Boston Calling is on hiatus in 2026, so ten other festivals stepped up. From BCMFest in January to Boston GreenFest in August, here are the dates, venues and TNR reads.
From the Francos in June to M for Montreal in November, ten festivals that define the city's 2026 music season, with dates, venues and headliners.
The 2026 Canadian Grand Prix is one race, seventy laps, about two hours of motors. Around it Montreal opens four full days of live music across Crescent Street, the Port of Montreal, Jean-Drapeau and Square Phillips. We tally the stages and ask what is really the headline.








