Pointe-à-Callière’s 18th Century Public Market

The Museum brings back to life Montréal’s very first marketplace under the French Regime. One of Pointe-à-Callière's main events, put on every year in August in the area around the Museum, the Public Market is a magnificent historical re-enactment. There are stalls, musicians, artisans and historical figures reproducing period scenes with stunning authenticity: There's no doubt you'll feel like you've been instantly transported back to the days of our ancestors. The Public Market is also a great opportunity to participate in workshops, games and demonstrations of know-how inherited from Indigenous and French traditions.