Since 2022, the Montreal Public Markets have been organizing major celebrations during the month of March to mark the maple sugar season and highlight the world-renowned expertise of our artisan maple producers!

We look forward to seeing you again in 2025 to fill up on maple classics and make full of discoveries. In the meantime, here’s a look back at the 2024 edition.

A look back at the previous event

On Saturday, March 23, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Jean-Talon Market will close out maple sugar season with a bang by presenting Maple sugar at Jean-Talon Market and you don’t want to miss it !

Everyone is invited to celebrate the maple sugar season in a festive atmosphere. Indoors and outdoors, everyone with a sweet tooth will be able to enjoy a multitude of maple-based products. Jean-talon Market promises to be very festive thanks to traditional Québécois music, a DJ, as well as a variety of activities, including axe throwing and inflatable games for kids!  Don’t miss out!

A series of tastings of maple products and a sugar shack menu

This year, sweet tooths will be spoiled with choices!

Lovers of tradition and those in search of new flavours will be able to enjoy multiple maple-based products. During the indoor and outdoor tastings participants will find not only traditional favourites like maple taffy on snow but also sorbet, nuts, chocolate, pastries and maple alcohol!

New this year, five producers of maple-based alcohol will also join the party to offer samples of their innovative products. A unique opportunity to meet these talented producers, taste their products and learn more about their techniques. 

In addition to the gourmet tastings, the outdoor area southeast of the market will also feature a sugar-shack menu including maple poutine, maple sausages and mulled wine. This is the perfect opportunity to celebrate sugaring season and meet producers without leaving Montreal!

Please note that the tastings are offered free of charge to the first 300 to arrive!

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Participating companies

🍁Maple taffy on snow and other delicious products from Cabane à sucre Chez Christian 
🍁Maple taffy on snow from Érablière Mont-Rouge 
🍁Maple poutine and maple cones dipped in chocolate from Ferme René Lussier 
🍁Maple sugar pies from La Fournée des Sucreries de l’Érable 
🍁Maple snow sorbet from Havre-aux-Glaces 
🍁Maple almonds from Les Noix du Marché 
🍁Maple-flavoured chocolate from Chocolats Privilège 
🍁Maple bread and maple pies from Première Moisson 
🍁Maple liqueur from Cirka Distilleries 
🍁Maple wine from La Ferme du Loup 
🍁Maple liqueurs from Distillerie du Granit
🍁Organic maple wines from Bol d’air pur
🍁Maple gin liqueur from the distillery Les Subversifs
🍁Maple alcoholic cocktails from Marché des Saveurs du Québec
🍁Homemade pork sausages in maple syrup from Bar-St-Denis 

Activities

🎤 Traditional Québécois music by singer-songwriter Alexandre Légaré from 10 a.m. to 12 a.m.
🎤 DJ Mathieu Beauchemin from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m
🎤 Inflatable and giant games for children
🎤 Axe-throwing activity