We do n’t incisively have to remind you that dating can be a full drag . No two people who agree to go out with each other need to squall seam of small talk over the music and chatter of a loud bar while field " it ’s a Tinder day of the month " glances from everyone around you . mayhap it ’s prison term to integrate it up with something , perhaps , a little riskier ? Not that we ’d ever further you to do anything illegal , like the date ideas below …
Watch the sunrise from Silo 5
How to pull it off : Reaching the roof of this abandoned grain - processing building is easier say than done . The place is moderately well patrolled by its own surety , and the best way to avoid getting hitch is to go at 4 or 5 in the morning . The trek to the top takes about 30 - 45 minute and include some fence hopping and jump over reeking ravine . Once you get to the top , however , you ’ll be expose to one of the most impressive sunrise views of Montreal you could perchance imagine . It does n’t get more romantic than that . legal philosophy you ’re infract : Trespassing
Take a midnight stroll in the Notre-Dame-des-Neiges Cemetery
How to pull it off : You should go the cemetery on Chemin de la Côte - stilbesterol - Neiges at dark . It ’s pretty simple . Just check that to obviate any sort of police or security , because you certainly ca n’t be in there after it close . If , by probability , your date is sadistic nutcase , then they ’ll absolutely have it off this romantic romp through the graves . At almost 345 acres , it ’s actually Montreal ’s expectant cemetery , so you ’ll have plenty of primer to overcompensate . Laws you ’re break : This is a slippery one due to something call " sanctuary . " Essentially , you ’re dampen the law by trespassing in the cemetery . If you have no dead relatives buried there , then you ’re out of lot . But ! If you really have someone to visit or a valid personal rationality for being there ( such as , " I need to " ) , sanctuary mandates that a bull can not arrest you until after you ’ve finish grieving .
Tag along with a wild bachelor party
How to pull it off : Montreal is famous for being one of the wildest cities on worldly concern , so it ’s no surprisal that it ’s a hotspot for knight bachelor parties . As you ’d expect , there are a caboodle of illegal activity that can go down at a godforsaken bachelor party . As the good folks over atConnected Montrealexplained , there are many foreign laws against everything from feed sushi off of a naked woman , to have bare-breasted women in the back arse of a limo , to bringing in a black - marketplace keg . Maybe do them anyway?Laws you ’re break : Public intoxication , indecent picture , seatbelt violation , and a mickle of other infractions reckon on what sort of debauchery you get yourself involve in .
Bang on some drums atTam Tams
How to pull it off : Tam Tams is a weekly phenomenon in Montreal during the summer months ( or at least when the weather is nice enough ) . hoi polloi gather every Sunday at Mount Royal to hang up out , play bongos , hacky - sack , or whatever else you may possibly do outdoors . One thing is constant , and makes this date an illegal one : most everyone is either wassail or smoking weed . It ’s not clear why or how , but cops plough a unsighted eye to all this activity and allow hundreds of people to get fade in broad daylight . Laws you ’re breaking : Public intoxication , but it ’s okay for some reason ?
Check out the graffiti at the CN Wellington Control Building
How to pull it off : The tower , which was build in 1930 to command railways , has been all but give up and submit useless since 2000 . Since then , it ’s become a popular location for graffiti artists to utter themselves . It ’s a cool spot to bring a engagement and appreciate the batch together , but it ’s also a great forsake localisation , consummate for urban exploring . law you ’re breaking : Trespassing , and hooliganism if you decide to tag the construction .
Sneak intoOsheaga Music Festival
How to get out it off : One of Montreal ’s largest summer attractions is the Osheaga Music Festival , which feature some of the big names in music diffuse over a three - day span . The event habitually chock up herd of the great unwashed into Montreal ’s Parc Jean - Drapeau , and it seems like more and more people show up every single year . This past year , you could scarce even move . It was like 200,000 packed into a sardine can . That ’s because a shocking amount of mass snuck into the festival , either by hop a fence without getting caught , or by compensate off surety to permit them in a back entrance . So , go have a not bad day seeing some of your favourite artists , but do n’t pay for the full ticket price like the residuum of the universe . Laws you ’re break : Trespassing , extortion
Go golfing at UFO Golf Laval
How to pull it off : This one is passably of a hidden gem . During the summertime , Golf UFO is a grade that stays open until 3 , sometimes 4 am . Also , the prices are more than fairish . Furthermore , the hollow are all par threes , so it ’s not the most challenging . It ’s basically begging you to sneak a couple drinks in your bag and have yourself a tiddly round on the link . police you ’re breaking : Public insobriety
Go skinny dipping in Beaver Lake
How to perpetrate it off : Beaver Lake is one of Montreal ’s most beautiful attraction . So , what better way to bask in its aureole than to take off all your wearing apparel and go for a inclination in the likely filthy water ? The odds of you getting caught are almost sure , but it ’s guaranteed to make for a quality story . Laws you ’re break : Indecent picture
Attend a Habs game in Leafs attire
How to pull it off : There ’s nothing Montreal takes more seriously than their hockey team , the Habs . While there are n’t technically any law against wearing Maple Leafs ( or any other squad ’s ) attire to the Bell Centre for a game , it may as well be the most illegal act in Montreal . The bull wo n’t impose this principle , but the people most for certain will . This is believably the most severe matter you’re able to do on this total lean . jurisprudence you ’re infract : None , but get ready to be punished no matter .
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