On the first warm Sunday of the summer the longest running amateur music festival begins once again and continues every Sunday after that right on until the end of September or until Mother Nature decides to take our sun away.The weekly event known as the Tam Tams which occurs at Mount Royal Park is a scene straight out of Woodstock but substitute the grand main stage and famous musicians for a Statue of Jean Cartier and amateurs by the hundreds banging on everything from a djembe to a steel pipe.
Whether you are new to the scene or a regular, the Tam Tams jam is an experience that should not be passed up when relaxing in Montreal on a Sunday. Visitors are allowed to bring alcoholic drinks, accompanied with some food, and can dance along side the beat of the drums, play soccer, throw a Frisbee or join in on the chaotic battleground of medieval fighters who use home made foam weapons which closely resemble the goliath ‘limb removers’ of King Arthur’s time. The battle is taken very seriously and is something that is worth seeing for your self. You won’t believe until you see it.
No one knows for sure when the Tam Tams began but it is known to be close to 20 years old with no particular organizer, it just sort of grew into the festival that it is today. The only city involvement is the issue of permits to merchandisers of all sorts. Other than that they let locals and tourists relax and enjoy their Sunday however they choose to do so.
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