2025 edition
In early September and on Labour Day weekend...
...JOAT Festival international de street dance takes Montréal’s Quartier des spectacles by storm for a week of performances and activities for audiences of all ages.
JOAT Festival brings together more than 250 artists who immerse spectators in the world of street dance. The festival program includes high-level battles, breaking, hip hop, popping, krump, beatmakers, youth battles, introductory street dance workshops, master classes, and an exhibition. It’s an opportunity to discover the African-American dances that have become popular all over the world!
Festival Events
Improvising in real time, dancers from around the world in breaking, hip hop, and popping go head-to-head, following the rules of JOAT’s game.
Breaking / August 28, 2025
Hip Hop / August 29, 2025
Kidz / August 30, 2025
Popping / August 31, 2025
Club Soda
Once again this year, the 2-22 Building transforms into a stage for Say it loudly, a performance bringing together 10 street dancers under the direction of choreographer Ricky Saint-Juste. A high-rise show you won’t want to miss!
Say it loudly
by Ricky Saint-Jusna.
Windows of the 2-22 Building (2 Sainte-Catherine Street East)
Battles – Breaking, hip hop, popping, kidz – showcases in the windows, introductory workshops, concerts, beatmaking, talk, exhibition, and more.
JOAT Festival international de street dance
August 26 to September 1, 2025
Esplanade and indoor spaces of Place des Arts + 2-22 Building + MEM.
