{"id":567344,"date":"2026-03-28T21:43:10","date_gmt":"2026-03-28T21:43:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/567344\/"},"modified":"2026-03-28T21:43:10","modified_gmt":"2026-03-28T21:43:10","slug":"montreal-rolls-out-special-nightlife-permits-for-21-venues-designates-3-cultural-hubs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/567344\/","title":{"rendered":"Montreal rolls out special nightlife permits for 21 venues, designates 3 cultural hubs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Montreal Mayor Soraya Martinez Ferrada\u2019s administration has announced new certification system for regulating the city\u2019s nightlife.<\/p>\n<p>On Friday, the City announced the \u201cNuits Montr\u00e9al\u201d program which it says will \u201crestore Montreal\u2019s reputation as a vibrant nightlife destination.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The City also released a list of 21 cultural and nightlife venues, approved under the program, which will be allowed to stay open late on approved nights.<\/p>\n<p>The locations were chosen after an application process based their status as a \u201cmajor cultural destination,\u201d according to the press release.<\/p>\n<p>They also demonstrated \u201ca willingness to integrate harmoniously into their local community\u201d and \u201ca concrete commitment to implementing responsible nightlife practices.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The selected venues spread across different boroughs in the city:<\/p>\n<p>Le Plateau-Mont-Royal<\/p>\n<p>Bar Datcha<\/p>\n<p>Casa Del Popolo<\/p>\n<p>Le Livart<\/p>\n<p>Le Salon Daom\u00e9<\/p>\n<p>L\u2019Escogriffe<\/p>\n<p>Quai des brumes<\/p>\n<p>Le Sud-Ouest<\/p>\n<p>Rosemont\u2013La Petite-Patrie<\/p>\n<p>La Cale \u2013 Pub z\u00e9ro d\u00e9chet<\/p>\n<p>Le Syst\u00e8me<\/p>\n<p>Ville-Marie<\/p>\n<p>Bar Le Cocktail<\/p>\n<p>Club Unity<\/p>\n<p>ESC<\/p>\n<p>Fonderie Darling<\/p>\n<p>Le National<\/p>\n<p>Le Studio TD<\/p>\n<p>MTELUS<\/p>\n<p>Newspeak<\/p>\n<p>Place des Arts<\/p>\n<p>Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 des arts technologiques [SAT]<\/p>\n<p>Stereo<\/p>\n<p>Vino Disco<\/p>\n<p>Venues certified under the program will soon be identified with \u201cNuits Montr\u00e9al\u201d logos at their entrances.<\/p>\n<p>The City also announced the creation of three \u201cnightlife vitality hubs\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Saint-Laurent Boulevard between Sherbrooke Street and Laurier Avenue.<\/p>\n<p>The Village (Sainte-Catherine Street East between Saint-Hubert and Cartier Streets).<\/p>\n<p>Quartier des spectacles<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"578\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Montreal-nightlife-zones-1024x578.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-475286\"  \/>\u201cNightlife vitality hubs\u201d designated as part of Montreal\u2019s new nightlife policy  (Courtesy: City of Montreal)<\/p>\n<p>Former mayor Val\u00e9rie Plante\u2019s administration had announced a similar program in 2024 which would have allowed bars and venues to stay open all night, but it was never implemented.<\/p>\n<p>To qualify, venues and hubs must offer regular programming, act as a \u201cgood neighbour\u201d and implement \u201cresponsible partying\u201d practices, the City said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Montreal Mayor Soraya Martinez Ferrada\u2019s administration has announced new certification system for regulating the city\u2019s nightlife. On Friday,&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":567345,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[194292],"tags":[49,48,2338],"class_list":["post-567344","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-montreal","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-montreal"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/567344","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=567344"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/567344\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/567345"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=567344"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=567344"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=567344"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}