CompletedConfirmed sourceChecked Aug 17, 2026

June 17, 2018 · Montreal, QC

Montreal Sabantuy 2018

A confirmed Montreal celebration attended by about 300 people, with visiting artists, community music and dance, kuresh demonstrations, traditional competitions, a festive lottery, and cultural food.

  • 11:00 AM – 6:00 PM
  • Price not retained
  • Family friendly
  • English, Russian, Tatar

The day

What to expect

  • Visiting and community music

    Performance

  • Tatar and Bashkir dance

    Performance

  • Poetry

    Performance

  • Historical combat demonstrationPresented by Black Wolf club.

    Demonstration

  • Kuresh demonstrationPresented with Sambo-Montreal School.

    Sport

  • Traditional competitionsSack race, spoon race, yoke race, pot breaking, and tug-of-war.

    Activity

  • Festive lottery

    Activity

Artists & hosts

Lilia KhayrullinaPerformer · Featured guest

Visiting artist from Kazan

Ayrat ImashevPerformer · Featured guest

Visiting singer from Kazan

Ruslan SuleymanovPerformer

Kurai

Jamil SalikhovaDancer

Bashkir plate dance

Rashida TagirovaPoet
Igor LokshinSports lead

Kuresh and traditional competitions

Attending

Admission & what to bring

Registration
Not required
Potluck
Not confirmed

Good to know

  • FoodA community buffet and Tatar treats were described in the post-event report.
  • AlcoholNot permitted
  • WeatherThe city permit listed the event as proceeding in inclement weather.

Provenance

Why this record is here

Trust record

Confirmed source

Public sources checked Aug 17, 2026. Organizer confirmation is still pending.

Every public occurrence must have a source and an explicit verification state. “Confirmed source” means the facts were checked against credible public records; it does not mean the organizer has claimed this page.

2 sources, verification, and status history

Sources

  1. World Congress of TatarsWorld Congress of Tatars ↗Retrieved Aug 17, 2026
  2. Ville de MontréalOfficial public-event permit schedule ↗Retrieved Aug 17, 2026
Confirmed source

post-event institutional report plus city permit cross-check. The report confirms the event was held and the permit corroborates its logistics; this is not an organizer-verification claim.

Status history

  • Aug 17, 2026
    Added to the catalog

    Added from a post-event institutional report corroborated by a city permit schedule.