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The best free outdoor movie screenings in Montreal this August

Enjoy your favourite movies and award-winning films outside this summer—free of charge.

Laura Osborne
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Laura Osborne
Editor, Time Out Canada
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Photograph: Sébastien Roy
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Award-winning film screenings under the stars this August? Yes, please.

With screens (small and large) popping up all over the city from downtown to the Lachine Canal, there’s something for every film buff at different locations (and parks!) across Montreal. Grab your favourite cheap eats, a chair, blanket, and wait for the sunset!

1. Film Noir Au Canal

Every Sunday at 7 p.m. until  August 21, expect a free film screening and live music in Square Saint-Patrick  (between the Lachine Canal and rue Wellington and Saint-Patrick). Travelling by kayak? The site is also accessible by water via the canal. 

For the summer screening calendar, click here.

2. Downtown Screenings Under the Stars

Head to Place de la Paix next to the Société des Arts Technologiques (SAT), home to one of the city’s best rooftop bars, on Tuesdays at 9 p.m. until September 8. In the event of rain, screenings move to the ground floor of the SAT, making the event 18 years and over.

For the summer screening calendar, click here.

3. Cinemania Film Festival

Popular hits and critically acclaimed free film screenings celebrating francophone film will be presented in 9 locations across Montréal, including Théâtre de Verdure, thanks to this festival’s summer program. 

For the summer screening calendar, click here.

4. CinéRuelles

On Fridays and Saturdays, CinéRuelles hosts free, family-friendly outdoor movie screenings throughout the Plateau Mont-Royal neighbourhood, where anything from Ice Age to Rio can be playing. 

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For the summer screening calendar, click here.

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