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UPDATE, January 31, 2022: The winners of the Love Local Awards for 2021 have been announced! Click here for the results. For Time Out Montreal's editorial selection of the the Best of the City awards, click here.
Let's get serious for a moment about Montreal: There's way too much construction, our notoriously cheap rent isn't so cheap anymore, cyclists hate cars and motorists hate bikes—even the winters, when everyone dresses like they write angsty poetry, are hard to deal with.
But then there are people and places that give this city its colour: A music venue in the bottom of a swimming pool. Cat cafés. Movie theatres that serve brunch. Digital art galleries. Dive bars to watch a Habs game. The food we'll gush about to anyone outside the city like we're straight-up Parisians.
Now we want to hear about them all:
Time Out is launching its annual Love Local Awards today right here.
They’re your chance to tell us about your favourite theatre, gallery, bar, restaurant or anything, to give it the exposure it deserves, to show it some love. You can nominate as many venues as you like, of whatever type. Once the nominations are in, you’ll get a chance to vote on the ones you think are the stars of Montreal. We’ll feature the most-loved ones in Time Out, and those outstanding small businesses – the Time Out Love Local Award Winners of 2021 – will receive a valuable free marketing and advertising package to help them thrive. They’ve had a tough enough time helping us through the pandemic, so now we want to help them.
Launching simultaneously in 14 cities across Europe and North America this year, the Love Local Awards are part of Time Out’s commitment to inspire connection and joy by capturing the soul of the world’s greatest cities and support independent businesses, while offering them a platform to give them the recognition they deserve.
The 2021 Love Local Awards nominations are open from October 26 until November 5. You can vote from November 11 to December 17, and the awards winners will be announced in the New Year.
So, tell us: What are the places in Montreal you love and think deserve some recognition? Don’t hesitate, nominate.
Have questions? See our FAQ page.