Espace pour la vie invites you to the third edition of Citizen Spring at the Jardin botanique
Montréal — March 10, 2026 — On Saturdays and Sundays from April 4 to 26, Espace pour la vie invites curious minds of all ages to the third edition of Citizen Spring. Take part in this stimulating and engaging event—entirely free of charge—held at the Frédéric-Back Tree Pavilion at the Jardin botanique. Each weekend, explore a theme related to socio-ecological transition: relaxation and reconnection with nature, responsible consumption, biodiversity, and sustainable food. This family-friendly event offers a unique opportunity to learn, be inspired, and have fun, in collaboration with 40 organizations that promote reconnection with nature. An invitation to empower yourself to take action and make a concrete commitment to socio-ecological transition.
A line-up with something for everyone
April 4 and 5: Nature’s Good for Me
- Create – Origami and watercolour workshops, creating a tale, and soundscape exploration.
- Get moving, relax – Gumboots dancing, creating dance moves in nature, mindfulness in the wild, forest bathing, and discussion about eco-emotions.
- Learn – Introduction to bonsai, screen-printing with vegetable inks.
April 11 and 12: Consuming differently
- Making and fixing – Beeswax food wraps, recycled and seeded greeting cards, tawashi sponges, worm composters, basket-weaving, repairing clothes and other items.
- Eco-friendly consumption – Discovering Montreal’s local currency (island), conference on the life cycle of objects, cargo bike demonstration.
- Get moving – Create dance moves in nature, guided hikes among the trees in the Arboretum.
April 18 and 19: On the importance of biodiversity
- Create – Nature journaling and introduction to watercolour painting with a bird theme.
- Discover – Demystifying native seedlings, encountering birds of prey, introduction to urban foraging, Mission Monarch, and forest bathing.
- Meet researchers – Discovery walk on phyto-technologies, adaptation of flowers to pollinators, reconstruction of forest history, restoration of wetlands, threats to urban forests and solutions, and replacing tomorrow’s fertilizers and pesticides.
- Dream – Restoring wasteland and creating a garden for birds.
April 25 and 26: Discover the Yummy Side of the Transition
- Learn – Introduction to urban agriculture, creating a gourmet landscape.
- Making things – Conference-workshop on homemade herbal teas, microgreens workshop, and cuttings workshop.
- Listen and taste – Immersive Abenaki workshop, lecture on edible flowers.
Practical information:
- All activities are free of charge and offered in French
- Location: Frédéric-Back Tree Pavilion, Jardin botanique de Montréal
- Check the details: some workshops have limited places (first come, first served) and/or are specifically aimed at young or adult participants.
- Full program: espacepourlavie.ca
