What's open and closed on Fete Nationale in Montreal

A young child wears Quebec flags on his head during Saint-Jean-Baptiste day in Montreal, Saturday, June 24, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes

Monday is Fete Nationale (or Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day) in Quebec.

Here's a list of what's open and closed in Montreal on June 24.

Open

• Public markets, such as Atwater, Jean-Talon and Maisonneuve;
• Biodôme, Botanical Garden and Rio Tinto Alcan Planetarium;
• The ecocentres, from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.;
• Gas stations;
• Some small stores and pharmacies;
• Montreal swimming pools, sports centres and leisure arenas will operate on specialized schedules. Check your borough’s website for more information.
• Convenience stores (dépanneurs) and small grocery stores
• Most restaurants and bars
• Waste collection services and ecocentres
• Museums and cultural centres (hours may vary)
• Espace pour la Vie (Biodome, Insectarium, Planetarium, Botanical Garden)
• Public transit (modified schedule)

Closed

• Most retail stores (exceptions listed above)
• Banks
• Canada Post offices
• Liquor stores (SAQs) and cannabis stores (SQDCs)
• Courthouses
• Municipal points of service (ex. Montreal access bureaus)
• Provincial points of service (ex. SAAQs, Revenue Québec offices)
• Federal points of service (ex. passport offices)
• Borough offices, Access Montreal offices and permit counters;
• Municipal Court on Gosford Street;
• Libraries and cultural centres;
• Grocery stores;
• Shopping malls and most big box stores.

Public transit and more

• Société de transport de Montréal (STM) buses and Metro will run on a special holiday schedule.
• Réseau de transport de Longueuil (RTL) buses will be on a Sunday schedule.
• Société de transport de Laval (STL) buses will operate on a Sunday schedule.
• Exo commuter trains on the Vaudreuil-Dorion line will run on a Sunday schedule, and the Saint-Jérôme line will operate on a weekend schedule.
• There will be no service on the Mont-Saint-Hilaire, Candiac or Mascouche lines.
• Exo bus routes will operate on a Saturday schedule.
• Anyone requiring adapted transit will have to request all rides from 6:30 a.m. to 1 a.m.
• Canada Post offices will be closed and there will be no mail pick-up or delivery.
• Regular parking restrictions and meters remain in effect.
• Household waste collection will continue as scheduled. Check your borough website for more information.