La Poutine Week | |
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Status | Active |
Genre | Food festival, food tour and competition |
Frequency | Annually, 1–7 February |
Inaugurated | 1 February 2013 |
Founders |
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Most recent | 1–14 February 2022 |
Next event | 1–14 February 2023 |
Participants | 700 restaurants |
Attendance | 325,000 |
Activity | Creating and consuming poutine |
Organized by | People Mover Technologies |
Website | www |
La Poutine Week is an annual food festival which celebrates poutine, a Québécois dish of french fries, cheddar cheese curds and brown gravy, which is popular throughout Canada and has spread internationally. It is the world's largest poutine festival, with over 700 restaurants serving poutines to more than 350,000 customers. The festival has been held 1–7 February, with double-sized 1–14 February editions beginning in 2022.