Place des festivals, Public square in Quartier des Spectacles, Montreal, Canada

Place des Festivals is a public square inaugurated in 2009 that occupies the whole of Îlot Balmoral, along rue Jeanne-Mance between boulevard De Maisonneuve and rue Sainte-Catherine, facing the Musée d'art contemporain de Montréal. It is as large as Square Victoria and its layout includes 235 illuminated water jets with variable thrust, inhabited display windows and superstructures. To the west it is bordered by the Édifice Wilder – Espace danse and Îlot Balmoral, where the ONF has its head office.

The square occupies the whole Balmoral block, a site Trizec and the City of Montreal traded in 1982; plans for 250 housing units and a 50-storey tower were later dropped. Models were unveiled on 9 July 2008 under mayor Gérald Tremblay, work began in August 2008 and largely finished on 30 June 2009 for Stevie Wonder's opening concert at the 30th Montreal International Jazz Festival. Official inauguration followed on 7 September 2009 with Diane Dufresne, DJ Champion and dancers of Les Grands Ballets canadiens.

This venue serves as Montreal's principal gathering space for major festivals, drawing millions of visitors annually to events like the International Jazz Festival and the comedy festival Just For Laughs.

The square runs along rue Jeanne-Mance between boulevard De Maisonneuve and rue Sainte-Catherine, facing the Musée d'art contemporain; the Place-des-Arts metro station lies to its north-east. The Édifice Wilder – Espace danse and Îlot Balmoral, home to the ONF headquarters, border it to the west. The 235 lit water jets with variable pressure are part of the layout.

The square's water feature has 235 illuminated jets with variable thrust. It was built as part of the 2009 development of the Balmoral block, a site where Trizec had planned a 50-storey "second Place Ville-Marie" before those projects were abandoned.