Things to do in Montréal this week: November 9–15, 2026
Oxmo Puccino at L'Olympia, Nia Archives at the Society for Arts and Technology, and The Record Company at Theatre Fairmount anchor a week that is wet on Tuesday, snowy from Thursday, and best outdoors on Wednesday.
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Monday starts grey and damp, 4°C to 9°C with a 50% chance of rain, and it hands you the week's loudest bill. Oxmo Puccino, the Malian-French rapper born Abdoulaye Plea Diarra, plays L'Olympia at 8 PM, and it is the rare Monday that justifies a proper night out. Across town, Ho99o9, the American punk rap duo founded in Newark, New Jersey in 2012 by theOGM and Yeti Bones, plays Le Foufounes Electriques at 8 PM for 18+ crowds. Pick one and commit to it.
Tuesday is the washout: light rain, 3°C to 7°C, and a 69% chance of rain. Plan an indoor night. Nia Archives, the English producer, DJ, singer and songwriter, plays the Society for Arts and Technology at 7 PM. She was born in Bradford, and her verified history includes being inspired by jungle documentaries and the women in them, which is a fair preview of a set built on that lineage. Eat first at Tiramisu Saint-Laurent, an Italian $$ spot that suits a wet night better than any patio.
Wednesday is the window. Overcast, 2°C to 7°C, and only an 18% chance of rain makes it the day to climb the Mountain or walk the Plateau before the weather turns. Don't plan anything you can't move, but don't waste it indoors either.
Thursday brings snow, 2°C to 5°C, with an 11% chance of rain. Donny Benét plays Théâtre Beanfield at 8 PM. He is an Australian recording artist based in Sydney, who released his debut studio album, Don't Hold Back, through the indie label Rice is Nice in 2011. If you would rather stay south of the river, Patrick Groulx performs at 8 PM at Théâtre Manuvie in Brossard, on the South Shore, about 12 km from downtown.
Friday is the heaviest snow of the week, 0°C to 5°C, with a 19% chance of rain. Dress for it and head to Theatre Fairmount for The Record Company (19+) at 6:30 PM. The band is a Grammy-nominated blues rock group from Los Angeles, with members Chris Vos, Alex Stiff and Marc Cazorla. Make it a night with dinner at Maggie Oakes, a bar and grill in the $$$ range, before the early curtain. Théâtre Manuvie in Brossard also has Francois Bellefeuille at 8 PM.
Saturday brings light snow, 2°C to 3°C, and a 27% chance of rain. This is the night for Boucar Diouf at Maison Theatre at 8 PM. He is a biologist, oceanographer and comedian of Senegalese origin, based in Quebec since 1991, when he moved to Rimouski for graduate studies and briefly taught biology at the Université du Québec à Rimouski. That background makes for a sharper set than most comedy bills. Have dinner beforehand at La Medusa, an Italian $$$ restaurant, and keep the evening inside.
Sunday is drizzle at 2°C to 4°C with a 9% chance of rain, the lightest precipitation outlook of the closing days. Use it for a slow walk, a dep stop for a trio to go, and a long brunch before the week resets.
If I had one night out this week, it would be Saturday with Boucar Diouf at Maison Theatre, because a snowy weekend in Montréal is best spent in a full room laughing with a good storyteller.
