Toulouse: Victor Hugo Market Guided Food Tour with Tastings
Discover the secrets of French market shopping in Toulouse's largest covered market with a guide. Taste traditional baguettes, cheese, and other French delicacies in t...
Editor's tip. Visit weekday afternoons to avoid the weekend crowds; the foie gras chalet and the vin chaud stand are the canonical buys.
Plan the days around it
Eat your way around Toulouse while you are in town
Marche de Noel du Capitole runs 27 November to 28 December. These are the food tours and tastings in Toulouse to book for the days around it; most cancel free up to 24 hours ahead.
Toulouse Food & History Tour with a Chef (in English)
Explore Toulouse with a 4-hour food tour led by Chef Alejandro. Cooked on his cargo bike, enjoy 6 stops, 6 stories, and 6 food samples while visiting iconic monuments ...
At the gates of Toulouse : Gourmet Tour - Walk and Tastings
Self-guided walk, tasting of 3 wines and charcuterie cheese platter;
Also in capitole
Fete de la Musique Food Stalls ★ 4.0
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 ★ 4.5
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 de la Violette ★ 4.3
Fete de la Violette takes over Place du Capitole one February weekend, with violet-themed market stalls, repotting workshops, perfumes, candy and the Poutou.
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 ★ 4.4
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.