Best Montreal summer weekends?

[Colton]

Are there specific weekends in the summer that are better than others to visit Montreal?  I usually visit for the jazz festival, but can't this year, so trying to plan an alternative weekend in July or August.

[jerryskater]

Don't have a specific good weekend.  A few years ago my husband and I were in Montreal on Pride weekend and found that there was a lack of dancers in the stripper bars. Probably because they were out partying.   Also experienced some bad service in restaurants.  So we skip Pride weekend.  This year Pride is July 31 to August 10.

On the other hand you may enjoy some of the many events of that week and the Village should be packed.

People go to Montreal for various reasons so I realize other members will have very different experiences.

Whenever you go have a great time.

[SirBillybob]

22 hours ago, Colton said:

Are there specific weekends in the summer that are better than others to visit Montreal?  I usually visit for the jazz festival, but can't this year, so trying to plan an alternative weekend in July or August.

Not really. However, Mon Aug 4th this year is an official statutory civic holiday in most of Canada but Quebec supplants it with St Jean Baptiste Day in later June. Nevertheless, the 1st Monday in August tends to be taken unofficially in Quebec by many folks to add a summer long weekend within the stretch from July 1st to Labour Day weekend, or other Canadians come here.