Fédération pour les Arts Nocturnes comprenant les Travailleur·euses et Organisateur·ices de Montréal
FANTOM is a non-profit collective created by and for queer/trans/BIPOC/ally underground nightlife and after-hours artists, workers, and organizers.
We foster inititatives that seek to meaningfully improve the material conditions of alternative cultural work in Tiohtià:ke / Montreal.
FANTOM relies on community input via surveys, meet-ups, and working groups in order to guide projects and set priorities.
We foster inititatives that seek to meaningfully improve the material conditions of alternative cultural work in Tiohtià:ke / Montreal.
FANTOM relies on community input via surveys, meet-ups, and working groups in order to guide projects and set priorities.
BUILDING SPACE
Accompanied by Rayside Labossière, FANTOM is proud to support the development of new spaces dedicated to culture and joy on the territory of Tiohtià:ke/Montréal.
We thank Alex Blue V., Amai Moïse, Danji Buck-Moore, Fernanda Alvarez, and Tiana McLaughlan for contributing to the foundational vision and values for this project.
PILOT PROJECT: PARQUETTE
Parquette is a transitory project seeking to provide immediate space for marginalized communities and alternative arts & culture. It is also a pilot project testing new models for shared use spanning day–night activities.
As of June 1, 2026, Parquette is independently incorporated and no longer operates under FANTOM’s administration.
2025 SURVEY
Following FANTOM’s 2023 survey, 2025’s followup sought to quantify issues surrounding access to space for alternative nightlife. It also explored interactions between city policy and challenges associated with organized nightlife.
We thank Alex Blue V., Amai Moïse, Danji Buck-Moore, Fernanda Alvarez, and Tiana McLaughlan for contributing to the foundational vision and values for this project.
PILOT PROJECT: PARQUETTE
Parquette is a transitory project seeking to provide immediate space for marginalized communities and alternative arts & culture. It is also a pilot project testing new models for shared use spanning day–night activities.
As of June 1, 2026, Parquette is independently incorporated and no longer operates under FANTOM’s administration.
2025 SURVEY
Following FANTOM’s 2023 survey, 2025’s followup sought to quantify issues surrounding access to space for alternative nightlife. It also explored interactions between city policy and challenges associated with organized nightlife.
ABOUT US
MISSION
FANTOM aims to ensure the safety, sustainability, and solidarity of a thriving alternative nightlife culture.
WHAT WE DO
We create frameworks for collective action, policy analysis and advocacy, as well as the creation of tools for knowledge and resource sharing.
We foster inititatives that seek to meaningfully improve the material conditions of alternative cultural work in Tiohtià:ke / Montreal.
We foster inititatives that seek to meaningfully improve the material conditions of alternative cultural work in Tiohtià:ke / Montreal.
HOW WE WORK
FANTOM relies on community input via surveys, meet-ups, and working groups in order to guide projects and set priorities.
HISTORY
FANTOM was founded in 2022 in response to a groundswell of frustration among workers, performers, organizers, and other members of Montreal’s queer/trans/BIPOC/ally nightlife communities experiencing violence, harassment, exploitation, and misrepresentation.
Taken together, these experiences were clear threats to the continued viability of underground and alternative nightlife in Montreal.
Incorporating FANTOM as a not-for-profit organization in Quebec was the first step towards being able to better understand and respond to these threats through collective action.
Taken together, these experiences were clear threats to the continued viability of underground and alternative nightlife in Montreal.
Incorporating FANTOM as a not-for-profit organization in Quebec was the first step towards being able to better understand and respond to these threats through collective action.
PROJECTS
IN DEVELOPMENT︎︎︎
FANTOM is currently exploring new opportunities for transitory occupations to support alternative and community-based nightlife, arts, and culture in Tiohtià:ke / Montreal.
PAST︎︎︎
COLLIDE : NIGHTLIFE BEFORE DARK
Collide is an all-evening event co-hosted by Studio ZX and FANTOM, intended to serve as a shared and open space for the many scenes that make up Montreal nightlife to meet, find common ground, and build lasting ties of solidarity—regardless of experience level or other barriers.
→ more on Collide
UNDERGROUND NIGHTLIFE SURVEYS
→ more info here
CALL FOR RESOURCES
If you know of resources or organizations in Montreal or other cities/ countries, please send them our way so we can collaborate and build off existing work!
We want to hear about:
→ organizations that promote safety/ inclusivity within nightlife or beyond (like GRIP and PLURI)
→ books/ zines / guides about safer dancefloors, safer event design, intervention strategies, etc
→ unions or guilds for performers, pay scale recommendations, legal resources, etc
→ platforms that encourage accountability within a community or other network
→ any other resource we should include in an online directory for nightlife organizers, workers, and artists - even if from another city/ country/ sector
We want to hear about:
→ organizations that promote safety/ inclusivity within nightlife or beyond (like GRIP and PLURI)
→ books/ zines / guides about safer dancefloors, safer event design, intervention strategies, etc
→ unions or guilds for performers, pay scale recommendations, legal resources, etc
→ platforms that encourage accountability within a community or other network
→ any other resource we should include in an online directory for nightlife organizers, workers, and artists - even if from another city/ country/ sector