Merry Montreal has renamed Place Jacques Cartier 'Nordic Square' just for the holidays! Grab a hot drink, stand next to an open fire and have a look at 'shimmering light prisms' and a giant, lit-up moose named Bernard. There is will be live choral music and storytelling to entertain you, too. From now until December 30.
Feel like shaking off 2018? Come down to the Swiftmas Dance Party to revel in December baby and top recording artist Taylor Swift's greatest hits. Friday, 10 pm at Foufounes Électriques.
The one place that you will be thrilled to see snow is Slava's Snowshow. Over five million people have caught this theatrical touring show that blends clowns, bouncing balls and a love for winter since it hit the road in 1993. Until January 6 at Theatre St-Denis.
Last week I told you about an all-female reading of Die Hard, timed for the classic film's 30th anniversary. How about complementing that by seeing Bruce Willis kick Christmas butt on the big screen? A Friday night screening at Théâtre Plaza is raising money for Moisson Montreal. 9pm.
Prepare to be wowed at Sami Hajjar's Dream Land, a wild and inventive display of Christmas lighting in Ville St Laurent that seems to get bigger with each passing year. Sami has expanded to 250,000 lights this season, up from 100,000, and he is paying homage to Minnie and Mickey Mouse, Frozen, Paw Patrol, Minions, Snoopy and Star Wars. The lights are on daily from 4 to 11pm, with the synchronized to music that starts at 6, 7, 8 and 9pm. 9035 Jean-Bourdon. It's free, but please consider making a donation to his foundation, which will benefit the homeless and kids diagnosed with cancer.
Clara and her magical adventures with the Sugar Plum Fairy and friends continue with classic ballet The Nutcracker at Place des Arts.
To laugh at the year that was, consider checking out the francophone theatre staple that is Revue et corrigée at Théâtre du Rideau vert.
Cirque de soleil's Italian adventure, Corteo, presents a fanciful funeral cortège for a clown named Mauro, at the Bell Centre until December 30.
Passagers is a beautiful, bilingual and visually stunning circus show about how fast life moves - especially when you're on a train. The brand-new show from Les 7 Doigts de la main continues at La Tohu.
People both naughty and nice are invited to get cozy by the fire at the Rat Pack Burlesque’s Holiday Hullabaloo. Croon along with the Rat Pack (The Divine Danny D, Shy Shy Schullie and Pinot Noir) as they tackle holiday classics, while dancers unwrap their gifts onstage. Saturday night at the Wiggle Room.