Salon du Livre 2023: 46th Edition

Le Salon du livre de Montréal 2023

Montreal Annual Book Show

November 22-26, 2023

The Montreal Book Fair, presented by Radio-Canada, opened its doors for its 46th edition at the Palais des congrès de Montréal. For five days, the general public is invited to meet their favorite authors and discover a rich and diverse program, this year highlighting our humanity through the theme "being human". This theme celebrates the extraordinary capacity for invention, the richness of the imagination and the unifying power of books and their value for each of us. The largest French-speaking literary gathering in America promises a contemporary literary experience, friendly, enriching and accessible to all.

The Montreal Book Fair is more than a literary event, it is a true celebration of books and reading, and above all, celebration of readers and creators. This is evidenced by the remarkable literary personalities of this 2023 Book Fair who embody the creativity and power of imagination stimulated by the literary universe.

Olivier Gougeon, the Director of the Show, stated:

"More than ever, it is essential to celebrate our creativity and the unifying power of books. The Salon brings together a great diversity of voices, a multitude of singularities, from which a certain collective harmony emerges. By placing humans at the heart of our programming and the event, we wish to highlight this fundamental need to live together.” 

Once again this year, the visitors are able to attend the Great Interviews to hear their favorite authors presenting their stories in a new light. Audrée Wilhelmy, Jean-Philippe Baril-Guérard, Chrystine Brouillet, but also Gary Victor and Andreï Kourkov, among others, will reveal their secrets with the help of a host. Éric Chacour, in the running for the Renaudot prize for his first novel, will also take part in this game of revelations, as will the French-speaking Louisiana artist Zachary Richard and the committed author Martine Delvaux. New this year, great duos will meet face-to-face, including Rita Baga and Mado Lamotte, two generations of Quebec Drag Queens, Frédéric Lenoir and Nicole Bordeleau, Normand Baillargeon and Jérémie Mc Ewen who will discuss spirituality and beliefs together. and their place in society, but also, Kim Thúy and director Charles-Olivier Michaud, who will discuss the film adaptation of Ru.

The general public, and especially children, will also be able to meet their favorite authors and have the books they just bought signed by them.

There are many special activities for children at the Show.

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For more information, visit the Salon's website.

International Tourism & Travel Show 2023

The International Tourism and Travel Show Montreal 2023

33rd Edition 

November 3 - 5, 2023

This year, the annual International Tourism and Travel Show celebrates its 33rd edition. It occupies a larger space than the last year’s show 2022 which was held for the first time ever at the Montreal's Palais des congrès, where it is also being held this year.

This annual International Tourism and Travel Show is very well attended year after year.  A large number of people, including those who is already retired, are searching with the approaching winter for destinations where they can go and relax and soak in the sun and warm air to get away from the long and cold Canadian winters. 

The Show is the great place to discover a myriad of travel destinations and also offers an opportunity to compare various countries, resorts, services, and group travel specials. The numerous travel specialist at various booths readily provide information as to what type of accommodation and entertainment one can expect expect at various destinations during their travel. They help with choosing the right trip, the right destination, and with how start making the travel preparations. Various destinations are also featured in video presentations with the subsequent Q &A sessions.

The Show also offers a number of opportunities to taste different countries' cuisine and food products, and to find out the specificities of their meal preparation while assisting at a number of master cooking classes and st the tasting period afterwards. 

Stop at the Italian Calabria Booth. They are participating in this Show for the very first time and offer a number of tasting experiences.

And check out many other excellent and exciting destinations.

And of course, you will need language to travel.

For more information, visit the International Tourism and Travel Show's website.

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Italian Wines 2023

The Italian Trade Commission

Délégation commerciale d'Italie

A Tasting of Wines from Italy
28th Edition

November 1, 2023

This renowned Italian wine tasting series of events is reserved to trade professionals and is organized by the Italian Trade Commission (ITC) offices in Canada. It has started in Vancouver on October 24, then headed to Calgary on October 26, continued to Toronto on October 30, and had finally reached Montreal for this November 1st event at the MARCHÉ BONSECOURS' Salle de Bal et Salle Vieux-Montréal, at  Montreal's historical Old Port.

Over 470 professionals registered for the initial Vancouver edition of the “Tasting Of Wines From Italy” 2023 event series. Over the years the show has become the most anticipated and accredited Italian wine event in Canada and a main one for the Canadian industry as a whole. Overall, more than 3,500 wine agents, representatives from provincial Liquor Boards, and specialized media, opinion leaders, wine collectors and other specialized participants were expected and showed up at the four events.

The vast number of great wines and vintages made it very difficult to choose what to taste and in which order. Yet even the small number of wines tasted indicated the excellence of the Italian wine makers and of their final products.

This Montreal even had stood out by its distinct historical ambiance of the old Marché  Bonsecours' structure and architecture, and by its vast open spaces for the large number of exhibitors and the circulating visitors. 

Food that accompanied the event was also excellent.

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