Christmas Eve masses at Notre-Dame Basilica

The facts

Dates

24 Dec

Hours

19:00

Venue

Notre-Dame Basilica

Address

110 Rue Notre-Dame Ouest, Montréal, QC · OpenStreetMap

Local name

Messes de Noël à la Basilique Notre-Dame

Source

The organiser’s page (basiliquenotredame.ca) Checked against it on 13 October 2026.

See it on the map

What it is

Three masses on 24 December 2026 at 7 p.m., 9:30 p.m. and midnight. The 7 p.m. mass is a family mass with a living nativity, and tickets are bought online because seats are limited.

Getting there

The venue is in Old Montréal.

Nearest station: Place-d'Armes (Orange line)

Notre-Dame Basilica: The main Catholic basilica of Old Montréal, facing Place d'Armes. The daytime visit is self-guided, with about 24 points of interest in the nave and panels in French and English.

Places on the map within a 10-minute walk of the venue:

• Place d'Armes 100 m away
• Place Royale 200 m away
• Pointe-à-Callière 250 m away
• PHI Centre 350 m away
• Olive et Gourmando 350 m away

Also on nearby

Other listings within 2 km on 24 Dec:

• Stephanie Comilang: ANTHEMS Centre PHI · 250 m away
• Alley-oop, an Interactive Adventure Pointe-à-Callière · 250 m away
• Heroes of Greece. The Age of Troy Pointe-à-Callière · 250 m away
• Jeanne Mance, Life of a Builder Pointe-à-Callière · 250 m away
• Montréal Capital City Old Fire Station No. 1 (Pointe-à-Callière) · 250 m away
• Jean-François Bouchard: Turn or Burn Centre PHI · 350 m away

Later that week within 2 km, 25 to 30 Dec:

• La Gozadera Night 25 Dec · Montreal Palladium · 900 m away
• Gaëlle Bien-Aimé | Les meetings de Madame Appolon 26 Dec · Place des Arts, Théâtre Jean-Duceppe · 950 m away
• Parapapam 26 Dec · Maison symphonique de Montréal · 1.0 km away
• Montréal Canadiens vs Toronto Maple Leafs (NHL) 26 Dec · Bell Centre · 1.4 km away
• Le Petit Prince d’Antoine de Saint-Exupéry 27 Dec · Monument-National, Salle Ludger-Duvernay · 750 m away
• Nicolas Noël | Entre deux mondes 27 Dec · Place des Arts, Théâtre Jean-Duceppe · 950 m away

Also at Notre-Dame Basilica

• Choral Christmas Concert, Metropolitan Orchestra 8 Dec
• Noël lyrique, Temps Fort choir (Music O'Clock) 19 to 20 Dec

Weather in December

In December Montréal averages a high of -1°C (29°F) and a low of -9°C (15°F), with 87 mm of rain on about 16 days. Those are Environment and Climate Change Canada averages for 1981 to 2010 at its Montréal/Pierre Elliott Trudeau Intl A (7025250) station, counting days with at least 0.2 mm of rain.