Cabane Panache Festival – 4 days of mouth-watering festivities! LiveEvents March 11, 2025 192 From March 20 to 23, 2025, Cabane Panache festival returns to Promenade Wellington for the 13th edition of the biggest cabane à sucre party in town, as part of Verdun’s 150th anniversary celebrations. This year, get ready for a celebration of sugar time, Quebec culture and its many heritages, with festive music that will get your toes tapping and your pelvis moving! There will also be culinary specialties concocted especially for the event, plenty to quench your thirst, and plenty of lumberjack-style entertainment throughout the festival. Chef Jean-Michel Leblond Chef Jean-Michel Leblond, aka. John Mike, is the official spokesperson for Cabane Panache 2025! Owner of the Tripes & Caviar restaurant on Promenade Wellington from 2013 to 2016, he’s been holding Verdun and Rue Wellington close to his heart ever since! You can catch him on his own ”chef John Mike” show on Zeste or listen to his latest EP Good to the Bone on streaming platforms. He embodies the very essence of the event, and will bring his energy and passion to the biggest maple and wood party in town! Yeehaw! “Verdun has always held a special place in my life, both personally and professionally. I had the honor of being part of it with my first restaurant Tripes et Caviar, and today it’s with great emotion that I become associated with this event that celebrates culinary art, culture and community. I’m convinced that the 13th edition of Cabane Panache will be an extraordinary experience, and I’m proud to be a part of it.” – Jean-Michel Leblond Dance to some sweet sweet music! This year, Cabane Panache, in collaboration with Quai 5160 – Maison de la culture de Verdun, has put together a festive musical program that’s 100% free and 100% local, to celebrate Quebec culture and its many heritages! In addition to a host of musical talents performing across the site on the Forêt Fizz Stage and the Ici Pneu Touchette Stage, nine artists from all over the province will take to the main stage to warm your body and heart over the four days of the festival. Let’s get the music pumping and the company swinging! Get ready to feast! 18 Verdun restaurateurs will be cooking up Quebec-style dishes and bites especially for the occasion, for the unique price of $6 or $8. Whether you’re looking to satisfy your sweet tooth or indulge in original culinary creations, the eaterie has something for everyone! Good to know: All restaurant containers, utensils and taffy sticks on camp will be compostable! Pro tip: Not a fan of eating with a wooden fork? Bring your own utensils to the event! Sugar shack Le Sucrier urbain Come and have a sweet treat with our loyal Beauceron maple syrup producer David Lessard, aka “Le Sucrier Urbain”, who’ll be on hand with his gear (and his own Beauceron snow!) for the duration of the festival. Maple taffy on snow A sugar shack without maple taffy is like a lumberjack without an axe! Come and enjoy a must-have maple taffy on snow from Thursday to Sunday in the Fizz forest Area! Price: $4 per portion or 2 for $7 Maple products As well as enjoying a good taffy stick, you can take a bit of the sugar shack home with you to make the pleasure last! – Canned maple syrup – Maple butter – Maple lollipops and cones – Érabli-Eh! sparkling maple water Thirsty? Four bars from the Well will be there to quench your thirst! They will be at your service on the camp, in addition to the Benelux Beer Shack and the Chalet Coureur des Bois to supply you with liquid fuel during the event. To help our planet, all beverages will be served in a reusable, returnable glass for the small cost of $2 (which will be refunded if you bring it back). Even better, we encourage you to bring your own glass to the event! Work off that sugar rush Come and spend your sugar rush by taking part in our lumberjack activities… all for free! That’s right, all on-site programming is free of charge, for budding lumberjacks and seasoned loggers alike. Traditional games, special tales and legends, logging, jigging, traditional dancing, beard makeup, boot hockey, candle making demonstrations, campfires… there’s plenty of action and something for everyone! Thursday, March 20, 2025: 5pm to 9pm Friday, March 21, 2025: 5pm to 10pm Saturday, March 22, 2025: 11am to6 pm Sunday, March 23, 2025: 11am to 5pm For more information, including the full list of entertainers and activities, visit: www.promenadewellington.com/en/evenement/cabane-panache-festival-13th-edition
