As Montreal celebrates the golden jubilee of the 1976 Olympic Games, several events are planned across the city to commemorate the games throughout the summer.
Earlier this spring, the City of Montreal, Olympic Park, Parc Jean-Drapeau and the Canadian Olympic Committee announced that the city will mark the anniversary with a year-long program of events across the city.
The Olympic Stadium esplanade will get in the spirit of 1976 with Édition Montréal Olympique period-inspired staging, archival visuals and cultural programming. There will be immersive decorations from the archives with an international twist, a nod to the 92 countries which participated in the games five decades ago.
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The Olympic Basin in Parc Jean-Drapeau will open its doors this Saturday giving the public a chance to not only experience the venue but also try out various training equipment or take the watercraft out on the basin. These are normally only reserved for sports clubs.
There will also be Olympic athletes like Émilie Fournel, Guylaine Bernier and Lyne Tremblay on hand to meet-and-greet.
Musical performances, food and refreshments and family-friendly games and activities are also on offer.
Iconic Olympic athletes who participated in the 1976 games will return to the city, including retired Romanian gymnast Nadia Comaneci, fencing gold-medalist Thomas Bach and four-time Olympian Tricia Smith. They will participated in different activities like the commemorative exhibition at Stewart Museum.
Olympic Park will host a musical event to pay tribute to people who made the Montreal games possible.
Catch a free concert by the Orchestre symphonique de Montréal conducted by Rafael Payare.
Projections and special moments will mark the evening under the stars, featuring the OSM Choir, actress Sophie Cadieux and a special appearance by the iconic Diane Dufresne.
The official boutique selling souvenirs and exclusive products marking the golden jubilee opened on June 22 at the Olympic Stadium.
