Cirque Estival

The Circus is in town!  The Cirque Estival will be back for it's 7th season in May in Laval and Verdun.  It will be a show full of jugglers, clowns and even elephants and horses.  It should be a great event for the whole family.  The tickets are $27 for adults and 22$ for children but if bought in advance are reduced by 2$ each.

When:

• Laval: May 8th - 1 pm, 4 pm, 7 pm
• Verdun: May 9th - 11 am, 3 pm

Where:

• Laval: Colisee, 1110 Desnoyers, Laval‚ H7C 1Y5
• Verdun : Auditorium, 4110, boul. LaSalle, Verdun‚ H4G 2A5

Cost:

• Adults: $27 ,  **$25 in advance
• Child: $22, **$20 in advance

Website:
http://cirqueestival.ca/index3.php?lang=en

Place des Arts - Junior Theatre

Place des Arts has a whole range of programming geared for families with children of all ages for very reasonable prices. Known as 'PDA junior', families with kids as young as 3 can enjoy a fun, interactive play for just 8$ a person, or 25$ for a family of 4. I think it sounds like a great way to introduce children to theatre. It seems like most of the programming is only French but since a lot of families in Montreal are bilingual or want to expose their children to more French, it should be a great experience. Some things are a little more expensive but for the most part seem pretty reasonable.

Where:

• Place des Arts, various theatres
• 175, rue Sainte-Catherine Ouest, Montréal, QC H2X 1Z8

When:

• check the program on their site to see when the various shows are available.

Cost:

• 8$ and up

Ages:

• various shows have different age specifications but start at 2 and up.

Website:

• http://pdajunior.com/

Easter Farm - Cavendish Mall

Easter farms are fun activities for families with young children and Montreal has a number of them happening around. The Cavendish Mall in Cote- St. Luc is having an Easter Farm again this year friom April 1 to April 5.  Each year at Easter my kids and I really look forward to seeing the animals at these free Easter farms.  At the Cavendish Mall this year you can also enjoy Pony Rides and the Cavendish Mall "Express Train".

Where:

• Cavendish Mall
• 5800 boul. Cavendish (ch. Kildare), Côte-St-Luc

When:

• April 1 - 5, 2010

Cost:

• free!