Village Québécois d'Antan

Come enjoy an old-fashioned sugar shack experience!

In March and April, gather your family, your friends or your coworkers around a traditional, mouth-watering all-you-can-eat sugar shack meal in Drummondville! Take a moment to enjoy our delicious maple taffy and all the activities offered in the Sweet Village to learn about maple syrup production techniques. The whole family will be asking for more!

If you don’t feel like eating a hearty sugar shack meal but still want to walk around the Village and enjoy its many attractions, you can still buy admission tickets separately from the meal package for a lower price.

What to do in the Sweet Village?

Celebrate the sugaring off season in the middle of a traditional nineteenth-century village where you can enjoy a tasty old-fashioned sugar shack meal, unlimited maple taffy, a rally, horse carriage rides, a visit inside an ancestral sugar shack and much more! Check out all the activities included in our sweet offer!

Sweet Village Activities

Traditional sugar shack meals

Mandatory reservation. Gather around the table to share a tasty all-you-can-eat sugar shack meal while listening to traditional festive music!

Price to be confirmed on site

Horse carriage ride

Enjoy a ride in a unique setting dating from 1810 to 1930. Let the horse-drawn carriage take you on a tour of the village—a nice ride out in the open where time stands still.

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Maze and interpretation area

Enter the lumberjack camp and find your way through the maze to get explanations on the different tools used during the sugaring off season. This is the perfect way to have a good time and learn something new!

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Sugar shack tales and legends

An absolute treasure can be found in the Village Québécois d’Antan, a sugar shack dating back to the 18th century. Get a ride to this place in a wagon pulled by an authentic vintage tractor. On site, listen to the surprising legends surrounding the discovery of maple water. See the evolution of the transformation equipment of this sugary sap and learn how it was prepared and how the evaporation methods evolved through time—an enlightening moment!

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Maple taffy

After your meal, it’s time for a sweet treat! One simply can’t resist unlimited maple taffy—a warm golden maple taffy poured over ice to cool it down. All that’s left to do is enjoy it in a picture-perfect setting. While you are at it, you can also participate in our little trivia game.

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The Doughnut Shop

Enjoy warm doughnuts baked on site the old-fashioned way. Our famous doughnut shop is not one to be missed! Did you know that the dough of most of our doughnuts is now made with potatoes? This allows us to bake better products with a better taste and a longer shelf life.

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Ti-Rouge’s thematic rally

Scour the village for clues to help you learn more about the sugaring off season.

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Plan your trip to the Sweet Village!

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Complete schedule

An authentic sugar shack meal in a period setting

A tasty, all-you-can-eat, traditional sugar shack menu.

Schedule and rates

Mandatory reservation. Gather around the table to share a tasty all-you-can-eat sugar shack meal while listening to traditional festive music!

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Would you like to stroll around the village and take advantage of the few activities offered without eating on site? It is possible to buy an entry ticket at a lower cost!

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