Montreal-area events

First-class entertainment

Montreal is home to all kinds of great events and the highest calibre of international festivals. Hotel Ruby Foo’s is the ideal place to stay since it is close to all the events and festivals. Please see our concierge desk if you would like more information on anything going on in Montreal. Here are some of our suggestions.

Sporting events

Canadian Grand Prix 2008 (June 6, 7, 8, 2008)
Montreal literally turns itself over to the Canadian Grand Prix each year, as much for the action on the Gilles Villeneuve race track as for the special events and parties during race weekend.The annual stopover in Canada remains one of the most popular with the F1 circuit.
www.grandprix.ca

Rogers Cup - Tennis (26/07/2008 to 03/08/2008)
Come see the biggest names in women’s tennis up close!
www.rogerscup.com

Coupe Grey 2008 (25/11/2008)
The Grey Cup, crowning the champion of Canadian football, will take place at Montreal’s Olympic Stadium in November 2008.
www.cflgreycup.ca

NASCAR Busch Series (26/07/2008 to 03/08/2008)
Stock-car racing fans, book your seats! The NASCAR Busch Series will be making a stop in Montreal in August 2008. More than 40 Busch Series cars (packing 750HP each) will race on one of the most demanding and extremely fast road tracks in North America - Montreal’s own Circuit Gilles Villeneuve.
www.nascar.com

Arts and Entertainment

Just For Laughs Festival Just For Laughs Festival
LYou are invited to celebrate the Festival’s 26th anniversary! The world’s largest and most prestigious comedy event has Montreal in stitches with its galas, theatre, stand-up performances and street performers.
www.justforlaughs.com

Monteral International Jazz Festival (26/06/08 to 06/07/08)
This festival is a veritable crossroads for jazz and its related musics, where cultures of the world are opened to the most passionate music fans.
www.montrealjazzfest.com

Montreal Highlights Festival (21/02/2008 au 02/03/2008)
Three festivals in one! Three separate celebrations: the celebration of light (light shows and outdoor activities), the celebration of food (wining and dining experience), and the celebration of the arts (dance, music, theatre, exhibitions)
www.montrealenlumiere.com

World Film Festival (21/08/08 to 01/09/08)
The goal of this festival is to encourage cultural diversity and understanding among nations, to foster the cinematic development of all continents by stimulating the development of quality films, to promote filmmakers and innovative works, to discover and encourage new talents.
www.ffm-montreal.org

Les FrancoFolies de Montréal (23/07/08 au 03/08/08)
With more than 150 outdoor and fifty indoor shows, this is the biggest French music festival in the world.
www.francofolies.com