stand-up
Sam Breton | Ga-lé aller
March 13 and 14, 2026
2 performances
Théâtre Maisonneuve
Comedy • Stand-up
Pierre Hébert | Grandiose
March 18 and 19, 2026
2 performances
Théâtre Maisonneuve
New date added
Comedy • Stand-up
Alexandre Forest en rodage
March 25 and May 2, 2026
2 performances
Salle Claude-Léveillée
Comedy
Le Spectacle de la 1000ᵉ
March 30, 2026
1 performance
Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier
Comedy • Stand-up
Justin Guitard | Gaspiller du talent
May 31, 2026
1 performance
Salle Claude-Léveillée
Comedy
Guy Nantel | Bienveillant
October 20, 2026
1 performance
Théâtre Maisonneuve
Limited places
Comedy • Stand-up
Pierre-Yves Roy-Desmarais | Une année en un an
October 24, 2026
1 performance
Théâtre Maisonneuve
New date added
Comedy • Stand-up
JF Otis | Avec plaisir!
October 26, 2026
1 performance
Cinquième Salle
Comedy • Impressions
Pierre Verville | Pour une dernière voix
November 26 and 27, 2026
2 performances
Cinquième Salle
Fred Pellerin | Au nom du père New date added
Storytelling
Fred Pellerin | Au nom du père
February 12 to 14, 2027
4 performances
Théâtre Maisonneuve

Music

New date added
French Song
Lynda Lemay | La Onzième Folie
May 15 and 16, 2026
2 performances
Cinquième Salle
Music • Country • folk
Alex Burger, solo
March 5, 2026
1 performance
Salle Claude-Léveillée
Les Veillées
Classical Music • Chamber Music • violin & piano
Julia Mirzoev & Felix Hong
March 11, 2026
1 performance
Salle Claude-Léveillée
Mélodînes
Sold out
Jazz Music
Alain Caron back for an encore!
March 12, 2026
1 performance
Cinquième Salle
Orchestre national de jazz
Sold out
Pop Music • World Music
Gabriella Olivo and Bïa
March 12, 2026
1 performance
Salle Claude-Léveillée
Les Veillées
French Song
Émile Proulx-Cloutier | Ma main au feu solo
March 12 and 20, 2026
2 performances
Théâtre Maisonneuve
French Song
Hier encore... par Clément Courtois
March 15, 2026
1 performance
Salle Claude-Léveillée
Folk Music • pop
Corail and Joseph Marchand
March 19, 2026
1 performance
Salle Claude-Léveillée
Les Veillées
Contemporary Music
Michelle Boudreau | Ambres
March 29, 2026
1 performance
Salle Claude-Léveillée
Classical Music
Roméo & Juliette
March 29, 2026
1 performance
Maison symphonique
Pop Music • folk
Ponteix et Willows
April 2, 2026
1 performance
Salle Claude-Léveillée
Les Veillées
Limited places
Classical Music • pop
Dubois – Biographie symphonique
April 7 to 9, 2026
3 performances
Maison symphonique
French Song • pop
Joe Bocan | Insoumise
April 8, 2026
1 performance
Cinquième Salle
Pop Music
Dumas | Piano voix diapos
April 10 and 11, 2026
2 performances
Cinquième Salle
Classical Music
McGill Symphony Orchestra and Choirs
April 10, 2026
1 performance
Maison symphonique
New date added
French Song • Piano
Serges Turbide | Si on chantait...
April 11, 2026
1 performance
Salle Claude-Léveillée
Pop Music
Velours Velours, alone on stage
April 16, 2026
2 performances
Salle Claude-Léveillée
Les Veillées
Colour Play
Classical Music
Colour Play
April 17, 2026
1 performance
Maison symphonique
Orchestre Métropolitain
Sold out
Folk Music • rock
Stéphane Lafleur, solo
April 30, 2026
1 performance
Salle Claude-Léveillée
Les Veillées
New date added
French Song
Martin Giroux | Hommage à Richard Desjardins
May 1, 2026
1 performance
Salle Claude-Léveillée
Concours musical international de Montréal (CMIM)
Classical Music
CMIM Final | Mozart Round
June 3, 2026
1 performance
Maison symphonique
Concours musical international de Montréal
Concours musical international de Montréal (CMIM)
Classical Music
CMIM Final | Grand Final
June 4, 2026
1 performance
Maison symphonique
Concours musical international de Montréal
French Song • Pop
Émile Bilodeau | Bill aux Îles
June 12, 2026
1 performance
Cinquième Salle
Francos de Montréal
French Song
Emilie-Claire Barlow
June 14, 2026
1 performance
Théâtre Maisonneuve
Francos de Montréal
New date added
French Song
Étienne Coppée | The Dassin Show
June 14 and 15, 2026
2 performances
Théâtre Jean-Duceppe
Francos de Montréal
Music • Indie
Maude Audet
June 18, 2026
1 performance
Cinquième Salle
Francos de Montréal
French Song • symphonic
Pierre Lapointe | La forêt des coeurs abîmés
June 18 and 19, 2026
2 performances
Maison symphonique
Francos de Montréal
French Song
Coeur de pirate | En cavale
June 19, 2026
1 performance
Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier
Francos de Montréal
Jazz Music
Kid Koala | The Storyville Mosquito
June 25 to 27, 2026
4 performances
Cinquième Salle
Festival International de Jazz de Montréal
Neo-Classical Music • experimental
Flore Laurentienne
June 26, 2026
1 performance
Maison symphonique
Festival International de Jazz de Montréal
Classical Music
Charles-Richard Hamelin and the OSQ: Northern Legends
July 17, 2026
1 performance
Amphithéâtre Fernand-Lindsay
Festival de Lanaudière
Classical Music
Shostakovich with Payare and the OSM
July 18, 2026
1 performance
Amphithéâtre Fernand-Lindsay
Festival de Lanaudière
Classical Music • Chamber Music
The Four Seasons: From Vivaldi to Dompierre
September 11 and November 6, 2026
2 performances
Maison symphonique
Classical Music • symphonic pop
Ghostly Kisses & the FILMharmonique Orchestra
October 16, 2026
1 performance
Maison symphonique
Jazz Music
Marianne Trudel | Au Centre, la Lumière…
November 21, 2026
1 performance
Cinquième Salle
Orchestre national de jazz
New date added
French Song
Luce Dufault, Lulu Hughes et Kim Richardson | ELLES
November 21, 2026
1 performance
Théâtre Maisonneuve
Martin Levac
Music • Rock • Progressive
Martin Levac | Répertoire de Genesis
February 7, 2027
1 performance
Cinquième Salle
French Song • pop
Pour une autre histoire d’un soir
April 10, 2027
1 performance
Théâtre Maisonneuve
Classical Music • Tribute
Ferland symphonique
June 2 to 5, 2027
5 performances
Maison symphonique

