Week-ends du monde, a festive, people-gathering event

MONTREAL, July 5, 2018 /CNW Telbec/ - This free event, which is well-rooted in Montréal's cultural landscape, brings people of the many communities together in a highly festive ambiance which promotes the sharing and exchanging of cultures.

Cultural festivals from every part of the world
For its 14^th edition, this cornerstone event of summer in Montréal, will be playing host to 12 festivals, including two new ones: île Maurice en fête and the Festival culturel du dragon de Jade. During the four days of the event, visitors will be able to stroll from one stage to another for a one-of-a-kind trip around the world, featuring music, dance and a range of culinary discoveries.

DAILY CULTURAL SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
July 7	July 8	July 14	July 15
Mexique à découvrir Jamaica Day Québec-Maghreb ; la grande fête	Île Maurice en fête Festival salvadorien de Montréal Festival culturel du dragon de Jade	Festival Afro-Monde Ngondo Festival péruvien de Montréal, 46e édition Festival vénézuélien	Carnaval d'été brésilien de Montréal Festival national de la Colombie Festival du Jasmin Tunisien à Montréal

Week-ends du monde also has a wide array of interactive activities to offer, including the Fiesta Latina Météomédia, percussion instrument workshops and a beauty caravan. There is also a program specially designed for families, including a variety of shows for children, hip-hop lessons, wax-hand workshops, and much more, to the great joy of tiny tots. 

Head out on a discovery of new flavours
Week-ends du monde is also the best place to discover the World in a few bites. Start your day by treating your taste buds at Place des Saveurs TV5, where culinary delights, both local and international, are on the menu. Then continue your food discoveries on the site of each of the cultural communities, where you can indulge in a typical meal of the respective countries.

With everything from Salvadoran pupusas to Mediterranean grills and the unique and spicy flavours of Mexico, Week-ends du monde is the special place to enjoy an unmatched fine-food experience.

The crowd gathers for the biggest sporting event of the year
Much to the pleasure of sports fans, the World Cup of Soccer final will be shown on a giant screen on July 15. Exclusively for the occasion, the gates will open at 10 a.m. This is a wonderful opportunity to get all of the communities together to celebrate the biggest sporting event of the year.

Thanks to our partners
Week-ends du monde presented by Loto-Québec is produced by the Société du parc Jean-Drapeau, which benefits from the financial support of the City of Montréal and Tourisme Montréal, in collaboration with Molson Coors, Coca-Cola, Lafleur, Breyers, Parks Canada, 96,9 CKOI, The Beat 92.5, 98,5 FM, Journal 24 heures, Journal de Montréal, TV5 and Météomédia.  

"We are indeed fortunate at Loto-Québec to be able to contribute to promoting Québec's multicultural wealth by again presenting the Week-ends du monde event. A neighbour to the Casino de Montréal, this people-gathering, growingly popular event provides festival-goers with a very special world of entertainment," stated Simon Robert, Societal Responsibility Director at Loto-Québec.

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SOURCE SOCIETE DU PARC JEAN-DRAPEAU

Véronique Caissie, Social Media and Media Relations Consultant, Société du parc Jean-Drapeau, T : 514 872-6679, @: [email protected]