I am pleasantly surprised to hear that Tam Tam still takes place in Montréal.
Its beginnings have stumped Wikipedia ("The origins of this spontaneous gathering are unknown, and it is not organized by the municipal authorities.").
It in began spontaneously and quiet small (as I remember in the very late 80's or early 90's), as people began to gather on Sunday afternoons at the base of the monument to Sir George-Étienne Cartier (the Cartier Monument), and play drums (tam tams in French).
It is connected, at least in spirit, with the older "Sundy in the Park" in N.D.G., who origin dates back even unto the Sixties.
I first attended in 1993 and already it attracted large numbers. Montréal continued to keep hippie alive.
This could be explained away as just a reflection of the "grunge" look, then at its height, but no...
Take a look at this Flickr photo set here, and it is clear hippie is alive and well in Montréal, at least on Sundays.
And why no YouTube? The videos available are of surpassing awfulness.
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