Here’s the 2026 Montreal international fireworks competition schedule

Fireworks over the Jacques-Cartier Bridge in Montreal. (Daniel J. Rowe/CTV News)

Here is the schedule for the 40th edition of the 2026 La Ronde fireworks from July 2 to Aug. 6.

The annual shows will again be set off from île Sainte-Hélène to the east of the Jacques Cartier Bridge.

All shows start at 10 p.m.

Here is the schedule:

• Thursday, July 2 - Opening, 40th Anniversary celebration
• Thursday, July 9 - Hungary, “An emotional rollercoaster”
• Sunday, July 12 - Italy, “Echoes of fire - Sicilian Symphony”
• Thursday, July 16 - China, “One world, an infinity of sparks”
• Thursday, July 23 - Canada, “We all have a hero”
• Sunday, July 26 - United States, “The length of a night”
• Thursday, July 30 - Australia, “Our way”
• Thursday, Aug. 6 - Closing, “A Tribute to Legends”

Note that Notre-Dame Street East and the Jacques Cartier Bridge close on fireworks nights at 8 p.m., as well as streets in the Saint-Marie neighbourhood.