Beaune Tourist Office
For festival information, contact Beaune's Office de Tourisme.
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For festival information, contact Beaune's Office de Tourisme.
During the Côte d'Or Bell-Ringing Festival in early August, St-Bénigne's bells chime and chime.
The city stages the Festival International de Musiques et Danses Populaires at the end of August in even-numbered years.
The ruined abbey of Cluny forms the backdrop of the Grandes Heures de Cluny, a classical music festival held late July to mid-August. Free Burgundy wine tastings are offered after concerts.
In July Beaune stages its annual, monthlong International Festival of Baroque Opera, which draws big stars of the opera world.
Dijon plays host to the International Gastronomy Fair the first two weeks in November. Each year a different country is invited to show off its produce and cuisine.
Beaune holds its famous wine festival—Les Trois Glorieuses—on the third weekend in November. It starts with a public tasting on Saturday, continues with an auction on Sunday, and closes with a tipsy lunch for the wine elite at Château de Meursault on Monday.