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Fee-fi-fo-fum: How and where to see the Giants in Montreal this Saturday

The Little Girl-Giant and Deep Sea Diver will be making their way through Montreal today to find each other Saturday and then will walk together on Sunday.

Here is how people can see the giant marionettes Saturday

The Little-Girl Giant is expected to wake up around 10:30 a.m today. (CBC)

The Little Girl-Giant and Deep Sea Diver will be making their way through Montreal this Saturday and Sunday.

On Friday, Montrealers met the two giant marionettesand their marionette dog.

The towering marionettes will be playing out their story in the city all weekend long, to celebrate the375thanniversary of Montreal. Here's what their trajectories look like on Saturday.

The Little Girl-Giant

The giants will be moving around downtown Montreal this weekend, to celebrate Montreal's 375th anniversary. The Little Girl-Giant's route is in Green. The Deep Sea Diver's route is in purple. (City of Montreal)

At 10:30 a.m. she will wake up at Gare Viger.

  • She will walk down St-Hubert Street.
  • She will head west on de la Commune Street and then will turn on St-Laurent Boulevard
  • She will head west on VigerAvenue and then north on St-Urbain Street.
  • She will head east and then west on Ren-Lvesque Boulevard, north onSt-Urbain, then west on Ste-Catherine Street.

She will take a nap from 1:20 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the Place des Arts. When the Little-Girl Giant wakes up:

  • She will head east down Ste-Catherine until St-DenisStreet.
  • She will then head west and then east on Ren-LvesqueBoulevard.
  • At 6:45 p.m. she will stop at Radio-Canada.

The Deep Sea-Diver

The Deep Sea Diver will continue his journey through Montreal today. (Sarah Leavitt/CBC)
  • At 10:30 a.m. he will wake up at Radio-Canada
  • He will walk westward on Ren-Lvesque, until BerriStreet.
  • He will walk north on Berriuntil Ste-Catherineand then he will head west on Ste-Catherine, until St-Urbain and then take a left to De Maisonneuve Boulevard.

He will take a nap from 12:10 p.m. until 3:30 p.m. at the Place des Festivals. When the Deep Sea-Diver rises:

  • He will head south on Jeanne-Mance Street.
  • Until Ren-Lvesque and then he will make his way up to St-Laurent and then head north.
  • He he turn left on Saint-Antoine and head east.
  • He'll turn onto Berri and head north until Ren-Lvesque.
  • At 6:45 p.m. he will stop at Radio-Canada.

The event will wrap up Sunday evening with a parade and celebrations at CBC/Radio-Canada, where the Giants will sleep in the parking lot at the end of their routes.