Cultural activity
August 23rd, 2025 — August 24th, 2025
18th Century Public Market

Saturday and Sunday, August 23 and 24, 2025
Saturday: 10 am to 7 pm
Sunday: 10 am to 6 pm
Outside the Museum
350 Place Royale, Old Montréal
Free
A weekend in the heart of New France!
A summertime event, the Public Market is back for its 32nd edition! This incredible reenactment—recreating the atmosphere of a market day in Montréal during the French Regime—is brought to life by a host of authentic characters and features a range of captivating activities. In the Museum’s forecourt, stroll among the stalls manned by merchants and craftspeople, learn about traditional Indigenous know-how and trades of the past, and join in the revelry showcasing the era’s music and dance. It all takes place in a festive ambience that will whisk you back to the 18th century, right in the heart of Old Montréal!
Explore trades of the past
Come meet the craftspeople you would see at a market in the 18th century. A stone mason, weaver, black-smith, and wood turner will enthusiastically tell you all about their occupations!
Age-old Indigenous traditions and know-how
In the 18th century, the market was an important site for encounters and trade between Indigenous people and the French. In the Market’s contemporary zone, come meet a new generation of Indigenous craftspeople who are working to carry on their ancestral practices. See demonstrations of traditional music, hear songs and stories, and learn how dreamcatchers are made. A rich and invaluable heritage!
Activities, games, and workshops for young and old alike
During the French Regime, noblemen, peasants, musicians, villagers, sailors, and soldiers crossed paths at the marketplace! There was also a military encampment on the site. See marches and live-fire exercises and get an introduction to fencing. Plenty of other activities await you too!
Association des dentellières du Québec
Association des résidents du Vieux-Montréal
Auberge par le Bistro L’Arrivage
Autour de la pomme
Bergerie des Neiges
Boutique Pointe-à-Callière
Création Sydéral
CREE-ATIONS Designs
Délices de Sophie
Deux sœurs dans le même panier
Éditions Hannenorak
Érablière Varin
Ferme les Canardises
Ferme Machabée
Filles du Roy
Fondation Pointe-à-Callière
Fou du cochon & scies inc.
Fromagerie La Moutonnière
Garde du Lys
Intermiel
La cave à manger
Maison Nivard-De Saint-Dizier
Maison Saint-Gabriel
MUMAQ
Musée de Lachine
Musée du Roussillon
Musée Huron-Wendat
Production Feux sacrés
Savonnerie M’Nonga
Société de généalogie canadienne-française
Terre promise
Tisserande par Lorraine Labelle
Vignoble le Bourg des Cèdres
The Public Market is an ...
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