Enjoy a Gastronomic and Very Local Holiday Season in Granby

Published on Oct 27, 2023

Plan your Christmas and New Year’s Eve in the finest gastronomic style imaginable by heading to the Granby area. With local distillery tours, agri-food events and gourmet dining, the recipe for a festive Holiday Season can be found right here! Seize the opportunity to discover its secret ingredients by coming to Granby and its surrounding region, just an hour from Montréal.

Finding Original Gift Ideas

This year, you’ve decided to treat your loved ones by offering them delicious regional products. But you’ll still need to know where to find them... Look no further! When it comes to local flavours, Granby has everything you need. And to make sure you choose only the best, what better way than to come and try a few samples yourself before you buy?

Relax and hop onboard one of the guided excursions offered by the city, to meet the various alcohol beverage producers established here.

One of them, the Tournée de la prohibition, will immerse you in the fascinating distilling world as you discover several previously forbidden spirits. From absinthe liquors, to ciders by way of mead-based wines and spirits, today, people are raving about these elixirs, the perfect accompaniments to a festive meal.

Designing Your Holiday Menu

For three weekends, the entire Haute-Yamaska region will be celebrating with its many Christmas markets. These friendly, welcoming agri-food events are not to be missed by anyone hoping to cook up fresh, local flavours for their Holiday menus. Looking for new inspiration this year? You’re sure to find plenty of gourmet ideas when you visit these busy market stands!

The region’s not-to-be-missed Christmas Markets:

  • Roxton Pond  | Saturday, November 25, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. | Centre communautaire | 905, rue Saint-Jean
  • Waterloo  | Sunday, November 26, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. | Salle St-Bernardin | 5005, rue Foster
  • Granby | December 1 to December 3 | Friday, 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. | Saturday and Sunday, from, 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. | Centre Notre-Dame | 270, rue Principale
  • Saint-Joachim-de-Shefford | Sunday, December 10, 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. | Salle Espéranza (Église) | 655, rue Principale

Treating yourself to a Culinary Experience

Why should you wait to treat yourself to some amazing delicacies? This Holiday Season satisfy your gastronomic cravings by enjoying gourmet dining in Granby. Parades of colours and well-arranged dishes, here you’ll discover a number of restaurateurs ready to offer you a fine culinary experience. Would you like to add a pinch of eco-responsibility to your meal? La Maison Boire is just the place. Would you rather keep to tradition? Take a seat at La Maison Chez Nous. For a Mediterranean-inspired menu, welcome to Bistro Picollo. The possibilities are endless—the choice is yours (if you still can)!

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