Vermont Frequently Asked Questions

About Us and Contact Info

  • This festival is a celebration of the French-Canadian classic, poutine! Restaurants from all over Vermont will entice you with their spin on this Québécois treasure.

    All attendees have the opportunity to sample poutine (a healthy portion) from our participating restaurants! Our restaurants will also be competing against each other for the “Best Poutine Of The Fest,” and only one will get to raise the Ceinture de Championnat/Championship Belt.

    This year’s event takes place on the grounds at the Coal Collective in Burlington, VT!

    We will have music, great beer, games, children’s activities and some phenomenal poutine. Yes, you read that right…our event is kid-friendly. We’ll do our best to keep your kiddos busy with activities. Maybe they’ll pick up some French?

    We have also invited several food trucks to supplement your poutine intake.

    This event puts a big spotlight on the French language and culture! It will support language and heritage programs statewide!

  • That’s awesome, we’d love to talk to you about it! You can email us at info@poutinefest.com or send us a message at facebook.com/vermontpoutinefest.

Food & Drinks

  • Phenomenal. No really, poutine is french fries, cheese curds and gravy.

    Visit our What is Poutine page for more!

  • Nope! All tickets include samples from our vendors. They are what we call a healthy scoop.

  • There will also be water, soda, and beer available for purchase at the event.

  • Absolutely!

  • We tinkered with this a lot. We describe it as a “healthy” scoop.

    All ingredients are provided by the restaurants. Each restaurant is able to choose the style of french fries and other toppings they use.

  • Most of the restaurants do use meat in their gravy. However, we will have regular French fries available.

    Please make us aware as you are entering the event.

  • Yes, their is some shade at the venue.

Location & Travel

  • Coal Collective

    377 Pine Street

    Burlington, VT 05401

  • The event runs from 11:30 AM until 4:30 PM.

  • Yes! Wehave secured room blocks at several hotels in Burlington. Check our options below:

    Holiday Inn Express - South Burlington

  • There is paid and free parking nearby!

  • Yes, in front of Coal Collective - 377 Pine Street

  • Vermont has an amazing poutine scene and a thriving Franco-American community. A natural fit!

  • Vermont PoutineFest is an outdoor event. It will take place rain or shine. . There will be no refunds or exchanges of tickets.

Tickets

  • June 27th @ 10 AM

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  • Only on our site at poutinefest.com/vt/tickets.

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  • For all our available tickets and prices for VT 2025 visit poutinefest.com/vt/tickets.

  • Not at this time.

  • Yes - $14.99 for kids who want to eat. All other children under 12-years-old are free.

    For all our available tickets and prices for ME 2024 visit poutinefest.com/me/tickets.

  • We are planning fun activities to keep the kiddos busy. Having an approximate head count helps us prepare!

  • ID is not required. Unless you’re buying beer : )

Event Date

  • Sunday October 4th, 2026.

  • Nothing better than Vermont in early fall!

What You Can Bring

  • Absolutely!

  • You can bring in one completely sealed water or soda into the event. The bottle should be small enough to be carried in your hands.

  • All bags will be checked prior to entering the event.

  • Lawn chairs and picnic blankets are permitted.

  • Yes

  • We love animals, but NO pets, please.

  • We are guests of the Coal Collective.

    • Their policy is no weapons on site. Please be mindful of this.

    • No pets please.

    • No drugs or outside drinks (except for our 1 sealed drink policy).

Language & Accessibility

  • Oui! Cherchez des bénévoles qui portent des autocollants “Je parle français” ou venez nous rendre visite au point d’info du Centre Franco-américain. On parle français!/ Yes! Look for attendes wearing “Je parle français” stickers.