10 Things to Do in Montreal This April

From MLB to musicals, don’t miss these April must-dos. —Christine Laroche

1. Nope, it’s not an April Fool’s prank: Major League Baseball comes to the Big O on April 1. Dust off your Expos gear and watch the Blue Jays play the Pittsburgh Pirates.

2. Shop the season’s biggest sample sale at the annual Braderie de la Mode Quebecoise.

3. Dubbed the literary event of the spring, the Blue Met Festival celebrates reading, writing and creativity—all things we can 100 per cent get behind.

4. Nab tickets to Les Printemps du MAC 2017: Jangala, the buzziest social event of the season.

5. Whether you check out an urban sugar shack or head to the country for an authentic experience, indulge your sweet tooth at the cabane à sucre.

6. Explore love and cultural diversity in Montreal through photography with Aime Comme Montreal, a free exhibit at La Place des Arts.

7. Catch Volta, Cirque du Soleil’s latest touring show, under the Big Top starting April 20.

8. If you haven’t seen 2011’s Best Musical, now’s your chance: The Book of Mormon plays a limited run this month at La Place des Arts.

9. Overindulged at Easter dinner? Dance it off at the annual Bal en Blanc.

10. Don’t miss the Aislin retrospective at the McCord to see why Maclean’s once described the Gazette cartoonist as “probably the best satirist in Canada.”