Cool nights on th Quays

Every Saturday in December at 8 p.m.

Cool nights on the Quays sets the tone for winter with a series of festive events. It all kicks off with TELUS Fire on Ice, a spectacular pyromusical show put on by a world-class Quebec pyrotechnical company, followed by a performance from the Porn Flakes and guests on the Sleeman Light stage! Every Saturday in December, eight artists and/or guests will celebration the season with band members on the outdoor stage of Bonsecours Island. Don’t miss this one-of-a-kind musical extravaganza!

Free event

Companies selected for TELUS Fire on Ice shows:
December 5: Ampleman Pyrotechnie
December 12: BEM Pyrotechnie
December 19: Royal Pyrotechnie
December 26: FAE Pyrotechnie

 

Grande Guignolée des Médias

This year, the Quays of the Old Port will participate to the Media’s Great Holiday Fundraising (Grande Guignolée des Médias), collecting visitors’ cash donations on the Cool Nights on the Quays series. Volunteers, stationed at both of the main entrances of the site, will collect contributions earmarked for Sun Youth and Moisson Montréal.

The event is free, so all are welcome to give generously!

 

Harbour Symphonies

In these unusual symphonies, the sounds of ship horns and train whistles swell to pay tribute to Montreal and its river. If you come to the Quays Promenade, on the Alexandra quay side, you will hear an original work from a local composer, created especially for these original “instruments.” Produced by Pointe-à-Callière, the Montreal Museum of Archaeology and History, in collaboration with the Quays of the Old-Port, the Port Symphonies are a distinctly Montreal musical tradition!

Two presentations: Sunday, February 28 and Sunday, March 7, at 1:30 p.m.

The Symphonies can be heard at Place Royale and on the Quays of the Old-Port.

Free event

Montréal High Lights Festival

The BMO Bank of Montreal Celebration of Light, the outdoor component of the MONTREAL HIGH LIGHTS Festival, is returning to the Quays! The 2010 edition will exceed all expectations with an avalanche of special activities, stage shows, pyrotechnical shows, light shows and the highly anticipated All Nighter winter party. Have your family and friends put on their tuques and mittens, and come join thousands of Montrealers at the Quay!

Dates: February 18-28, 2010

Free event