Montreal bursts with celebrations and festivals throughout the year and different parts of the city often resemble some crazy carnival. For instance, for two weeks from around mid-July, the city seems to get high on laughing gas and makes for one of the best times for buying one's air tickets to Montreal. This is the time when Just for Laughs, the biggest North American comedy festival claims Montreal as its willing victim. However, one festival probably outdoes every other event is the riotous Montreal International Jazz Festival, which sees almost two million visitors swooping down to claim their share of fun. Similarly, at different times, Montreal witnesses many other exhilaratingly funny festivals.