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February 12 to March 12, 2026  Walkabout exhibition for all In Outremont borough shop windows Exhibition curator: Pavla Mano   In keeping with the theme of the 21st edition, this walkabout exhibition takes over Outremont’s shop windows to showcase object theatre. This year, the exhibition honours Théâtre de la Pire Espèce, a pioneering company of […]

Adult audience, 13 years + Premiere    Presented in partnership with   What if light revealed our darkest sides? In The Impossible Light, Callen lives his life through screens. A computer programmer, rock star and YouTuber, he seems to have everything under control. But when his partner tells him she is pregnant, his world is […]

All audiences, 4 years +   Presented as part of the Lundis culturels series at   What if pieces of wood came to life? In WOODS, a green leaf growing on a dead branch opens the door to an imaginary world inhabited by strange creatures, some hostile, some downright comical. The fruit of the imagination […]

Adult audience, 13 years +   Ciné-Casteliers returns in its original format, presenting three short films from Asia and the Middle East:  Noon, le pain de Téhéran (Iran/France), a coming-of-age film about exile A Bird in Passage (India), a documentary about puppeteer Puran Bat Everything That Is (Palestine), a documentary about life as an artist in […]

March 4 to 7, 2026    The exhibition is presented in the lobby of Théâtre Outremont and at the Festival international de Casteliers Headquarters.   This unique collection combines Catalan musician Oriol Ferré’s two passions: puppet theatre and vintage vinyl records. Collected over 25 years of attending festivals all over the world, it includes record […]

Interactive installation presented continuously.Free admission from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., then from 2 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. No reservation required.There may be waiting time. Please plan your visit accordingly. Cosmogonie domestique explores how domestic life and the places that shelter us shape our imagination. Presented as an interactive installation of miniature box theatres in, this […]

Presented in collaboration with Discover one of Montréal’s best-kept secrets: Rosalynde Osborne Stearn’s puppet collection in the Rare Books and Special Collections Division of McGill University’s McLennan Library. Guided by Jacquelyn Sundberg, the librarian responsible for this impressive collection, you will discover vintage puppets, paper theatre elements, and other puppet-related artefacts from around the world. […]

Object theatre workshops with Maggie Winston   Three opportunities: Thursday, March 5, 2026 Friday, March 6, 2026 Saturday, March 7, 2026 From 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. For families with children aged 3 to 7, and daycare groups   With support from   What if objects came to life? In these playful object theatre workshops, […]

Presented in collaboration with           Through descriptive panels and photographic reproductions, the exhibition Les fils des merveilles : âmes de bois, gardiennes de rêves et mémoires de papier invites visitors on a journey through the history of the Monticelli family—puppeteers for five generations—and offers a glimpse into the collections of La […]

Stop motion animation workshops with Erik Goulet   Three opportunities: Thursday, March 5, 2026 Friday, March 6, 2026 Saturday, March 7, 2026 From 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Ages 8+   With support from   This lively workshop is an introduction to stop motion animation techniques. Participants will create a story, make paper characters and sets, and use […]