Fete de la Violette is a food festival in Capitole, Toulouse.
Editorially verified June 3, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Tip: Free entry; the 2026 edition runs Saturday 21 and Sunday 22 February from 10:00-17:00 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.
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.
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.
Tip: Free entry; the Capitole pop-up food village runs from 19:00-02:00 with cassoulet, magret and wine stands.
Toulouse a Table is the city's annual gastronomy festival, with the headline Banquet Cassoulets at Grand Rond on the first September weekend.
Tip: The 9th edition of the Banquet Cassoulets at Grand Rond runs 5-6 September 2026; book ahead via the festival site.
Fete du Cassoulet de Castelnaudary is the annual cassoulet championship 65 km east of Toulouse, with Confrerie du Cassoulet judging, tastings and producer.
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.
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.
Tip: Free entry; the Capitole pop-up food village runs from 19:00-02:00 with cassoulet, magret and wine stands.
Toulouse a Table is the city's annual gastronomy festival, with the headline Banquet Cassoulets at Grand Rond on the first September weekend.
Tip: The 9th edition of the Banquet Cassoulets at Grand Rond runs 5-6 September 2026; book ahead via the festival site.