Food festivals in Toulouse worth planning a trip around, by month.
Food festivals in Toulouse worth planning a trip around, by month.
Toulouse a Table is the city's annual gastronomy festival, with the headline Banquet Cassoulets at Grand Rond on the first September weekend, plus food-truck evenings and producer banquets across the spring and summer.
Focus: Southwestern French gastronomy
Tip: The 9th edition of the Banquet Cassoulets at Grand Rond runs 5-6 September 2026; book ahead via the festival site.
Fete de la Violette takes over Place du Capitole one February weekend, with violet-themed market stalls, repotting workshops, perfumes, candy and the Poutou de Toulouse folk group performing in front of the Capitole.
Focus: Toulouse violet candy and produce
Tip: Free entry; the 2026 edition runs Saturday 21 and Sunday 22 February from 10:00 to 17:00 on Place du Capitole.
Fete du Cassoulet de Castelnaudary is the annual cassoulet championship 65 km east of Toulouse, with Confrerie du Cassoulet judging, tastings and producer stalls.
Focus: Cassoulet championships
Tip: Day-trip from Toulouse; the day pass includes a tasting plate from each finalist's cassoulet.
Marche de Noel du Capitole on Place du Capitole runs from late November to late December with around 100 white chalets in front of the Capitole town hall.
Focus: Christmas market food and mulled wine
Tip: Visit weekday afternoons to avoid the weekend crowds; the foie gras chalet and the vin chaud stand are the canonical buys.
Fete de la Musique on 21 June lights up the city's squares with free music sets and pop-up food stalls; Place du Capitole runs canonical southwest food counters until late.
Focus: Pop-up food stalls citywide
Tip: Free entry; the Capitole pop-up food village runs from 19:00 to 02:00 with cassoulet, magret and wine stands.