Annual Halloween Gala 2026
About the event
BOOK YOUR TICKETS HERE: https://www.montrealartcenter.com/event-details/annual-halloween-gala-2026
What happens when Halloween takes over an entire museum? The Annual Halloween Gala 2026 is one of the Montreal Art Center and Museum’s largest events of the year, transforming the entire museum into an immersive world of eerie discoveries, curious encounters, live performances, and unexpected surprises. There is something uniquely thrilling about celebrating Halloween inside a Montreal museum filled with art, winding galleries, atmospheric rooms, and nearly 150 years of history. For one night, the Montreal Art Center and Museum becomes a mysterious place to explore. Wander through the building at your own pace as music drifts from room to room and discover tarot readers, astrologers, artists, performers, themed desserts, Halloween-inspired jewelry, and curious finds tucked throughout the museum.
🔮 A Little Mystery Awaits
Tarot Readings by Kitchen Toad Curious about what the cards might reveal? Stop by Kitchen Toad for a tarot reading and a glimpse into what destiny may have waiting around the corner. Astrology Readings by House Astrology with Iris E Look to the skies for a more personal kind of mystery. Iris E interprets the movements and cycles of the Sun, Moon, and planets in relation to one another, exploring the energies and experiences that may be unfolding around you. Personalized readings are based on your birth date, birth time, and place of birth.
🎨 Take Home a Tiny Work of Art
Mini Portraits by Brigidraws Meet Brigidraws, a Montreal-based artist inspired by Franco-Belgian comics, Saturday morning cartoons, and Japanese animation. At her little portrait booth, guests can have a charming mini portrait created on the spot in under five minutes—a wonderfully unusual keepsake from your Halloween night at the museum.
🍰 Something Sweet Is Lurking
Halloween Desserts by Mini Everything Beautiful, playful, and made for the season, Mini Everything will be bringing a selection of Halloween-themed desserts to tempt your taste buds throughout the evening.
🕸️ A Touch of the Dark & Unusual
Among the evening’s discoveries, you’ll also find a booth featuring spooky and Halloween-inspired jewelry and accessories—perfect for those drawn to something a little darker, stranger, or more mysterious.
🎶 Live Music Throughout the Museum
Music will drift through the Montreal Art Center and Museum throughout the Gala, with performances unfolding across the evening and adding a soundtrack to your exploration. Among this year’s featured performers is Selina Boland, a multifaceted Canadian singer-songwriter whose music draws from Newfoundland folk traditions, ’60s rock, alternative music, pop, and electronic influences. Performing professionally since 2011, Selina has toured throughout Canada, the United States, Germany, Switzerland, Sweden, Denmark, Scotland, Ireland, Mexico, and the United Kingdom. With six albums to her name, she released *Take My Heart and Run* in 2025, followed by her single *LINES* in June 2026. Her work has received multiple MusicNL nominations, including recognition in the Alternative Artist of the Year category. Also joining the evening is The Outset, a Montreal cover band featuring Peter Remy, Damaris, and Aleksa. Three distinctive personalities and musical backgrounds come together to create an energetic blend of pop, funk, and jazz.
What Your Ticket Includes
Your ticket includes:
• Entrance to the Annual Halloween Gala • One complimentary drink • Access to all live musical performances throughout the evening • Entry to the costume contest
🎭 Come in Costume
Guests are encouraged to embrace the occasion, whether your look is mysterious, glamorous, strange, theatrical, supernatural, vintage, or completely unexpected. A Halloween costume contest will take place during the Gala, with exciting prizes awaiting some of the evening’s most memorable looks.
🕯️ One Museum. One Night. Countless Discoveries.
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