Free Activities
Free activities take place throughout the year.
Before or after your show, or during your next visit to the Quartier des Spectacles, take advantage of our free programming, both in our complex and on our outdoor Esplanade.
In Joliette, outdoor movie nights are also offered at the Amphithéâtre Fernand-Lindsay during the summer.
Available now
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photography
Six Steps - The Exhibition
August 26 to 31, 2025Salle d'expositionSix Steps - The Exhibition is a series of black-and-white photographic portraits, both raw and timeless, celebrating the richness and uniqueness of Montreal’s street dance scene.
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Dance
Battles, cyphers, and freestyle — where the street takes the stage
August 28 to 31, 2025Multiple venuesStreet dance takes over the Esplanade at Place des Arts! JOAT Festival international de street dance brings together dancers and onlookers in a vibrant atmosphere where styles collide, talent shines, and the raw energy of movement is front and center.
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Music • RnB • soul • rap
JOAT Beats on the Esplanade
August 28 to 31, 2025Esplanade de la Place des ArtsFree programming on the Place des Arts outdoor Esplanade during the JOAT Festival international de street dance.



