10 Things to Do in Montreal This March

Give these March events priority on your social calendar! —Christine Laroche

1. Banish the winter blues with Butterflies Go Free, featuring hundreds of butterflies in the Main Exhibition Greenhouse of the Botanical Garden.

2. Sip cider sourced from all over la belle province at the Mondial des Cidres.

3. Travel back in time and experience a retro Montreal fashion scene at the McCord’s Fashioning Expo 67 exhibit.

4. Explore the underground city while enjoying some art as part of the Art Souterrain festival.

5. Stay up all night exploring, sipping, eating and playing during the Highlight Festival’s Nuit Blanche. Photo by Quartier des spectacles

6. See the light—literally!—by walking the Illuminart circuit downtown, which corrals installations combining light, art and technology.

7. Relish in the sights and sounds of the operatic version of Pink Floyd co-founder Roger Waters’ The Wall at Place des Arts

8. Go green for the 194th edition of the St Patrick’s parade.

9. Check out Carrefour Laval’s display of stunning floral gowns made by LaSalle College students.

10. Don a plaid shirt and head to Verdun for the Cabane Panache et Bois Rond, a festival celebrating cabane à sucre and all things maple.