Opera

Opera • Grand Canon
Carmen | Bizet
May 2 to 12, 2026
5 performances
Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier
Opéra de Montréal

Musical

New date added
Musical Theatre
Évangéline – The Musical
July 30 to August 9, 2026
10 performances
Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier

Family

Limited places
Young Audiences • Puppet Theatre
Pinocchio
March 5 to 7, 2026
6 performances
Cinquième Salle
Montréal en Lumière Place des Arts junior
Young Audiences • Puppet Theatre
Mwana et le secret de la tortue
March 22, 2026
2 performances
Cinquième Salle
Place des Arts junior
The OSM Carnival Limited places
Young Audiences • Classical Music
The OSM Carnival
March 22, 2026
1 performance
Maison symphonique
Orchestre symphonique de Montréal 
Limited places
Young Audiences • circus • theatre
Le bibliothécaire
April 19, 2026
2 performances
Cinquième Salle
Place des Arts junior

Dance

Compagnie Virginie Brunelle | Sans quoi nous crèverons
Contemporary Dance
Compagnie Virginie Brunelle | Sans quoi nous crèverons
April 14 to 18, 2026
5 performances
Cinquième Salle
Danse Danse
The Blue Hour
Contemporary Dance
The Blue Hour
April 23 to 26, 2026
5 performances
Théâtre Maisonneuve
Les Grands Ballets
New date added
Contemporary Ballet • theatre
Ex Machina + Côté Danse | Hamlet, Prince of Denmark
May 13 to 23, 2026
12 performances
Salle Ludger-Duvernay
Danse Danse
The Lake
Contemporary Ballet
The Lake
May 28 to June 6, 2026
7 performances
Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier
Les Grands Ballets

Gala

Pop Music • dance
Gala Dynastie : La fin d'une ère
April 11, 2026
1 performance
Théâtre Maisonneuve

Magic

New date added
Magic
Luc Langevin | L’illusionniste
May 29 to 31, 2026
4 performances
Théâtre Maisonneuve
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