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Free entry to this gigantic Asian night market in Chinatown this weekend

Don’t miss the final weekend of this massive night market that brings together more than 30 street vendors, free performances and tons of fun!

Laura Osborne
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Laura Osborne
Editor, Time Out Canada
Marché de Nuit Asiatique de Montréal
Photograph: Marché de Nuit Asiatique de Montréal
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Mouthwatering street food? Performances, interactive games and art installations? 

The 2024 edition of Marché de Nuit Asiatique de Montréal has returned, and it's bigger than ever. Best of all? Admission is free!

Wandering through a night market is one of the best things to do in Montreal. The colours, sounds, and delicious smells from the street food stalls keep us coming back year after year. 

Marché de Nuit Asiatique de Montréal
Photograph: Marché de Nuit Asiatique de Montréal

The event is a cultural and culinary celebration, featuring captivating shows and street performances. You'll find interactive games, face painting, an exciting mural painting competition, and a variety of other family-friendly activities.

Marché de Nuit Asiatique de Montréal
Photograph: Marché de Nuit Asiatique de Montréal

Dig into lamb skewers, steamed fried buns, fried soft shell crab, stir-fry hotpot, crème brûlée ube and matcha fried milk bread and shaved us—and so much more.

Marché de Nuit Asiatique de Montréal
Photograph: Marché de Nuit Asiatique de Montréal

Most dishes range between $4 and $8, with premium dishes available between $9 and $12.

Marché de Nuit Asiatique de Montréal
Photograph: Marché de Nuit Asiatique de Montréal

Montréal’s Chinatown Asian Night Market aims to invigorate and support local businesses, enhance the commercial energy of Chinatown and breathe new life into the neighbourhood.

The market also encourages residents to rediscover Chinatown, a dynamic part of the city.

 Marché de Nuit
Photograph: Marché de Nuit

Partnering with Mural, the Montréal-based nonprofit focused on bringing street art to the forefront, this year’s event will feature show stopping installations by Cambodian artist Maylee Keo and a live mural creation by the talented Bryan Beyung at the corner of René-Lévesque and Saint-Laurent.

Get ready for live painting, outdoor performances and street shows that will light up the evenings after dark.

This year, Spade & Palacio will offer French-guided 90 minute tours ($20) departing at 5 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays that will take visitors past over 20 original murals across Montréal.

When is Montreal’s Asian Night Market?

Head to Chinatown between August 29 and September 1, 2024.

Marché de Nuit
Photograph: Marché de Nuit

Where is the Asian Night Market?

Join the festivities in Chinatown at the corner of Saint-Laurent Blvd. and de La Gauchetière from August 29 to September 1, 2024.

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