Montreal High Lights Festival
It’s festival time in Montreal! Montreal’s 11th annual High Lights Festival starts February 18th and ends at dawn on the 28th. Each year a country, city and region are highlighted. This year’s event spotlights Portugal, New Orleans and the Eastern Townships of southeastern Quebec.
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The High Lights Festival has tons of performances – musical, theater, art, dance and more. The festival is a food and wine lover’s paradise. Chefs from all over the world participate to create culinary delights, including 40 chefs and winemakers from Portugal.
Photo of port by Jon Sullivan
A couple of great events happening: The Buena Vista Social Club and Virginia Rodrigues perform on February 26th. An exhibition of sketches done by singer-songwriter-artist and Montréal native, Leonard Cohen, runs the length of the festival and admission is free.
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There admission is free to many of the events and exhibitions, including the Festival of Quebec Cheeses and the Crossroads of Flavour, a huge market, both held in Complexe Desjardins.
The festival ends with Nuit Blanche – an all night party starting on February 27th. Nuit Blanche features more than 150 free events and activities. There is a free shuttle service to get from event to event and the Metro will run all night for those who want to party until dawn.
For more information visit: www.montrealenlumiere.com
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