Maine Frequently Asked Questions

About Us and Contact Info

  • This festival is a celebration of the French-Canadian classic, poutine! Restaurants from all over Maine 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 Thompson’s Point in Portland, ME!

    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.

    Proceeds from this event benefit the French language and culture in the state of Maine! We will support language contests and activities 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/mainepoutinefest.

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, the Depot does provide some shade.

Location & Travel

  • Thompson’s Point

    207 Thompson’s Point
    Portland, ME 04102

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

  • Coming Soon!

  • https://www.thompsonspoint.com/parking

  • Yes, the pickup spot will be marked near Brick South.

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

  • Maine PoutineFest is an outdoor event. It will take place rain or shine. Some of the event will be covered on the chance it rains. There will be no refunds or exchanges of tickets.

Tickets

  • June 22, 2024 at 10 AM

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

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

  • Saturday September 14th, 2024.

  • Nothing better than Maine in late summer!

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 Thompson’s Point.

    • 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 or visit the Franco-American Centre info table, we speak French!