Comptonales' Gourmet Tour Virée gourmande

A Feast of Flavours, Fields & Folks
Gourmet Tour: October 11–12, 2025 • Harvest Market: October 13, 2025

**THE COMPTONALES’ Gourmet Tour VIRÉE GOURMANDE TURNS 20 !**

The Ultimate Foodie Festival in the Eastern Townships

October 11–12 — Saturday and Sunday, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Two decades of connections, discoveries, and local flavours — the Virée gourmande des Comptonales is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year. A true trailblazer in showcasing regional agri-food circuits, the Virée draws thousands of visitors from across Quebec each fall for an immersive, hands-on experience with local producers. This milestone edition will shine a spotlight on the richness of our territory while further cementing Compton’s status as a must-visit foodie destination.Families and food lovers: You are invited to our gourmet festival that will take you on a journey to meet fifty local producers, processors, and artisans.

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What is the Virée gourmande des Comptonales?

The Virée gourmande des Comptonales is a self-guided gourmet tour that takes you through several agri-tourism destinations in the Compton area. At each stop, you’ll meet a gathering of passionate producers from the Eastern Townships, ready to share and serve up their delicious creations.

Artisans, musicians, and kids’ activities will also be part of the experience, making your visit even more festive. Hop on our free shuttle service and let yourself be surprised by the tasty discoveries that await along this one-of-a-kind gourmet trail!

Attraction Gourmet Tour Eastern Townships

HOW DOES IT WORK ?
and how do you savour it?

The Virée is a tasting tour spread across 7 destinations, with bites to discover at every stop. The idea? Sample a variety of products from multiple exhibitors. Portions are designed to be small enough to leave room for variety — so you don’t fill up all at once. The result: you get to taste more, and every producer gets a chance to shine.

What’s a “destination” at the Virée?
It’s a local producer or entrepreneur welcoming you directly to their farm, orchard, or production site. For one weekend only, they open their doors to host other exhibitors, set up tasting areas, and invite you to discover their world, their work, and their products — right where it all happens. Each destination becomes a stop on the gourmet trail, but also a vibrant space, brought to life by the people behind our local agriculture and food culture.

Online tickets

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2025 TICKETS — On sale starting August 1 at noon!

Entry Fee

Admission (before tax): Your admission includes access to all sites for both days, parking, and shuttle service.

Adults: $8 online presale — $13 at the door
Teens (13–17): $4 online presale — $6 at the door
Children 12 and under: Free

A $2 deposit per person is added to the admission price — and you get it back when you return your glass to any of our ticket booths. Easy!

Tasting coupons (before tax):

Single coupon: $1.40 online — $1.50 on site

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THE COUPONS

Tasting Coupons Food Festival

Why a coupon system?
Every bite you taste is paid for using coupons. It’s simple, practical — and most importantly, fair. Part of the amount goes directly to the local producers, while the rest helps cover event costs (transportation, security, infrastructure, etc.). In short, every coupon supports both the people feeding you and the team making the Virée gourmande happen!

How many coupons should i buy?
Tasting bites range from 1 to 4 coupons each. We recommend starting your day with 24 coupons — just enough to fully enjoy the tour. And if you find yourself still hungry? No worries — you can always grab more along the way!

Refunds
All purchases are non-refundable, including admission and coupons. The event takes place rain or shine, and your contribution directly supports local producers and the organization behind the Virée gourmande.

THE COMPTONALES’ VIRÉE GOURMANDE — HOW DOES IT WORK?

How much time should you plan for?
There are as many ways to experience the Virée as there are visitors! But to give you a general idea, plan for about 45 to 90 minutes per destination, plus travel time between stops (roughly 5 km apart). In short, it’s not a race — take the time you need to taste, chat… and maybe digest a bit between bites.

Edition 2025

Getting Around the Virée

SHUTTLES – Simple, quick, and efficient
A fleet of 14 school buses serves all destinations, with a bus stopping at each site roughly every 15 minutes. Two routes run in opposite directions, giving you the freedom to explore the tour at your own pace. And yes — they’re real yellow school buses! It’s a little throwback to childhood… except this time, you’re riding toward tasty bites instead of math class.

Use the designated park-and-ride lots to leave your car and hop on a shuttle — it’s often quicker and definitely more convenient, since parking is limited at some sites.

Complete route

No car? No worries!
There are other ways to get here.

Embarque Estrie helps you find active and public transit options across the region, MRC by MRC — great alternatives to solo driving.
Acti-Bus is a reliable and accessible service for getting around Coaticook, Compton, Waterville, and Sherbrooke. Just two easy steps: plan, then hop on! Check out the stop map and schedule right here.

More details on our french website
Clicking on any of the sites below will take you to our French website, where you’ll find profiles of each participating producer, along with additional details.

Any questions?
Give us a call at 819-835-9463 — if we don't pick up right away, just leave a voicemail and we will call you back. Prefer writing? Email us at direction@comptonales.com — it works just as well!

PARC DES LIONS

ÉRABLIÈRE DU VILLAGE

DOMAINE IVES HILL

VERGER LE GROS PIERRE

FROMAGERIE LA STATION

IS THIS EVENT ECO-FRIENDLY?

Absolutely — sustainability is at the heart of the Virée gourmande. Here's how we make it happen:

All tableware is 100% compostable
$2 deposit for your glass — refunded when you bring it back
No single-use plastic bottles sold on site
Free water stations available — bring your refillable bottle!
Shuttle buses help cut down on greenhouse gas emissions
Compost, recycling, and waste bins at every site, managed with care by our Brigade Verte
Signage is reused year after year to reduce waste
Printed materials kept to a minimum
Local, responsible food producers are at the core of the event

And we’re always working to do better, year after year.
Thanks for helping us keep it green!

ARE DOGS ALLOWED ?

Calm, friendly, and leashed dogs are welcome at the Virée gourmande sites. However, for hygiene reasons (and out of respect for those less fond of pups), they’re not permitted near food kiosks or on the shuttles.

That said, we’ve seen a few overly enthusiastic canine behaviours in the past, so let’s be clear: if your dog jumps on people or tables, doesn’t get along with other dogs, or marks equipment, you may kindly be asked to leave. Thanks for helping make the Virée enjoyable for everyone — on two legs and four!

(Service dogs are, of course, welcome at all times.)

THE HARVEST MARKET

Monday October 13, 2025 (Thanksgiving Monday)
from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Flavours, colours, and one last market before winter. We’re celebrating what the land has given us — and it’s no small thing. A few weeks after the final Marché de Soir and just after the Virée gourmande, the Harvest Market marks the grand finale of the season! It’s the last public gathering of the year — a festive market where we celebrate abundance, community, and all the hard work that made these fresh, generous harvests possible.

Full list of producers coming soon!

Main entrance: 25, chemin de Hatley (RTE 208), Compton, J0B 1L0

GO TO THE MARKET

MERCI À NOS PARTENAIRES!