Les Sucres at Maisonneuve Market
Spring is here, and so is the long-awaited time to celebrate maple syrup at Montreal's public markets! Join us at Marché Maisonneuve on Place Gennevilliers-Laliberté on Sunday, March 29, 2026, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., for a day full of free entertainment and delicious treats!
All day long, you'll have the chance to discover and taste maple syrup in a thousand and one ways: taffy on snow, maple beets and spirits, and a sugar shack menu. At Les Sucres au Marché Maisonneuve, there's plenty to enjoy!
Alert for those with a sweet tooth: The first 200 visitors will have the chance to enjoy a delicious free maple taffy on snow.
There will be plenty to satisfy your sweet tooth and have fun.
What's more, free activities will enliven the market, including an inflatable game, giant games, traditional dance and music performances!
Free activities
Inflatable games and giant games
From 10am to 5pm
- Traditional dance show and entertainment with Tissés Serrés
From 10:30am to 11:30am
Come and move, learn and share, in a spirit of conviviality and living heritage! With a focus on the transmission of intangible heritage, Tissés Serrés plunges participants into the heart of Quebec traditions through dance. From 10:30am to 11:30am, our team invites you to discover traditional Quebec dance in a fun and participatory way. On the program: musician, cuddlers and demonstrations, accessible to all, young and old! - Folk music with DJ André Bazin
From 12pm to 3pm
Traditional and folk music - Musical performance by the group Hot Biscuit Stringband
From 3:30pm to 4:30pm
Hot Biscuit Stringband is a traditional music trio. The group, composed of Ryan McNally (violin), Cédric "Thuya" Boivin (banjo), and Lina Halimi (guitar), has made a name for itself with its energetic fiddle tunes and released the album Hot Bizz in December 2025.
You will be able to :
- Taste a thousand and one Quebec maple products
- Take part in a traditional dance session
- Take in a show by the Hot Biscuit Stringband
A delicious sugar shack menu
What better way to celebrate maple than to taste all its variations. To help you in your quest, maple syrup producers, maple alcohol producers and restaurateurs will be on hand at Place Gennevilliers-Laliberté. It's time to come and feast!
- Maple kouign-amann, maple cakes, and maple brioches from Aube Boulangerie
- Maple syrup infused with ginger and turmeric from Ayke
- Maple popcorn and other maple products from Boutique Aux Champêtreries
- Sweet and savory cookies and semi-baked cookies ready to eat with a spoon from Cookine
- Maple spirits from Distillerie du Granit
- Farnham rousse with maple, maple scotch ale, stout, and other seasonal beers from Farnham Ale & Lager
- Maple taffy, doughnuts, and maple products from La Cabane des p'tits Marois
- Strawberries topped with warm maple chocolate and their signature dessert: L'Écrin d'Érable from Maison Berry
- Cabin and refreshment bar menu: Pea soup, maple-grilled sausages, and crispy pork ears
Don't forget to take a look inside Marché Maisonneuve to discover the products offered free of charge for tasting:
- Maple tarts from Première Moisson Maisonneuve
- Maple smoked salmon from Poissonnerie La Mer
- Maple Creton from Boucherie Maisonneuve
What is Sugar Time
Every spring, when temperatures fluctuate between freezing and thawing, the sap from the maple trees flows and it's time for the new harvest of maple syrup, the pride of Quebec that everyone looks forward to.
To celebrate this time of year, since 2022, the Montreal Public Markets have been organizing major festivities to showcase the world-renowned expertise of our artisan maple syrup producers! These urban sugar shacks that come to life for a day in each of our major markets are an opportunity for many to discover the world of maple without leaving the city.
This event is made possible thanks to the financial participation of the Mercier-Hochelaga-Maisonneuve borough and the City of Montreal.
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