{"id":42943,"date":"2026-08-12T13:42:34","date_gmt":"2026-08-12T17:42:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/montrealcentreville.ca\/?post_type=tribe_events&#038;p=42943"},"modified":"2026-08-12T13:42:35","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T17:42:35","slug":"joat-international-street-dance-festival","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/montrealcentreville.ca\/en\/events\/joat-international-street-dance-festival\/","title":{"rendered":"JOAT International Street Dance Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\" data-section-id=\"u2l8ib\" data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"55\">Street dance takes over the Quartier des spectacles<span class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"57\" data-end=\"400\">From September 1 to 7, the JOAT International Street Dance Festival returns to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.quartierdesspectacles.com\/en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Quartier des spectacles<\/a> for its 11th edition. Known as the<strong> largest street dance festival of its kind in the Americas<\/strong>, JOAT brings together local and international talent for a <strong>full week of battles, performances, workshops, concerts and activities<\/strong> for all ages.<\/p>\n<h3 data-section-id=\"1je1nyr\" data-start=\"402\" data-end=\"454\">A full week of battles, music and street culture<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"456\" data-end=\"857\">More than 250 dancers will go head-to-head in breaking, hip-hop, popping and JOAT Kidz battles. Free qualifiers and activities will take over the Esplanade de la Place des Arts, alongside intro <strong>workshops, hip-hop and R&amp;B concerts, DJs, an art market<\/strong> and more. The action continues at <a href=\"https:\/\/clubsoda.ca\/en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Club Soda<\/a> with major battles, including the <a href=\"https:\/\/lepointdevente.com\/billets\/joatkidzbattle2026\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">JOAT Kidz Battle<\/a> spotlighting the next generation of street dance talent.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"859\" data-end=\"928\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">Check out the <a href=\"https:\/\/joatfestival.com\/en\/programming\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">JOAT Festival website<\/a> for the full lineup and schedule.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Street dance takes over the Quartier des spectacles From September 1 to 7, the JOAT International Street Dance Festival returns to the Quartier des spectacles for its 11th edition. 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