- St Patrick, mid-march
- Easter, mid-april
- Victoria day, mid-may
- Memorial day (U.S.),end of may
- Quebec national day, june 24th
- Festival International de Jazz de Montréal,
   end of june
- Le Concours international d'art pyrotechnique de Montréal, Every Saturday from June 13 to August 15 2009
- Canada day, july 1
- Independance day(U.S.), july 4
- Vue d'afrique, mid-july
- Just for laughs festival,
    end of july
- Francofolies, end of july
- Gay Pride, end of july
- Labor day, beginning of september
- Thanksgiving (Canada),mid-october
- Columbus day (U.S.),mid-october